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,