Archive for Category: "Apple"
July 24, 2011 1:22 pm
Celebrating Failure: It’s About the People, Not the Technology
What happens when you throw a bunch of Apple Distinguished Educators (ADEs) in the middle of the Arizona desert for a week of sharing and learning? Some pretty amazing things! It was an absolute honor to be able to attend the ADE Summer Institute with such a phenomenal group of educators. The week-long institute was an opportunity for me to share, learn, and grow in ways I had never imagined. While I left the Institute with loads of valuable ideas [...]
June 19, 2011 4:58 pm
Who Needs Textbooks When You Can iAuthor Your Own iBooks?
With more and more app developers designing innovative apps like The Elements: A Visual Exploration and Our Choice, it is clear that traditional textbooks are no longer needed as mobile learning devices become common classroom tools. Students can easily have access to updated information in a variety of different ways, whether it is through text, images, audio, or video. There is an incredible amount of content-specific apps, podcasts (have you seen iTunesU?), and eBooks available. And of course we can’t [...]
June 17, 2011 1:49 am
MacReach Show #18: Great Apps!
It’s an all-app episode this week on the MacReach! Kelly Dumont and I attempt to answer some great questions from new iPad 2 owner and EdGamer, Zack Gilbert. We cover some great apps, well worth taking some time to play with over the summer! Here’s what we covered this week: Question 1: “Do you think iOS 5 will help with Google Docs?” Question 2: “Isn’t there an educational discount for the iWork suite apps?” Question 3: “What are the best [...]
June 12, 2011 8:41 pm
10 Reasons Education Should Be EDcited About iOS 5!
Mobile learning is a popular topic in education right now, and Apple just took it to a new level with iOS 5, their newest operating system for the iPod touch, the iPhone, and the iPad. A new operating system means new features for iDevice users. Apple’s announcement of their upgraded operating system for iOS devices has started a new discussion with educators using them: how will these new features impact education? We are just beginning to learn about the new [...]
June 9, 2011 9:44 pm
MacReach Show #17: Yup, the iCloud is iAwesome.
Apple did not disappoint at this year’s World Wide Developer Conference. EdGamer, Zack Gilbert, joins Kelly Dumont and myself for a special WWDC edition of the MacReach Show as we take a look at the impact of Lion, iOS 5, and the iCloud in education. We all appsolutely agree with Scott Weidig when he says that the upgrades are magical. What a great way to kick off the summer!
June 9, 2011 7:47 pm
iCloud for Education
iCloud stores your music, photos, apps, calendars, documents, and more. And wirelessly pushes them to all your devices — automatically. It’s the easiest way to manage your content. Because now you don’t have to. With it being the last week of school for many, not everyone may be aware of the possibly landscape changing announcement Apple made on Monday at it’s World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC). Widely anticipated was information on the next version of OS X: Lion. Additionally, expected [...]
June 3, 2011 12:39 am
MacReach Show #16: Summer Kicks Off With the iCloud!
Kelly Dumont and I welcome Andy Crozier to talk about the iCloud, iWork, and lots of apps! MacNews: Apple Addresses “Mac Defender” threat with security update… Steve Jobs is presenting the iCloud, iOS 5, and Lion at the WWDC! EdMac: iWork makes it way to the iPod touch and iPhone… Summer math apps! Summer e-Pub reading: Connections Summer Development: Creating ePub eBooks for Students post My Underwear app, all kinds of fun! App Challenge: We take a look at how [...]
May 29, 2011 9:45 pm
iBroke My iPhone and Lived to Talk About It
Preface to post: I am passionate about using iDevices to improve the learning experience, and I personally consider my iPhone to be my lifeline. To people who know me well, this is common knowledge. Denial. As my iPhone 4 slowly slid off a stack of papers just out of my reach, I had the perfect view as I watched it drop and land face down. I heard gasps escape from every person in the crowded room. My first thought: it’s [...]
May 26, 2011 6:49 pm
MacReach Show #15: APPsolutely Comical!
Kelly Dumont and I cover the good and the bad this week in the world of Apple… and have a few laughs along the way! MacNews: Mac malware?!?! Yes, unfortunately it is true. Apple responds by posting instructions on how to remove the Mac Defender malware… not a good sign of things to come. 500,000 apps in the App Store! We discuss a very cool infographic celebrating the half of million apps currently available in the App Store. EdMac: It is [...]
May 19, 2011 8:29 pm
MacReach Show #14: Can an Apple a Day Keep the Doctor Away?
James O’Hagan joins Kelly Dumont and I for an episode focused on health… Can mobile devices help us? Can they harm us? Mac News: More world records for Apple! Surprised? We’re not. Fear of a Wireless Planet… is it all about the headline? With the rise of iPods, iPhones, iPads, and other mobile devices, should we be concerned about using all this Wi-Fi around children? Graham Brown-Martin provides some insightful resources surrounding this topic. James shares a suprisingly interesting graphic about [...]
May 15, 2011 7:07 pm
Today’s Challenge: “The Web Is What You Make of It”
The incredible amount of resources available on the Internet today allow students access to connect to information wherever and whenever they want to. Students are no longer just consumers of content, they are now active users, creators, and publishers of content. Young people are learning in informal, nontraditional ways everyday. They aren’t afraid to explore new technologies, and they often find creative ways to use technology to their advantage. Educators and parents may be surprised to find out what children [...]
May 12, 2011 9:10 pm
MacReach Show #13: Apple is Taking Over!
WOW… Apple apparently knows what they are doing! Scott Meech and Kelly Dumont join me for a conversation about how Apple is taking over in the world of tech… Mac News: Even the Queen has an iPad! Apple bumps Google as the most valuable brand… Is the iPad2 launching the two-screen revolution? EdMac: Should schools be teaching students how to make apps and publish their own content? Appcelerator website iOS Dev Center Man in Space app Helicopter Taxi app Toca [...]
May 5, 2011 9:24 pm
MacReach Show #12: Summer’s Coming & the iCloud is Right Around the Corner
Judi Epcke and Kelly Dumont join in this week to share their thoughts on Apple’s possible iCloud, summer tech plans, and some great ideas about using iPads with students. Mac News: Apple’s new iCloud: Is the current MobileMe service due for an overhaul? iWork.com …is there a better way for students and teachers to collaborate? EdMac: A about storing and/or utilizing school technology during the summer… App Challenge: This week Judi recommends an awesome App of the Week. It was super easy [...]
April 28, 2011 8:56 pm
MacReach Show #11: iPhone Madness! …and Great Apple Resources
Kelly Dumont and Scott Meech join me for an episode filled with iPhone talk, Apple education resources, and tons of fun! Mac News Is Apple tracking you? The white iPhone is finally here! ….does anyone care? Tough Covers: How to protect your iPad from a 500ft drop out of a plane. EdMac There are so many great Apple education resources out there, we wanted to highlight a few of them: Hottest Apps Used by Apple Distinguished Educators: App Reviews by [...]
April 21, 2011 6:54 pm
MacReach Show #10: Kids and Macs
Jonathan Furst and James Crawford join me this week to discuss how their students are using Apple technologies to make movies and create digital stories. Other topics discussed include: The Flow Paintbrush for touch screen devices New form of artwork with the iPad: Mobile Art Conference Frames by Tech4Learning 10 ways students can use the App of the Week and a quick tip for using your Mac more efficiently
April 14, 2011 8:57 pm
MacReach Show #9: Mobile Learning at Its Best!
Last week’s Mobile Learning Experience 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona was a fantastic conference filled with educators learning about how to use iPods touches, iPhones, iPads, and other mobile learning devices to change education for the better. In this episode, Tony Vincent joins me to discuss the Mobile Learning Experience, QR codes, a few of our favorite Apple technologies, and so much more… A behind the scenes look at Tony’s website: LearningInHand.com The Mobile Learning Experience Conference The Mobile Learning Experience conference RESOURCES: [...]
March 31, 2011 6:03 pm
MacReach #8: Safety First
Katie Blunt joins Kelly Dumont and myself as we discuss using technology for safety’s sake and the cool things Katie is doing with podcasting. Also covered in this episode: Safety first! We take a look a few different technology resources available to help parents and educators keep children safe: Wireless Amber Alerts, the Amber Alert GPS Device and companion app, the Amber Alert app, and the GPS Tracking app What do you think about using technology to track children? Take [...]
March 24, 2011 9:22 pm
MacReach #7: The Great iPad Debate
This week’s episode is filled with great stuff! After a super crazy week, I felt compelled to start MacReach by commenting on the amazing power of PLNs and Twitter. Other topics covered in this week’s episode: Fundraising through apps??? Is Tales2Go starting a new trend in mobile learning? Using the iPad as an Interactive WhiteBoard and Dr. Tim Tyson’s iUpgrade series & YouTube Channel (including a discussion of Air Display vs SplashTop) MacReach Weekly Poll… weigh in on using the [...]
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