Posts Tagged ‘mobile’

iBooks Author for Mac

Apple changes the publishing business once again. Sure there are other formats and authoring tools which are supported in iBooks, but this is different: an application that fits tightly in the Apple ecosystem, and as is normally the case with Apple products, simple. Apple unveiled this new tool in their Apple Education event in NYC. Here are [...]

5 Not so Crazy Predictions for Education in 2012

It”s not not uncommon for geeks to do some wishful thinking a line any mortal hoping their tech dreams will come true in the new year to come. Id like to make some predictions for 2012 as well. Just a few humble predictions and observations. 1. Education everywhere And by everywhere I don’t mean the [...]

Second Screen Learning?

A phenomenon that can be classified as anything from multitasking to plain distraction is getting more popular as smartphones get smarter and tablet computers more ubiquitous: the use of the “second screen“. It is common now to have at least one person (if not everyone) in the living room watching as movie on TV while, [...]

Evernote Peek – iPad Smart Cover Flashcard App

In a creative move which combines hardware and software, the developers at Evernote created an ingenious iPad app: Evernote Peek. What’s it good for? Anything traditional flashcards are good for: memorizing facts, studying for tests, having fun in a trivia game.

Uses of the iPhone/iPod/iPad in the Classroom

I came across a short presentation by Grace Poli from Union City High School on Slideshare.net. The presentaion focuses on practical ways for using the iPod Touch in class, but of courses the uses of all of Apple’s mobile devices are interchangeable most of the time since they have similar technical specifications. Here are some [...]

Augmented Reality and Learning

The dawn of augmented reality on a consumer level presents many possibilities for marketing, tourism and virtually any area of expertise. But what would be its impact in Education and learning in general? Would the possibility of adding a layer of information and rich media atop an individual’s view of the world via his/her mobile [...]

MLearnOpedia

MLearnOpedia has information on erything about Mobile Learning, this new trend for ubiquitous learning! They also have a vast catalogue of resources. Definitely worth checking this website out!

Mr.Dev.Mobi and MobiSiteGalore – is your website compatible with mobile devices?

Some of the great resources highlighted by Judy Brown’s session at DevLearn 08. More to come. Mr.Dev.Mobi is an excellent tool for checking compatibility of Web-based content on mobile devices. Simply insert your URL where indicated and it will run a comprehensive test and give you some data and tips on making your website more [...]

Shoout’em – White Label Mobile Social Network

What can a service like Shout’em do for mobile learning? Mobile learning is a concept that has been getting stronger lately with the advent of improved functionalities in mobile operating systems such as Android and the increasing quality of mobile devices (phones, PDAs, iPhone). As learning goes more mobile and just-in-time, demand will increase for [...]

iPhone official downloadable apps?

So many rumors around the new iPhone and the new iPhone software that are coming up soon. One of those interests me the most: the feature of downloading official applications to run natively on the iPhone. I am not talking about Web Apps which are basically web-based applications to which you link from your home [...]