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http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/19/going-mobile-debating-and-using-cellphones-in-school/ George Osodi/Associated Press At an electronics market in Lagos, Nigeria, cellphones appear in great profusion, as they do throughout poorer lands.

Going Mobile: Debating and Using Cellphones in School

Lots of people have been asking about using the iPad as a way of teaching young students to write. I personally would not advocate this as the primary way of teaching youngsters the intricacies of handwriting and letter recognition but as fun supplementary activity it might provide some motivation.

Learning to Write on the iPad

http://appsineducation.blogspot.com/2012/04/learning-to-write-on-ipad.html
Evolving technological developments have prompted mathematical researchers, educators, as well as practitioners of mathematics to use experimental approaches in their respective investigations. With new technology, many exciting and attractive opportunities have been and will be created for those students who enjoy mathematics and technology. The eJMT strives for publishing quality papers to convey to the readers that Mathematics and its applicable fields can be made to be Fun, Accessible, Challenging and Theoretical (FACT). https://php.radford.edu/~ejmt/AimsScope.php

eJMT - Aims & Scope

http://savedelete.com/25-awesome-library-apps-for-your-ipad.html#.T2Qb2Zj0pFc.twitter

25 Awesome Library Apps For Your iPad

Libraries may be a symbol of long gone times for the rest of us, but they are a huge part of a student’s life. College students, particularly, spend hours at a time in their college libraries, especially before exams.
http://www.smartappsforkids.com/2012/02/good-free-app-of-the-day-art-maker-play-narrate-and-record-.html The awesome free apps just keep coming! Please note that this one is also listed as free for a "limited time," which could mean a month and could mean two days. Today's (Good) Free App of the Day is similar in many ways to Toontastic , if you've tried that app.

(Good) Free App of the Day: Art Maker (play, narrate, and record!)

Reading and Grammar Apps for Early Learners

http://appsineducation.blogspot.com/2012/03/reading-and-grammar-apps-for-early.html There are some great apps available for little ones who are learning their alphabet or are actually learning to read and write.
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Coaching Students with Executive Skills Deficits

"Dawson and Guare are to be congratulated for writing such a readable yet scientifically rigorous manual that will be invaluable to teachers, counselors, and school psychologists who work with students with executive skills deficits. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Coaching-Students-Executive-Practical-Intervention/dp/1462503756
http://readwrite.com/2011/04/20/hotmail_may_get_Html5_enabled_offline_storage_before_gmail

Will Hotmail Get Offline Storage Before Gmail?

Microsoft is working on an HTML5-enabled version of its Hotmail Web application, according to a new report from ZDNet .
http://appadvice.com/applists/show/great-reference-apps More App Info description & screenshots $2.99 Wikibot — A Wikipedia Articles Reader by Avocado Hills When you think of "reference," you probably think of Wikipedia.

Great Reference Apps: iPad/iPhone Apps AppList

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Windows: The Cadillac Of Operating Systems

It wasn’t that long ago, as far as history goes, that the ideal car was a hulk of convenience, a bench-seated, chrome-plated, three-ton luxury missile. http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/22/windows-the-cadillac-of-operating-systems/

Paper Port App – Dragon Dictation App on Steroids!

Are you impressed with the Dragon Dictation App? Well, you will love Nuances new PaperPort app that has Dragon Dictation tools in it!

Marc Andreessen On Skype Deal: “Microsoft Is Buying Something With A Real Head Of Steam”

Microsoft may have overpaid for Skype with its $8.5 billion all-cash offer, but it was bidding against a sure IPO. While $8.5 billion may look expensive now, it is a pre-emptive strike to take Skyoe off the table before an IPO.
I'm out of the office today but in the meantime, here's a follow-up on the outage that affected some users of Microsoft cloud services Wednesday. The outage affected some Office 365 and SkyDrive users for several hours. Steven Gerri, general manager of Global Foundation Services at Microsoft had issued a statement Wednesday saying that: "At approximately 11:30am PDT, Microsoft became aware of a networking issue affecting customers of some Microsoft services hosted out of one of our North American data centers.

Microsoft Pri0 | Microsoft to offer credit to those affected by Office 365 cloud outage this week

Notetaking apps are a great way to get organized and keep track of everything electronically. There are a lot of different ones out there, so I thought I would go through some of the more popular ones and list some of the features they have.

Notetaking Apps - a comparison of some popular ones

Professional Learning Opportunities Learning with iPad Workshop for Primary Teachers

iPad in the Classroom | Classroom Ideas for Teachers

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