Episode description
Episode description
Jeff sits down with Mark Greentree of EverydayMacSupport, and Stephanie and Terry O'Brien to discuss some of the great new technologies students will use in school.
Topics Covered:- Getting a New iPad… Should I be nervous?
- iPad vs Laptop
- What to do with your new technology
- Great apps for your classroom and how to use them
- Cases and keyboards for your iPad
- Refurbished iPads and Laptops
- Purchasing on a budget
- Document sharing… cloud computing… iCloud
Apps Discussed:
- Toy Story Read-AlongBy Disney Publishing Worldwide Applications
- A fully interactive reading experience packed with Games, Movie Clips, Coloring Pages, Sing-along Tunes, and Surprises on every page. Hear the story read aloud, record your own narration, or explore at your own pace.
- Balloonimals HD:By IDEO
- Balloonimals HD is a magical iPad activity that will entertain kids of all ages. Simply scribble and swipe to create and play with beautifully animated 3D balloon characters.
- See.Touch.Learn.
- See.Touch.Learn.™ is a picture learning system designed by professionals specifically for those with autism and other special needs.
- Thomas & Friends: Thomas Gets His Own Branch Line
- Little Engineers can Read, Play, Listen and Record with their favorite blue engine!
- Dexteria
- Dexteria is a set of therapeutic hand exercises (not games) that improve fine motor skills and handwriting readiness in children and adults.
- GarageBand for iPad
- GarageBand turns your iPad into a collection of Touch Instruments and a full-featured recording studio — so you can make music anywhere you go. Use Multi-Touch gestures to play pianos, organs, guitars, drums, and basses on your iPad. They sound and play like their counterparts, but let you do things you could never do on a real instrument.
- iMovie for iPad
- Make beautiful HD movies anywhere with iMovie, the fast and fun moviemaking app for iPhone, iPod touch, and the amazing new iPad 2. Designed for the Multi-Touch screen, iMovie puts everything you need to tell your story at your fingertips.
- Keynote for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), and iPad
- Exclusively designed for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, Keynote makes creating a world-class presentation — complete with animated charts and transitions — as simple as touching and tapping. Use full-screen view to present right on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch.
- Pages for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), and iPad
- Exclusively designed for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch,