Recorded 2nd April 2018 With Mark still on his vacation/birthday bender, Simon is joined by Slackroom member Suffolk Pete to talk over some of
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Tag: Education
Scratch Coding Cards – Review
I was given the opportunity to review Scratch Coding Cards, a set of 75 laminated cards that introduce to children to coding. I took Java and Javascript classes almost 10 years ago when I went back to college, and thought I would lose my mind, so I was quite interested in comparing the learning experience.
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Learn Japanese with Tako for iOS – Review
A couple of years ago, I recommended some great iOS apps for learning Japanese on my website. I still like and use most of those apps regularly, especially Midori and Japanese.
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TechFan #192 – Twenty
Tim talks about the iPhone 6 Plus, driving with the GPS, 2014 and looking ahead to 2015, the 20th anniversary of MyMac.com, a Samsung Wireless Printer, SimCity BuildIt, and audio feedback from Mike Breed on technology in education.
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Distant Suns (max) – IOS App Review
As an amateur astronomer and a volunteer telescope operator at the Flandrau Science Center observatory, I enjoy sharing the night sky with the public. My primary objective, when inviting the public to look through the telescope, is to encourage them to enjoy viewing the heavens and to ask questions. I recognize that not everyone wants to be an astronomer and I certainly understand the magnitude of what is required to pursue a career in this profession.
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iPad in Education for Dummies – Book Review
iPad in Education for Dummies by Sam Gliksman is a must read for any teacher that has, or plans on having a classroom full of iPads. Gliksman breaks up the book into seven parts, with several chapters within each part. Within each chapter, he has numerous subtitles, step-by-step directions on how to use a certain app, and many pictures showing you what the app looks like. The book is set up so that you don’t have to read each chapter sequentially. Look at the table of contents, find a subject you are interested in, and read about the numerous apps that the author describes how to use in great detail.
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Exoplanet for iOS
Review
As a member of the front end of the “baby boomers” I can still remember learning that our sun was just an average star and we were one of nine planets orbiting it. I also learned that our Milky Way was one of several hundred billion galaxies that made up our known universe, each containing hundreds of billions of stars. That begged the question: if our star had planets then should the rest of the stars have planets too?
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Apple’s Education Conundrum
In the world of computer commoditization and consistency Apple Computer has long been the exception to the rule. However, a chasm is on the horizon and some quick decisions need to be made to avoid the fall.
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Apple Education: Would the Last Employee to be Laid Off Please Lock the Door
The fact is Windows has won the Education market. Only the video-editing subsection remains an Apple territory, holding the high ground. But Apple could have a decent share of it…
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E-Rate for Education: It Could Have Been So Simple
Under my proposal, schools would be free to spend money where they know it can be best used. The ability to buy new computers, projectors, and laser printers would do wonders for assisting in implementing technology across all curriculum areas…
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Education On The Internet: The Paradigm Shift Isn’t Where You Think It Is
About eight years ago as the Internet began to take off futurists began predicting the great change that would take place in K-12 education in our country….
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