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…
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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…
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…
The Cloud is Not a Sure Thing! [+ How to restore deleted files on Dropbox]
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…
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