In many ways, it’s crazy that we have multiple competing app stores to deliver content that works perfectly well on the web.
HTML5 has emerged as a great platform for rich applications on desktop and mobile devices, handling several features...
After reading a few end‐of‐year wrapups, I realized that I’ve never done a roundup of useful Android apps for productivity and education. This is a list of the very best of the best apps I use on Android to stay productive, connected, and collaborative on the go.
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Two of the most popular posts here on TedCurran.net deal with replacing your too‐huge collection of browser extensions for Firefox and Chrome to improve your browser’s speed and performance.
Replace Your Firefox Plugins with Mozilla Ubiquity and
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A faculty recently approached me asking how he could produce Khan Academy – style video lessons. He was looking for an Android tablet equivalent to ShowMe, the iPad app that lets you write freehand, record your voice, and post videos online similar...
In response to “Prepare students for a rapidly changing world by teaching with open source”
I was ready to share and recommend this post because I love the idea of using open source software in education. Ho...
In the previous post, Saving Universities in the Era of MOOCs, I discuss the value proposition of traditional universities, and how those values are changing as massive, free online courses gain traction in higher education. This post will exami...
In response to Anya Kamenetz’ post, Let them Eat iPads?
Thanks for posing the issue this way. I was a charter school teacher for years, teaching in different communities in California with vastly different...
How long is too long for a lecture? Teachers can commonly spend upwards of 45 minutes lecturing in class. This arbitrary time frame is something we’ve settled into thanks to the traditional lengths of classroom meeti...
This past year has brought a massive amount of attention to Massive Open Online Courses, and much speculation about what they mean for traditional institutions of learning. The education and technology blogosphere have been breathlessly predicting the end of the world for traditional, brick‐an...