I started this Christmas list of applications on the iPad in 2010. It's interesting to see what's stayed and what's gone. It's shared here for those of you lucky enough to score an iPad for Christmas. I've had to do some weeding this year and you'll see some titles with a strike through. They may … Continue reading 10 Starter iPad Apps, 2013 Version
You know that I really like DropBox and the DropItToMe combination. I think it's genius when looking at a web-based hand-in folder for students. I wrote a post about it once and do repeat it as a "post from the past" at the beginning of the school year. With more students involved with BYOD, it's … Continue reading Little Help Needed
Here are some of the great things that I read from Ontario Edubloggers this past week. Check out the complete blog posts and the entire LiveBinder of content here. Descriptive Feedback and Assessment – What my students in Fiji taught me Jaclyn Calder spent the month of July in Fiji with a group of students. … Continue reading This Week in Ontario Edublogs
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 to you. She has a strong passion for this. I've just recently stumbled on her … Continue reading French iOS Applications
There's so much about Google Chrome that I like and it's been my main browser for quite a while now. There was one annoyance that happened when I sat at my desk, using a full keyboard and a scroll mouse. The scroll action to the mouse just didn't always seem right. It seemed slow and … Continue reading So Smooooooth
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 me. I had another Texas connection in the hopper. I had read Miguel Guhlin's post … Continue reading Taking Instead of Sharing and Then Taking Off
So, today I messed around with the Muzy mobile application. Designed for the iPhone, it still worked nicely on my iPad. Starting the application, I logged into my Muzy blog and was immediately where I left off with the desktop version. Just like the desktop, there is a suite of tools. So, I started to … Continue reading Mobile Muzy
