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(Cross-posted at Greatechxpectations)  The iPad is a great mobile device for recording students thinking on the go. When we combine the iPad, Harvard’s Artful Thinking Palette, Harvard’s Visible Thinking Routines and the free Voicethread app, a plethora of possibilities become available. Sign in to Voicethread (NB, if your school has domain, as ours does, you [...]

Here is an overview of what I will be exploring in my workshop today on using iPads to create rather than consume content. You might like to check out UWCSEA East’s list of apps to find other useful apps. Newspaper Blackout Poetry Using Brushes & any News app (such as NY Times, Stuff, BBC) on the [...]

I know that I have mentioned Camera+ before as a great app for photos on your iPhone, but I feel I need to provide some before and after examples to really show the functionality of this amazing app. I use Camera+ to edit any photo I want to post online now – the quality of [...]

I know I’m a little late to the party, but I only just discovered Austin Kleon and his Newspaper Blackout Poetry. [I came across him by way of his excellent post; How to Steal Like an Artist (and 9 Other Things Nobody Told Me) - a definite must-read.] Following the various links, I found a post [...]

In terms of artistic ability, I’m afraid to say that my sister Shelley got the lion’s share of the talent being dished out in my family. I do appreciate art however, so it was with great interest that I found these videos demonstrating the amazing possibilities of the Brushes app on the iPad. Well, I [...]

At UWCSEA East, we do rather like to get behind a great cause, and Movember is certainly worthy of support. From the official website: Movember (the month formerly known as November) is a moustache growing charity event held during November each year that raises funds and awareness for men’s health. Nearly every male staff member at [...]

For this year’s Hands On Literacy conference, my teaching colleague Louise Phinney and I teamed up (again!) to present about Early Years Literacy with the iPod Touch. Thankfully, our school recently purchased the latest version of the iPod Touch – which comes complete with a dual-facing HD camera/video. I consider this a complete game-changer, especially [...]

‘Give one to get one’ – that was the tagline for the iPad Apps Unconference at Learning 2.010 in Shanghai last week. Here are some of the Apps that were mentioned: Soundnote (Formerly SoundPaper) $4.99 This fantastic note-taking app records the audio of a meeting etc as you type your notes. On playback, you can [...]

I am currently in Shepparton, Victoria, eagerly awaiting the start of the Slide2Learn conference tomorrow morning. During my trip, I have been thinking about how much I rely on technology for my travel plans, and how much of a challenge it would be for me to go somewhere without it. Here is a list of [...]

Here are a list of apps I’m exploring in my workshop for Apple on Leveraging Learning with the iPod Touch. Doodle Kids Free Neat little app created by a 9 year old Singaporean boy. We’ve used it for fine motor skills, creativity etc. You can take screen shots of your creations and email them later. [...]