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Summarize Text Using Mac OSX Summarize
Most folks don’t know that TextEdit – the built in word processing program on all Macs – has the ability to generate summaries automatically. This post shows how to enable the service and use it. This is a great feature for adjusting the reading level of a passage or helping a student to determine whether or not their original passage is coherent.
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This app gives you direct access to course content from schools and universities.
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First look at Apple Configurator + Resources | Tech Recess
This blog post gives a great overview of the new Apple Configurator.
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Free Technology for Teachers: Project 365 App Helps You Organize Your Photos Throughout the Year
Richard Byrne explains the purpose of participating in Project 365 – an app for documenting media throughout the course of the year. Given his post, the app now makes more sense.
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Free Technology for Teachers: Google Earth Gallery Now Available on iPads & Android Tablets
The Google Earth app now includes additional functionality on iOS devices. This article from Richard Byrne gives links and an overview.
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iPad Insight | iPad blog for app reviews, news, tips,how-tos
Another great source for learning about apps.
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Through this Java Applet, it is now possible to share your screen with any computer or device. It could be incredibly useful for demonstrating a technique in a 1:1 setting.
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Should Students Need a Driver’s Permit to Cruise Social Media?
This is a great appeal to educators about why we need to teach and model effective online communication and the development of positive online reputations.
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YouTube and the Quest for Audience
This article from Anthropology News discusses Prof. Michael Wesch’s 2008 presentation at the Library of Congress – An Anthropological Introduction to YouTube. It is worth a read, especially with regard to the last statement, “
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“I love the fact that wether [sic] we like it or not, or better put ‘wether [sic] we know it or not’, we are a part of an international, interemotional and integrating system. But who is studying everyone [sic]? That’s the beauty. We are not being studied by anyone, but we are studying ourselves. It is an amazing system of theories and use.”
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This note taking app includes multiple pen and highlighter tools and functions much like a paper notebook. For $5.99, it offers a lot of organizational and editing tools. Additionally, Noteshelf exports notes as PDF or image files to either Evernote or Dropbox.