by Mike Macfadden | Jun 24, 2011
The Future of Textbooks Houghton Mifflin Harcourt stands as one of the first major textbook publishers to publish a textbook as an “app.” While many publishers offer e-book versions of their texts, those actually differ very little from their printed...
by Mike Macfadden | Jun 24, 2011
WebOs Tablets in Education In this presentation, a representative from Hewlett Packard introduced their pre-production model tablet (their answer to Apple’s iPad) – due to come out in early July. Pros: What immediately stands out about this device is that...
by Mike Macfadden | Jun 20, 2011
Espresso Education This pre K-5 web based resource is built around learning modules designed to address specific learning outcomes and is packed with educational video, multimedia activities, worksheets, fact files, and interactive maps. Additionally, Espresso...
by Mike Macfadden | Mar 18, 2011
Conditional Formatting. Take advantage of a lesser known Google Docs Spreadsheet function – “Change colors with rules…” to view data “horizontally” and “vertically.” For this particular rubric, I highlighted the...
by Mike Macfadden | Mar 15, 2011
Video Slideshow Maker If you have never visited animoto.com, do yourself a favor and check it out. It’s a great resource for simple video slide show creation. Everything happens on-line. All you need to do is upload your pictures and video clips, choose a...