Tag Archives: ipad

Shock! Awe! & Oh the Possibilities: iBooks Textbooks!

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Deanna in Academic, Apple, Art, Books, Education, Music, Reading, Research

In the endeavour to find ways to incorporate technologically relevant educational tools into our teaching practices it is obvious that the iPad is the new go-to item for teachers and parents in 2012.  If you haven’t heard, the most recent launch of iBooks 2 now presents a revolutionary future for textbooks and teaching materials that [...]

Education: Are curriculum designers jumping on the iPad bandwagon?

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Deanna in Education, Media Literacy, Tech/Gaming

Stepping into a modern day classroom, you will find that it is filled with a ubiquitous array of multimodal and digital resources, yet a majority of these revolutionary resources are likely not school issued, rather they were brought by the young people themselves.  Digital mediums for communication, expression and multimodally engaging in one’s own life, [...]

The Only Way To Fly (Homage to Western)

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Deanna in Travel

So when flying, I have learned that there are several essential things to do for long flights. Make sure you have a good set of noise cancelling head-phones (such as the Bose Quiet Comfort 15′s) Pack a pair of slippers for your flight, or if you are in business class use your in-flight provided slippers [...]

My new MacBook Air 13″

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Deanna in Apple, Shopping, Tech/Gaming

Day 9 of NaBloPoMo MacBook Air 13″ A couple weeks ago, there was a “magical” Apple Event where Steve Jobs introduced the newest MacBook Air 13″ and 11″ laptops. And yes, I watched the whole online presentation and thought, hmm… that is interesting. So I looked at the new specs for the MacBook Air, and [...]