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[App News] “123 Color by KidCalc” hits #1 in iTunes Educational Category

“123 Color by KidCalc” has rocketed to the #1 spot in the Educational App Category of iTunes only a few hours after being listed in the “New and Noteworthy” section in iTunes. Below is an updated video that lists the new accomplishments of the app as well as information about what features/additions will be in [...]

[Bytes] Wednesday Weekly Digest #3: The Last 7 Days on edu.Mac.bytes

“edu.Mac.bytes” is place for little “bytes” of information. As I surf around online I find links, photos, videos, etc. that interest me and are semi-related to Apple and education. This is the third digest post of all the “bytes” from this past week. If you are interested you can check out some of the links [...]

[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 [...]

“App Spotlight”- Week #2- Remote Tap, NPR News, Shape Builder, Melodica, Proloquo2Go, IEP Checklist, and TextExpander Touch

One app a day… 7 days a week. The “App Spotlight” features one iPhone/iPod touch application a day that has been selected because we think that it rocks or because a reader of edu.Mac.nation (You!) thinks that it rocks. The picks stretch across many different categories. Here are the last 7 apps spotlighted on edu.Mac.nation [...]

[iPhone App] PBS Kids Mobile: “Super Why!” for iPhone/iPod Touch Just Released

Super Why! from PBS Kids PBS is known for wonderful television programs for children. Classics such as “Sesame Street” and “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood” share airtime with newer shows such as “Caillou” and “Sid the Science Kid“. A PBS show that my son loves is “Super Why!“. The adventures that the “Super Readers” go on include [...]