Here is a tool worth checking out. Murally allows you to create an image-rich mindmap and invite other users to contribute. Murally logs each user's contributions, and even allows space for a little chat window. This could have some interesting uses in the classroom, but also has potential for teachers to collaborate with each other. Murally is a free resource, and given it is relatively new, could become a powerful addition [...]
As a mathematics teacher, it always used to frustrate me that people seemed to increasingly rely on a calculator to do what could be accomplished in their head. Even if the answer requires more accuracy that can reasonably be accomplished mentally, the process of approximating a solution seems to be becoming a 'lost art'. The QAMA is a scientific calculator that won't give you a true answer until you have offered [...]
If you present using an iPad often, you have probably encountered issues with projecting your image for your audience to see. Many classrooms have a computer connected to a projector already, so to project an iPad means you have to disconnect the computer, and connect your iPad using an iPad adapter. Not too difficult in itself, but it does mean that the portable iPad is now anchored to the desk at [...]
Creative Book Builder is one of those apps for iOS devices that can be applied across all learning areas, and can enable the iPad to be a truly creative device. The app allows the user to create a fully published ebook by assembling content including: text images videos audio clips code music For older students, and teachers, the strength of this app is its ability to compile so many different media [...]
Have you heard about the suite of apps that Google offers for use in Education? Want to find out? There are a few dates coming up in 2013 that may be of interest to teachers looking to integrate Google apps into their classrooms: Melbourne, AU - April 8 & 9, 2013 Brisbane, AU - April 11 & 12, 2013 To find out more, visit the Google Apps For Education site. [...]
