Haiku Deck Now for iPhone, Too

When first featured last month, Haiku Deck, a free app that offers a simple new way to create inspired presentations for teaching a lesson or telling a story, was supported only on the iPad.

You can now download Haiku Deck for iPhone.

 

You can download any or all of the Haiku Decks you’ve previously created for fast, fluid viewing and impromptu presenting. Easy, one-hand operation lets you use your iPhone as a remote.

 

Read more about the new (also free) Haiku Deck iPhone app here.

 

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Poll Everywhere Rolls Out New Features for BTS

Poll Everywhere, which first appeared on EDge21 last year, uses mobile devices, the Web, and Twitter to create stylish real-time response experiences.

Poll Everywhere has been busy this summer integrating several new features that will be of special interest to educators:

• Countdown timer - Let your students know exactly how much time they have to respond.
• Anonymous polling - Run sensitive polls and rest easy that the responses stay fully anonymous.
• Live word clouds - Display your students’ responses in a live word cloud that updates in real time. 
• Organize your students - Group registered students into classes so you get a clear view of who's voting and how.
• LMS integration - Manage rosters through your LMS (currently works with Canvas, more on the way).
• New mystery poll type - Wow your class with a brand new poll type coming soon.

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Update: 2/25/2013 Futaba

First mentioned on EDge21 in May of last year, INKids creates and delivers free and inexpensive iPad apps from Australia that help young kids learn literacy, math, and more.

One of their most popular apps has been Futaba, a classroom app designed for multi-player fun on the iPad. Futaba now includes a single player mode, meaning students can practice at home (or in the classroom) with sets tailored to their specific learning needs.

Single player mode in the latest version of Futaba is perfect for study at home, or during 1:1 iPad time in the classroom - students who might struggle with the pace of the multiplayer game can now practice sets at their own pace.

Watch the video demonstration

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Update: GeoGebraWeb – Spreadsheet view and more…

GeoGebra is free and multi-platform dynamic mathematics software for all levels of education that joins geometry, algebra, tables, graphing, statistics and calculus in one easy-to-use package. GeoGebra was first mentioned on EDge21 in October 2009.



GeoGebra recently announced the new Spreadsheet view in GeoGebraWeb. You now have the Algebra, Graphics and Spreadsheet view available in your web browser, all based on HTML5 without the need for any plugins.

What is new in Geogebra:

• Graphics, algebra, and spreadsheet view
• Tools and style bar of the graphics view
• Input bar
• Open and save ggb files, also with Google Drive

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Duolingo Releases Free iPhone App

Duolingo allows you learn a language for free while simultaneously helping to translate the web. Duolingo was first noted here in June of this year. Duolingo is a free language learning website where you can learn your chosen language at your own pace.

Duolingo recently released its free iPhone app which includes the features and function of the web application. There are no ads or subscription fees.

INKids Launches Kids Flashcard Maker [iOS]

Kids Flashcard Maker from INKids gives parents and kids tools to create their own beautiful flashcards for learning new words at home or in the classroom.

Kids Flashcard Maker is now available in the App Store. Add your own photos, images from the web, and text using the flashcard wizard.

You can even record your own words or add videos from popular video sites or directly from your camera roll. Making great looking flash cards that children will enjoy using has never been easier! 

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INKids Releases New iOS Math Game

INKids, the subject of an earlier post in May of this year, creates and delivers free and inexpensive iPad apps from Australia that help young kids learn literacy, math, and more.

INKids just released a new Classroom Game called Math Champ.

Math Champ is a challenging and innovative quiz game designed for grades 4 to 7 (ages 9-12). Any student with an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch can compete head to head, in real time, to become the class Math Champ.

Math Champ was a runner up in this years Desire2Learn Edge Challenge and is changing the way kids think about math classroom.

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Inkling Now on iPhone/Touch

Inkling, first mentioned here in the fall of 2010, offers digital textbooks that are interactive, flexible, and less costly than traditional paper textbooks.

Earlier this week, they announced that their previously iPad-only app is now a universal app that will allow users to access Inkling ebooks using their iPhone or iPod Touch.

"Today, everything on Inkling can fit in the palm of your hand with Inkling for iPhone. This is the first time anyone has shrunk down something as complicated as a textbook or cookbook to an iPhone screen — and still made it as enjoyable to read and experience as on an iPad or computer screen. Now, it’s even easier to watch videos, spin 3D models, take quizzes, and search the book while walking to class, taking the bus, or waiting in line."

Inkling for iPhone is free in the iTunes App Store. 

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Sophia Offers Flipped Classroom Certificate, More Tutorials [Update]

Sophia is an academic community where everyone has access to learning that encompasses and supports the traditional classroom in an ad-free environment. Sophia was first mentioned on EDge21 in February of this year.

Sophia has recently augmented its social teaching and learning platform to include more than 25,000 absolutely free tutorials on math, science, English, and more.

Sophia also now offers a free professional development certificate for teachers who are interested in learning how to flip their classroom. You'll get a Flipped Class Certificate and a Sophia t-shirt. The Flipped Class Certificate is endorsed by Capella University and was developed in collaboration with School of Education faculty.

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Inkling for Web Launches

Inkling, first mentioned here in the fall of 2010, offers digital textbooks for the iPad that are interactive, flexible, and less costly than traditional paper textbooks.

Now, with the launch earlier this week of Inkling for Web, anyone can use, read, and explore Inkling content from any modern web browser. This new HTML5-based web client brings all of the interactive features from the iPad app to your computer desktop. 

Inkling for Web is a forward step for digital publishing with features such as:

• A wide viewing window
• Easily shared snippets of Inkling content
• A redesigned assessment experience
• High resolution imagery for even better zooming 

As of now, all current titles and chapters you already own on Inkling are available to you on the web. Everything syncs among devices, so notes you make on the web show up on your iPad. 

See other EDge21 posts about Inkling

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Jotform Releases Collection of Over 500 Form Templates

JotForm, first presented here in the fall of 2009, is a web-based WYSIWYG form builder. No HTML coding or web design knowledge is needed to use JotForm. You can create forms, integrate them to your wiki, blog, or web site and collect submissions from your visitors with ease.

 

Jotform has just released a huge collection of over 500 form templates, free and ready to use today!

You can search for a form by keyword and quickly preview the forms visually in under a second. JotformForm Templates are designed to work well on mobile browsers and tablets.

Form Templates can be used without creating a JotForm account. In minutes, you can have a good looking and fully-functional form on your web site.

CK-12 Books are Now Available in Google Play

CK-12 foundation is an organization working to establish the development and distribution of quality educational content that can be a core text as well as to provide a flexible context for learning.

CK-12 books are now available in Google Play. Accessing books through Google Play allows you to view the books on several different devices as well as in web browsers. CK-12 foundation now has over 25 free books available on Google Play.  Click here to view all available CK-12 titles, or go to play.google.com and search for "CK-12".

Go to earlier posts about CK-12

Google Play is a new way to discover, buy, and enjoy books, online and offline. You can read books on Google Play on your computer, your smartphone, or your electronic reading device. Click here to learn more about how books work on Google Play. 

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LearnZillion Recruiting Talented Math and ELA Teachers

I introduced LearnZillionhere late last month. LearnZillion provides easy access to quality Common Core-aligned video math lessons, assessment items, and progress reporting. Users can get practical teaching resources, create playlists for their classes, track homework, and deliver lessons to their students in a timely manner.

I just learned of the following terrific opportunity for talented EDge21 readers from LearnZillion's administrative assistant Ann Yuan.

LearnZillion pays teachers to create these lessons, and they are currently recruiting teachers for a second content creation cycle, which will take place this summer. It is their hope to create a library of video lessons that will cover the Common Core standards in math and ELA.

You can apply to become part of LearnZillion's Dream Team of Math and Literacy Teachers this summer. LearnZillion is selecting 100-200 teachers to join the Dream Team. They're looking for teachers who want to have a broader impact and who have the talent and enthusiasm to craft dynamite video lessons. Each teacher selected will receive:

• The technology and software necessary to create video lessons
• Support and feedback from math and literacy experts and other talented Dream Team members
• $2000 (US) compensation
• Recognition on LearnZillion's website

Dream Team members commit to creating 20 video lessons between June and mid-August (with a possible convening event on June 19-21). All video lessons will be featured on the LearnZillion website and linked to professional development platforms in multiple states. All video lessons will be freely available to all teachers and students across the country.

Admissions are rolling. They are currently recruiting for a second admissions cycle, which ends April 29th, and the final cycle ends May 27th.

To apply, click here and complete the application form. You can email LearnZillion's administrative assistant Ann Yuan (annyuan@learnzillion.com) if you have questions about the application.

This looks like a great way to spend your summer, expand your reach, and earn a little cash!

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CK-12 Flexbooks: Next Generation of Flexbooks

CK-12, first mentioned here in July 2010, is working to establish the development and distribution of quality educational content that can be used as core texts as well as to provide a flexible context for learning.

In June, CK-12 Foundation is introducing the next generation FlexBooks system. In addition to the current FlexBooks functionality, the new system introduces learning in the form of concepts, small units of content that can be used to learn or review a particular topic.

Friends of CK-12 are invited to explore their new system and help them improve by providing feedback. The system is a work in progress and regular updates will be made based on this feedback.

Click here to get started with the beta quick start guide and create an account. Existing CK-12 accounts are not a part of the new system yet, so an account specific to this new system will need to be created.

In other news, CK-12 Foundation and Encyclopedia of Life are joining forces to produce Understanding Biodiversity - a FlexBook for secondary level students, created by secondary level students.  Understanding Biodiversity will consist of species pages describing organisms studied in the life sciences.

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Poll Everywhere Adds Most Requested Features

Poll Everywhere, the subject of an earlier post, is a tool that uses cell phones and other mobile devices to create stylish real-time response experiences. They have just added their two most requested features: images and seamless Mac support.

You can now have students vote on pictures, including equations created with LaTeX.

The newest version of the Mac Presenter Application now offers:

• Automatic hiding and showing of polls according to slide notes.
• Simple insertion or deletion of a poll in the slide notes.
• Ability to create basic, ad-hoc polls without ever leaving the Mac Presenter.
• Floats on top of Keynote or PowerPoint slideshows automatically.

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OnLive Desktop Plus Offers More Service

OnLive Desktopfrom Microsoft, the subject of a recent post, gives you free, simple access to MS Office on your iPad from anywhere you have an Internet connection.

Now OnLive has released a new service plan, Plus. This Plus plan costs $4.99 (US) per month. The Plus version adds Internet Explorer 9 to the software suite and access to third-party storage sites such as Dropbox and Gmail. You also get priority access.

According to a Macworld story, browsing the Web through Onlive Desktop and Internet Explorer is faster than using Safari on the iPad because your iPad isn’t doing all the processing required to render the page. The browser is really running on an OnLive edge server and your iPad isn’t doing all the processing required to render the page.

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CK-12 eTextbooks News

CK-12 is working to establish the development and distribution of quality open-content, web-based collaborative e-textbooks  that can be core texts as well as provide a flexible context for learning.

CK-12 is looking for schools who are already conducting pilot studies with their materials.  If you are currently formally exploring CK-12 materials, you are asked to complete this survey.

CK-12 is looking for volunteer beta testers for a new product to be released later this year.

CK-12 and Wolfram partner to enhance Algebra I...CK-12's Algebra I - Second Edition FlexBook has been enhanced by Wolfram technologies including  Wolfram|Alpha, Mathematica, and Computable Document Format (CDF).

See an earlier post about CK-12

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19Pencils Now Delivers Grade-specific Resources to Your Mailbox

19Pencils is a site where teachers can discover, manage, and share learning content. They now deliver custom emails to your inbox that are grade-specific.

Register at 19Pencils and enter the grade you teach. They will send you weekly emails with web resources appropriate to that specific grade that were added by their community of teachers and librarians.

19Pencils was the subject of an earlier post here last summer.

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BetterLesson New Lesson Management Features

BetterLesson, a website to connect teachers and enable them to create, organize, and share their best curricula, has been the subject of several earlier posts this year.

Several new features have recently been added to BetterLesson:

• You can now embed lesson plans written in MS Word, Excel, or other kinds of document templates directly into the "Lesson Plan " area of the lesson page.
• You can now pull resources directly into the lesson page using the "My Files" browser. From the "Edit Lessons" page you can now add files in either of two ways: use the "Upload" link to add files from your computer or "My Files" to add files already in your curriculum.
• As you modify and improve your lessons, you can replace old files with their latest versions using the "Upload New Version" feature.
• With a Premium account, teachers who are members of the BetterLesson community can now collaborate on full courses.

Go to earlier posts about BetterLesson

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MyTownTutors Adds "Tutor Location" Feature

 

MyTownTutors connects parents and students with qualified nearby teachers. It was featured in a post here last winter.

During the past few months, My Town Tutors has been working to add a “tutor location” feature to provide more flexibility in selecting an additional tutor location.

Originally, when a teacher registered, the only option was to select their “teaching school” as the tutoring location. Now, after selecting the “teaching school”, the teacher has the option of selecting a “tutoring location”.  The “tutor location” choice allows the teacher to select an additional location other than the work school.

Go to the earlier post about MyTownTutors

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