Explore all your learning opportunities...
I am so pleased to be learning so much about the iPad, my new Mac and iBooks Author. Taking advantage of these explorations energizes me in my teaching career. I look forward to creating custom iBooks for my math classes. Already working on a trigonometry unit...
Excite yourself and others...
I am so excited to continue my learning. I am so excited to share that learning.
Get excited - share the love of learning.
Engage your learners... whomever they may be
I strive to engage my learners - children, teens or adults. As a teacher, I am excited about learning and i will continue to seek out strategies to engage even the most reluctant learners. You know the ones.. lets's say students taking MFM2P.
Lifelong learning is a worthwhile pursuit - no matter your age or occupation.
Monday, December 17, 2012
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
MacBook Air arrived!!!
My new MacBook Air arrived on Friday Nov 30!
I have spent a lot of time learning and trouble shooting. I have always had pcs in the past so there has been a bit of a learning curve with this new laptop. Using the trackpad is totally different - though I think I like it!
Of course I could not live without Microsoft office so I downloaded it earlier today. I was disappointed, however, to not get Microsoft Access in that bundle.
Another vital download, of course, was iBooks Author. I was not convinced about getting a Mac and have been contemplating it for more than a year. The expense seemed prohibitive. I was finally convinced that this was a good idea when my math dept was given 10 iPads to use in math classes. Then - I decided that I absolutely needed a Mac so that I may create custom content
for my students.
I had to purchase an adapter dongle to connect to my projector - bought the lightning one and soon realized it was the wrong one :(
I have since ordered the correct one and I hope it arrives quickly - I am looking for to using my Mac in class with my smartboard.
I created two iBooks this evening and experimented with all kinds of options: quizzes, weblinks, embed YouTube, include images, widgets etc.
I look forward to actually getting good at this!
I have spent a lot of time learning and trouble shooting. I have always had pcs in the past so there has been a bit of a learning curve with this new laptop. Using the trackpad is totally different - though I think I like it!
Of course I could not live without Microsoft office so I downloaded it earlier today. I was disappointed, however, to not get Microsoft Access in that bundle.
Another vital download, of course, was iBooks Author. I was not convinced about getting a Mac and have been contemplating it for more than a year. The expense seemed prohibitive. I was finally convinced that this was a good idea when my math dept was given 10 iPads to use in math classes. Then - I decided that I absolutely needed a Mac so that I may create custom content
for my students.
I had to purchase an adapter dongle to connect to my projector - bought the lightning one and soon realized it was the wrong one :(
I have since ordered the correct one and I hope it arrives quickly - I am looking for to using my Mac in class with my smartboard.
I created two iBooks this evening and experimented with all kinds of options: quizzes, weblinks, embed YouTube, include images, widgets etc.
I look forward to actually getting good at this!
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