Use Your iPad as a PC

I know not everyone has an iPad, but I am seeing more and more of these making appearances, so I thought I would share a little gem of an app.

The name of the app is Splashtop. It is a remote desktop viewer for your iPad. This means that you can basically turn your iPad into your PC, allowing you to do all sorts of things that you can't normally do on an iPad.

First you download the app to your device. Next, a wizard will take you through the steps needed to connect your device with your desktop computer(s). This involves

• downloading something on the desktop computer you want to use: http://www.splashtop.com/streamer/download?from=remotedownload. 
• entering the IP address of your computer into the application 

• to find the IP address, go to Start> Settings> Network Connections
• then single click on the words Local Area Connection 
• you may need to scroll down on the left side to see the IP address. It is several numbers with periods in the middle

• The IP address is also available in the Splashtop Streamer that is now on your desktop computer.

Then you will be set up! When you launch the app on your iPad, it will "take over your computer, and a warning will show on your computer that an iPad is controlling it. 

Your computer does have to be on in order for the app to work!

Still- for all those times at home that you desperately want to view something in flash on your iPad- this works great! Or how about accessing your H drive from your iPad? That works as well! 

Happy Apping!

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Flubaroo!!!!

Need another reason to get excited about using Google Docs? Look no further than Flubaroo! Flubaroo is a plugin that allows you to automatically grade forms submitted in Google!

Watch a 3 minute demo of what Flubaroo can do...

Ready to try it for yourself?
Start by going to http://www.flubaroo.com/flubaroo-user-guide . There you will find a step-by-step guide to creating your own self-graded quiz!

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Project Speak Up

Educators Speak Up – Your ideas are important to us!
Open October 10th – December 23rd, 2011

Your opinions matter to us! We are participating in the online survey Speak Up, so that we can learn more about how you are using technology in class.

The online survey is open to students, educators (including future educators) and parents; it’s quick and easy to get involved. The survey will be open until December 23rd, to take the survey visit: http://www.speakup4schools.org/speakup2011/
or click on teh animated banner in this post.

Your password is:
friscoisd

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Replace, Don't Add

I think this article really speaks about what teachers are facing right now in the classroom. Don't have time for new technology? You aren't alone in thinking that, but this article may put it in a new light. Check out what this author has to say about the stress of continually adding new things to your plate!

Find the full article here!

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6th Grader and App Developer

Check out this guy! He is a 6th grader and an App developer. This video is only about 4.5 minutes long, but what a great testament to what kids are capable of when the right resources are available! I love that he is heling teach other kids now. Way to Pay it forward little dude!

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Solvr

Solvr is a free online resource that teachers can use to create discussion boards for their students. You don't even have to create an account!

Go to http://www.a.freshbrain.com/solvr , type in a question, and hit Start. A unique URL will be created. You can direct students to this URL to have a discussion. This wouldn't probably be a great tool on a large scale, but for the odd question (or maybe a homework help forum?) this would be great! Post the URL on your teacher web site to get students to the discussion, or create a QR code to direct them there with their own devices!

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