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Passwords Plus Finally Enters Mobile and Cloud Age

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This will date me just a bit but Passwords Plus was a great program to store sensitive information and then sync it to my Palm device so I could have the information everywhere I went. Well, we know what happened to Palm! But instead of abandoning Passwords Plus, I continued to store sensitive information in [...]

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Khan Academy iPad App–First Impressions

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Khan Academy released their iPad app yesterday so I decided to give it a quick spin this morning. If you’re an educator and have not heard about Khan Academy then it’s probably time to take a look. Even 60 Minutes did a piece just last night. I have also placed the 60 Minutes story in [...]

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Will You Buy an iPad 3? [Infographic]

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Rumors continue to swirl concerning the upcoming release of the iPad 3. As an owner of an iPad 1, I will definitely consider upgrading because of the slow response time of my current iPad. Technology is all about speed and my Samsung Skyrocket runs circles around my iPad 1. So if the iPad 3 upgrades [...]

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Desmos Online Calculator Gets Even Better!

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Not too long ago I wrote a post titled “19 Great Online Graphing Calculators for Teachers and Students”  At that time I wrote this about one of them: Desmos Graphing Calculator–Free Graphing Calculator, by Desmos.com. Desmos also has a Google Chrome app that you can install from the Google Web Store here. It is a [...]

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The Very First App You Should Load on Your New iPad

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I am often asked by new iPad owners which apps they should install first. That’s a tough question as it all depends on each individual and how they want to use their new device. There are literally hundreds of lists out there about the best iPad apps — especially since a lot of those are [...]

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Should iPad 1 Users Upgrade to iOS 5?

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iOS 5 was released yesterday and the web was filled with information on Apple’s new operating system for their portable devices. I’ve been tweeting a lot of them but thought I would do a quick roundup today for those who haven’t yet updated. Should You Update? If you haven’t updated yet and you are an [...]

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10 Years of the iPod [Infographic]

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It doesn’t seem possible that the iPod will celebrate its 10th anniversary this October. The device that was the precursor to the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad has paved the way for the most exciting technical advances in mobile computing. Educators are trying to figure ways to incorporate all these devices into their classrooms. Unfortunately, [...]

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The 911 Memorial: Past, Present and Future is Free for a Short Time

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With the anniversary of 9/11 just around the corner, a great new iPad app has just been released. The news about this app is all over the internet but apart from the fact that it is a great way to learn about 9/11, it is free for just a short time and then will cost [...]

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78 EdTech Resources You May Have Missed–Treasure Chest July 31, 2011

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Welcome to this week’s edition of Treasure Chest—78 EdTech Resources You May Have Missed. It’s really difficult to keep up with all that happens in educational technology. This is my attempt to make it just a little easier. I post a Treasure Chest every Sunday! REMINDER: The Reform Symposium concludes later today. If you haven’t [...]

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111 EdTech Resources You May Have Missed–Treasure Chest July 3, 2011

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It has been a HUGE week in EdTech this week with ISTE 2011, Google+, Microsoft 365 and the rumor of Facebook’s big announcement next week (can someone say videochat). I’m writing this introduction before I start wading through everything I’ve collected this past week. Not everything I think is important when I collect it makes [...]

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A Great Way for Educators to Share iOS Apps

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Many of my friends have just purchased an iPad or are thinking about getting an iPad and wonder what apps they should load onto their new device. According to this report the average iOS device has 60+ apps on it. That seems a little low to me (I am currently at 400+) but then again [...]

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SOS! I Need Help Making “Tech the Plunge” Mobile Friendly!

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Yesterday I posted “12 Must Have Plugins for WordPress” and in keeping with that theme I have been investigating optimizing Tech the Plunge to work better on mobile devices. There are a few plugins to help with this but I have chosen on of the most simple plugins so there is not too much work [...]

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Experiment with Tech to Integrate Tech

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The drive from Houston to Dallas was more harrowing than usual. Traffic was much heavier than anticipated and of course there was more construction than I wanted to deal with. So, as I was near the end of my journey, I stopped just south of Dallas to fill up with gas and decided to have [...]

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66 EdTech Resources You May Have Missed–Treasure Chest June 5, 2011

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Welcome to this week’s edition of Treasure Chest—66 EdTech Resources You May Have Missed. It’s really difficult to keep up with all that happens in educational technology. This is my attempt to make it just a little easier. I post a Treasure Chest every Sunday! Featured Eric Sheninger: How Our School Adopted Social Media, One [...]

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It’s Time to Put the “P” Back into the PC

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The PC. What is it? It’s not what you think it is and that’s become a huge problem. Recently, because of those ubiquitous Apple PC vs. Mac commercials we think of a PC as a Windows-based computer, whether it’s a desktop or a laptop. But that’s not what a PC is! Here’s what Wikipedia says [...]

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Big Savings on Remote Control iPad Software

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The iPad is a great device but sometimes you need it to do just a bit more. One way to accomplish that is to take control of your desktop or laptop computer. Your iPad would be a great way to take control of your classroom computer while giving presentations. For instance, if you’ve got a [...]

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Videolicious Demo Video via Amherst Middle School

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Videolicious looks like it is a great video creation app for iOS. If you want to use your iPhone or iPad2 to easily create and share videos without all the hassle that video editing can entail then Videolicious might be the app for you. Better yet–it’s free! Amherst Middle School has created a nice video [...]

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