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iOS 6 update bonuses for education ( not for tech heads)
iOS 6 has finally arrived and all the tech press will be ranting and raving about Siri improvements, Passbook, Apple’s new maps and whatever Android has that Apple hasn’t done yet. I’m more interested...
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The iPad – What it should and shouldn’t be for Education
This blog originally started as a reflection journal as I begun a pilot program for using iPads at my school. My early posts ( check January and February posts ) were discussions of the pros and cons...
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Pain and Remedies of Sharing iPads in Schools
There is no end to the uses of the iPad in education. I’ve discussed that ad nauseum on this blog. As a learning tool, it has the potential to make a great positive change to learning. The only...
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The iPad competition: sell us the educational advantage, not the tech specs
During the week, I attended an ICT Network meeting. A Lenovo sales rep attended the middle session to spruik their latest products, including a laptop/tablet hybrid, which we could at least see and...
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Book Creator for iPad – updated again for greater e-book functionality...
A lot of iPad users in schools have already heard of Book Creator for iPad. I’ve written about it before on my blog before. Nevertheless, I have put together a how to guide in different formats (ebook,...
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Is it the iPad, the apps or the user?
Technology has been trying to ‘revolutionize’ education for a long time now. The mistake we’ve been making all along is placing all of the focus on the least important component of the revolution –...
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School Shared iPad User Policies – a Necessity or Overkill?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonunbound/6811217950/ (used and adapted under CC licence) In 2011, our iPad program began with 15 trial iPads given out to willing teachers and school leaders prepared...
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Another plea for help with Apple Configurator – from a reader.
Got an email from someone trying to use Configurator at another school today looking for help. Had another failure today with configurator due to the macbook not having the right apple id for some of...
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Instashare -An iOS/Mac app for instant transfer of files
After viewing my post on the benefits of FileBrowser, one of my Twitter colleagues alerted me to an app I had not heard of with similar functionality – Instashare. After downloading and checking it...
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iPurpose before iPad
The two above images are good examples of purposeful thinking about iPad usage in schools. One, a screenshot of an oft-used tool known as iPad As.. by edtechteacher.org, focuses on what the iPad can...
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