Learning in Hand Top Posts

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Apps for Learning, Blogs, iPad, iPod Touch/iPhone, QR Codes | Posted on March 3, 2015

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Best Blog Posts of 2014 – Learning in Hand

Here is a great list of top blog posts from Tony Vincent’s Learning in Hand site.  Topics include QR Codes, favorite Apps, all about iOS8, Ed Chats, etc.

 

PDF to Word on iPad or iPhone

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Desktop Publishing, iPad, iPod Touch/iPhone, Odds and Ends, PDF Documents | Posted on February 9, 2015

 

PDF to Word by Comet Docs  allows users to turn their PDF texts, forms and tables into editable Microsoft Word documents. Find your PDF document and open it in PDF to Word. Once the PDF is imported, it is automatically sent to our servers for conversion. The file is downloaded once the conversion is done. Because the conversion is not being performed on your device, the app will not burden your device’s resources or drain its battery.  Check it out in the App Store for $2.99.

-No limits on file size or number of converted files.
-Excellent conversion quality.
-Word documents are optimized for fast viewing and reuse.
-Scanned and complex PDFs can be converted as well.
-The converted document is in the .docx format and immediately ready for further reuse.
-Layout, formatting, tables, images and text look exactly like the original.
-No need to further fix the converted document.
-Your file is deleted from servers, right after the conversion ends.

50 texting acronyms your kids might use that you need to know

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in 1:1 Computing, Classroom Management, iPod Touch/iPhone, Mobile Learning | Posted on January 12, 2015

50 texting acronyms your kids might use that you need to know 

Now that more schools allow cell phones in schools, it might be good for educators to know what all those texting acronyms mean.  This is a good guide of the top 50.

Appo Learning

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Apps for Learning, iPad, iPod Touch/iPhone | Posted on December 3, 2013

appolearningAppoLearning iPad App

The appoLearning iPad app features the best apps across more than 165 categories handpicked by more than 65 educational experts and scored using a transparent methodology.

Sea of iPad Apps

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Apps for Learning, iPad, iPod Touch/iPhone | Posted on December 3, 2013

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Sea of iPad Apps is a page on the Dozier Elementary web site that has multiple categories of educational apps for kids.  This is one of the best collections I have seen.

Bringing Apple TV into the Classroom

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Apple TV, iPad, iPod Touch/iPhone | Posted on November 12, 2013

 

Bringing Apple TV into the Classroom has great ideas from a classroom teacher as well as “how tos” to successfully implement Apple TV technology.

iPad Guide for Teachers

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in iPad, iPod Touch/iPhone | Posted on October 11, 2013

 

So you have an iPad? What next? A guide for teachers

10 Mail Tips for iPhone & iPad to Help You Email Smarter and Faster

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in EMail, iPod Touch/iPhone | Posted on July 12, 2013

 

10 Mail Tips for iPhone & iPad to Help You Email Smarter and Faster With ten tips ranging from having more emails be visible and stored on the device, to bulk management, to replying smarter, moving recipients around quickly, the quickest way to access drafts and add attachments to a message, and using Siri to compose complete emails, you’re sure to become more efficient working with emails in the iOS Mail app while you’re on the go.

10 Terrific Tips for Typing on a Tablet

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in BYOD, iPad, iPod Touch/iPhone, Keyboarding, Mobile Learning | Posted on June 14, 2013

10 Terrific Tips for Typing on a Tablet is a nice guide on the Blue Skunk blog.

5 Innovative Science Apps for Elementary School

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in iPad, iPod Touch/iPhone, Science Resources | Posted on May 2, 2013

5 Innovative Science Apps for Elementary School comes from Edudemic.

60 Educational Apps in 60 Minutes

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Apps for Learning, iPad, iPod Touch/iPhone | Posted on April 26, 2013

60 Educational Apps in 60 Minutes is a slide presentation highlighting apps for everything from productivity to play.

The 3 Fastest Ways to Get Photos from an iPad to a Computer

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Digital Photography, iPad, iPod Touch/iPhone | Posted on April 26, 2013

The 3 Fastest Ways to Get Photos from an iPad to a Computer is an article from iPad Insights blog with easy ways to manage collections of photos from iPhone or iPad.

6 Ways Students Can Use Siri

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in iPod Touch/iPhone, Mobile Learning | Posted on February 22, 2013

6 Ways Students Can Use Siri is an article from Simplek12 about the smart use of iPhones in the classroom.

154 iPhone Tips and Tricks

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in iPod Touch/iPhone, iTunes | Posted on February 11, 2013

This is a free download from iTunes that has 154 iPhone tips and tricks…enjoy.

https://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/154-brilliant-iphone-tips/id540225948?mt=8

 

 

 

 

44 Smart Ways to Use Smart Phones in Class

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in BYOD, iPod Touch/iPhone, Mobile Learning | Posted on January 7, 2013

44 Smart Ways to Use Smart Phones in Class  We all know our students have a smart phone in their pocket.  This article gives some great ideas for harnessing the power of this technology in your classroom.

6 Ways to Use Cell Phones to Strengthen the School/Home Connection

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Family Engagement, iPod Touch/iPhone, Mobile Learning | Posted on October 1, 2012

6 Ways to Use Cell Phones to Strengthen the School/Home Connection

Activities to Get Kids Moving with iPads

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Digital Storytelling, iPad, iPod Touch/iPhone, Project Based Learning | Posted on August 20, 2012

6 Ways to Use Cell Phones to Strengthen the Home/School Connection

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Family Engagement, iPod Touch/iPhone, Mobile Learning | Posted on August 17, 2012

6 Ways to Use Cell Phones to Strengthen the Home/School Connection is a great article on integrating the most common piece of technology into our school-to-home communications.

How to Transfer Music from iPod/iPad to a new Computer

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in iPad, iPod Touch/iPhone | Posted on July 9, 2012

How to Transfer Music from iPod/iPhone to a computer

Yes, There’s an App for That

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Apps for Learning, iPad, iPod Touch/iPhone | Posted on May 11, 2012

Yes, There\’s an App for That is a slideshare presentation with many App reviews by subject area.

Be an iPad Superstar – 8 Links to Tips and Tricks

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in iPad, iPod Touch/iPhone | Posted on May 10, 2012

  Be an iPad Superstar – 8 Links to Tips and Tricks is another wonderful resource from Tony Vincent’s Learning in Hand blog.

How to Read Your iPad in Direct Sunlight

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in iPad, iPod Touch/iPhone | Posted on April 10, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

How to Use iPad in Direct Sunlight from iPad Addict says it may be as simple as polarized sunglasses and even goes into the scientific principals of why this is true.

How to Search for iPad Apps on iTunes

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Apps for Learning, iPad, iPod Touch/iPhone, iTunes | Posted on February 17, 2012

TCEA List of Apps by Subject Strand and Topic

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Apps for Learning, iPad, iPod Touch/iPhone | Posted on February 8, 2012

 

TCEA List of Apps is the most comprehensive I’ve seen.  Organized on Google docs as a spreadsheet with subject strand and topics, it is easy to read and choose the App that best fits your lesson design.

Growth of Mobile Technology

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in BYOD, iPod Touch/iPhone, Mobile Learning | Posted on February 8, 2012

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