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Teach like a hacker
It’s very seldom that I type a phrase into Google and get no results, but that is what a Google search for “Teach like a hacker” returns (Bing also returns no results). Maybe it is the negative connotations that Hollywood has embedded into our culture on the term hacker that scares people away from it.…
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Post Apple event 9-10-2013 notes
So the latest Apple event happened. I’m always a little disappointed in them. Maybe I put my expectations too high? Anyway, for schools, the big news is the inclusion of the iWork apps (Pages, Keynote, and Numbers) and two iLife apps (iMovie and iPhoto) now available for free with new purchases. Too bad they didn’t…
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iPhone 9-10-2013 Event Predictions
Today is the latest Apple iPhone event, a time when the Internet turns to all things Apple. What will probably be announced The next version of the iPhone will probably be announced, the iPhone 5S. Purported to be twice as fast as its predecessor the other redeeming feature will be the availablility of the 5S…
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Four myths of using iOS devices
First it starts as a tip or rumor, and then it blows up into an integral way you use or believe you can use you iPhone or iPad. Here are 5 such myths. Force quitting apps saves power and makes the phone run faster. IOS devices can’t multitask. The onscreen keyboard is terrible. It never…
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AMC’s The Walking Dead as a free online course
Online education… and zombies: AMC turns The Walking Dead into a free online course Ahead of the new season of its hit TV show The Walking Dead, cable network AMC has partnered with education technology company Instructure and the University of California at Irvine for an online course based on the popular television series. The…
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Another vision of education in the future
An Infographic on the future of education The future is about access, anywhere learning and collaboration, both locally and globally. Teaching and learning is going to be social. Schools of the future could have a traditional cohort of students, as well as online only students who live across the country or even the world. Things…
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Looking at the classroom of tomorrow
Technology Transforming the Classroom of the future Technology also allows “running before walking” — meaning kids can experiment with concepts way beyond their years, say using an application to design a roller coaster that could actually work. It makes learning subjects like math much more relevant. And no mention of interactive whiteboards…
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“Fear based” testing regimes are hurting education
Google Glass creator says ‘fear-based’ testing regimes block technology The scientist behind Google Glass wearable technology has criticised the use of restrictive and “fear-based” testing regimes in education, describing a lack of innovation in the system as a crisis.
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Multiple email addresses with one Apple ID
Apple IDs, the center of identification in the Apple universe, have the capability to attach multiple email addresses. By signing into appleid.apple.com you can verify additional email addresses. Once added you can use them with several Apple services, most notably, iMessages. Others can iMessage you with any of the verified email addresses.