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Category: Education

[Education] Have an old iPhone or iPod Touch? Donate them!

Educational application developer Steve Glinberg is a friend of edu.Mac.nation and the creator of KidCalc, 123 Color Talking Coloring Book, and 123 World Geography Coloring Book. He also has created “HD” versions of 123 Color and 123 World Geography for the iPad. Steve recently launched a wonderful donation program for iPhones and iPod Touches. Below is information [...]

[Education] 10 Fantastic “Apple Learning Interchange” Articles

Have you heard of the Apple Learning Interchange? Below is a list of some fantastic Apple Learning Interchange articles that I frequently refer to when I’m looking for information or examples of Apple products being used in the classroom. The detail and time that the authors spent on many of these articles is impressive and [...]

edu.Mac.nation School Spotlight: New Milford High School

Written by: Eric Sheninger Upon becoming Principal of New Milford High School over three years ago, it was decided after a needs assessment that more resources and professional development had to go into the area of educational technology.  I was fortunate enough to participate in two television shows that resulted in funds that normally don’t just fall [...]

[Coming Soon] “123 Color” by KidCalc: A Sneak Peek!

Update: 2/24- 2:30 p.m. The latest creation by KidCalc developer Steve Glinberg is coming soon to the App Store! The name of his new application is “123 Color” and based on my initial tests I am very pleased with all that it has to offer. I also believe “123 Color”, once in the App Store, should [...]

[Education] Integrating Macbooks: “Classrooms of the future: Laptops bring lessons to life” – Las Cruces Sun-News

photo credit: bionicteaching Here is a positive snippet regarding laptops (Macbooks) in the classroom… Classrooms of the future: Laptops bring lessons to life – Las Cruces Sun-News: “The laptops — 25 students units and one for the teacher make up a mobile computer lab that teachers can check out at the school. There are two [...]

[Education] iPod Touch in the Classroom- Do’s and Don’ts: “Learning in Hand Blog” by Tony Vincent

Tony Vincent, from Learning in Hand, has compiled an excellent list of suggestions for using the iPod Touch with students… Learning in Hand Blog by Tony Vincent: “Bringing iPods into the classroom is a great way to give students access to learning tools. However, there are so many things to keep in mind to make [...]