iPads

Farewell, Old Friend! #iPad Death Knell

As I look back over the years, I can't help but get a bit teary eyed at the loss. My life changed in so many ways around that time, and it's not easy to leave the past behind. And,

Presentation Setup for #iPad

I am a national presenter and use air server to show my ipad on the big screen for demonstrating apps. Is there any reason why I would want appleTV instead? I often present in ho

App Smashing Madness! #ettipad

I love this picture that GregKulowiec shared via Twitter during his time at ettipad (whatever that is, presumably a conference). While I'd seen it before, it really does serve as

OCR to Text to Speech

"I'd like to find a way to scan text, then have that text read to the student." Isn't it great to have these kinds of questions that just wander in? While there are a variety of co

Advice from the HaikuDeck people

Some blog posts suggested by the Haiku Deck people: Here are some blog posts that might help you and others in your community to get started with Haiku Deck in your district: Gen

Crafting a #PLN

The following are my notes for a preso on Crafting a PLN. Crafting a Personal Learning Network Session Overview: Today, we have the potential to tap into a flow of conversation

Favorite #iPad Apps

Over the last year, I've had the opportunity to work with lots of different iPad apps. I've spent lots of money (about $200) on all the different paid apps, as well as some that I

iPad Setup Resources

Every time I turn around, I realize how I'm still approaching resource sharing with other people under the "old way." You know, you develop your own stuff and don't use anyone else

Solving Real Problems

Education technology, whether it's a smart board, blended learning curriculum, computer, or iPad, is merely a tool. It's only as good as it can be effectively used to solve a nee

#iPad Palooza

Into iPads in Schools? You may want to attend the iPadPalooza! Westlake HS and TCEA are hosting their first iPadpalooza on June 19, 2012 at Westlak

Defining Success in 1 to 1

If you can't learn, your leadership will be seriously impaired. If you can't set goals and measure progress towards them, holding yourself and others accountable, then you're setup

Blogging via iPad Blogger App

Ok, this is a quick test of the iPad blogger app. Wait, I mis spoke. It's actually the iPhone Blogger app blown up to 2x its normal size. The benefits? I won't go blind writing blo

In the iPad's Defense

Yesterday, I scratched and scribbled through a quick blog entry on computer science and ran across something that was perplexing. I have to come back to it in light of blog entries

iPad Purchase Proposal Solicitation

I had fun throwing this together...no mean remarks! iPad Purchase Proposal Goal: In this section, please provide an overview of the need for the iPad as aligned to instruct

iPad App Licensing Questions

Problem: "We purchase ONE license for an app and the Apple people have made it clear that we are good to install on any/all iPads here at school. Normally it’s a limit of 5."

Why the iPad

A colleague (Don Hindsley (Email: Don.Hindsley@whitefaceschool.net), Whiteface ISD in Texas) recently responded to why use an iPad in sch

MyNotes - iPads for All

Isn't it funny that most educators implementing new technologies use the same kind of language to describe it? Immersed in tech innovative fun better way to learn natives