Application: Math BINGO What it is: The popular educational website ABCya.com has released an app version of their popular Math BINGO game. This game lets students practice their math facts (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) in a fun way for faster fact recall. Each skill has multiple skill levels so students are continually challenged in […]
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Solar Walk- 3D Solar System Model
November 3rd, 2010
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Application: Solar Walk What it is: Solar Walk is an incredible 3D astronomy application packed full of beautiful graphics and animations of the solar system. The graphics are very realistic, even allowing students to see clouds and the relief of mountains, lakes, and oceans of the Earth. This 3D solar system lets students zoom in, […]
Junaio: Augmented Reality
September 10th, 2010
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Application: Junaio What it is: Junaio is an augmented reality browser application for the iPhone, currently the iPhone is the only available device but I suspect that with the addition of the camera in the iPodTouch, the app may soon be available for it as well. First a definition for those of you unfamiliar with […]
Apple Does it Right
September 4th, 2010
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Cross Post from Dreams of Education From Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/david_han/623205062/ I just finished reading and commenting on “Why I’d Rather Have a ‘Limited’ iPod/iPad in My Classroom Than a Netbook” over at Mr. Keenan’s blog, Mobile Devices in Education. The past few posts on Dreams of Education have been about making school a place where students […]
87 Free ebooks from Kaplan Publishing
August 25th, 2010
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Application: iBooks free eBooks from Kaplan Publishing What it is: For a limited time, Kaplan Publishing is offering free ebooks (87 of them)! Find ebooks for teachers; medical, law, and business students, study aids, biographies, family and relationships, and more. How Kaplan ebooks can enrich learning: These ebooks are a great place to start your […]
Dragon Dictation
August 17th, 2010
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Application: Dragon Dictation What it is: Dragon Dictation is a speech to text application. To use it, students speak into the microphone and their speech is converted to text. The accuracy is impressive, even with difficult words or background noise. Students can use Dragon Dictation to compose notes, email messages, or status updates for a […]
Adding PDF Formatted ebooks to iBooks
August 16th, 2010
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Apple recently updated iBooks so that PDF documents could be read natively directly in the iBooks application. It is simple to add a PDF to the iBook bookshelf from iTunes with 5 easy steps: 1. Connect your device to a computer. 2. Click on the Books icon in your iTunes Library in the left side […]
Educational Discount for Bulk App Purchase
August 16th, 2010
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Last week Apple updated the developer app sale agreement allowing developers to offer their applications at a 50% discount to educational institutions. This would give schools the ability to load apps on multiple devices for students and faculty. The hope is that developers will take this incentive to sell apps at a discount. The discount […]
ARIS
August 13th, 2010
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What it is: ARIS , which stands for Augmented Reality and Interactive Storytelling, is one of the most innovative applications I have come across. The application is still in development so all of the functionality isn’t available within the application just yet, but it is such an incredible application that I had to share it […]
