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...
Category: mobile
No Texting While Driving (or Working) – DragonDictate Speech-to-Text
In my post, I always like to talk about useful tools that I personally use. Here is a lifesaver (literally, if youre the kind who cant resist texting while driving). If you are always...
Adobe Edge – Ferramenta de desenvolvimento em HTML5
Adobe acaba de lançar (gratuitamente) a ferramenta de desenvolvimento de conteúdo Web em HTML5 chamada Edge. Vocês estão considerando seu uso no desenvolvimento de conteúdo pra #EaD ? Seria essa mais uma indicação da...
Google+ Project – New Social Networking Service by Google
Will the guys from Techcrunch soon put one more of Google’s social media endeavors in the deadpool akin to Google Video, Google Wave and so many others?? I hope not, this new (“limited Field...
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...
Handylight Tethering iPhone App is Back
The Handylight app is available again. Don’t get so excited: it is not THE Handylight (the original one had been yanked from the App Store a few days ago). It still costs $0.99 bur...
GroceryiQ – Grocery Shopping at Your Fingertips
My wife and I installed the GroceryiQ app on our iPhones this past week. Perhaps one of the most useful apps I’ve ever installed. We have a centrally shared shopping list that gets updated...
Is HTML5 the Future of eLearning?
In the past few years we have seen the rise of the Apple (iPhone/iPod/iPad) vs. Adobe (Flash) wars. For many reasons (that I don’t agree with), Apple doesn’t seem to want Flash to be...
Ustream – Broadcast Events Live From Your iPhone
Ustream just changed the way we broadcast events to our crowds. With their newly released Broadcaster application for the iPhone you can use your iPhone’s camera to broadcast any event right into your interactive...
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...
