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Tech tools that assist all students to be independent learners & teachers to become better teachers
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iPad Apps and Bloom’s Taxonomy  | Langwitches Blog

iPad Apps and Bloom’s Taxonomy  | Langwitches Blog | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
I felt it was worthwhile to update the Top Post (over 25,000 views) on Langwitches: Bloom’s Taxonomy for iPads I have added links to each app represented on the visual.
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The 10 Most Common Teacher Complaints Against iBooks | Online Universities

The 10 Most Common Teacher Complaints Against iBooks | Online Universities | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

"The recently announced update to Apple’s iBooks app has been lauded as an incredible change for education, reinventing the textbook as we know it, and allowing teachers to become content creators like never before. The upgraded app has its fair share of fans, but there are many teachers who just aren’t buying the hype. Common complaints include the cost of investment, closed software, and even the idea that students are in need of a bigger change than just multimedia books."

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Creating Infographics with an iPad

Creating Infographics with an iPad | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

...Now, however, there is an iPad app that can simply and flexibly create professional-looking infographics of almost any kind.

Visualize is a free (woo-hoo!) app from Reallusion, Inc., that offers a versatile canvas for designing information. Students can choose from a large array of fonts, shapes, call-outs, stickers, post-its, and backgrounds to lay out their graphics.

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Looking at iPad Apps with a Focus on Learning Objectives

Looking at iPad Apps with a Focus on Learning Objectives | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

In order to help educators integrate iPads effectively, we have compiled a list of apps focused on learning goals consistent with the CRCD (collect - relate - create - donate) framework...this list is driven by specific learning goals that promote critical-thinking, creativity, collaboration, and the creation of student-centric learning environments.

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Flixlab - Make great movies. Together.

Flixlab - Make great movies. Together. | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

Create professional style movies in seconds with Flixlab, a mobile application available for iPhone, iPod and iPad  and coming soon to Android. 

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5 Reasons The OLPC Tablet Could Replace Classroom iPads | Edudemic

5 Reasons The OLPC Tablet Could Replace Classroom iPads | Edudemic | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

...the new OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) Tablet, dubbed the XO-3, may very well be the answer to your interactive learning prayers. Here’s 5 reasons why:

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CloudOn Brings Microsoft Office to Your iPad, Complete with Cloud Storage

CloudOn Brings Microsoft Office to Your iPad, Complete with Cloud Storage | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
iPad: CloudOn brings a fully-loaded version of Microsoft Office to the iPad, so you can edit documents on-the-go using all of Office's features, and store your documents right in your Dropbox.
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Spotzi, spot, zoom in and explore

Spotzi, spot, zoom in and explore | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

Spotzi shows you the world in a unique and astonishing way. It not only shows you street maps and high detail areal maps. That’s just a starter. Spotzi goes beyond any political border and zooms in to any aspect of our planet. This has been made possible by the extent data resources at NASA, the World Bank and our own data warehouse.

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Apps in Education: Using Speech to Text Apps on your iPad

Apps in Education: Using Speech to Text Apps on your iPad | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

There are a number of apps that are available that let you record your voice in order to convert it to text. I find this helpful when I need to transcribe longer pieces or even if I need to transcribe multiple entries. This technology is not yet perfect but it has improved considerably since these apps first came on the market. The first time I tried these app I got about 30% of the words correct, that figure is now more like 85% and with some effort on your part can be as high as 95%.

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Educreations: DIY Whiteboard Video Tutorials on the iPad

Educreations: DIY Whiteboard Video Tutorials on the iPad | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
The new app from Educreations is available in the Apple App Store today (iTunes link). The app is designed to make it easy to create, narrate, and record whiteboard video tutorials on the iPad and to share them with others.
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10 Photo Apps That Enhance Instagram

10 Photo Apps That Enhance Instagram | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
If you're looking to make the most of Instagram, check out these 10 apps to extend the app's digital reach.
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Free ePub Converter - PDF To ePub - Convert Books to ePub Format

Free ePub Converter - PDF To ePub - Convert Books to ePub Format | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
Epub converter allows you to convert pdf, doc and other types of documents and e-books to EPUB format. 2epub is 100% free online converter.
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iPad Tips And Tricks | 100 Essential | TCGeeks

iPad Tips And Tricks | 100 Essential | TCGeeks | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
iPad Tips and Tricks. Get more from your iPad by digging deeper into its default apps and unleash the extra features in its operating system.
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103 Interesting Ways to use an iPad in the Classroom

103 Interesting Ways to use an iPad in the Classroom | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

So...you have iPads in your classroom...now what do you do? Here are 103 ways to use the iPad in your classroom...and since this is a Google Presentation you may choose to add your own ideas for others to see.

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Do E-Books Make It Harder to Remember What You Just Read? | Healthland | TIME.com

Do E-Books Make It Harder to Remember What You Just Read? | Healthland | TIME.com | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

I received a Kindle for my birthday, and enjoying "light reading," in addition to the dense science I read for work, I immediately loaded it with mysteries by my favorite authors. But I soon found that I had difficulty recalling the names of characters from chapter to chapter. At first, I attributed the lapses to a scary reality of getting older — but then I discovered that I didn’t have this problem when I read paperbacks.

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Cool Tools: Easy-to-Use Applications for Creating Your Own Ebooks — The Digital Shift

Cool Tools: Easy-to-Use Applications for Creating Your Own Ebooks — The Digital Shift | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

Technology has changed what it means to be an author and how people can discover your work. Today, anyone with a computer and Internet access can create an ebook, which is great news for schools. Now teachers and students can build their own reference works, and young authors can publish their stories and share them with the world.

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The Mashup App - Blog - EPUB 3.0, Print Disabilities, and Siri

The Mashup App - Blog - EPUB 3.0, Print Disabilities, and Siri | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

The Mashup App empowers you to create content for individuals with print disabilities. Since its initial release, The Mashup App has allowed you to generate text-to-speech audio files for any item in your personal database.
Why use this app? If you work with students with specific disabilities Congress has enacted laws that enable the adaptation of copyright material. This app allows you to do that on an iPhone or iPad. The post includes detailed instructions with lots of screen shots.

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Doceri - The Interactive Whiteboard for iPad.

Doceri - The Interactive Whiteboard for iPad. | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
Doceri is a scalable suite of products that allows a teacher or presenter to control a computer's desktop, to control audiovisual technology, and to annotate any presentation in real time with the Apple™ iPad™.
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Summly Introduction

A simpler way to browse and search the web. Summarise web content into a concise and digestible format using our patent pending technology. Coming soon as an...
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Skitch – Free Screen Capture & Annotation App for iPad AND Android Devices | Free Resources from the Net for EVERY Learner

Skitch – Free Screen Capture & Annotation App for iPad AND Android Devices | Free Resources from the Net for EVERY Learner | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

Screen capture and annotation of digital images are valuable skills for all learners. These skills may be especially worthwhile for learners who struggle with some of the written work that is expected in school. It is essential that learners have multiple options for showing what they know. Annotated screen-capture offers a wide range of possibilities.

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FlipSnack | PDF to Flash page flip - flipping book software

FlipSnack | PDF to Flash page flip - flipping book software | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
FlipSnack is a flipping book software that lets you convert PDF documents into Flash page flip digital publications that you can embed into your website.
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I teach fifth grade so my students would love to create a flip book for fun or to share knowledge for assessment also.
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Teenage app prodigy hits jackpot

Teenage app prodigy hits jackpot | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

Forget Lord Sugar's precocious apprentices, meet a real teenager entrepreneur...who created an app that summarizes websites (iPhone, iPad, iTouch).

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Tapose: Bringing the Microsoft Courier To the iPad [Screen Shots]

Tapose: Bringing the Microsoft Courier To the iPad [Screen Shots] | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
Before the tablet wars were in full affect, the tablet rumors wars raged on the Internet.
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instagr.am - Fast, beautiful photo sharing

instagr.am - Fast, beautiful photo sharing | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

Instagram is a photo-sharing app that makes it easy for anyone with an iPhone, iPad or iTouch to snap a photo, apply a filter and share it with friends on Instagram and other networks, including Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and Tumblr. The filters offer an added sense of creativity and “color correction” — perfect for amateur photographers.

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Slideshark: Free iPad Presentation App

Slideshark: Free iPad Presentation App | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
This free iPad presentation app is ideal for teachers and others to show their PowerPoint presentations and preserve original animations.
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