IDML13 Wrap-Up: Your Top Tweeted Tools

Thank you to all who participated in the MOOC Instructional Design for Mobile Learning (IDML13)!
This MOOC introduced instructional design principles for teaching with mobile technology, which is a growing and powerful trend because people spend …… Continue reading

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Student approved apps

Although I haven’t tested out all of the apps myself they are all highly recommended by my A Level students. Hopefully your students will find these useful too, especially during this stressful exam period.

Apps for education

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How I use mobile technology as a learner

As a learning technologist technology plays a large part in my life therefore it’s no surprise that I use mobile technology to support my own learning. Below are are the apps that I am currently using.

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Notability - As the name suggests I use this app for note taking.…

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Apps for assessment

As an Apple addict I’m always either on my iphone or my iPad and the use of apps has transformed the way that I learn – however that’s for another post. Today I’m going to introduce you to a few of my favourite apps that can be used for assessment purposes.…

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Instagram for Education: Applying Gardner’s Intelligences

We were inspired by the blog post Using Instagram in an Educational Context, which cites Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences. In this post, we’ve linked great examples from Instagram and its own blog to …… Continue reading

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Digital Citizenship: Shouldn’t It Begin in Preschool?

I subscribe to a parenting website and receive weekly email alerts about developmental milestones and topics relevant to my child’s age. Recently, I read a post: Your 3 3/4-year-old: Computer Ready?

Perhaps, it’s my profession, or better yet, maybe, it’s my experiences and the topics presented during #ETMOOC that had me scratching my head and pondering some of the statements.…

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Tellagami – Share a Short Story, Fact or PSA

Tellagami came across my radar again last week. And the timing was right. I had a few minutes to download the app on our iPod Touches and within a minute I had created an avatar that appeared to be standing in Abbot School computer lab, dealing with printing issues.…

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Twitter’s Vine: Communicate in 6 Seconds

Meet Vine, Twitter’s app that lets you create short, 6-second looping videos in a simple, fun way. The videos you post show up on your Vine profile, but you can also share your videos on Twitter and Facebook. Creative Vining Vine is still young–released late January–so you’ll notice users get more and more creative with [...]

The post Twitter’s Vine: Communicate in 6 Seconds appeared first on Faculty eCommons.…

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Guided Access on an iPad

We posted a video yesterday about how to set up guided access on iOS devices. I figured some viewers would immediately figure it out and no other explanation would be needed. If you have worked in educational technology you probably immediately see the potential for this feature.…

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Silly Learner, iPads are for Creation Too!

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Created with Haiku Deck, the free presentation app for iPad

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