Quizlet has become a great teaching tool that I have used for the past few years. I wrote this post a little while ago about easily adding images to Quizlet sets. For younger students, I have found a fun and easy way to use Quizlet flashcards plus a bingo tool for fun and effective review…
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Where is the Summary Tab in iTunes? Quick Guide (with Pictures)
Guest Post – JP Zhang The Problem I am an Apple advocate mainly because I love their product design and the smooth navigation experience on its software — with one exception: iTunes. I've been annoyed at iTunes for a while. Every time I open iTunes on my Mac or PC, it's slow. Today, I met…
App #59: iPad Teacher Guide [Promo Codes Available]
I would like to introduce you to a fantastic app for teaching with the iPad: iPad Teacher Guide ($2.99USD iTunes link). This app includes literally hundreds of lesson activity ideas for all age groups across several subject areas. I am giving you a chance to win one of five promo codes for this app. Just…
App #58: Green Screen by Doink [PROMO CODES AVAILABLE! – EXPIRED]
Here is a very easy to use app called Green Screen by Doink. The process of green screening is to have the ability to change the backgrounds of your videos. Combine images and/or video to create one single video. I have been doing it for a few years now. Before the iPad, doing green screen…
Writing on the iPad: 6 Reasons Why Evernote is Brilliant
In the ongoing quest to promote Content-Creation on the iPad, I am going to write a short series of posts focusing on writing with the iPad. I will explore a few different apps to use when you want to write. Hardware There are a multitude of bluetooth keyboards available for iPad. You can see them…
Basic Tip: Upload Multiple Files to the Cloud from your iPhone/iPad
Here is another basic tip for collecting assignments over email and uploading them to your cloud service provider. My 75 fifth grade students were given an assignment to create projects using either PowerPoint or Keynote. It was a home assignment, and not one that we did in the computer lab. To collect the presentations, I…
Green Screen Movie FX Studio – Promo Codes Available!
In preparing for a Green Screen Workshop this week, my good friend Matt and I created this presentation profiling the app Green Screen Movie FX Studio, by Epocfield ($2.99, iTunes link). We have been using this app for almost two years now, and have been very happy with what it can achieve. Although the learning…
iMovie Trailers – A Fun & Easy Icebreaker!
iMovie trailers on iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Here is a great ice breaker activity for you if you have a few iPads to use in your classroom. iMovie comes free from Apple with new devices. If you have an older iDevice, it will cost you $4.99USD. You will need around one iPad per group of 2-6 students….
How to Easily Use iWork and MS Office Together
Here is a quick tip if you are working within both iWork and Microsoft Office. Apple announced some great new features in iOS8 last week. iCloud Drive will be an excellent addition to file structure implentation for iPads. Users will be able to take advantage of these features in the fall. Until then, this new…
Analyzing iPad Myths in Education
How to Argue for iPads in the Classroom A collaboration between iPad Educators Steve Lai (@sly111, Canada) and Richard Wells (@ipadwells, New Zealand) Preamble: This article is to support iPads in teaching. However, it is not to devalue the benefits of a great teacher. The execution of iPads in class is only going to go…
9 Practical Ways to Use your iPad in Teaching
A Glimpse at My Daily iPad Use in Class Although I have already written about most of these apps before, I thought I would summarize and show you some of the ways I use my iPad as a traveling language teacher. I teach in several different classrooms throughout the day, so having an iPad is…
Use Instant Alpha to Remove the Backgrounds of Images on iPad
A recent new and relatively little-known feature was added to the Keynote and Pages apps that makes removing the background of any image an easy task. The other day I showed one of my classes a picture of me jumping in front leaning tower of Pisa from a few years ago. Since this was a…
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