Tuesday, January 28, 2014

23 mobile things: Thing 2

I went through the tips videos and discovered a few new things.  However, it appeared to me that some of the info was designed for iPhones vs iPads even though I went under the iPad links.  For example, I thought the weather app was awesome, but couldn't find that exact app for iPad nor is that icon on mine.  Perhaps someone else knows how to get it??  I learned about the notifications function of swiping down.  The video didn't go into detail on how to set up events, which would have been helpful, but did "get us there" so we could figure it out ourselves.  I also found it informative to learn about how to wipe the iPad clean through iTunes and reset factory defaults.  

One video showed a flashlight, but mine doesn't have that.  Maybe it's just for phones?  My camera options are also a bit different, but the info was still helpful.

It was good to review the change in the airplay button position as both the students and I mirror our iPads onto a projection screen during lessons.  I may have been lost for awhile there as I just recently updated to iOS 7.

Overall, it's good to know that the tips exist for future reference as needed!

Sunday, January 26, 2014

23 mobile things - thing 1

I downloaded Tumblr 1st, but I thought it looked difficult to navigate so I switched to Blogger.  This is all new to me so please bear with me as I get started.  We just started using iPads in the classroom.  Looking forward to hearing others' experiences and advice!

How do we get a decorative background with Blogger??