I will admit to a certain level of geekyness. I’m not apologetic about it either. Sometimes, I just like to sit down and write a program for the fun of it. It’ll never go anywhere and I don’t share it…
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Hopscotch for iPad
Tagged with: Drag-and-drop, Hopscotch, ipad, Lego, programming, Scratch
Posted in application, Computers, Education, iPad, learning, software, Teaching
Posted in application, Computers, Education, iPad, learning, software, Teaching
A Puzzle to Drive You Nuts
I’ve always enjoyed a good puzzle. The more it makes me thing the better. I love logic and a good mathematics puzzle is hard to beat. On a cold and rainy day, I decided to go looking for one. And,…
Tagged with: Games, ipad, Mathematical puzzle, Mathematics, puzzle
Posted in application, Computers, Education, iPad, learning, software
Posted in application, Computers, Education, iPad, learning, software
iFakeSiri
Do you have credibility problems? If so, you might want to look for an expert to help out with that. If you’re an iPhone user, Siri might just be the answer. There are all kinds of examples of how people…
Tagged with: Handhelds, Siri, smartphones
Posted in Computers, Education, iPad, Read/Write Web, software
Posted in Computers, Education, iPad, Read/Write Web, software
Signing Off
There’s nothing like learning something new and I had it happen to me on the weekend. My newest teacher, Sharon, needed me to sign off on something and forwarded me a PDF file to sign. Sigh, I thought. I was…
Tagged with: Android, Data Formats, Document, Google Drive, HelloSign, ipad, Portable Document Format
Posted in application, Computers, Education, iPad, learning, PLN, Read/Write Web, software
Posted in application, Computers, Education, iPad, learning, PLN, Read/Write Web, software
Coach’s Eye
I had a chance to go out for a coffee this week with @LostFanDan and @janiblen. We do this periodically and it’s a great opportunity for us to solve all the problems of the world. It brings back memories of…
French iOS Applications
One person that’s regularly on the Ontario Educators’ list is @sylviaduckworth. She’s a regular Twitter user and sends out some great content. Sylvia is definitely someone that you want to follow, particular if teaching French using AIM is of interest…
Taking Instead of Sharing and Then Taking Off
It’s Saturday morning and my favourite movie “The Alamo” is on television. Every time I watch the movie, I think of San Antonio, my tours of the Alamo, the Riverwalk, and all things I know about Texas. Then, it hit…
10 Starter iPad Apps, 2012 Version
I guess writing a post twice is nice but I’m declaring three times a tradition. Here’s my traditional Christmas list of favourite iPad applications. The total now passes the original 10! 2010 I thought that perhaps my blog reading friends…
Exercise Makes You Grow
Disclaimer right up front. The title of this blog post is misleading. Hopefully, it drew you in from curiosity anyway. I am a supporter at every opportunity to get kids, no matter the size, to go beyond the cursory of…
Upgrade Happiness – Zite
When I got my first iPad as a thank you gift for a presentation, I remember being told that I need to install a particular application on it. Try it and you’ll see why the iPad changes everything, including reading.…
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