OTR Backup 03/05/2012

• 30 Cool Educational iPad Apps for Science Lovers - Creative Can Creative Can

  30 Cool Educational iPad Apps for Science Lovers

  tags: science iPad apps education twitter mlearning edtech fromtwitter

• iPads in High School | Scoop.it

  iPads in High School
  “Educational use of iPad, best apps and video tutorials”

  tags: ipads iPad apps

• Patrimonium-mundi.org : UNESCO World Heritage sites in panophotographies - immersive and interactive panoramic images

  Click on the picture to visit 277 great sites from all over the world ! Discover wonders as if you were really there.

  tags: photography world panorama photos travel history culture unesco

• SocialEngine PHP Community Software - Create your own community website

  SocialEngine is social network software
  that helps you build your own customized community websites. Start simple, or go feature-rich with plugins

  tags: social php socialnetworking community socialnetwork software network socialsoftware

• Teaching in BC « Cheryl Angst, Writer

  I try to keep my personal politics separate from my writing career, but I am a teacher, I am a Canadian, I have a right to have my voice heard, and I cannot stand by in silence. Right now, my government is pushing legislation through to silence my voice as an advocate for public education. In a last-ditch effort to make my voice heard, I wrote a letter to my member of the legislative assembly in the hope it will be read aloud during the debate of Bill 22, and will be entered into public record.

  tags: teaching cheryl angst writer

• Pinning Photos to Pinterest on the iPad | iGo With My iPad

  Pinning photos found on the Internet to Pinterest is quickly becoming a popular pastime when sitting at a computer. Pinterest has released a iPhone app to handle liking and repining. It provides a way to upload photos on the iPhone but does not support finding photos on sites and pinning.

  tags: photos ipad

• ePortfolios for Learning: Selecting "Free" Online Tools for ePortfolio Development

  Selecting "Free" Online Tools for ePortfolio Development

  tags: eportfolios learning selecting free online online tools tools eportfolio development

• 30 Ideas for Teaching Writing - National Writing Project

  The National Writing Project's 30 Ideas for Teaching Writing offers successful strategies contributed by experienced writing project teachers. Since NWP does not promote a single approach to teaching writing, readers will benefit from a variety of eclectic, classroom-tested techniques.

  tags: Writing

• 7 New iPhone Photography Apps to Download

  Here at The Next Web, we’re big fans of iPhoneography, and are always on the look out for new, interesting apps that make the art of taking photos using your iPhone easier, more enjoyable, and gives you a variety of ways to share those photos with others.

  tags: iphone photography apps download

• Free Mac Tools That Make Writing Easier

  Some tools have been making it easier for me to write lately, and I thought I'd share them with you. Over the course of the last three weeks, I've found them indispensable. They're all free, and all worthwhile.

  tags: free mac tools writing

• Connected Learning

  How can we help young people learn to express themselves with new technologies so they can be active participants in tomorrow’s Creative Society?

  tags: learning connected connectedlearning

• elearnspace › Connected Learning: What have they done with Alec, Will, Vicki?

  If I was Alec Couros, Will Richardson, Vicki Davis, Steve Hargadon, or any of the thousands of K-12 educators that have been pushing for networked/connected learning for years (in Will’s case, more than a decade), I’d be fairly irritated to have been written out of the vision of connected learning that is now emerging from DML.

  tags: connected learning will

• Opinion: Windows 8 vs. OS X Mountain Lion — why Apple Suddenly Sucks

  With Apple and Microsoft both recently displaying their respective operating systems: Mac OS X Mountain Lion and Windows 8. Digital Trend's Rob Enderle explores why Apple's lion may no longer be king of the mountain.

  tags: opinion windows os x mountain lion apple sucks

• 10+ Ideas for Using Cell Phones with Young Learners : Teacher Reboot Camp

  As a language teacher and teacher trainer, I try to find the best tools to help my learners communicate effectively. For this reason, I am a huge supporter of using cell phones and mobile devices for learning. They are powerful learning tools, because:

  tags: ideas using cell cell phones phones learners teacher reboot camp

• YouTube's Video Learning Quiz Asks, 'Are You A Brainiac?' [VIDEO]

  YouTube’s Learning Quiz Asks, ‘Are You A Brainiac?’ [VIDEO]

  tags: youtube video learning quiz

• 5 Tips to make sure e-learning is effective | Saffron Interactive

  Apart from the fact that he’s funny, it’s the hidden desire to be that know-it-all, to know almost everything there is of any practical worth. Alas, every day I am reminded of how far from this truth I am (and maybe that’s a good thing, but that’s another whole new philosophical debate for another time).

  tags: tips interactive

• [Infographic] How Mobile Apps Compare: Android vs iOS

  Increasingly the fight for who controls smart-phones the world over, has become iOS (Apple) vs. Android (Google). This is because more than specifications of a phone, apps have become more important. Apps make mobiles phones more personal and people tend to not migrate from one platform to another if they are hooked on to apps and features of a particular platform.

  tags: infographic mobile apps compare android ios

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