iTunes U

iTunes U This looks like something I'd like to put together for my Bio kids.

Even orangutans learn with iPad. Shouldn't our students too?
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/05/09/orangutans-learn-to-communicate-via-ipad/

iFest June 9th

Trent sent an email out for iFest,  seems like something at least one of us should check out.  I will be out of town and not able to attend.  It's only a 1/2 day...

Prezi.com - More Creative Presentations

So.... it takes a while to learn and do, but it makes presentations more interesting.  Check out the demos and you can see a humble one I did for next years Back to School Night.

http://prezi.com/of8uxmkrujap/back-to-school-night/

"Delicious" - A Sharable & Publishable Bookmarking Site

http://delicious.com/

Great to share bookmarks of websites you want kids to peruse.  I made a list of summer programs my kids can look into:

http://delicious.com/stacks/view/I1tKvZ

Puppet Pals - Customizable Cartoons for Variety

Apple App Store - Puppet Pals ---  Soooo, it may seem silly and a waste of time... but... if you're dealing with dry material and you want to introduce something that will make the kids remember because of its ridiculousness, then try Puppet Pals.  It's free, but you can upgrade for 2.99 to get additional characters - which I did. 

At the bottom of this page:
http://polishedplay.blogspot.com/

is a video instruction on how to make the cartoons.

Penultimate - App for Writing on iPad

If you're frustrated that you can't type fast, if you wish you could just draw something quickly, then for $.99 is a good investment in Penultimate.  I plan on using it to write quick sentences for projecting or basic diagrams.