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iBooks Textbooks in elementary, middle, and highschool classrooms

January 19th, 2012 · No Comments · (97% - 98% Dragon Naturally Speaking Accuracy Rate), Dragon Naturally Speaking 11.5 Premium Wireless, iPad in the Classroom, This Post was written using Dragon Naturally Speaking 11 Premium Wireless, Win 7 / i7 / 12 GB RAM

iBooks Textbooks are now available in the US. Apple’s version of the e-textbook is another reason why we need iPads in the classroom. Senior vice president Phil Schiller led us through Apple’s special event for educators today at the Guggenheim Museum, New York City. This post is written based on the official Apple video about [...]

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Download Dragon Naturally Speaking Software (Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.5)

January 15th, 2012 · No Comments · (99% - 100% Dragon Naturally Speaking Accuracy Rate), Dragon Naturally Speaking, Dragon Naturally Speaking 11.5 Premium Wireless, This Post was written using Dragon Naturally Speaking 11 Premium Wireless, Win 7 / i7 / 12 GB RAM

This post was written using Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.5 premium wireless using Windows 7 64-bit. What is Dragon Naturally Speaking? Compare the different versions of Dragon Naturally Speaking before you download. A few people have been searching this blog on classroom technology for information about how to download Dragon Naturally Speaking and so I thought I [...]

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iPad Apps for Toddlers – Is the iPad A New Toy or a New Tool?

January 7th, 2012 · 2 Comments · iPad in the Classroom, preschool apps

When the iPad first made it’s way into our home, I was skeptical.  Exactly why did we need another piece of technology?  Within a few weeks, I was singing a different tune.  I was impressed by the quick start up and the ease of moving between applications. My daughter was impressed with the iPad apps [...]

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What is Dragon Naturally Speaking? 10 Things to Know Before You Buy Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11 Student/Teacher Education Version

January 1st, 2012 · 28 Comments · (97% - 98% Dragon Naturally Speaking Accuracy Rate), Dragon Naturally Speaking, Dragon Naturally Speaking 11 Student Discount, This Post was written using Dragon Naturally Speaking 11 Premium Wireless

Are you a student or teacher? Are you thinking about getting Dragon Naturally Speaking 11? Did you know there’s a student/teacher version which is $100 cheaper than the regular premium edition? There are some conditions that apply. What is Dragon Naturally Speaking Software? What is Dragon Naturally Speaking? How Good is Dragon Naturally Speaking? What [...]

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Great Educational Websites That Your Students May Not Be Allowed to Use

December 16th, 2011 · No Comments · (97% - 98% Dragon Naturally Speaking Accuracy Rate), Dragon Naturally Speaking 11.5 Premium Wireless, Google Apps for Education / Google Docs, iPad in the Classroom, This Post was written using Dragon Naturally Speaking 11 Premium Wireless, Win 7 / i7 / 12 GB RAM

Teachers are adding classroom technology to their programs. There are lots of great websites out there to help teachers bring their lessons out of the brick-and-mortar classroom and into a digital learning space. Unfortunately, a lot of these websites have terms of service that require users to be 13 years or older in order to [...]

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How to Use Your IPad 2 and Evernote Peek to Help Your Students Study

December 8th, 2011 · No Comments · (98% - 99% Dragon Naturally Speaking Accuracy Rate), Dragon Naturally Speaking 11.5 Premium Wireless, iPad in the Classroom, Note taking Software, This Post was written using Dragon Naturally Speaking 11 Premium Wireless, Win 7 / i7 / 12 GB RAM

Here’s another reason why the iPad is a useful teaching tool in your classroom. Not only can you use the iPad to take notes in the classroom, but you can also use it to create virtual flashcards to help your students study for a test or exam. Sure, you could use index cards, post it notes, [...]

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How to Get Students “Talking” on Your Online Literature Circle Blog

December 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · (98% - 99% Dragon Naturally Speaking Accuracy Rate), Dragon Naturally Speaking 11.5 Premium Wireless, Online Literature Circles

Do you have a class website or online literature circle blog? Are you letting your students fly and chat online on your class website, or are you clipping their wings? Lots of teachers are taking their lessons out of the physical classroom and into the digital learning space. Now, students can talk about books in [...]

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Cyber Monday Save $50 off Dragon Dictate 2.5

November 26th, 2011 · No Comments · Dragon Naturally Speaking

Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.5 Wireless Premium has been used on this site for the past year. (97.2% word accuracy after speaking 34,000 words.) Yesterday, Nuance had a Black Friday deal for Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.5 Premium (which is the Windows version of their voice recognition software.) Nuance is also offering $50 off Dragon Dictate 2.5 on Cyber Monday [...]

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Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.5 Premium – Black Friday Save $50

November 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Dragon Naturally Speaking

Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.5 Premium is used to write the posts on this blog with around a 97% word recognition accuracy rate. Nuance is having a $50 off Black Friday exclusive so if you’ve been waiting to buy Dragon Naturally Speaking, now is the time: This link will only work on Nov 25, 2011. Good luck! [...]

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Using Apple TV to teach with your iPad 2 is great… Just don’t forget to turn off iMessage

November 13th, 2011 · No Comments · (97% - 98% Dragon Naturally Speaking Accuracy Rate), Dragon Naturally Speaking 11.5 Premium Wireless, iPad in the Classroom, This Post was written using Dragon Naturally Speaking 11 Premium Wireless

Apple TV and an iPad 2 running iOS 5 have the potential to transform your classroom. The new version of iOS 5 allows you to mirror everything that you see on your iPad wirelessly to a data projector connected to your Apple TV. (You do need to have an HDMI connection in order to use Apple [...]

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