I had the pleasure once again to work together with Richard Wells from New Zealand. He recently reworked his website from iPadwells.com to eduwells.com. Give it a look if you haven’t checked it out lately!
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2 Teachers have 9 Thoughts as iPad Turns 5!
Introduction The iPad was first introduced almost exactly five years ago (February, 2010). Has time ever flown by! I remember the first impressions were mostly somewhat negative, and people wondered about their purpose. “Isn't it just a big iPod touch?” The name “iPad” was mocked by people everywhere. Now, half a decade later, the iPad…
Lost Your Apple TV Remote? You Don’t Need to Buy Another!
Here is another handy tip for all Apple TV owners. Apple TV has proven to be a very useful gadget, both at home and at school. Airplay mirroring is its best feature. I am able to show whatever is on my iPad/iPhone screen and beam it up to a big-screen TV or a projector. I…
How to use AirDrop – iOS 7’s most important new feature for teachers
When Apple announced Airdrop this past June, I knew it would be a great feature for teachers with iPads. A common complaint about iPads in the classroom was that it wasn’t necessarily easy to transfer student work in the Camera Roll to the teacher. With no USB connection and no SD card slot, how was…
My First Impressions of iOS 7, Apple’s New Operating System
It was an exciting week for Apple fans. I had some interesting conversations regarding Apple’s new operating system, iOS 7: “I don’t like this new iOS! I don’t know what to press!” That was my wife the other day as she borrowed my newly updated iPad. Another person I spoke to just today: “Hate it!…
Teachers, do you pay for your own apps that you use in the classroom?
I have met a few teachers who are willing to spend a lot of their own money on great educational apps. I’m not talking about apps that every school gets, like iMovie or iWork. I would venture to guess that the majority of teachers that I know would rather not use their own money for…
Report Card Writing Using Numbers On iOS: Effortless syncing using Numbers!
The end of the school year looms. Most of you teachers are now probably in the middle of report card writing. I wanted to remind you of what a powerful app Apple’s Numbers ($9.99) can be, especially in terms of calculating all the marks we give our students. As soon as you set up your…
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….
How to use Apple’s Shared Photo Stream: A Teacher’s Perspective
Apple introduced Shared Photo Streams in the iOS6 update. It is a neat way for people to share photos with one another. Since so many people we know own iOS devices, all it takes is having iOS6 installed, and sharing photos will work without a hitch. Set up: Select some photos you would like to…
How to easily add or change an email address to iMessage and FaceTime on your second iPad or iPod touch
If you have more than one iOS device (I’m guessing a lot of you do), and you have more than yourself in your household using it, this post will show how to create a second email address to accept both iMessages and FaceTime calls. I just recently purchased an iPad mini for my wife, and…
$10 off iTunes and App Store cards
Apple fans, definitely take advantage of these deals whenever they come. Right now in Canada, we can get $10 off a $50 gift card at 7-Eleven (until November 15) I buy the App Store card, which can be used for music, games and more importantly apps for education! Using these cards will automatically give you…
iPad mini: First Impressions
The iPad mini was released in stores today. I went in to my neighbourhood Apple store, curious, to check out the hype myself. My friend had texted me in the morning and told me that he was quite impressed with it, stating, “Having held one (the mini), it makes the original iPad very heavy.” As…
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