ScreenFlow and iPad Recording
I’ve written about ScreenFlow, the flipping tool, before, but I just purchased the new version (a $40 upgrade) and used for the first time one of its most exciting features, which is the iPad / device...
View ArticleRemoving Default Apple Apps from iOS Devices [from Buzzfeed]
Check out these instructions for removing Apple’s default (and heretofore unremovable) apps: so agree about Stocks, Tips, etc., and happy to be rid of them. One tip about the instructions: when moving...
View ArticleMuseum Scavenger Hunt Using Instagram Hashtags
So I will begin by crediting my colleague HP who, inadvertently but certainly not unwillingly, gave me this idea. She had mentioned to me a project she had heard about whereby students use Instagram...
View ArticleProjecting the iPad Pro
With the iPadPro I received a video adapter to project the iPad. I decided to try that today to project the movie I’m showing my English class. I have digital copies of most of my movies that I bring...
View ArticleAn iOS Email Client I Actually Like
I have never been a fan of Apple’s Mail, either on the Mac or especially on iOS devices. I used it early on when, in OS X, it was the only (obvious) option, but, once I shifted to Gmail, I used (and...
View ArticleLatin on Social Media
On the 23rd, of course the Friday before December break, we had the requisite post-test pre-vacation party. Food was brought in, good times were had by all. I didn’t want it to be completely void of...
View ArticleNotetaking Apps for the iPad
With the advent of the Apple Pen, notetaking apps become even more versatile and provide even more potential. I’ve been using them for a while, but sparingly because they’re somewhat cumbersome with a...
View ArticleBecoming a Swivl Pioneer
I had applied to become a Swivl Pioneer and tonight was the introductory webinar. The company now seems to be focusing their technologies on individualized classroom observations, i.e. teachers using a...
View ArticleGrading Presentations with Noteshelf and the ApplePen
I have always graded student presentations on my computer using Excel. I have four categories, enter the grade and comments for each category on the computer during the presentation, and Excel does the...
View ArticleTrying Out Swivl’s Recap
I’m a Swivl Pioneer and so was alerted to the launch of Recap, a website that allows students to interact via video with questions the teacher poses. (I’ve heard this is similar to VoiceThread, which I...
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