Showing posts with label IPhone. Show all posts
Showing posts with label IPhone. Show all posts

Friday, August 13, 2010

Q Books in Education......now include Hairy Maclary

QBook is an eBook, iPhone and iPad app that combines a narrators voice with original picture illustrations and touchable text that is synchronised to highlight and sound when words are touched.

The QBook format has been designed with education in mind and can be used as part of a guided reading program. Our iPad Apps help with reading comprehension and early literacy development and with some of the most popular childrens stories in the world QBook is becoming the format of choice for interactive kids books on iPad.   

Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy from Kiwa Media 


Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy is the first in a long series of books from one of the most popular children's authors in New Zealand. The rhythm, rhyme and simple plot make it good for younger readers and it sets the stage for many other adventures.
Features:
  • Personalize each book with ‘this book belongs to ...’ page.
  • Swipe-to-Read™ the words to hear and playback the story at your own pace.
  • Touch-to-Hear™ individual words spoken.
  • Touch-to-Spell™ to hear the letters that spell each and every word.
  • Auto Play to enjoy the narration.
  • Use the My Narration function to read and record the story yourself and customize your book.
  • Paint mode can be used on each story page!
  • Paint has a paint palette, brush width, move and zoom, and undo abilities!
  • Tap the paint palette icon and tap a color to change the paint color!
  • Tap the brush palette icon and change the slider to change the brush size!
  • Tap the move icon and pinch with two fingers to zoom in and move the picture around with one finger. Tap the move icon again to continue painting!
  • Tap the undo icon to undo paint strokes!
  •  This QBook includes the narration, text, and user interface in English.
Check out these QBook features demonstration:

Monday, January 18, 2010

WOW! What a find..Mobile Air Mouse Pro 2.0 Demo

Air Mouse instantly transforms your iPhone or iPod touch into an in air, wireless remote for your computer!


Download and install Mobile Air Mouse and you can use your iPhone to do everything on your IWB. Now you can sit with your students as "a guide on the side" rather than as a "sage on the stage".
Adapted from Edgalaxy: Top iPhone Apps for busy teachers

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Another FREE application

Download the FREE TIME Mobile app for the iPhone or iPod touch to access TIME's depth of content around-the-clock.

Sections include:

News

  • Top Stories
  • Latest Headlines
  • Politics
  • U.S.
  • World
  • Biz & Tech
  • Health & Science
  • Entertainment
  • Travel
  • Swampland
  • The Curious Capitalist
  • Tuned In
  • Nerd World
  • Looking Around

Lists

Best and Worst Lists in every category from Entertainment to Politics

Quotes

TIME.com’s Quotes of the Day

Popular

The most popular articles that are being read on TIME.com

Media

Exciting photo essays and videos

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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Back to School: Top 10 iPhone Apps for Students

Back to School: Top 10 iPhone Apps for Students

Must-have iPhone applications for students.

These apps will help you stay organised, take notes, and study better.

Seven are FREE!!
iPhone DesktopImage by powerbooktrance via Flickr
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Saturday, July 4, 2009

IPhone and Teaching

How To Use The Best 40 Features of iPhone 3.0

22 More iPhone 3.0 Features You May Not Know


Educate Educate is an iPhone/iPod Touch application designed to support teaching professionals in schools