Technology Tips
for April
What's Hot
Over Drive
Download eBooks and audio books using a library card. Titles available from public and university libraries. Titles are borrowed and then returned. At the end of the lending period, they disappear from the app. Both eBooks and audio books are “read” through the Overdrive app and cannot be transferred to iBooks for annotation purposes.
Sidebyside
Places two web browsers side by side. It’s a multiple-window reader/browser with offline reading and note taking capabilities
EduCreations
Create iPad screencasts. Insert pictures from a live shot, camera roll or a DropBox account. Recordings can include moving through multiple slides. Completed projects are uploaded to an EduCreations account. From there, they can be further shared.
Teacher Friendly Web Sites
The National Archives Experience: Digital Vaults
With a database of some 1,200 documents, photographs, drawings, maps, and other materials and a keywording system that visually links records, This site enables visitors to customize their exhibit experience and to create posters, movies, and games that can be shared by e-mail.
Biocube Creator
Summarize a person’s life, map out key elements of a story, or create your own cube.
Educlipper
An educational digital clipboard. Clip and share. (Like Pinterest but for education).