Cool to meet new peops [Lorraine on left and Belinda on right] and old buddies [Mary] love being at a geek fest!Just some random notes on the learning gathered from ITSC Auckland 2010:
First up Apps on a Mac
TextEdit - free app on a Mac
- will speak text [speech option under edit tab]
- copy and paste block of text - use speech option for children to hear text
- useful to pronounce words they don't know
- listen to their own text and hear how it sounds
- useful for researching options
- more useful tips here and here
- screen recording inbuilt - demo here
- audio recording inbuilt
- utilize experts in class to quick demo 'how to's' and upload to a resources page
iPhone/iPod touch Apps
- for current use can only be bought and used on 5 devices [this may change]
- utilize the iTunes store apps search - educational and fun [need an iTunes account]
- easily syncs to devices, but apps stay part of library
- Universities and Schools - lessons etc can be downloaded for free - also Beyond Campus
- Memiary - Record up to five memories of your day and make them memorable forever. Memiary is the weightless pocket diary - cool for listing 5 things ch'n have learnt each day
- Weebly - free website set-up and blog options - possible usage for E-portfolios online?
- Telescopic Text - text editor - demonstrates how a simple sentence can be extended into a creative story including description and developed punctuation
- Chogger - a comic strip creator, can add own photos or drawings also
- Fotobabble - talking photos for adding to blogs or twitter etc example from ITSC
Quote for learning: Some people skate to the puck.....others skate to where the puck is going to be... Wayne Gretsky
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