A method for giving out email addresses to your students to use with various web technologies that require one to sign up (ex. Edmodo). This is the same method we use at the RETC to manage the kindle program, where … Continue reading
Microsoft Mathematics (Windows Only) has been around for awhile, but never got a lot of popularity due to it costing money or being specifically bundled with other software. Now Microsoft is releasing it as a free, stand alone mathematics program. … Continue reading
J.D. Roth of Get Rich Slowly, a personal finance blog, has a nice write-up about the cost of ebooks. As well as some of the pros and cons of buying ebooks. The excerpt below is a great little summary of … Continue reading
In one word, Software. More specifically, Whispernet and Whispersync. Amazon’s own ways of keeping all your ebooks organized and accessible. Accessibility Amazon has created a quality and consistent user experience across multiple devices. Once you buy a book it travels … Continue reading
The first installment of ‘10 iPad Apps for the Classroom’ was popular enough, I decided to do a follow up. A lot more time and a lot more Apps have been developed for the iPad since the last article. I’ll … Continue reading
Originally Published at FordhamRETC College and University programs that promote using Kindles or like e-reading devices are being suspended by the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Education. Recent complaints by the National Federation of the Blind and … Continue reading
A follow up to The iPad and Education post. This is a quick list of 10 apps on the iPad that you can use with your students, most of which are free. The list is broken up into subjects; Math, … Continue reading
Since the iPad was first announced there has been a lot of talk about its uses for education. Specifically, the focus has been on college and university students. I would like to take a look at younger grades, elementary and … Continue reading
Previously, I wrote a review called My Weekend With the Kindle 2. This is a follow up article, originally published on the Fordham RETC website. At the RETC we have been running a program to use Kindles in the classroom. … Continue reading
Show You Have a Passion for Something- most jobs that you apply for want to know what you do beyond school in the field you want to work. A blog is a great way to show you have an interest … Continue reading
For an entrepreneurship class, I am doing research into the educational technology market for a company to create. The market is in an interesting time, as it is very active yet very unorganized. Everyone seems to want technology and agree … Continue reading
I’ve been using the Asus Eee PC in my college classes since Christmas and I’ve come to some interesting conclusions about the mini-computer. The computer is great for note taking and e-mail, which is all I really need in class. … Continue reading