Post Tagged with: "Mobile"
Mobile Reach #37 – edapps.ca and Silver Surfer
Mobile Reach #37 – edapps.ca & Silver Surfer Chad, Judi and Tammy interview Danny Maas (@dannymaas) and Daniel Espejo (@danielespejo), who are the creative minds behind the edapps.ca (@ed_apps) website. Find out what their site has to offer those looking for educational apps on this episode. We also invite them to share out some apps they are using for productivity. Show Host: Chad Kafka (@chadkafka) Co-Hosts: Judi Epcke (@jepcke), Tammy Lind (@taml17) The Mobile Reach Show Notes Leave us some feedback! Contact us with any questions [...]
aRTs Roundtable #17: Apps We Use Daily
This week on the aRTs Roundtable we talk to about the apps we use to simplify our teaching on our own mobile devices and computer. These apps have transformed how we teach the arts and organize our lives in the educational setting. Show Host: Carol Broos Show contributors: Trisha Fuglestad and Jennifer Kolze Show wiki: edreach.us wiki Leave us some feedback! Contact us with any questions or comments- artsroundtable@edreach.us
Mobile Reach #24 – LIVE From edCampChicago!
Mobile Reach #24 – LIVE From edCampChicago! In this very special edition of Mobile Reach, we put the normal show format on hold and turn the show over to the “Mobile App Share Out” session that took place at this past week’s edCampChicago event. Educators went around the room and shared out apps they are using in the classroom or for personal or productivity needs. Give a listen and check out the SHOW NOTES links if you want to see [...]
Mobile Reach #20 – It’s Actually Pronounced…
Mobile Reach #20 – It’s Actually Pronounced… This week, we are very fortunate to have a special guest host with us that many of us have followed virtually and admired for his work with mobile devices in the classroom. You’ll have to listen to learn who! We have some great discussions centering around CES news, the upcoming Mobile Learning Experience 2012, and share a plethora of apps! We also debate how some apps are “actually pronounced.” Come check it all [...]
EdCeptional #26 – Codebreakers
We are excited to be back for our first podcast of 2012 and talking about QR Codes. There are so many exciting, fun and free ways to create and use QR codes in the classroom, and we spend a few minutes discussing and trying them out. Make sure you check out the show notes for links to all the ideas and tools. Show Host: Anne Truger (@atruger) Show contributors: Patrick Black (@teachntech00) Tricia Lazzaro (@tlazzaro11) Deb Truskey [...]
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 [...]
Mobile Reach #17 – Classroom Uses
Mobile Reach #17 – Classroom Uses - This week, we switch our format around a little to give some more concrete ideas for using specific apps or devices in the classroom. We also share out mobile-y news as well as apps that have caught our interest. Show Host: Chad Kafka (@chadkafka) Co-Hosts: Judi Epcke (@jepcke) & Tammy Lind(@TamL17) Leave us some feedback! Contact us with any questions or comments- mobilereach@edreach.us
Mobile Reach #13 – iOS Cream Sandwich
iOS Cream Sandwich – The group shares recent news and thoughts related to the mobile environment including the iPhone 4S release, the passing of Steve Jobs, and the announcement of the Galaxy Nexus with the new Ice Cream Sandwich Android platform. They dive into the features of iOS 5 that have been experimented with over the past week since the release. Show Host: Chad Kafka (@chadkafka) Co-Hosts: Judi Epcke (@jepcke) & Tammy Lind(@TamL17) Subscribe to The EdReach Podcasts on iTunes Subscribe to the [...]
Steps in the Right Direction
There is no shortage of blogposts or news articles about the positive aspects of the use of mobile devices in schools. You’ll find quite a few right here on EdReach. The article Principals Call for Mobile and Social Technologies in Schools from THE Journal has me hopeful for those schools where mobile technologies are banned or are in short number. The article explains that the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) has written a position statement encouraging (practically mandating) [...]
Teacher StratEdgy: More on QR codes
We have talked quite a bit about QR codes on the EdCeptional Podcast and the crew and I thought it would be good to elaborate more on them. Quick Response (QR codes) were developed originally for the car industry as a high speed way to track inventory. They’ve taken off recently for many reasons (easier to read by camera phones & their free!). Think of them as a way to connect the physical world with the digital. There are 4 [...]




