Month: November 2011
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Video Streaming on the iPad?
Another iPad question that I received yesterday: An art teacher wants to use her iPad during class to show students’ work on the screen. But, she doesn’t want the iPad to have to be stationary (like a doc cam). Is there a way to connect the iPad t…
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AirServer – Bring AirPlay and AirTunes to your Mac
More features, better value. AirServer is the most advanced AirPlay/AirTunes receiver app on the market. No other app will let you seamlessly stream audio, videos, photos, and photo slideshows to your Mac or iOS device. AirServer gives you more fe…
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DIY iPad Stand – Transform Your iPad into a Document Camera
This video details how to build two different stands with tools found in any high school shop out of PVC pipe and fittings that will turn your iPad into a document camera. One version was done as economically as possible – about $7 in parts. The o…
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Photo Sharing – ZangZing Group Albums
via zangzing.com I’m always interesting in sites that make sharing photos in a group setting fast and easy – I’ve used Yogile.com and Posterous Spaces in the past, but ZangZing may be a great alternative.
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Iron County school uses iPads to offer students specialized education | The Spectrum
via thespectrum.com Hey! I know these guys! Great article on the iPad in action in the classroom. Good stuff.
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Adobe: “We didn’t loose, we are just listening to our customers.” Huh?
Adobe abandons Flash Player for mobile phones By Vince Horiuchi The Salt Lake Tribune Published: November 10, 2011 10:33AM Updated: November 9, 2011 11:10PM Adobe is throwing in the towel. The Silicon Valley software company, which makes Photoshop…
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How To Take/Harvest/Capture Images on the iPad
There are about 4 main ways to get images onto the iPad to use for movies, presentations, and other apps on the device. Let’s take a look at them from the simplest to most complex: Camera. With the iPad 2, you can quickly and simply use the Camera…
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Best iPad Apps for Presentations in Elementary Classrooms
Here’s another couple of questions that I received from one of my teachers yesterday: I have 2 ipads in my classroom that I would like to utilize more than I am at the moment. Do you have any suggestions, a website that I can go to for educational…
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Multiple Accounts on the iPad?
A principal in my region posed this question to me: Is there a way to manage 2 accounts on 1 iPad. I have an iPad for each teacher, and would like to have a school account for school purchases, and a personal account for other things. Is this doab…
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PatrickJMT – Like Khan Academy, But ONLY Math!
via patrickjmt.com I have obviously not gone through every video here, but for you Math teachers out there who would like to have some additional tutorials as a backup, this may be a very worthwhile site. An EXTENSIVE list of topics, all about 5 m…