I’ve been using the excellent Editorial app on my iPad increasingly for all my writing and note taking needs. Editorial is a geeky combination of text editor and Python programming playground. You can create or install workflows that do everything from basic text formatting to highlighting verbs to sharing the text with other services like…
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Inbox Hero Finding a system to get things done Lists I have spent an awful lot of time over the years looking for ways to be more organised and to Get Things Done. My two nemeses are my email inbox and my to-do list. I’ve always loved a list, for many years I thought it was…
Letter Rush is yet another word game for iOS devices. I’m looking forward to trying this out with learners at school next week. The twist is that the words that need spelling are provided for you, you then make them from the word grid as quickly as you can. Games like Letterpress or Wordtower where…
Guided Access is a great new accessibility feature on the iPad that allows you to lock an iPad (or other iOS device) into one application and even restrict which parts of the screen can be interacted with. Some of our staff have been concerned about handing their iPads over to learners, conscious that their confidential…
Our 1:1 iPad trial is starting soon, more on that another time. I’m determined that devices will be self-managed by staff and students alike, and training time is at a premium. Our Digital Leaders will be doing lots of the work for me but I wanted a way to put together easy to follow tutorials…
The new Tumblr app just made blogging even easier. Perhaps I should start doing it more frequently again?!
“I often refer to Animoto as a gateway to "real” video projects. Animoto makes it very easy for anyone to create a great-looking video.“ Richard Byrne on Animoto for iOS. Good point, great product, good app. Our Humanities department in particular are using this to create fantastic, engaging videos for topics and even for types…
The latest software update for the iPad is almost upon us, bringing multi-tasking, folders, air printing, game centre, unified inbox and more to the iPad. It is currently in ‘Gold Master’ stage which is basically the final version that is released to developers a few weeks before the public. You can download it from the…