A SMeech.net iPhone / Touch App?
Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 4:59PM Say it is so ... My own App! Click here to see the app in action: http://bit.ly/a0OhfW
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Inside the App:
Inside the App:
Hmm... Can't convince my wife to pay the $200. Anyone else?
iIPhone App in Creativity Lifelong Learning Approach NICE - Northern Illinois Computer Educator Association Conference Presentation
Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 5:29PM My presentation has been linked via a Voicethread. Please feel to ask questions or leave comments on the different slides. Links are below as well. I will try and add commentary to the presentation as well.
Link to the Presentation (Larger Format): http://jss38.ed.voicethread.com/share/879391/
Link to this Presentation for Techforum, New York: http://www.smeech.net/smeech/2009/11/6/the-lifelong-learning-toolbelt-continued.html
Links: Order of Use
- Google Lit Trip Example
- Andrew Churches work on Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy: http://www.techlearning.com/article/8670
- Mobile Learning Institute: http://www.mobilelearninginstitute.org/21stcenturyeducation/films/index.html
- Map of the World 2.0: http://www.appappeal.com/web-2-0-application-world-mosaic/
- Kim Cofino: http://www.techlearning.com/article/Blogs/20460
- Talent Code: http://thetalentcode.com/
- Peel School: http://www.peel.edu.on.ca/facts/goals/goals.htm
- Michael Corey: http://michaelcorey.ntirety.com/blog/tabid/51101/bid/8760/Should-CEO-s-use-Facebook-Twitter.aspx
- Dungeons and Dragons Online: http://www.ddo.com
- Bill Rankin Quote: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/12/iphone-university-abilene#ixzz0e2xKcrUC
- Philadelphia Leadership Academy: http://www.practicaltheory.org/serendipity/
- RADCAB: http://www.radcab.com/
- BIG 6: http://www.big6.com
- Atomic Learning: http://atomiclearning.com
- Delicious: http://www.delicious.com
- Diigo: http://www.diigo.com
- Simplybox: http://www.simplybox.com
- Google Alerts and Advanced Search
- Google Scholar and Google Blog Search
- Save the Tree Octopus: http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
- Google Reader
- Bloglines: http://www.bloglines.com
- List of Suggested Blogs
- Google Blogger
- Edublogs: http://www.edublogs.com
- Kidblog: http://www.kidblog.com
- Classroom 2.0: http://www.classroom20.com/
- Alan Levine: http://cogdogblog.com/
- Collabocon: http://collabocon.wikispaces.com
- Kenilworth District #38 21st Century Committee: http://21stcentury-kd38.ning.com
Uniquely Created:
Where are we going with Technology in schools?
Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 4:05PM Is this the direction our schools are taking with using technology?
Separate App for Google Gmail, Calendar, Docs
Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 9:09AM Overtime, I have become more and more interested in finding a separate app for just my Google stuff. Working within my preferred browser Firefox, I began to get more and more irritated by the fact that I would lose my windows, get them out of order, or have things closed. I'm one of those multitaskers who will have up to 20 tabs open at a time sometimes. Generally, if you're reading this you know what I'm talking about. I just want to get more efficient with using my Google apps and Gmail. This is one of those examples of how having a separate application is very nice.
I have experimented with GMdesk but there are too many limitations as far as cutting and pasting and other shortcuts as this is an application that is developed in Adobe Air. I do like it though so check it out. The official blurb for GMDesk:
GMdesk is an application that lets you run Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs and Google Maps as a stand-alone application to do all your mail handling, calendar event reading etc with. No need to open it up in a web browser, or have it clutter your workspace.
Once again, very useful, but I need better cut-and-paste, drag-and-drop and and other functionality.
I've also tried MailPlane, but I am more interested in having all of the Google apps within a combined application.
MailPlane has some added benefits that I like, but these are not enough for me to shell out the $20. I want easy access for my other Google Apps as well anyway!
Yes, there are some other solutions as well, but nothing has been better than just sticking with a browser. What has been my final solution? Google Chrome. I have separated my Browsers for different applications and purposes.
1. Google Chrome has my Google Educaiton Apps, Gmail, Scholar, and Books open. Here is a javascript to set your home page tabs to all of those pages. Simply copy and past this into your home page link:
javascript:(function(){ window.location.href='https://mail.google.com/mail/?hl=en&shva=1#'; window.open('https://www.google.com/calendar/render?tab=mc'); window.open('https://docs.google.com/?tab=mo&pli=1#all'); window.open('https://www.google.com/reader/view/?tab=my#overview-page');window.open('http://maps.google.com/maps?tab=ml');window.open('http://books.google.com/bkshp?tab=mp'); window.open('http://scholar.google.com/schhp?tab=ms');})();
2. Firefox is my main browser for all of my work. I have too many add-ons that I just can't live without at this point. The Fast Dial add-on is my home page and I really enjoy that.
3. Safari is my alternative browser for Firefox as needed.
4. If am at a conference and or workshop and I am focused on the social spect of my work, I use Flock. This is a nice clean browser focused on Networking.
Finally, I am a happy camper ... Until I get another idea to change things up!
