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Apple is upping the ante with their iPad and iBooks 2.
They’d like to see the textbook replaced with the use of an iPad. I think most students would like to have all of their books on one device rather than carrying a stack of books around.
But is it cost effective?
This infographic found at Mashable has the numbers:
[Read more…] about iPads vs Textbooks – Which Is More Cost Effective? [Infographic]
Being a bit of an Apple fanboy (there I said it!), I love this! Rob Beschizza Managing Editor of the tech blog Boing Boing has put together a little video showing a whole barrel-full of apple design over the years.
[Read more…] about Every Apple Design Ever (ish) in 30 seconds [Video]
I’ve never thought much about using a text snippet manager, before, but after seeing this app, I had to take a crack at it!
You can use the TextExpander app for email signatures or a multiple paragraphed response. It’s easy to use and has a lot of uses.
This is how it works:
TextExpander saves you countless keystrokes with customized abbreviations for your frequently-used text strings and images.
So, for instance, be typing “ddate,” it would automatically add the current date: “February 7, 2012.”
[Read more…] about Save Keystrokes with TextExpander Snippet Management
Could you learn how to play the guitar with this iPad app device?
When Apple announced iBooks Author I was excited to see a program that allowed for the easy creation of interactive ebooks. As a teacher, I was excited to see new possibilities for teachers creating interactive content for students. And as a Christian, I was excited to see new possibilities for creating content to spread the gospel. Needless to say, I was keen to get stuck in and have a go at creating an iBook. So I started thinking about what I would create.
This is the story of my journey with iBooks Author, including what was easy and what was hard. From the moment of inception to the moment of being published on the iBook Store.
[Read more…] about My Journey of Creation with iBooks Author
I dislike the traditional Church tract.
I have never been a fan of handing out tracts, fake million dollar bills or funny little mind games as a statement of the gospel of Jesus Christ. In fact, these little papers, booklets, etc have made me less motivated to actually witness to strangers because the way that these tracts have been poorly thought out.
Would somebody really want to listen to you explain the gospel on a fake dollar bill?
The answer, more often than not is, “No” — they could care less!
However, I have recently discovered a new type of tract called The Story from Spread Truth Ministries. They have even developed an iOS app for iPhone that allows you to share the tract on your mobile device.
Very nice and innovative!
