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Not exactly HyperCard, but …

This story about a type of app construction kit for ios is very interesting. A reasonable way to build apps from components would be very cool. I keep seeing comments about the value of programming. Not “real” programming, but a way to allow more individuals a way to create software in some way. Some of [...]

Posted 12 April 2012 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

iPad iPhoto Journals

The issue of whether the iPad is a meaningful production device is important to many educators. The issue comes up when making the decision whether to invest school money in traditional computers or iPads (and similar devices). Traditional computers, laptops or netbooks, are versatile and the capacity to write and create multimedia as a learning [...]

Posted 16 March 2012 † grabe § New Software/Hardware ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Explain Everything

Here is an iPad app recommendation. Keeping college students in town the day before a holiday break is tough. It is a tough call on holding class – many will skip and then you have to decide what to do with the half that stay. The class in question for me was Educational Psychology and [...]

Posted 25 November 2011 † grabe § New Software/Hardware ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

The iPad and new opportunities for new age groups

We decided to give the iPad as a family gift to each of our three children. Writing about this decision here will not spoil the surprise because we told them to prevent them from making the same purchase for a spouse. We decided to purchase this gift after watching the young children in two of [...]

Posted 06 December 2010 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

iPad Options

Ah, the holiday break, a blizzard, and some time to write. Back in April I generated a couple of posts about writing with the iPad. I liked the iPad a lot and I was particularly interested in ways to connect with Google docs which has been the way I have done most of my writing [...]

Posted 24 November 2010 † grabe § New Software/Hardware ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Bloglines Resuscitation

A month or so ago we were informed that Bloglines was going away. For many of us, Bloglines was the first rss tool  we used to follow bloggers and topics. For those of us assisting others make use of technology, it was likely the tool we taught. Free services face a certain reality no matter [...]

Posted 10 November 2010 † grabe § New Software/Hardware ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Flashcards

I have an assignment in my Educational Psychology class that asks each student to try and then evaluate a study strategy. I offer a list with some options and allow students to add their own. Past experience has demonstrated that the students gravitate toward a limited number of options. I now require students to register [...]

Posted 18 October 2010 † grabe § New Software/Hardware ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: