I wonder how many of these will show up in classrooms in the months to come… Chromecast

Chromecast from Google. Wireless video display to an HDMI TV or projector, with no remote. It uses devices that are already in classrooms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Android devices, and (wait for it…) anything you can do or view in a Chrome web browser window on the Mac and PC. Get started in 3 easy steps: plug… Continue reading I wonder how many of these will show up in classrooms in the months to come… Chromecast

Download The Entire Google Fonts Catalog – Or At Least Your Favorites for Free

The article How To Download The Entire Google Fonts Catalog from The Next Web details an amazingly simple way to add over 1,100 totally free fonts from Google Fonts (who knew?), using the SkyFonts service/app from Monontype. Once the service is installed on your Mac or PC, you can add any of the Google Fonts here at… Continue reading Download The Entire Google Fonts Catalog – Or At Least Your Favorites for Free

Project Based Learning on the iPad

Permalink: http://goo.gl/4ngaF Here’s the plan for our session today. We’ll learn about: Presenting from your iPad: How to control and project your classroom computer, and how to project your iPad screen to your classroom computer & projector Screencasting – creating learning objects with some cool interactive white board type apps Creating rich media projects like… Continue reading Project Based Learning on the iPad

Mac OS X Power-User Tips & Tricks at URSA

Permalink: http://goo.gl/ozu65 Thanks so much for joining me to learn how to work faster and smarter on your Mac. Today we will cover a LOT of tricks that can save you little bits of time, but when used together can save you a lot of time you didn…

60 iPad Apps in 60 Minutes at URSA

Permalink: http://goo.gl/Im8ZC Thank you for joining me today to take a tour of 60 of my favorite iOS apps for education in 60 minutes. We will be moving pretty fast, so please use the resources below as your reference and session notes. Follow al…

Paperless Classroom? ePortfolios? Easily Accomplish Both with Google Docs!

Permalink: http://goo.gl/mRpok UEN Faculty Lounge PPT or PDF versions Google facilitated the Education On Air Conference, a virtual conference for educators focused on and around Google Apps for Education, featuring their master teachers. I sat in on a few sessions – Managing Digital Portfolios w/ Google Tools from Kern Kelley, and The Paperless Classroom with Google Docs from Eric Curts.… Continue reading Paperless Classroom? ePortfolios? Easily Accomplish Both with Google Docs!

I Have an iPad… Now What? URSA 2013

Permalink: http://goo.gl/R40Gs Thanks for attending my session at the URSA 2013 Conference today! The permalink above will bring you back to this post anytime, so hopefully that is the only thing you’ll need to write down! We have much ground to cover, and I’ll move quickly, but PLEASE feel free to ask questions at any… Continue reading I Have an iPad… Now What? URSA 2013