OTR Backup 12/29/2011

• Ash Furrow » Learn How to Write iOS Apps

  My friend contacted me on twitter and asked for advice on different sources on how to learn iOS apps. Since this paragraph will already exceed 140 characters, I'm posting here, instead.

  tags: ios development iphone software programming apps how to blog

• 10 Starter iPad Apps | iPads in Education Daily | Scoop.it

  iPads in Education Daily
  “Finding key resources to help educators integrate mobile learning into the classroom.”

  tags: starter ipad apps ipads education daily scoop

• Download free textbooks online | Free Library | Scoop.it

  Free Library
  “Free books, poems, films, documentaries, videos, textbooks...”

  tags: download free textbooks online library scoop

• The Top Ten Media Apps of 2011

  If you have the impression that 2011 was particularly rich in news, it’s not just you. According to CNN’s MD Tony Maddox, this was “the most demanding year we can remember.”
  
  This busy year was not only about news itself, but also media apps, which have undergone significant transformations over the last months.

  tags: media apps

• 12 Ways to Be More Search Savvy | MindShift

  Google has made it possible for us to have instant information gratification. Just start typing the first letters of your search word and the site intuits your question and offers you the smartest choice of answers.
  
  Seems simple enough. But as quick and facile as the process is, there are ways to be even more efficient, more search-savvy.

  tags: search google searchengine ways

• The Hidden Guide to Using Twitter Effectively

  When it comes to social media, there is not that much hidden about how it all works. The issue is that sometimes the information is hard to find in one place. So in this post, we are going to unearth some commonly unanswered questions in standard Twitter how to posts when it comes to getting the most out of your Twitter experience.

  tags: twitter social media guide rss

• 30 Webtools to Transform a Classroom - LiveBinder

  Treasures of the Web: 30+ Webtools to Engage Today's Classrooms

  tags: tools webtools livebinder education web2.0 resources

• Snowflake Workshop | Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

  create a flake!

  tags: snowflake interactive christmas winter snowflakes fun holiday smartboard

• City Creator

  Choose a city from the selection on the right, and click the corresponding 'build' button to begin.
  
  Drag and drop pieces from the palettes on the left onto the space on the right. Clicking on a piece brings it to the front.
  Arrange them to make your city. (It might help to start by adding the roads)

  tags: design interactive city architecture fun creator web2.0 pixelart

• Optimize your tweet reach with Buffer and SocialBro on Vimeo

  SocialBro generates the Best Time to Tweet report by analyzing the timeline of each of your followers to discover when they are usually online during the week. With this information, we’ve implemented an algorithm that optimally schedules the tweets in the Buffer app.

  tags: tweet reach vimeo

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