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Product Review: Padcaster for the iPad

kcroy — February 24, 2013 — Leave a comment

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The Padcaster is a unique product that allows you to mount your iPad to a tripod (and many other places) and attach external devices, such as microphones, while still allowing you to remove the device quickly without unhooking everything.

The Padcaster is a strong, lightweight aluminum frame that has a 1/4 and 3/3 threaded holes on each side, with an internal molded urethane insert to safely secure your iPad and allow a speedy removal. The threaded holes allow you to attach the framed iPad into any tripod or similar device.

Why would I want to put my iPad in a Padcaster?

The reason is simple. Your iPad is an all-in-one solution to shoot, edit, and publish video without having to upload, render, and other time consuming misadventures when using digital cameras. People want to be able to do it all, well, from one device. Well, the Padcaster enhances that experience on the iPad by stabilizing the iPad, removing arm fatigue, and offering the opportunity to add and upgrade higher quality mice, lighting and more. All with ought losing the ability to easily pop the iPad in and out of the Padcaster. You can even attach amazing high-quality lenses. (Check out the photos below.)

Padcaster Helping Physically Challenged:

I believe this is a new and undiscovered use of the Padcaster

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Why AppleTV & iPad beats Interactive Whiteboard….every time.

ryanorilio — January 21, 2013 — 2 Comments

By Ryan Orilio, Apple Distinguished Educator.
Originally Posted at www.ryanorilio.com
Twitter @ryanorilio

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My school has interactive whiteboards installed in every classroom. This is a fairly recently upgrade. It was just in the last few years that this “initiative” was completed. Every classroom, K-12, has a interactive whiteboard and projector (unless the teacher asked to be excluded, and a few did)

Now don’t get me wrong, I think that as opposed to nothing, having a interactive whiteboard in your classroom is a great improvement. It helps teachers engage children, it jazzes up your lessons, it allows you to save what you write, and adds some interactivity to your classroom. These are all positive traits, and things that teachers are trying to do everyday.

My argument here is that if the school district is going to spend the money to install a interactive whiteboard, that money could instead be better spend on something else that does the job better… AppleTV & an iPad. I am speaking as someone who has used both tools in his classroom. In fact, at the first school that I taught at, I purchased an interactive whiteboard one year with my entire budget allocation. After I began to showcase the tool at professional development sessions, my school decided to put one in every classroom. Continue Reading…

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Review: Kids Flashcard Maker for the iPad

kcroy — October 21, 2012 — Leave a comment

by Ross Cooper: ADE, GCT

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For the past week I have had the opportunity to experiment with a new app on my third generation iPad, Kids Flashcard Maker. This program is a universal app that runs on both the iPad and iPhone (or iPod Touch) with a single purchase, and it is made by the INKids company. Overall, I found the app to be very intuitive, as I was able to thoroughly familiarize myself with all of its features in about fifteen minutes. Also, as a fourth grade teacher, I could easily envision the app becoming a part of my regular instructional routine.

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Review of Marble Math by Artgig Apps

ryanorilio — September 9, 2012 — Leave a comment

Marble Math is a math skills practice game designed for older elementary age students. This app from Artgig Apps is a lot of fun, and for the $1.99 price tag, its a deal for you and your students.

Marble Math has three different levels of Math games that you can play. Each level has a variety of different types of math problems that you solve by rolling a marble through a maze and avoid fun obstacles.

The maze games can be played two ways, you can roll the marble with your finger, or use the iPad as a surface and as you tilt the surface the marble rolls towards the lower side. I really like this method of game play because it can work with students who need practice with manual dexterity.

Marble math works on a variety of different math skills. The easier mazes can work on adding, subtracting, roman numerals, fractions, and even money. As you progress into the higher levels division and multiplication are added, as well as decimals, comparisons, and sequencing. A real handy feature for parents and teachers, is the ability to customize what skills your students or children practice with Marble Math. Specific skills can be selected for practice in each of the three levels. Continue Reading…

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Shakespeare & The iPad

larryreiff — June 13, 2012 — 3 Comments

By Larry Reiff

Since the introduction of Apple’s first iPad, tablet devices have been finding their way into classrooms all over the world. Their portability, adaptability, and ease of use make them the perfect tool for teaching Shakespeare to our students. As an English teacher, I believe the that the best way for my students to learn Shakespeare is to interact with his words. The iPad and other iOS devices are the perfect tools allowing students to fully connect with Shakespeare’s text. Most English teachers are aware of the basic Shakespeare apps, most of which are just a collection of his works. Some other apps, such as Shakespeare in Bits, are useful, but they are somewhat limited and don’t really offer the student an opportunity to immerse themselves in the text. However, there are plenty of other apps that can transform the way you teach Shakespeare in the classroom.

Is it sacrilege to cut lines out of Shakespeare? Continue Reading…

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Rumor: Inexpensive Seven Inch iPads for Education: Pricing $200-$250

kcroy — May 11, 2012 — 1 Comment

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There is increased speculation amongst Apple rumor blogs that a seven inch iPad could possibly be in the pipeline.

The rumors propose that this smaller iPad will have the identical specifications of the new iPad, including the retina display, just a smaller size. The rumored price for the new device is an amazing $200 to $250. The conjecture for the seven inch iPad is based around a belief that Apple wants to have even greater dominance in the tablet market and a seven inch tablet would strengthen their hold against competitors like the Kindle Fire, Nook and other devices. The rumors also point to an October 2012 release. Continue Reading…

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iBooks: 8 Suggestions for the Next Update

kcroy — May 6, 2012 — 5 Comments

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I love reading on the iPad, and iBooks is by far my favorite reading app. In my opinion iBooks has the smoothest user interface and offers the best reading experience. I love that it syncs with my iPhone and I love the ability to search, leave notes, define words, and highlight text. I really get a lot of reading accomplished between my iPad and my iPhone during the day as I wait in lines and other places. (The other reading apps I have downloaded and have used include: Kindle, Nook, and Google Play Books. iBooks trumps them all.) There are some features I like on the other apps and some new ones I’ve dreamed-up I’d like to see added in a future upgrade of iBooks.

Here are my 8 suggestions to improve iBooks:

1) Moveable Bookmark: The red bookmark in the top right corner is great as it always remembers where I am in a book, even when syncing with my iPhone. Sometimes, however, when I open my book I have to hunt around where I am on the page. I wish the red bookmark was moveable. I would simply drag it down to the paragraph I was reading on the righthand side.
Continue Reading…

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How to Print from Your iPad

kcroy — April 3, 2012 — 3 Comments

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Yes, you can print from your iPad!

I know, I know… Why?!? When I first started researching this article and posed the question of printing from an iPad, I was reminded by many, many friends and colleagues that one of the many benefits of using the iPad is that it eliminates the need for paper. It’s a huge step forward in going paperless. You can carry around enormous quantities of emails, books, PDFs, and so much more in one sleek, speedy, super-organized, marvel of a device. Why would you want to print from it? Well, the first two questions I’m always asked from iPad newbies and critics are: “How can you view Flash on an iPad?” which I have already covered, and, “How can you print from an iPad?” So, I have decided to tackle the latter in this post. I will attempt to cover it from several ability levels.

The iPad is great for going paperless, but from time to time you will have a need to print a paper to sign or a form to fill out, or something, and when that time arrives you will know what to do.

Here’s a few methods I’ve used to print from an iPad:

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New interactive dictionary/thesaurus apps browse words like branches of a tree: Help Kickstart a free app

kcroy — March 26, 2012 — Leave a comment

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Two new interactive apps for the iPad use tree-like branching to visualize words, and excite students about words and the relations between them. The apps have hot new user interfaces, and very different business models.

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The first app (codenamed ‘WordNodes’) aims to be published this summer. It pairs a great experience with a low price. Created by nonprofit IDEA.org (http://www.idea.org/about/), the app will display visual clusters of related words, including synonyms, antonyms, as well as more general, and more specific words, and commonly confused words. Within the node for each word are multiple parts of speech, definitions, and etymologies. Students can bookmark works, label them with tags, or share using email, Twitter, Dropbox, or Evernote.

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Untethered Teachers: Using AppleTV in the Classroom

larryreiff — March 14, 2012 — 50 Comments

By Larry Reiff

Is it possible to be both a wired and unwired educator at the same time? Sounds like someone trying to explain Schrödinger’s cat (the cat is both alive and dead at the same time, Google it). I’m talking about being “an untethered teacher.” Sometimes, we end up tethered to the technology in our classroom. To me, this is most evident with the interactive white board at the front of my classroom (I’ve intentionally omitted any particular brand name devices). Fortunately, I’ve been using AppleTV to untether myself from the front of the room.

I’ve spoken to a lot of administrators about what they look for when performing teacher observations. One of the comments I heard over and over again was, “I want to see the teacher circulating among the students.” You can’t do that if you’re attached to the interactive white board. I have an AppleTV in my classroom hooked up to a projector. Using my iPad and AirPlay, I can wirelessly Continue Reading…

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