September 2011 Blog Posts (5)

I've been reviewing, collecting, & categorizing iPad apps for education over the past few month. While I'm not in favor of going ape over apps, I like knowing that I have a nice variety of apps. This makes it easier to differentiate instruction for students, selecting sets of apps that would be …

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We all know the feeling. You begin and end every day with a flood of emails to answer, tasks to complete, meetings to attend, text messages that require a response, articles and websites to read, reports to write ... the list goes on and on. Every which way you turn there's another beep or popup. And doesn't it feel that the more you have to get done, the less you actually accomplish? 

 

We live in an age of information overload and it's only getting worse.…

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(A longer version of this post is on my blog, http;//www.dialogiclearningoz.blogspot.com )



For the past eight months I have been teaching both young students in a Literature course for International students, and conducting regular Professional Development training sessions on new educational technology for teachers. If had I imagined I would be able to easily transfer my teaching skills across the divide between teaching young… Continue

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Handwriting Without Tears App Survey

Please vote and ask other teachers to do so as well!

Our school has a 1:1 iPad program, JK-4th grade, this year and I would love to have a Handwriting Without Tears App.

Thanks!!!

 

Hello!

 

I am about to hand out 45 iPads to students and they will be taking them home.  I would like to get warranties and have done my research.  I am a little concerned about the whole needing a police report if the iPad is stolen (lost..).

 

Anyone have any advice on the warranty end?

 

Thanks!

 

-Josh