Cloud computing has become an integral part of my everyday life, both personally and professionally. However, I wanted to share a couple true-life examples of how the cloud is not entirely stable, and how it should not be the only way you back up your files. Case #1: Apple iCloud While I have shared in…
Month: February 2013
App #35: Pick Me! ($1.99)
As a teacher, I am sure you have at one time or another struggled with getting all of your students to participate. As a teacher of over twelve years, I have seen in classrooms the small buckets of popsicle sticks with students’ names written on them, ready to be picked by the teacher. Here is…
App #34: Instatube ($1.99)
Good news for all of you who missed out on TubeBox Pro, a great app that was pulled from the App Store a couple weeks ago. A re-release under a new name, Instatube ($1.99) is now available . Download it now before it gets pulled like its predecessor. It works exactly like the second release of TubeBox…
Use Microsoft Excel Templates in Apple’s Numbers
I wrote a similar post last year, but thought I’d like to expand on this, since it is probably report card time soon for a lot of you. Numbers can be very handy for creating spreadsheets and calculating marks. Numbers is an official Apple app that is their version of the Microsoft spreadsheet program Excel….
Box: Receive 50GB Cloud Storage for FREE for Life
Here is another great free deal for cloud storage: Every new user who signs up on Box will receive 50GB for free for life. Looks like this deal is not available anymore. I will keep you posted if it comes up again. This deal is comparable to the Mega deal I mentioned a couple weeks…
Reflector (Mac/PC app) – Mirror your iPad/iPhone on your computer!
Here is an affordable way to mirror your iPad/iPhone in your classroom if you do not wish to purchase the $99 AppleTV. Reflector ($12.99, formerly known as Reflection) is a great Mac/PC app that is extremely easy to set up and use. First, what is mirroring? Mirroring your iPad/iPhone and even the latest 5th generation…
App #33: Mathtopia+ [FREE PROMOS AVAILABLE]
Mathtopia+ ($3.99USD) is a mathematics app that I can truly say is a solid, fun and educationally-sound app. Although I am a foreign language teacher, I am already trying to brainstorm ways on how to use it in my classes. I am positive that all math teachers from grades 1-8 will truly benefit from Mathtopia+….
Canadians: 20% off iTunes/App Store cards at Safeway from now until February 7!
Thanks to Gary from iPhoneinCanada.ca for posting about this as well. Once again, Safeway Canada is offering 20% off $25 iTunes cards until February 7, 2013 (iTunes and App Store cards are the same thing). Time to stock up on these, as you can save on all your iTunes purchases: iOS games, apps, music, as…
App #32: Penultimate for iPad (now FREE!)
Great news! Penultimate for iPad is now available free of charge (formerly $0.99). This is the ultimate handwriting and sketching app for iPad. Like Skitch, Penultimate was purchased by Evernote in 2012, and has since included full Evernote integration through all devices. Not an Evernote fan or user? You have the option to not sync…
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