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Best Free iPad Presentation Apps

Posted on December 25, 2013 by AlanP

I was asked which apps were best for an iPad multimedia presentation – primarily to assess speaking, but the ability to add text and photos was also desired. The simpler the better. The list got cut down to 3: Book Creator, … Continue reading →

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iPad – display two views Side by Side

Posted on August 31, 2013 by AlanP

Using the iPad as an educational tool isn’t always the easiest part of a teacher’s day. When you have students trying to read information in one application and answering questions, or taking down notes in another application, it can be … Continue reading →

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iPad labs and exporting material

Posted on May 1, 2013 by AlanP

The problem with using iPads in lab situations where students have created something such as a photo, movie, Pages document, annotated document, or other file, is how do they export their creation? They can’t use: a flash disk as iPads … Continue reading →

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iOS6 upgrade is a relief for educators and collaborators using iPads

Posted on September 25, 2012 by AlanP

There has been some negative press about the iOS6 upgrade to iPhones and iPads, and Apple certainly deserve to be castigated for the poor map for the country I live in, the UAE, compared to the old map. However, one … Continue reading →

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Fuduntu for netbooks

Posted on February 12, 2011 by AlanP

I bought a netbook for travelling with 2 years ago – an Asus EEE PC 1000HE netbook. It had a 10” screen with a great battery life of about 8 hours.  Just the thing to try and keep the kids … Continue reading →

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Back up your files in the Cloud

Posted on February 9, 2011 by AlanP

Students rarely back up their files regularly, and it is common for many of them to complain that their projects were lost because their laptops were destroyed by viruses or hard drive failures, or lost as they lost their copy … Continue reading →

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