Application: Inkling What it is: Inkling is a new textbook platform for the iPad. It transforms paper based textbooks int engaging, interactive, collaborative learning experiences. My favorite feature of Inkling: the ability to purchase by chapter or whole book. Most of us remember those classes where we purchased a $400 book only to crack it […]
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Whiteboard HD
September 10th, 2010
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Application: Whiteboard HD What it is: Whiteboard HD is an application that mimics the experience of writing on a whiteboard. It can also be used to create flowcharts and drawings. Drawing objects include curved lines, straight lines, shapes, and free hand draw. The drawing tools are accurate and you can import images and diagrams directly […]
Piano Music Scores: Master’s Collection
September 10th, 2010
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**Full disclosure: I received a promo code from the developer to provide feedback on this app. Application: Piano Music Scores: Master’s Collection What it is: Piano Music Scores: Master’s Collection is a music score reader with excellent additional features. In addition to more than 3,000 piano music scores (20,000+ pages) you will find detailed composer […]
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 […]
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 […]
Transform Any Text into a Spoken Track
August 25th, 2010
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Did you know that you can transform any text in almost any program into a spoken track on iTunes using your Mac? You can, and it is extraordinarily easy to do! First you need to adjust a setting in your System Preferences: 1. Open System Preferences 2. Click the Keyboard icon 3. Select the Keyboard […]
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 […]
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 […]
