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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How to use Voice Dictation on Your iPad and iPhone
Do you see that microphone button at the bottom left of the iPad screen when the keyboard appears? I always knew about the dictation feature, but I never really used it before a couple weeks ago. I’m actually writing this post by speaking it, all while in the car!
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…
iPad Educator Feature Profile: Sylvia Duckworth
Featured Website: frenchappsforkids.blogspot.com Once in a while I am going to profile people that are doing great things with iPads in education. A few months ago, I let you know of the great iPad article curation website/Scoop.it page iPads in Education by John Evans. Sylvia Duckworth is a friend, colleague and French teacher from Ontario…
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…
App #29: Screenshot – Frame Maker [REVIEW]
As you may have noticed in my past few posts, I have made my iPhone and iPad screenshots with the added frame of the devices themselves. This is thanks to the universal app, appropriately titled Screenshot – Frame Maker. It is a free app, allowing you free screenshots of your first five images. Afterwards, you…
App #24: Poster for WordPress
I just downloaded a different WordPress app for iPhone called Poster ($3.99). I usually write this blog using Blogsy from my iPad ($4.99), but I'd like to try doing it from my phone to see if it's feasible at all. Blogsy has been really easy to use, and does not require bloggers to add…
Apple Lightning Connector and Adaptors: What they mean for you
With the new iPhone 5, fifth generation iPod touch, and newest iPod Nano, Apple has introduced the new lightning connector. It replaces the 30-pin connector that we have all become accustomed with over the past decade. A review: First of all, the positives: The lightning connector is tiny, measuring at less than 7 millimetres in…
App #16: The updated iOS WordPress app
I am typing part of this post waiting for a flight using the newly updated WordPress app (free) for iPhone and iPad. It's a very impressive update to an app that was barely usable beforehand. I'm at the Seattle airport on my way to San Francisco. The app also has an extensive statistics section, where…
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