Clip web pages to Evernote with Dolphin Browser for iPad
We’ve made no secret of our love for Evernote here at Bright Ideas, as it’s one of the best ways to keep notes and bookmarks together. One great feature of Evernote is the Web Clipper which works in most major…
Supercharging Evernote
Evernote is a useful tool for staying organised and keeping your notes synchronised across all of your devices. After exploring the uses of Evernote in the classroom last week, let’s look at two ways to make Evernote even more useful- note linking…
Searching Google with your voice
Today’s guest post comes from Bev Novak. Bev takes a look at the new Google search app for IOS devices and tests out the voice search feature. Released a couple of days ago, I just discovered the latest Google search…
Explore Victoria’s history with Vic Heritage
Today’s guest post comes from Tanya Wolkenberg, Heritage Communications Project Officer for the Heritage Council of Victoria. Tanya introduces Vic Heritage, an iPhone app that lets you explore significant sites across Victoria. Vic Heritage is an app designed to connect people…
Springpad
In recent times there has been a deluge of online tools that promise to help you organise all aspects of your life. Many services keep track of your bookmarks, notes or contacts, but only a few services try to do…
e5 Apps for iPads in a Secondary School
Today’s guest post comes from Catherine Hainstock of Vermont Secondary College. The e5 Instructional Model was recently introduced in Victoria and Vermont Secondary College has been trialling it for the past 12 months. We are also on the first phase…
Display Recorder: Screencast your iDevice
(Update July 2, 2012: The Display Recorder app has now been removed from the Itunes App store. At this stage it is unclear whether the app will reappear or has been permanently removed.) There was some surprising news this morning…
Reflection: screencasting for your iPad
The Reflection app has been available for the Mac for a while and is now also available on Windows. The app allows you to display the screen of your IOS device (iPad, iPod or iPhone) on your computer, meaning you…
An apple a day…
The latest model of Apple’s iPad is now on sale in Australia, with several stores opening at midnight for the launch. Much has been written about the improved display, faster processor and better camera. However for the education sector the…
Ten meta-trends from the Horizon Project
The New Media Consortium (NMC) is an international community of experts on technology in education who produce an annual report known as The Horizon Report. Horizon reports highlight key trends in technology and education for the year to come, with an emphasis on innovation…
