Archive for Category: "EdApps"
January 3, 2012 6:00 pm
iCreate vs. iConsumption
Many argue that the iPad is the premiere consumption device at this time but it isn’t very good at creating. Is that accurate? I tend to believe that the iPad is an amazingly creative device and the user is the only limit for the device. Creating on the iPad is different but it is an effective creation device. The very nature of the device itself and how we interface with it provide for a uniquely creative environment. Effectively creating on [...]
December 26, 2011 8:00 am
Top Apps for Professional Development
I was recently asked to lead a professional development session for a school that is starting to roll out iOS devices for teachers and students. Over the course of the year, staff at this school will be receiving a significant amount of professional development to help them better utilize the technology that is available to them. The focus of my session was iOS Apps for professional development. I scrolled through my iPad and made a list of the Apps that I use [...]
December 6, 2011 7:38 pm
There’s an App… and an Accessory for That!
What happens when you combine an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch with apps and accessories? You get APPcessories! Everyday, it seems like more and more companies are coming up with innovative accessories to make iOS devices more fun and educational at the same time. With so many available, it is difficult to know what is good or not so good. Luckily, Jonathan Nalder has started to review some of these iOS apps and accessories from an educator’s standpoint. His website APPcessories.info is [...]
November 23, 2011 12:46 am
Giving Thanks for Apps that Assist
A colleague of mine recently asked me to share my top ten favorite apps for “Special Education in the Inclusive Classroom”, which is actually something that I am asked to do quite often. Unfortunately, that list does not exist. In the realm of using technology as assistive technology for individuals with special needs, it is extremely important that it be about the individual. What are the student’s strengths, weaknesses, and specific needs? What environment is he/she working in? What task [...]
September 14, 2011 8:00 am
#Edapp: Touch Autism apps – promo codes giveaway
Touch Autism is a two person team that is dedicated to making the best technological apps for autism, Down syndrome and other special needs. The Touch Autism Team is comprised of Jenny Winningham, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, and Tomas Krones, a software engineer. They have recently given the EdCeptional crew promo codes to giveaway for 4 of their wonderful apps, described below. Touch Tutorial ($2.99 | iTunes App Store) - 2 codes available Touch Tutorial was designed to teach users who have [...]
September 2, 2011 6:08 am
EdReach Show #33: Everyone Wants to Kno
This week on EdReach: Gmail and Apps goes offline, the Kno Textbooks App goes postal with college students, and the ERIAL project goes blue on Google Search. Make sure to check out our One Thing to Share this Week – some great tools and apps in there! Show Host: Daniel Rezac Show contributors: James O’Hagan, Jay Blackman Special Guest: Greg Garner The complete show notes are now on the EdReach Wiki. Call us on our comment line! If you’d like to leave [...]
August 17, 2011 11:11 am
Socrative: A Student Response System for Everyone
Got an iPad? Got a Droid? Got a Mac? A PC? Doesn’t matter! Whatever you have, the free, multi-platform student response system, Socrative.com will use any of these. Did you spend $3000 on Activotes or other student “clicker” systems? Well, you could have simply used those laptop carts, those iPads, a desktop computer, or asked your students to bring their own device and fired up Socrative.
August 2, 2011 8:35 am
Using Popplet.com to Visualize School Projects
I’m always on the lookout for new ways to create, design, and visualize. The presentation tool Prezi.com has always been a unique way to create whiz-bang visuals for professional development conferences or workshops, and has a nice way of drawing the viewers in. Voicethread.com is also one of those unique tools that educators have latched on to for lots of different authentic purposes. I’ve been ready for something new. And now comes Popplet.com. Popplet is like a cross between Prezi, [...]
August 1, 2011 8:00 am
What’s the scoop? Check out Jeremy’s new scoop.it on “Technology in Special Education”!
Do you want to know what the latest “scoop” is on a certain topic? That’s the purpose of Scoop.it! This tool is currently in BETA, which means you will need to request an invite in order to create your own “scoops”. Once you receive an invitation, you will be able to create topics that you would like to curate. Curating a topic is relatively easy. First, you will be asked to provide a title, description, keywords, and icon (optional). Scoop.it [...]
July 31, 2011 8:54 pm
Real Quick… Have You Seen the Qwiki App?
Here at EdReach, we are big fans of the educational tool Qwiki. (Did you notice the Qwiki of the Day on the sidebar?) For those of you who have not yet have the pleasure of experiencing Qwiki, it is a fantastic tool that allows you to learn about literally millions of different topics in a matter of moments. According to Wikipedia, “Qwiki is a platform that creates interactive, on-the-fly, multimedia presentations of information.” Basically, Qwiki lets you quickly learn about [...]
July 6, 2011 10:34 pm
Circle Me Up: Exploring Circles in Google+
We’ve added a few new verbs to the English lexicon in the past few years: first, we began to “friend” people. Then we began to “follow” people. Here is another one: “circle me.” One of the distinct advantages Google+ has over social networks such as Facebook and Twitter is the ability to precisely communicate with groups of people. Google calls it “targeted sharing.” While this is possible in Facebook it’s rather cumbersome and clunky. Twitter relies on hashtags which work [...]
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 6, 2011 9:53 pm
App Review: iChromy
Chrome has been my primary browser for nearly three years. I love the omni box, lightening load times, and the tabbed browsing. On my iOS devices, however, I have been forced to use Safari– until now. On May 26 the social bookmarking website Diigo announced that they were launching a Chrome-inspired browser for the iPad. iChromy looks and feels a lot like the Chrome browser including tabbed browsing and an omni box. The announcement by Diigo highlighted some of the key features [...]
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 [...]
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 8, 2011 7:07 am
ResearchEd: Findings from the e-Book Quality Rating Tool
Editor’s note: Guest author Jeremy Brueck is an educator and PhD candidate from the University of Akron, who is researching the use of e-Books and mobile devices in early literacy learning. This is part 5 of a 5 part series for EdReach.us called ResearchEd. You can follow him on Twitter @brueckj23. So, is Quality Rating Tool 2 (publicly accessible at http://bit.ly/eQRT_v2) any better? We will now hone in on our data to see if we have achieved better reliability [...]
April 7, 2011 7:10 am
ResearchEd: An e-Book Quality Rating Tool is Born
Editor’s note: Guest author Jeremy Brueck is an educator and PhD candidate from the University of Akron, who is researching the use of e-Books and mobile devices in early literacy learning. This is part 4 of a 5 part series for EdReach.us called ResearchEd. You can follow him on Twitter @brueckj23. Drawing on the professional knowledge base we used for developing the Blueprint Key and Analyatic Tools 1 & 2, we developed a matrix to guide the design of [...]
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