World History
MacWorld Writes About Our iPad Pilot
Macworld just did a piece on the new iPad e-books which my students piloted for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. If you are interested in the "books," it is a lengthy piece that goes into great deal on benefits of the iPad e-book MacWorld is decidedly pro Apple so if you want a little more balance see my earlier post.
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Our Two Month Ipad E-textbook Pilot
Last November Houghton Mifflin Harcourt asked me to pilot their new iPad e-textbooks which we did for two months ending just this past Monday. The pilot was for Patterns of Interaction and I must admit the first day we had them there were some collective...
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Wwi Webquest, E-book, Qr Codes
Kim Belknap is taking my integrating technology in the classroom course (which I will be offering this summer to people who want to take it virtually - details will come out in early April). She just did a great webquest on World War I using her...
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Ipad Help
Back in November I was asked to run an iPad program with the new iPad version of Patterns of Interaction (WHI/WHII). They also have one for US history called The Americans and Understanding Government. At last count, approval of the entire...
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Morpho: Make Historical Perspectives
Morphu is an Ipad and Iphone app that allows you to import a photograph, edit it, and then record. The eyes and mouth move as you record. It's great for creating historical perspectives. I tried using it yesterday and it's...
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50 Ipad Tricks For The Teacher
Apps in Education is a new site I just found as I try to incorporate the ipad for my students who have one. The site has 50 tricks for ipad users including how to see street view for maps, add a Google calendar and e-mail, use the air printer,...
World History