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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

A few quick thoughts on why I like the iPad

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No, the iPad will not fix education. And, no, it is not the right device for all settings. But here are a few reasons why I think the iPad h...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

How to enable diigo bookmarking in Safari on the iPad

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While I am no diigo guru, I have come to rely on the bookmarking and highlighting features it offers. I use the diigo browser extension for...

Tech Tuesday Tip - Usernames and passwords #scced #ttdn

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It's inevitable.You go to a professional development workshop, a colleague shares a cool website with you, or you've just downloaded...
Friday, April 13, 2012

So many Friday the 13th opportunities to learn, it's frightening!

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My task list can wait. I've been virtually attending three different conferences all morning. You've got  http://mobile2012.org/ , C...
Thursday, April 12, 2012

Using the iPad's zoom accessibilty feature to enhance screencasting apps like showme and educreations

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Showing greater detail or handwriting text on iPad screencast apps such as educreations , showme , and screenchomp can be difficult. ...
Wednesday, March 7, 2012

#macul12 Raw - My notes from Challenge Based Learning - Andy Losik @mrlosik

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Apologies in advance for typos, boo boos, and all misinfomation - Hey, they're notes! Challenge Based Learning - Andy Losik alos...
Sunday, February 26, 2012

(My Diigo Notes) Study touts benefits of a "wired" classroom

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Study touts benefits of a 'wired' classroom tags: research The 40-year retrospective stud...

Classroom audio recording is a Cinch

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Update: Cinch.fm and it's app are no longer in service. I recommend replacing these with AudioBoo or Soundcloud . Cinch.fm and the ...
Friday, February 10, 2012

A glimmer of PD hope. I hope.

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It's easy to get bogged down by the "we can'ts", the "I can'ts", and the "ya buts" especially when...
Sunday, January 22, 2012

Love Internet Explorer 7? There's hope. Stuff it full of Chrome.

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Chrome Frame brings the best of the modern web to older browsers. Image Source: http://www.watblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ie-vs-...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Quick thoughts on Qwiki for iPad #iear #edapp #edtech #ttdn

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Just before the end of the school year I was able to check out an iPad from our RESA Assistive Technology lending library and test ...
Thursday, February 17, 2011

Reinspired

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It has been a while since I have written a blog post. I've recently acquired an android smart phone which has inspired me to write this...
Monday, November 22, 2010

Classroom tools: Using phones to generate voice-to-text transcriptions, reminders and audio recordings

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In my recent post on using audio and podcasting in the classroom  I discussed phone recording options such as Google Voice  and ipadio.com ....
Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Edtechkit: Student solutions for Audio books and text-to-speech ebook readers for the iPod Touch

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I've been fielding some questions today about the best solution for students who would like to listen to books read aloud using an iPod...
Monday, November 15, 2010

A teacher’s guide to using audio and podcasting in the classroom

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 Update: Check out my most recent post on using Cinch.fm   Click here if you are unable to see the audio player.  http://ipad.io/RCH ...
Sunday, November 14, 2010

Screencast: Testing Camtasia and Audioboo at the same time

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This was a test of running Camtasia and Audioboo at the same time for the purpose of making a training tutorial.  Although Camtasia...
Friday, November 12, 2010

SCCRESA Dateline Schools radio interview #TTDN

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This is a recording of my interview with Dateline Schools host Terry Harrington discussing 21st Century Learning and technology in educatio...