Below the Surface. Early data shows that the PC market has not experienced a “pop” from Windows 8. Market watchers have been anticipating this pop since every previous version of Windows has led to a surge in shipments. PC vendors have also been hoping for this to lift their volumes. Volumes have been stagnant for a while, as the following chart shows: If we combine the traditional PC and tablet markets—what I refer to as “large and medium screen PCs”— there has been growth.
However the growth is all due to the tablets. When seen in a share split (blue tablets vs. brown Windows PC’s) the shift toward tablet computing is clear. The question is whether Microsoft will be successful in shifting to this new computing model? A PC has for several decades been “taxed”[1] with a Windows and Office license. This view shows how Windows revenues per PC have held steady for the last three years and Office have moved up slightly.
The economics of tablets imply a “commoditization” of system and application software. The 25 Secrets To Design Every Teacher Should Know. FP2012mur158_599. What Students Think Of Mobile Learning And What Makes A Great App. 181 Google Tricks That Will Save You Time. Stop Motion Apps - Great Storytelling. Storytelling continues to be a powerful tool in education. Storytelling from a teacher's point of view allows us an insight into the depth of understanding our student have around certain concepts and ideas. It also gives us a privileged view into the world of the kids in our care. Storytelling is just as fantastic for students. Storytelling apps allow students a voice, a way of telling complex narratives and a way of illustrating their ability to weave multiple ideas into a single and coherent storyline.
Here are a couple of apps that students and teachers of all ages will love. People never seen to tire of Stop-motion movies. iMotion HD:FREE iMotion HD is a time-lapse and stop-motion app for iOS. Frame X Frame: FREE Frame X Frame by JOBY is a one-stop camera app that expands the photography capabilities of your iPhone. Frameographer: $2.99 AU Frameographer is a simple app for making time-lapse and stop motion movies in HD. 1,000 Education Apps Organized By Subject & Price.
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Gaming in Education. 10 Incredibly Powerful Teaching Tools of the Future. Flipboard Officially Arrives for Android, Offers Magazine-Style News Reading to All. I absolutely love this app on my Droid Bionic, and with 4G now in my area, navigating articles is fast and smooth. But there's one feature that I REALLY wish they would add: Offline article tagging When I'm flipping through articles, I often find myself tapping the "Read later" menu choice to pipe the article over to "Pocket" for later reading. This works, and it really works well—after all, Pocket is an excellent offline reader. But why should we have to use two programs when we could just as easily use one? I'd like to be able to select an article for later offline reading.
I've suggested this to the developers, and hopefully something might come of this, but it may take more people contacting them to nudge this forward. What do you think? New: 10 of the best Apple apps for education in 2012. New apps include student file sharing, special education, cyber bullying information By Meris Stansbury, Associate EditorRead more by Meris Stansbury April 21st, 2012 One app teaches young students about cyber bullying. Last year we presented “10 of the best apps for education,” which highlighted some of the best apps for iPhones and iPods. However, with new upgrades in touch technology, HD and 3D features, and the debut of the iPad, we’ve come up with a new list of the best Apple-based education apps for 2012.
This year’s list includes some of the most highly rated apps, both by teachers and by Apple, and features a range that spans from simple math games to a revolutionary special-education app, and from 3D imaging of the elements included in the periodic table to secure file sharing for students and teachers. Don’t see an app you love on this list? (Apps are listed in alphabetical order.)