http://you-learning.org/index.htmlHot News!endavid.pownell@washburn.eduCopyright 2009 David Pownell2010-07-21T14:10:43-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:04:26 -0500david.pownell@washburn.eduNone2010-07-21T14:10:43-05:00http://you-learning.org/index_files/27762023816d8f27739cb8e181de7114-10.html#unique-entry-id-10http://you-learning.org/index_files/27762023816d8f27739cb8e181de7114-10.html#unique-entry-id-10$70 at Amazon it really works well. The software that comes with it is okay and allows you magnify and set the exposure. I was also able to bring in the video to Quicktime although iMovie didn’t recognize the camera. I may try that again some time. Below are some pictures of the camera and some snapshots I took with it.

Here is the camera with stand. The stand extends about 10 inches.



To be able to use it as a full page document camera, it needs to be raised. Here I use a coffee jar filled with water for weight.


Here is a picture of the magazine from the camera.


Here is a grab of my iPhone.


And one of my iPad.


This camera has a lot of potential for the classroom. Here is a picture of a close up of a quarter and below is the screen shot.


]]>david.pownell@washburn.eduNone2010-06-24T12:50:41-05:00http://you-learning.org/index_files/341c266ff3d89991ddddc75003d6f749-9.html#unique-entry-id-9http://you-learning.org/index_files/341c266ff3d89991ddddc75003d6f749-9.html#unique-entry-id-9
]]>david.pownell@washburn.eduNone2010-06-13T12:08:15-05:00http://you-learning.org/index_files/adb9a4d67d1064670692b6ed1151048c-8.html#unique-entry-id-8http://you-learning.org/index_files/adb9a4d67d1064670692b6ed1151048c-8.html#unique-entry-id-8QuickOffice for the iPad has just been released for a limited introductory price of $9.99. I think that the normal price may be more like $15 or so in the future. I’ve been using QO on the iPhone for almost a year and have found it to work pretty well although the iPhone’s screen is almost too small for an Office app.

The company got some bad press because they lagged in getting the iPad version out. However, after using it now for a few days, I can say that is was worth the wait. It is polished and has a great interface. Users can drag and drop files between folders and web services. It has the ability to connect to Google Docs, DropBox, Box.net, and MobileMe. The iPad can also be mounted in the operating system of your computer and files can be dragged off and on the iPad. You can also use iTunes to manage your files but I don’t really like using it for that. Users can create and edit doc, docx, xls, xlsx, and text files. QO can view many other file types such as PDF, iWork, video, audio, and PowerPoint.

Things that I’d like to see in the future are more web services such as WebDAV and FilesAnywhere and the ability to edit iWork files. Overall I am very happy with QuickOffice and give it a 4 out of 5 rating.

Here is a screenshot of the interface.
]]>david.pownell@washburn.eduNone2010-03-01T14:09:43-06:00http://you-learning.org/index_files/2684e860a83424c66797ae72e54b44df-6.html#unique-entry-id-6http://you-learning.org/index_files/2684e860a83424c66797ae72e54b44df-6.html#unique-entry-id-6El Dorado Middle School will be getting 450 iPod Touches next year thanks to a Federal Department of Education Grant. Sue Givens, the superintendent, says that the iPods "will change the culture of El Dorado Middle School.” This sounds like a great way to get empowering technology into the hands of students. The iPod Touch and iPhone are well suited as learning tools. It sounds like the students will only be able to use them at school. I understand why they made the decision, but feel it's too bad as they are really made for anytime/anywhere learning. ]]>david.pownell@washburn.eduNone2010-02-19T06:22:57-06:00http://you-learning.org/index_files/f26f80d8e6b2624578c796d694355b44-4.html#unique-entry-id-4http://you-learning.org/index_files/f26f80d8e6b2624578c796d694355b44-4.html#unique-entry-id-4Siri is a new (free!) app that you can use to find businesses, call taxis, find events, and other location information. It uses speech recognition and works very well. It is very flexible in what you can say. Some examples they give include: best sushi near here, g rated movies this afternoon, what's the temp in Reno, and did Delta 11 land yet? It can even send you an email to remember something by using the reminder feature. An example would be "call Jack today at 11."

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