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Category: Education

[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 into [...]

[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 be [...]

[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 such labs, [...]

[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 the iPods [...]

[Awards] 2009 Best App Ever Awards: Winners have been announced…

The 2009 Best App Ever Awards winners have been announced. This is the second year for this “best apps” competition. The purpose of the awards are to select the “best” applications from various categories. The overall winner for 2009 was the entertainment/game application “Pocket God.” To me this is not surprising based on the success [...]