From wazmac at me.com Mon Jan 2 06:54:32 2012 From: wazmac at me.com (Warren McCullough) Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2012 06:54:32 +1100 Subject: [Maced] Hyperstudio 5 Message-ID: <2E05B82C-58EF-4E6D-BFCA-022A46349B9E@me.com> Hi everyone - all the best for the new year. I noticed that Hyperstudio 5 is on sale (for only one day) on the Mac App store. Having been an enthusiastic user of Hyperstudio in the old days (and Hypercard a bit before that), as a great learning tool to support higher order thinking skills, I was wondering if anyone is using this modern incarnation in their school, and if it has changed much since the previous versions? Thanks, Warren From patrick.helm at maxcomputing.com.au Sat Jan 7 19:49:42 2012 From: patrick.helm at maxcomputing.com.au (Patrick Helm) Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 19:49:42 +1100 Subject: [Maced] Bar codes v QR codes in a sequence In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi matt, Did you get an answer to this? What have you done? A dymo label writer could create barcodes on the fly based on the words - using a barcode font. Not familiar with QR barcode creators.. best of luck with the new school. Kind Regards, Patrick Helm Managing Director Apple Certified Technical Coordinator 10.6 Max Computing Services w: www.maxcomputing.com.au t: 02 9045 0337 ext. 101 Send support requests to support at maxcomputing.com.au On 08/12/2011, at 8:24 AM, Matt Skoss wrote: > A quick query about barcodes and QR codes... > > In moving to a new school, I have to consider some holiday tasks such as test and tagging of all electrical cables. > > Is there a way of generating a sequence of serialised tags (eg. CMS0001, CMS0002, ...) where the corresponding barcode or QR code is generated on-the-fly? > > Is there a way of printing them in-house on a tough waxy-type paper with adhesive backing, so that the tags go straight onto the cable? > > Is there a good reason to use QR codes for such a low-level task? > > Does anyone have a source of A4 self-adhesive paper that is fairly robust, like commercially-made asset stickers...so that we might use QR codes on all devices for asset management? I'd like to be able to print them in-house. > > Many thanks. > > Regards, Matt. > 0418-624 631 > _______________________________________________ > Maced mailing list > Maced at zeus.as.edu.au > http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced From patrick.helm at maxcomputing.com.au Sat Jan 7 19:53:01 2012 From: patrick.helm at maxcomputing.com.au (Patrick Helm) Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 19:53:01 +1100 Subject: [Maced] Beach balling In-Reply-To: <0595505C-DA71-47EB-AD07-624A2BD0E4AA@mac.com> References: <98C443D3-5900-4B90-9829-9DDC6B11EE47@mac.com> <1321389989.44437.YahooMailNeo@web112617.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <0595505C-DA71-47EB-AD07-624A2BD0E4AA@mac.com> Message-ID: Hi Wes, Just catching up on some posts.. You can reboot and then open Activity monitor in Utilities folder.. then choose all processes in the drop down at the top of the window.. and sort by Real Memory usage. See which process starts chewing up your resources.. I've seen the hp pdf filter process be the culprit here on a number of occasions. (even though this is late, I'm sending this in case this will help others with a similar problem) Kind Regards, Patrick Helm Managing Director Apple Certified Technical Coordinator 10.6 Max Computing Services w: www.maxcomputing.com.au t: 02 9045 0337 ext. 101 Send support requests to support at maxcomputing.com.au On 16/11/2011, at 7:50 AM, Wes Warner wrote: > Hi Dave > Yep I've tried that as well. Something I have noticed is that my free memory starts off with about 1Gb then starts to leak to well under 10 Mb even though I only one app open. > > > > Wes Warner > ? Distinguished Educator, Class of 2006 > Head of Technology > Genesis Christian College > @I_Teach_ICT > Sent from my iPhone > > On 16/11/2011, at 6:46 AM, Dave Hounsell wrote: > >> Hi Wes, >> >> Try this: >> >> Go to system prefs > accounts and make a second admin account. >> Start up using that. >> If all works OK then something is scrambled in your original local account Library. >> >> Cheers >> >> Dave >> >> From: Wes Warner >> To: maced at zeus.as.edu.au >> Sent: Wednesday, 16 November 2011 12:52 AM >> Subject: [Maced] Beach balling >> >> Hi, I would like to tap into your collective wisdom >> I have a MacBook running 10.6.8 with 2gb ram >> >> After 5 minutes from startup it beach balls. I believe a browser is open each time it does this. >> >> I have restored from a known good backup from time machine without success >> >> I have run repair permissions without success. >> >> I have deleted and reinstalled safari and Firefox without success. >> >> Have I overlooked anything? >> Thanks >> >> Wes Warner >> ? Distinguished Educator, Class of 2006 >> Head of Technology >> Genesis Christian College >> @I_Teach_ICT >> Sent from my iPhone >> _______________________________________________ >> Maced mailing list >> Maced at zeus.as.edu.au >> http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Maced mailing list >> Maced at zeus.as.edu.au >> http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced > _______________________________________________ > Maced mailing list > Maced at zeus.as.edu.au > http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wicked_wes at mac.com Sat Jan 7 20:13:04 2012 From: wicked_wes at mac.com (Wes Warner) Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:13:04 +1000 Subject: [Maced] Beach balling In-Reply-To: References: <98C443D3-5900-4B90-9829-9DDC6B11EE47@mac.com> <1321389989.44437.YahooMailNeo@web112617.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <0595505C-DA71-47EB-AD07-624A2BD0E4AA@mac.com> Message-ID: <8936D549-DB61-4199-AAA9-736E55E21B48@mac.com> Hi Patrick Thanks for this. I will try this as its still happening. I'm getting only about 5 minutes from start up before it spins. Wes Warner ? Distinguished Educator, Class of 2006 Head of Technology Genesis Christian College @I_Teach_ICT Sent from my iPhone On 07/01/2012, at 6:53 PM, Patrick Helm wrote: > Hi Wes, > > Just catching up on some posts.. > > You can reboot and then open Activity monitor in Utilities folder.. then choose all processes in the drop down at the top of the window.. and sort by Real Memory usage. > > See which process starts chewing up your resources.. > > I've seen the hp pdf filter process be the culprit here on a number of occasions. > > (even though this is late, I'm sending this in case this will help others with a similar problem) > > Kind Regards, > Patrick Helm > > Managing Director > Apple Certified Technical Coordinator 10.6 > > > Max Computing Services > > w: www.maxcomputing.com.au > t: 02 9045 0337 ext. 101 > > Send support requests to support at maxcomputing.com.au > > On 16/11/2011, at 7:50 AM, Wes Warner wrote: > >> Hi Dave >> Yep I've tried that as well. Something I have noticed is that my free memory starts off with about 1Gb then starts to leak to well under 10 Mb even though I only one app open. >> >> >> >> Wes Warner >> ? Distinguished Educator, Class of 2006 >> Head of Technology >> Genesis Christian College >> @I_Teach_ICT >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 16/11/2011, at 6:46 AM, Dave Hounsell wrote: >> >>> Hi Wes, >>> >>> Try this: >>> >>> Go to system prefs > accounts and make a second admin account. >>> Start up using that. >>> If all works OK then something is scrambled in your original local account Library. >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> Dave >>> >>> From: Wes Warner >>> To: maced at zeus.as.edu.au >>> Sent: Wednesday, 16 November 2011 12:52 AM >>> Subject: [Maced] Beach balling >>> >>> Hi, I would like to tap into your collective wisdom >>> I have a MacBook running 10.6.8 with 2gb ram >>> >>> After 5 minutes from startup it beach balls. I believe a browser is open each time it does this. >>> >>> I have restored from a known good backup from time machine without success >>> >>> I have run repair permissions without success. >>> >>> I have deleted and reinstalled safari and Firefox without success. >>> >>> Have I overlooked anything? >>> Thanks >>> >>> Wes Warner >>> ? 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What have you done? > >A dymo label writer could create barcodes on the fly based on the words - >using a barcode font. > >Not familiar with QR barcode creators.. best of luck with the new school. > >Kind Regards, >Patrick Helm > >Managing Director >Apple Certified Technical Coordinator 10.6 > > >Max Computing Services > >w: www.maxcomputing.com.au >t: 02 9045 0337 ext. 101 > >Send support requests to support at maxcomputing.com.au > >On 08/12/2011, at 8:24 AM, Matt Skoss wrote: > >> A quick query about barcodes and QR codes... >> >> In moving to a new school, I have to consider some holiday tasks such >>as test and tagging of all electrical cables. >> >> Is there a way of generating a sequence of serialised tags (eg. >>CMS0001, CMS0002, ...) where the corresponding barcode or QR code is >>generated on-the-fly? >> >> Is there a way of printing them in-house on a tough waxy-type paper >>with adhesive backing, so that the tags go straight onto the cable? >> >> Is there a good reason to use QR codes for such a low-level task? >> >> Does anyone have a source of A4 self-adhesive paper that is fairly >>robust, like commercially-made asset stickers...so that we might use QR >>codes on all devices for asset management? I'd like to be able to print >>them in-house. >> >> Many thanks. >> >> Regards, Matt. >> 0418-624 631 >> _______________________________________________ >> Maced mailing list >> Maced at zeus.as.edu.au >> http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced > > > >_______________________________________________ >Maced mailing list >Maced at zeus.as.edu.au >http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced From bmoller at kingscollege.qld.edu.au Thu Jan 12 18:10:43 2012 From: bmoller at kingscollege.qld.edu.au (Brett Moller) Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:10:43 +1000 Subject: [Maced] Inventory Tracking System Message-ID: Hi there, I am looking for a simple and cheap way to track the loaning of equipment to students. Doesn't need to be anything fancy - just able to add assets and assign to students (borrowed then returned check basically). Any ideas? OSx or iOS would be great. Just for use by a couple of teachers in the faculty to book out gear to students - doesn't need to be an asset database as such as that is handled in a much larger school wide system. Thanks, Brett Director of Technology King's Christian College Gold Coast Australia Scanned by the Netbox from Netbox Blue (http://netboxblue.com/) From MCummins at monte.nsw.edu.au Thu Jan 12 22:55:48 2012 From: MCummins at monte.nsw.edu.au (Maurice Cummins) Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:55:48 +0000 Subject: [Maced] Inventory Tracking System In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <7C755E71-8C75-4517-9068-3BF30DBA3087@monte.nsw.edu.au> Hi Bret, My Coordinator of ICT Services has developed a nice system. Contact me off list for further info. Regards, Maurice Cummins Director: Learning and Technology Monte Sent from my iPad On 12/01/2012, at 6:11 PM, "Brett Moller" wrote: > Hi there, > > I am looking for a simple and cheap way to track the loaning of equipment to students. Doesn't need to be anything fancy - just able to add assets and assign to students (borrowed then returned check basically). > > Any ideas? OSx or iOS would be great. > > Just for use by a couple of teachers in the faculty to book out gear to students - doesn't need to be an asset database as such as that is handled in a much larger school wide system. > > Thanks, > > Brett > Director of Technology > King's Christian College > Gold Coast > Australia > > > > Scanned by the Netbox from Netbox Blue > (http://netboxblue.com/) > > > _______________________________________________ > Maced mailing list > Maced at zeus.as.edu.au > http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced From garry at gstokes.org Sat Jan 14 12:04:26 2012 From: garry at gstokes.org (Garry Stokes) Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:04:26 +1100 Subject: [Maced] Admit Mac Message-ID: I have suddenly got a message saying I need to reenter license no for admit Mac for nsw det licence. Anyone else got same problem.? From hounselltech at yahoo.com.au Sat Jan 14 15:32:20 2012 From: hounselltech at yahoo.com.au (Dave Hounsell) Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:32:20 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Maced] Education and Apple In-Reply-To: <8936D549-DB61-4199-AAA9-736E55E21B48@mac.com> References: <98C443D3-5900-4B90-9829-9DDC6B11EE47@mac.com> <1321389989.44437.YahooMailNeo@web112617.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <0595505C-DA71-47EB-AD07-624A2BD0E4AA@mac.com> <8936D549-DB61-4199-AAA9-736E55E21B48@mac.com> Message-ID: <1326515540.9599.YahooMailNeo@web112605.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> FYI http://www.mobilemag.com/2012/01/12/apple-education-event-announced-for-jan-19/ Cheers Dave -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From esheerin at gmail.com Sat Jan 14 16:20:43 2012 From: esheerin at gmail.com (Ellen Sheerin) Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:20:43 +1100 Subject: [Maced] Digital learning Day Message-ID: <006301ccd27c$4604d040$d20e70c0$@gmail.com> Came through to me from an ISTE link Ellen Sign Up Now for Digital Learning Day 2.1.12 Join us as we create a national awareness campaign to celebrate innovative teachers and instructional strategies. Technology has changed the way we do everything from grocery shopping, to listening to music, and reading books. It?s time to take action to leverage this potential with more innovative uses of technology in our nation's schools to ensure every student experiences personalized learning with great teaching. What is Digital Learning? Digital learning is any instructional practice that is effectively using technology to strengthen the student learning experience. Digital learning encompasses a wide spectrum of tools and practice, including using online and formative assessment, increasing focus and quality of teaching resources and time, online content and courses, applications of technology in the classroom and school building, adaptive software for students with special needs, learning platforms, participating in professional communities of practice, providing access to high level and challenging content and instruction, and many other advancements technology provides to teaching and learning. In particular, blended learning is any time a student learns, at least in part, at a supervised brick-and-mortar location away from home and, at least in part, through online delivery with some element of student control over time, place, path, and/or pace. What is Digital Learning Day? Digital Learning Day is a culminating event in a year-round national awareness campaign to improve teaching and learning for all children. On Digital Learning Day, we are asking everyone ? no matter your comfort with technology - teachers, librarians, school leaders, afterschool programs, community groups, parents ? to Sign up and be counted in this effort by * Starting a conversation - at a PTA/PTO meeting, in your school, department, library, or community-based organization about your goals for your students and how digital learning can help meet their needs. Watch our National Town Hall meeting on 2.1.12 and participate virtually. Watch our daylong webcast and pass it on to others who care about student learning! Not sure where to start? Check out our Getting Started section (coming soon) and soon you'll be on your way! * Trying one new thing - sample an online lesson, use mobile devices in class, start a wiki, use digital storytelling, start a project-based learning unit, but above all, challenge your teaching, learning, and pedagogy and see what digital technology can do for you and the students you serve! Check out our resources and toolkits and go digital! * Showcase success - submit a video of how you are innovating to give the students you work with the best learning experience possible! Better yet, have your students take the lead and show us how digital learning works for them! Digital Learning Day is not just for schools: learning takes place in many environments, so libraries, community or afterschool programs, and other groups along with parents and students are all invited. Sign up today, learn more, and join us for a celebration of innovation. Visit our toolkit section to get started! Digital Learning Day Across the Nation Already 28 states and hundreds of sites have officially signed up to celebrate. What will you do? Sign up today! 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Dave Burke Sent from my iPhone On 14/01/2012, at 3:32 PM, Dave Hounsell wrote: > FYI > > http://www.mobilemag.com/2012/01/12/apple-education-event-announced-for-jan-19/ > > > Cheers > > Dave > > _______________________________________________ > Maced mailing list > Maced at zeus.as.edu.au > http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jem at wimmera.com.au Sun Jan 15 10:22:31 2012 From: jem at wimmera.com.au (John Embury) Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 10:22:31 +1100 Subject: [Maced] Communicating In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Food for thought, as you start getting your presentations ready for this year: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3rHFNJnDPYY#! Although an enjoyable advertisement for Habitudes for Communicators By Dr. Tim Elmore, which is available this month, it is well worth watching. John -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wicked_wes at mac.com Sun Jan 15 18:38:14 2012 From: wicked_wes at mac.com (Wes Warner) Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:38:14 +1000 Subject: [Maced] ICT and the national curriculum Message-ID: Hi I am interested in initiating some discussion with other leaders about what they are doing with ICT and the national curriculum. Wes Warner Head of Technology Genesis Christian College @I_Teach_ICT Sent from my iPhone From wicked_wes at mac.com Tue Jan 17 00:19:00 2012 From: wicked_wes at mac.com (Wes Warner) Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:19:00 +1000 Subject: [Maced] Photoshop assessment Message-ID: <84AD7568-C322-4CA8-A775-D435F29FD7A8@mac.com> Hi everyone I am looking for examples of Photoshop assessment tasks suitable for year 8 (13 year olds) If you would like to share with me off list I would really appreciate it. Wes Warner ? Distinguished Educator, Class of 2006 Head of Technology Genesis Christian College @I_Teach_ICT Sent from my iPhone From rblit at iinet.net.au Thu Jan 19 20:11:10 2012 From: rblit at iinet.net.au (rblit at iinet.net.au) Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:11:10 +0800 Subject: [Maced] Announcement in New York tonight Message-ID: ?from?http://www.tuaw.com/Regarding Announcement tonight in New York: "Bloomberg adds yet another dollop of confirmation to the rumors about tomorrow's event that Apple will have plenty of educational news to share. Most of the rumors have?revolved around a textbook-based system for iBooks [1], and Bloomberg agrees, saying that Apple will introduce not only more textbook integration for iBooks, but new tools that will?allow lots more authors and publishers to release materials directly [2]. It sounds, according to the two anonymous Apple insiders quoted, like Apple's looking to bypass the standard textbook publishers completely by implementing an App Store-style model, which will come with the added bonus of providing tons and tons of quickly updated educational information on its mobile devices. This would mean that not only can people who want to publish textbooks of their own do so, but teachers can even write and publish their own materials directly, without worrying about sending students out to find a specific textbook printing or being able to afford often quite expensive costs. It's fair to say that Apple helped change the way software was distributed through its App Store (mobile software for certain), and if these rumors are true, it could be looking to do the same with educational materials." blitto Links: ------ [1] http://www.tuaw.com/2012/01/16/what-to-expect-from-apples-education-event-digital-textbooks/ [2] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-18/apple-said-to-plan-textbook-push-to-bolster-ipad-use-in-schools.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Then submit your finished work to the iBookstore with a few simple steps. And before you know it, you?re a published author.The App allows you to start with a number of templates and then customize your book with images, videos, multi-touch widgets and even Keynote presentations. You can then preview your book on your iPad and then submit it to the iBookstore for sale or free download.? iBooks Author is available for free in the Mac App Store." Links: ------ [1] http://appshopper.com/mac/productivity/ibooks-author -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rblit at iinet.net.au Fri Jan 20 10:03:51 2012 From: rblit at iinet.net.au (rblit at iinet.net.au) Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:03:51 +0800 Subject: [Maced] Electronic Texbooks Message-ID: Are we glimpsing the future of textbooks? [1] Seem primarily designed for the iPad.MAY run on apple laptops???Not sure about windows???is there a big enough market to develop them (e textbooks) for our local courses?Hopefully they will be MUCH cheaperMuch lighter to carry 1 iPad than half a dozen traditional textbooksbuilt in note making and annotation facility Plus - an authoring tool that seems pretty easy to use and FREE! Textbook section on the iBookstore (although might only be for USA??? at the moment???)Chairman of McGraw Hill says "digitisation of education is going to be the opportunity of the century" Now - will the pricing model be MUCH cheaper??? It should be!Worried about the licensing model - will they allow the "purchased" ebook to be passed on to subsequent users at no cost (as you can with a paper textbook)?????? This slick 7 minute video gives more info [2] anyway - exciting times ahead! blitto Links: ------ [1] http://www.viddlercom/explore/engadget/videos/3937/ [2] http://www.apple.com/education/#video-textbooks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ashbyjj at gmail.com Fri Jan 20 10:31:40 2012 From: ashbyjj at gmail.com (Ashby Jenny) Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:31:40 +1100 Subject: [Maced] Electronic Texbooks In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <76B20E69-32A8-4157-BE78-E6E45C9C6AF2@gmail.com> So I think I've updated iBooks but it all looks the same. Where is the authoring tool? Thanks from Jenny Sent from my iPad On 20/01/2012, at 10:03 AM, rblit at iinet.net.au wrote: > Are we glimpsing the future of textbooks? > > Seem primarily designed for the iPad. > MAY run on apple laptops??? > Not sure about windows??? > is there a big enough market to develop them (e textbooks) for our local courses? > Hopefully they will be MUCH cheaper > Much lighter to carry 1 iPad than half a dozen traditional textbooks > built in note making and annotation facility > > Plus - an authoring tool that seems pretty easy to use and FREE! > > Textbook section on the iBookstore (although might only be for USA??? at the moment???) > Chairman of McGraw Hill says "digitisation of education is going to be the opportunity of the century" > > Now - will the pricing model be MUCH cheaper??? It should be! > Worried about the licensing model - will they allow the "purchased" ebook to be passed on to subsequent users at no cost (as you can with a paper textbook)?????? > > This slick 7 minute video gives more info > > anyway - exciting times ahead! > > blitto > _______________________________________________ > Maced mailing list > Maced at zeus.as.edu.au > http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rhysted at mac.com Fri Jan 20 10:33:31 2012 From: rhysted at mac.com (Rod Hysted) Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:33:31 +1100 Subject: [Maced] Electronic Texbooks In-Reply-To: <76B20E69-32A8-4157-BE78-E6E45C9C6AF2@gmail.com> References: <76B20E69-32A8-4157-BE78-E6E45C9C6AF2@gmail.com> Message-ID: <02F9C87B-8AD4-4819-96F4-4BD27D022D97@mac.com> Textbook option only available in USA at the moment I think. Sent from Rod's iPhone 4S On 20/01/2012, at 10:31 AM, Ashby Jenny wrote: > So I think I've updated iBooks but it all looks the same. Where is the authoring tool? > > Thanks from Jenny > Sent from my iPad > > On 20/01/2012, at 10:03 AM, rblit at iinet.net.au wrote: > >> Are we glimpsing the future of textbooks? >> >> Seem primarily designed for the iPad. >> MAY run on apple laptops??? >> Not sure about windows??? >> is there a big enough market to develop them (e textbooks) for our local courses? >> Hopefully they will be MUCH cheaper >> Much lighter to carry 1 iPad than half a dozen traditional textbooks >> built in note making and annotation facility >> >> Plus - an authoring tool that seems pretty easy to use and FREE! >> >> Textbook section on the iBookstore (although might only be for USA??? at the moment???) >> Chairman of McGraw Hill says "digitisation of education is going to be the opportunity of the century" >> >> Now - will the pricing model be MUCH cheaper??? It should be! >> Worried about the licensing model - will they allow the "purchased" ebook to be passed on to subsequent users at no cost (as you can with a paper textbook)?????? >> >> This slick 7 minute video gives more info >> >> anyway - exciting times ahead! >> >> blitto >> _______________________________________________ >> Maced mailing list >> Maced at zeus.as.edu.au >> http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced > > _______________________________________________ > Maced mailing list > Maced at zeus.as.edu.au > http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From samelf at gmail.com Fri Jan 20 10:35:17 2012 From: samelf at gmail.com (Sam Elphick) Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:35:17 +1100 Subject: [Maced] Electronic Texbooks In-Reply-To: <76B20E69-32A8-4157-BE78-E6E45C9C6AF2@gmail.com> References: <76B20E69-32A8-4157-BE78-E6E45C9C6AF2@gmail.com> Message-ID: Hi Jenny, You can grab iBooks Author from the Mac App Store - http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/ibooks-author/id490152466?mt=12 Can't wait to try it out!! Cheers, Sam. On 20/01/2012, at 10:31 AM, Ashby Jenny wrote: > So I think I've updated iBooks but it all looks the same. Where is the authoring tool? > > Thanks from Jenny > Sent from my iPad > > On 20/01/2012, at 10:03 AM, rblit at iinet.net.au wrote: > >> Are we glimpsing the future of textbooks? >> >> Seem primarily designed for the iPad. >> MAY run on apple laptops??? >> Not sure about windows??? >> is there a big enough market to develop them (e textbooks) for our local courses? >> Hopefully they will be MUCH cheaper >> Much lighter to carry 1 iPad than half a dozen traditional textbooks >> built in note making and annotation facility >> >> Plus - an authoring tool that seems pretty easy to use and FREE! >> >> Textbook section on the iBookstore (although might only be for USA??? at the moment???) >> Chairman of McGraw Hill says "digitisation of education is going to be the opportunity of the century" >> >> Now - will the pricing model be MUCH cheaper??? It should be! >> Worried about the licensing model - will they allow the "purchased" ebook to be passed on to subsequent users at no cost (as you can with a paper textbook)?????? >> >> This slick 7 minute video gives more info >> >> anyway - exciting times ahead! >> >> blitto >> _______________________________________________ >> Maced mailing list >> Maced at zeus.as.edu.au >> http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced > > _______________________________________________ > Maced mailing list > Maced at zeus.as.edu.au > http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thegafferguy at me.com Fri Jan 20 10:35:53 2012 From: thegafferguy at me.com (Shawn Taggart) Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:35:53 +1100 Subject: [Maced] Electronic Texbooks In-Reply-To: <76B20E69-32A8-4157-BE78-E6E45C9C6AF2@gmail.com> References: <76B20E69-32A8-4157-BE78-E6E45C9C6AF2@gmail.com> Message-ID: Hi Jenny The authoring tool is available from the App store on the Mac. It is not an iOS application, but a Mac application. Ta Shawn Taggart Acacia College On 20/01/2012, at 10:31 AM, Ashby Jenny wrote: > So I think I've updated iBooks but it all looks the same. Where is the authoring tool? > > Thanks from Jenny > Sent from my iPad > > On 20/01/2012, at 10:03 AM, rblit at iinet.net.au wrote: > >> Are we glimpsing the future of textbooks? >> >> Seem primarily designed for the iPad. >> MAY run on apple laptops??? >> Not sure about windows??? >> is there a big enough market to develop them (e textbooks) for our local courses? >> Hopefully they will be MUCH cheaper >> Much lighter to carry 1 iPad than half a dozen traditional textbooks >> built in note making and annotation facility >> >> Plus - an authoring tool that seems pretty easy to use and FREE! >> >> Textbook section on the iBookstore (although might only be for USA??? at the moment???) >> Chairman of McGraw Hill says "digitisation of education is going to be the opportunity of the century" >> >> Now - will the pricing model be MUCH cheaper??? It should be! >> Worried about the licensing model - will they allow the "purchased" ebook to be passed on to subsequent users at no cost (as you can with a paper textbook)?????? >> >> This slick 7 minute video gives more info >> >> anyway - exciting times ahead! >> >> blitto >> _______________________________________________ >> Maced mailing list >> Maced at zeus.as.edu.au >> http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced > > _______________________________________________ > Maced mailing list > Maced at zeus.as.edu.au > http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From daveburke82 at gmail.com Fri Jan 20 10:36:35 2012 From: daveburke82 at gmail.com (David Burke) Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:36:35 +1100 Subject: [Maced] Electronic Texbooks In-Reply-To: <02F9C87B-8AD4-4819-96F4-4BD27D022D97@mac.com> References: <76B20E69-32A8-4157-BE78-E6E45C9C6AF2@gmail.com> <02F9C87B-8AD4-4819-96F4-4BD27D022D97@mac.com> Message-ID: <4D96158D-D78B-4F19-BB7A-559F7231536E@gmail.com> Search the Mac App store for "iBooks Author". It's there. It's on the mac, not iPad. Clever way to increase sales of Macs. You can plug your iPhone / iPad into your mac to preview before publishing. Dave Burke. On 20/01/2012, at 10:33 AM, Rod Hysted wrote: > Textbook option only available in USA at the moment I think. > > Sent from Rod's iPhone 4S > > On 20/01/2012, at 10:31 AM, Ashby Jenny wrote: > >> So I think I've updated iBooks but it all looks the same. Where is the authoring tool? >> >> Thanks from Jenny >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On 20/01/2012, at 10:03 AM, rblit at iinet.net.au wrote: >> >>> Are we glimpsing the future of textbooks? >>> >>> Seem primarily designed for the iPad. >>> MAY run on apple laptops??? >>> Not sure about windows??? >>> is there a big enough market to develop them (e textbooks) for our local courses? >>> Hopefully they will be MUCH cheaper >>> Much lighter to carry 1 iPad than half a dozen traditional textbooks >>> built in note making and annotation facility >>> >>> Plus - an authoring tool that seems pretty easy to use and FREE! >>> >>> Textbook section on the iBookstore (although might only be for USA??? at the moment???) >>> Chairman of McGraw Hill says "digitisation of education is going to be the opportunity of the century" >>> >>> Now - will the pricing model be MUCH cheaper??? It should be! >>> Worried about the licensing model - will they allow the "purchased" ebook to be passed on to subsequent users at no cost (as you can with a paper textbook)?????? >>> >>> This slick 7 minute video gives more info >>> >>> anyway - exciting times ahead! >>> >>> blitto >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Maced mailing list >>> Maced at zeus.as.edu.au >>> http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Maced mailing list >> Maced at zeus.as.edu.au >> http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced > _______________________________________________ > Maced mailing list > Maced at zeus.as.edu.au > http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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David From: Reply-To: , MacEd Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:37:55 +0800 To: MacEd Subject: [Maced] Create Your Own Textbooks Seems most of this focuses on textbooks for the iPad??? cheers blitto http://www.macrumors.com/2012/01/19/ibooks-author-ebook-authoring-app-for-ma c-now-available/ "Today, during their education press event, Apple announced the availability of the iBooks Author App that allows users to create interactive iBooks on their Mac. Now anyone can create stunning iBooks textbooks, cookbooks, history books, picture books, and more for iPad. All you need is an idea and a Mac Start with one of the Apple-designed templates that feature a wide variety of page layouts. Add your own text and images with drag-and-drop ease. Use Multi-Touch widgets to include interactive photo galleries, movies, Keynote presentations, 3D objects, and more. Preview your book on your iPad at any time. Then submit your finished work to the iBookstore with a few simple steps. And before you know it, you?re a published author. The App allows you to start with a number of templates and then customize your book with images, videos, multi-touch widgets and even Keynote presentations. You can then preview your book on your iPad and then submit it to the iBookstore for sale or free download. iBooks Author is available for free in the Mac App Store." _______________________________________________ Maced mailing list Maced at zeus.as.edu.au http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mallee at mac.com Fri Jan 20 11:58:07 2012 From: mallee at mac.com (Mal Lee) Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:58:07 +1100 Subject: [Maced] Fwd: [OZTL_NET] SHARE; Apple Launches K-12 iPad Textbooks, New iTunes U & Self-Publishing Platform References: <000001ccd70d$71ca6ce0$555f46a0$@net.au> Message-ID: <8E15D447-F3C2-4323-B6E0-F0A49ADAA4E0@mac.com> Hi folk Worth a look see Mal Begin forwarded message: > From: Karen Bonanno > Subject: RE: [OZTL_NET] SHARE; Apple Launches K-12 iPad Textbooks, New iTunes U & Self-Publishing Platform > Date: 20 January 2012 11:50:02 AM AEDT > To: 'Barbara Braxton' , oztl_net at listserv.csu.edu.au, 'Professional community for teachers' , 'LM_NET' > > Hi Barbara > > Found a great infographic that explains Apple's announcement - > http://www.schoollibrarymanagement.com/apple-ipads-digital-resources-educati > on/ > > Cheers > Karen > > Karen Bonanno > B.A., Grad. Dip. Teaching, Grad. Dip. Teacher Librarianship, Master of > Applied Science (Teacher Librarianship) > Director > KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd > PO Box 290, Zillmere Queensland 4034 > Australia > http://www.kb.com.au > http://www.schoollibrarymanagement.com > http://twitter.com/#!/kbonanno > Ph: +61 7 3216 5785 > Fax: +61 7 3633 0570 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Barbara Braxton [mailto:barbara.288 at bigpond.com] > Sent: Friday, 20 January 2012 7:53 AM > To: oztl_net at listserv.csu.edu.au; 'Professional community for teachers'; > LM_NET > Subject: [OZTL_NET] SHARE; Apple Launches K-12 iPad Textbooks, New iTunes U > & Self-Publishing Platform > > Despite the major publishers forbidding libraries to allow libraries to lend > their e-books, this is a more positive story. > > http://paidcontent.org/article/419-apple-launches-ipad-textbook-initiative/ > > I like the launch of iBooks Author http://www.apple.com/ibooks-author/ but I > don't have a Mac. Maybe someone will create an android one soon. > > Barbara > > Barbara Braxton > Teacher Librarian > M.Ed.(TL), M.App.Sci.(TL), M.I.S. (Children's Services) > COOMA NSW 2630 > AUSTRALIA > barbara.288 at bigpond.com > Together, we learn from each other > > > > > > Author/educational consultant PO Box 5010 Broulee NSW 2537 Australia http://malleehome.com Ph - + 61 2 44 717 947 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cjharris87 at gmail.com Fri Jan 20 15:43:57 2012 From: cjharris87 at gmail.com (Chris Harris) Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:43:57 +1100 Subject: [Maced] iBooks2 in Australia In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <2CC81BA4-2217-477A-8A3A-4E3987B57FB1@gmail.com> Successfully downloaded the iBooks Author (free) from the Mac App store and it works fine. Have also updated my iBooks app on my iPad. The store for iBooks now has available textbooks for Australian download as well. I downloaded the Biology text referred to in the announcement. My iPad 1 has had a little bit of trouble with these books sometimes freezing but with a little bit of persistence they are now working beautifully. The Biology textbook is everything and more. Chris Harris ICT Consultant NSW DET From matt at skoss.org Fri Jan 20 18:57:53 2012 From: matt at skoss.org (Matt Skoss) Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:27:53 +1030 Subject: [Maced] Importing Address Book Message-ID: <13263E26-10BC-49A7-95E6-7010877677B5@skoss.org> Have just offloaded all my data from a failed hard drive (wouldn't boot, but could be accessed by booting from another drive). I'm transferring the data back...but can't locate: Address Book Mail (historical email) iCal data Stickies Where do these two lurk? Regards, Matt. From martin at levins.net Fri Jan 20 20:10:24 2012 From: martin at levins.net (Martin Levins) Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:10:24 +0900 Subject: [Maced] Importing Address Book In-Reply-To: <13263E26-10BC-49A7-95E6-7010877677B5@skoss.org> References: <13263E26-10BC-49A7-95E6-7010877677B5@skoss.org> Message-ID: <6FAAC216-2594-413B-8032-9D1E7BA58CBE@levins.net> All in your personal library Matt: ~/Library Mail in mail and preferences/mail and others in ~/Library/Application Support/ From memory :-) Marton Sent from my shoephone On 20/01/2012, at 16:57, Matt Skoss wrote: > Have just offloaded all my data from a failed hard drive (wouldn't boot, but could be accessed by booting from another drive). > > I'm transferring the data back...but can't locate: > > Address Book > > Mail (historical email) > > iCal data > > Stickies > > Where do these two lurk? > > Regards, Matt. > _______________________________________________ > Maced mailing list > Maced at zeus.as.edu.au > http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced From 3stonesintripoli at gmail.com Sat Jan 21 02:06:08 2012 From: 3stonesintripoli at gmail.com (Mark Stone) Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:06:08 +0400 Subject: [Maced] Questions? Message-ID: <69DD2A2C-206E-4169-9BDF-1B288F6B616B@gmail.com> Hi Everyone i have a couple of questions ... 1. For those who use Apple TV ... (a) how are you connecting them to your data projector and (b) is there anyway to connect an iMac or Macbook Pro running 10.6.6 or 10.7.2 to the Apple TV other than through iTunes? 2. For those who have laboriously gone through the procedure of giving every Apple Mobile device an individual Apple ID, does creating multiple gmail addresses work with Apple ID or does the email address have to be created from scratch as it were. Thanks Mark Mark Stone ICT Learning Coach GEMS Royal Dubai School PO Box 121310, Dubai, U.A.E Tel +971 4 2886499, Fax +971 4 2886490, Mob +971567595411 Email: m.stone_rds at gemsedu.com Website: http://www.royaldubaischool.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gemsrds Blog: http://rdsappletech.blogspot.com GEMS Royal Dubai School provides the very best of British education, FS1 -Year 6, in the Mirdif area of Dubai. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: PastedGraphic-1.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 12319 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: PastedGraphic-2.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 12811 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Richard On 20 January 2012 11:01, David Jones wrote: > Don't get too excited peoples. > iBooks can only be read on an iPad. iBooks Author is an OSX application > which can export books in iBook format (iPad only) or PDF (which is fine if > the book only contains text and images, but probably will not play inserted > widgets). > So laptops schools are not catered for ? Apple are trying to push us in > the direction of iPads. This Apple 'vision' is not about education, it's > about pushing one line of technology. > David > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Who gives away software to help competitors? > > Richard > > On 20 January 2012 11:01, David Jones wrote: > Don't get too excited peoples. > iBooks can only be read on an iPad. iBooks Author is an OSX application which can export books in iBook format (iPad only) or PDF (which is fine if the book only contains text and images, but probably will not play inserted widgets). > So laptops schools are not catered for ? Apple are trying to push us in the direction of iPads. This Apple 'vision' is not about education, it's about pushing one line of technology. > David > _______________________________________________ > Maced mailing list > Maced at zeus.as.edu.au > http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ashbyjj at gmail.com Mon Jan 23 23:51:10 2012 From: ashbyjj at gmail.com (Ashby Jenny) Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:51:10 +1100 Subject: [Maced] Create Your Own Textbooks In-Reply-To: <1DF44D80-7846-4C05-BC3A-B54BE41A036D@internode.on.net> References: <1DF44D80-7846-4C05-BC3A-B54BE41A036D@internode.on.net> Message-ID: <4B283106-22D9-4C49-ABAB-9C31F1FDF57B@gmail.com> It's almost like Apple is a business and not an educational charity. - at fraserspeirs Oh yeah! Sent from my iPad On 23/01/2012, at 11:07 PM, aobrien wrote: > I read David's comments on "laptops" as being Apple laptops not competitors. > > Andrew. > . > On 23/01/2012, at 7:24 PM, Richard Ure wrote: > >> That was hardly a secret. Who gives away software to help competitors? >> >> Richard >> >> On 20 January 2012 11:01, David Jones wrote: >> Don't get too excited peoples. >> iBooks can only be read on an iPad. iBooks Author is an OSX application which can export books in iBook format (iPad only) or PDF (which is fine if the book only contains text and images, but probably will not play inserted widgets). >> So laptops schools are not catered for ? Apple are trying to push us in the direction of iPads. This Apple 'vision' is not about education, it's about pushing one line of technology. >> David >> _______________________________________________ >> Maced mailing list >> Maced at zeus.as.edu.au >> http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced > > _______________________________________________ > Maced mailing list > Maced at zeus.as.edu.au > http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kel at edugator.net.au Tue Jan 24 09:26:41 2012 From: kel at edugator.net.au (kel at edugator.net.au) Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:26:41 +1100 Subject: [Maced] Textbooks on iTunes In-Reply-To: <4B283106-22D9-4C49-ABAB-9C31F1FDF57B@gmail.com> References: <1DF44D80-7846-4C05-BC3A-B54BE41A036D@internode.on.net> <4B283106-22D9-4C49-ABAB-9C31F1FDF57B@gmail.com> Message-ID: <20120124092641.600548lnt0ktn9us@webmail.netregistry.net> In the keynote, Phil Schiller mentioned a Textbook section in the iTunes store, however he seemed to talk about it in the future tense. Since I can't find a textbook section on iTunes, have I missed something or is it "coming soon"? From rhysted at mac.com Tue Jan 24 09:29:23 2012 From: rhysted at mac.com (Rod Hysted) Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:29:23 +1100 Subject: [Maced] Textbooks on iTunes In-Reply-To: <20120124092641.600548lnt0ktn9us@webmail.netregistry.net> References: <1DF44D80-7846-4C05-BC3A-B54BE41A036D@internode.on.net> <4B283106-22D9-4C49-ABAB-9C31F1FDF57B@gmail.com> <20120124092641.600548lnt0ktn9us@webmail.netregistry.net> Message-ID: Kel, It is apparently on in America and coming soon elsewhere. Regards Rod Rod Hysted Sent from Rod's iPad 2 On 24/01/2012, at 9:26 AM, kel at edugator.net.au wrote: > In the keynote, Phil Schiller mentioned a Textbook section in the iTunes store, however he seemed to talk about it in the future tense. > > Since I can't find a textbook section on iTunes, have I missed something or is it "coming soon"? > > > _______________________________________________ > Maced mailing list > Maced at zeus.as.edu.au > http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced From kel at edugator.net.au Tue Jan 24 10:01:47 2012 From: kel at edugator.net.au (kel at edugator.net.au) Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:01:47 +1100 Subject: [Maced] Textbooks on iTunes In-Reply-To: References: <1DF44D80-7846-4C05-BC3A-B54BE41A036D@internode.on.net> <4B283106-22D9-4C49-ABAB-9C31F1FDF57B@gmail.com> <20120124092641.600548lnt0ktn9us@webmail.netregistry.net> Message-ID: <20120124100147.3726196i9c6qi77o@webmail.netregistry.net> Spot on Rod Logged into the US iTunes store and there it is. Eight books already there. Since the big publishers are on board it should not be a huge task to reorganise the material to match our curriculum. I guess the bigger question will be how well out teachers use them. Thanks Quoting Rod Hysted : > Kel, > > It is apparently on in America and coming soon elsewhere. > > Regards > > Rod > > > Rod Hysted > > Sent from Rod's iPad 2 > > On 24/01/2012, at 9:26 AM, kel at edugator.net.au wrote: > >> In the keynote, Phil Schiller mentioned a Textbook section in the >> iTunes store, however he seemed to talk about it in the future tense. >> >> Since I can't find a textbook section on iTunes, have I missed >> something or is it "coming soon"? >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Maced mailing list >> Maced at zeus.as.edu.au >> http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced > > _______________________________________________ > Maced mailing list > Maced at zeus.as.edu.au > http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced > From kel at edugator.net.au Tue Jan 24 10:06:43 2012 From: kel at edugator.net.au (kel at edugator.net.au) Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:06:43 +1100 Subject: [Maced] How would you set up a new school? In-Reply-To: References: <1DF44D80-7846-4C05-BC3A-B54BE41A036D@internode.on.net> <4B283106-22D9-4C49-ABAB-9C31F1FDF57B@gmail.com> <20120124092641.600548lnt0ktn9us@webmail.netregistry.net> Message-ID: <20120124100643.11333gwx4bz0z3eo@webmail.netregistry.net> My district is planning a new 7-12 high school to open in 2014. I see this as an opportunity to build a school culture embedded in the future. I am very keen on BYOT and have some ideas on "library" alternatives. So my question is . . . If you have the opportunity to build a school from scratch what would you do technology wise and anything else? From rblinco at scotch.sa.edu.au Tue Jan 24 10:57:36 2012 From: rblinco at scotch.sa.edu.au (Richard Blinco) Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:27:36 +1030 Subject: [Maced] Questions? In-Reply-To: <69DD2A2C-206E-4169-9BDF-1B288F6B616B@gmail.com> References: <69DD2A2C-206E-4169-9BDF-1B288F6B616B@gmail.com> Message-ID: <61631371-55FE-424D-AE45-E35450202A85@scotch.sa.edu.au> Hi Mark, We have an Apple TV set up in our reception area connected to a TV via hdmi, running a mix of photos, media etc off a PC using iTunes. Setting it up wasn't as straight forward as you'd hope. If you are connecting it to a projector, your projector would need HDMI. Probably easier to mount the Apple TV unit near the projector rather than run a long expensive hdmi cable. The big problem we had was that we were hoping to use our wireless network but unfortunately Apple TV doesn't support the level of security we have on our network. I didn't bother exploring what the max level of security the Apple TV could handle but I suspect anything that involves certificates won't work. Not having access to wireless means you have to connect Apple TV via ethernet which sort of kills the idea of playing content from where ever you are in the classroom, i.e. no Airplay, iPads etc. as far as I can tell. If you have a less secure wireless network (but more Apple TV friendly) then I imagine you could explore the Airplay features. I'd be very pleased to hear from anyone who has had more success. Richard On 21/01/2012, at 1:36 AM, Mark Stone wrote: > Hi Everyone > > i have a couple of questions ... > > 1. For those who use Apple TV ... (a) how are you connecting them to your data projector and (b) is there anyway to connect an iMac or Macbook Pro running 10.6.6 or 10.7.2 to the Apple TV other than through iTunes? > > 2. For those who have laboriously gone through the procedure of giving every Apple Mobile device an individual Apple ID, does creating multiple gmail addresses work with Apple ID or does the email address have to be created from scratch as it were. > > Thanks > Mark > > Mark Stone > ICT Learning Coach > > GEMS Royal Dubai School > PO Box 121310, Dubai, U.A.E > Tel +971 4 2886499, Fax +971 4 2886490, Mob +971567595411 > Email: m.stone_rds at gemsedu.com > Website: http://www.royaldubaischool.com > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gemsrds > Blog: http://rdsappletech.blogspot.com > > GEMS Royal Dubai School provides the very best of British education, FS1 -Year 6, in the Mirdif area of Dubai. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Maced mailing list > Maced at zeus.as.edu.au > http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michaelrosenbrock at gmail.com Tue Jan 24 11:24:01 2012 From: michaelrosenbrock at gmail.com (Michael Rosenbrock) Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:24:01 +1100 Subject: [Maced] Questions? In-Reply-To: <61631371-55FE-424D-AE45-E35450202A85@scotch.sa.edu.au> References: <69DD2A2C-206E-4169-9BDF-1B288F6B616B@gmail.com> <61631371-55FE-424D-AE45-E35450202A85@scotch.sa.edu.au> Message-ID: Hi Richard and Mark, We have successfully used AppleTVs for AirPlay from iPads in the classroom - about to roll it out in a big way this year. Same issues as you - couldn't put the ATV on the WiFi as it can't do certificates. However, it was fine to connect the ATV via ethernet and then communicate to it via the iPads which are on WiFi. It doesn't matter that they both connect to the network in different ways, the only thing that matters is that they are on the same network (hope that makes sense). Works a treat! Cheers, Michael On 24 January 2012 10:57, Richard Blinco wrote: > Hi Mark, > > We have an Apple TV set up in our reception area connected to a TV via hdmi, > running a mix of photos, media etc off a PC using iTunes. > > Setting it up wasn't as straight forward as you'd hope. > > If you are connecting it to a projector, your projector would need HDMI. > Probably easier to mount the Apple TV unit near the projector rather than > run a long expensive hdmi cable. > > The big problem we had was that we were hoping to use our wireless network > but unfortunately Apple TV doesn't support the level of security we have on > our ?network. I didn't bother exploring what the max level of security the > Apple TV could handle but I suspect anything that involves certificates > won't work. > > Not having access to wireless means you have to connect Apple TV via > ethernet which sort of kills the idea of playing content from where ever you > are in the classroom, i.e. no Airplay, iPads etc. as far as I can tell. > > If you have a less secure wireless network (but more Apple TV friendly) then > I imagine you could explore the Airplay features. > > I'd be very pleased to hear from anyone who has had more success. > > > Richard > > On 21/01/2012, at 1:36 AM, Mark Stone wrote: > > Hi Everyone > > i have a couple of questions ... > > 1. For those who use Apple TV ... (a) how are you connecting them to your > data projector and ?(b) is there anyway to connect an iMac or Macbook Pro > running 10.6.6 or 10.7.2 to the Apple TV other than through iTunes? > > 2. For those who have laboriously gone through the procedure of giving every > Apple Mobile device an individual Apple ID, does creating multiple gmail > addresses work with Apple ID or does the email address have to be created > from scratch as it were. > > Thanks > Mark > > Mark Stone > ICT Learning Coach > > GEMS Royal Dubai School > PO Box 121310, Dubai, U.A.E > Tel +971 4 2886499, Fax +971 4 2886490, Mob +971567595411 > Email: ????????m.stone_rds at gemsedu.com > Website: ???http://www.royaldubaischool.com > Twitter: ?????http://www.twitter.com/gemsrds > Blog: ??????????http://rdsappletech.blogspot.com > > GEMS Royal Dubai School provides the very best of British education, FS1 > -Year 6, in the Mirdif area of Dubai. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Maced mailing list > Maced at zeus.as.edu.au > http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced > > > > _______________________________________________ > Maced mailing list > Maced at zeus.as.edu.au > http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced > From troberts at acr.net.au Tue Jan 24 12:03:35 2012 From: troberts at acr.net.au (troberts at acr.net.au) Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:03:35 +1000 Subject: [Maced] AirPrint Message-ID: <1327367015_666961@mail> A few weeks back another person had the same problem, I have since deleted their answer My wish is to print DIRECT to a Canon able AIR-PRINT printer from my AirPrint iPhone I have loaded the firmware upgrade to the printer all OK But the iPhone is still saying NO AIR-PRINTER Available I could have a complete miss understanding of this technology Do you still near a network to go through All help appreciated Tony. . From p.coutas at murdoch.edu.au Tue Jan 24 12:36:40 2012 From: p.coutas at murdoch.edu.au (Penelope Coutas) Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:36:40 +0800 Subject: [Maced] Questions? In-Reply-To: <61631371-55FE-424D-AE45-E35450202A85@scotch.sa.edu.au> Message-ID: Hi Mark, Richard, and all, The stars seemed to align when it turned out we needed a new data projector and Apple TV 2 was on the horizon. So I made sure our proj had HDMI input. It?s just a cheapie but does the trick! Luckily my classroom is a converted storage room and so there?s no low pesky windows to cause glare. There?s also no student computers in my classroom and I need to book a lab for whole-class 1:1 or 1:2 activities. We have access to 1 teacher laptop, 1 teacher iPad, and student mobile devices (they take the sim cards out if they?re phones because we?re not allowed to use mobile phones in the classroom). Like Mark, the AppleTV won?t work on our school wireless network. But students aren?t allowed to use the wireless network for their own devices anyway (many of them have iPhones and iPods, and I expect even more after Christmas with hand-me-downs from upgrading parents and siblings). So we?ve been using a Telstra Turbo WiFi and happily been connecting to that. Our main uses aren?t to access the internet other than displaying or updating web pages now and then, so it?s easy to switch to a laptop display when we do intensive internet/web work as a class. Major benefits (I teach high school Indonesian language) - * AirPlay!! Access to my iTunes library of Indonesian music, videos, karaoke, etc. is fabulous. No faffing about. * Students creating playlists from my library and voting on the songs they want to listen to * We did a MasterChef-themed unit for a semester. Regularly beamed student cooking demonstrations of steps from the back of the cooking room to the front using the video camera. This allowed the whole (big) class to easily see what was going on and at the same time record portfolio-friendly work-in-progress footage of listening & speaking outcomes. NB: the iPhone 4?s camera is far superior to the iPad and is much easier to use for this kind of thing. I think it would work well for sporting matches to easily project the action to a big screen from the sidelines! * On similar use ? it?s such a good document camera. My students aren?t fans of getting up in front of the class. This allows them to get their WORK in front of the class. * Flicking up student examples/work with screenshare is excellent and getting students to talk through steps/process (in the target language, of course!). * Using apps as a whole class (Talking Tom for vocabulary drills is amusing and novelty factor is helpful when it comes to drilling) * Portable IWB ? walking around the room and doodling / annotating allows for better behaviour management and student involvement than doing it from a static laptop or at the board itself. Also allows for group work strategies such as graffiti walls, walkabout, jigsaws, etc. * Really, really good for brainstorming apps like iBrainstorm (card clustering app). I easily have 4 students with an iPod/iPhone that can run the client. They connect to my iPad and in groups we brainstorm vocab / ideas / concepts / etc. Sure, this can be done with the iPad connected to a VGA cable but in my experience those cables fall out alllll the time and, again, no movement around the room. * Edistorm also works well with mobile devices and I like how ideas can be voted on. Problems - * Losing the remote can be a major pain. There?s no buttons on the AppleTV to operate it without a remote. A remote must be unpaired before you can pair a new one, and you need a remote to do so. Tip: turn on Home Sharing straight away so that you can use an iPod/iPhone in a pinch to control the AppleTV. * Everything is tied to your Apple ID. I?m starting to think I need a school ID and a personal ID. There?s many times when I?ve had to input my password and students are so proud of following along, ?I know your password now, Miss!!? ?Oooh, you rented Harry Potter on the weekend!? etc * If there?s no credit left on my prepaid MiFi, it becomes frustratingly difficult to use the AppleTV since so much is tied to internet access. I also have to remember to bring the MiFi and that it has battery! Or that it?s plugged in. * It?s yet another thing to set up. But honestly, the VGA cable for the iPad is such a pain (it seems to fall out whenever I move the iPad even slightly) that the minute or so it takes to set up the AppleTV is far quicker than the time wastage from drop-outs. In regards to setting up Apple IDs, I haven?t had any luck with multiple gmail addresses. I procured 2 iPads for student use right at the end of last year (haven?t used them in the classroom yet ? can?t wait!!). A group of 6 student ?Leaders in Languages? are responsible for maintaining those iPads ? they set up their own gmail addresses for them, the accounts, and so on (with parental consent). They had to sign an ?appropriate use? form that they designed, and have developed a roster for sharing the iPads (they?re going to be blogging & podcasting throughout 2012 to promote/develop Asia literacy). I have issued them iTunes vouchers and have also gifted them apps (that they requested). Salam hormat, Penny. On 24/01/12 7:57 AM, "Richard Blinco" wrote: > Hi Mark, > > We have an Apple TV set up in our reception area connected to a TV via hdmi, > running a mix of photos, media etc off a PC using iTunes. > > Setting it up wasn't as straight forward as you'd hope. > > If you are connecting it to a projector, your projector would need HDMI. > Probably easier to mount the Apple TV unit near the projector rather than run > a long expensive hdmi cable. > > The big problem we had was that we were hoping to use our wireless network but > unfortunately Apple TV doesn't support the level of security we have on our > network. I didn't bother exploring what the max level of security the Apple TV > could handle but I suspect anything that involves certificates won't work. > > Not having access to wireless means you have to connect Apple TV via ethernet > which sort of kills the idea of playing content from where ever you are in the > classroom, i.e. no Airplay, iPads etc. as far as I can tell. > > If you have a less secure wireless network (but more Apple TV friendly) then I > imagine you could explore the Airplay features. > > I'd be very pleased to hear from anyone who has had more success. > > > Richard > > On 21/01/2012, at 1:36 AM, Mark Stone wrote: > >> Hi Everyone >> >> i have a couple of questions ... >> >> 1. For those who use Apple TV ... (a) how are you connecting them to your >> data projector and (b) is there anyway to connect an iMac or Macbook Pro >> running 10.6.6 or 10.7.2 to the Apple TV other than through iTunes? >> >> 2. For those who have laboriously gone through the procedure of giving every >> Apple Mobile device an individual Apple ID, does creating multiple gmail >> addresses work with Apple ID or does the email address have to be created >> from scratch as it were. >> >> Thanks >> Mark >> >> Mark Stone >> ICT Learning Coach >> >> GEMS Royal Dubai School >> PO Box 121310, Dubai, U.A.E >> Tel +971 4 2886499, Fax +971 4 2886490, Mob +971567595411 >> Email: m.stone_rds at gemsedu.com >> Website: http://www.royaldubaischool.com >> >> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gemsrds >> Blog: http://rdsappletech.blogspot.com >> >> >> GEMS Royal Dubai School provides the very best of British education, FS1 >> -Year 6, in the Mirdif area of Dubai. >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Maced mailing list >> Maced at zeus.as.edu.au >> http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced > > > > _______________________________________________ > Maced mailing list > Maced at zeus.as.edu.au > http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In-Reply-To: <20120124100643.11333gwx4bz0z3eo@webmail.netregistry.net> References: <1DF44D80-7846-4C05-BC3A-B54BE41A036D@internode.on.net> <4B283106-22D9-4C49-ABAB-9C31F1FDF57B@gmail.com> <20120124092641.600548lnt0ktn9us@webmail.netregistry.net> <20120124100643.11333gwx4bz0z3eo@webmail.netregistry.net> Message-ID: <002101ccda64$66fb1ee0$34f15ca0$@gmail.com> Not a new school discussion specifically but may have some relevance http://thejournal.com/articles/2012/01/18/designing-the-21st-century-k12-cla ssroom.aspx -----Original Message----- My district is planning a new 7-12 high school to open in 2014. I see this as an opportunity to build a school culture embedded in the future. I am very keen on BYOT and have some ideas on "library" alternatives. So my question is . . . If you have the opportunity to build a school from scratch what would you do technology wise and anything else? From emos.at.ophir at gmail.com Tue Jan 24 21:36:36 2012 From: emos.at.ophir at gmail.com (Rob and Jen Emerson) Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:36:36 +1100 Subject: [Maced] How would you set up a new school? In-Reply-To: <20120124100643.11333gwx4bz0z3eo@webmail.netregistry.net> References: <1DF44D80-7846-4C05-BC3A-B54BE41A036D@internode.on.net> <4B283106-22D9-4C49-ABAB-9C31F1FDF57B@gmail.com> <20120124092641.600548lnt0ktn9us@webmail.netregistry.net> <20120124100643.11333gwx4bz0z3eo@webmail.netregistry.net> Message-ID: Hi Kel, It may be worth having a look here and engaging Greg Whitby in conversation: http://bluyonder.wordpress.com/ The Parramatta diocese (Greg is leader) are a few years into the creation of a 21st century school in Sydney. Greg is passionate about the importance of quality leadership (among other things :) A taster from the Sydney press: http://bit.ly/wFEDQN Regards, Rob E. He has established a campus near Parramatta in Sydney based on 21st century education On 24 January 2012 10:06, wrote: > My district is planning a new 7-12 high school to open in 2014. > > I see this as an opportunity to build a school culture embedded in the > future. > > I am very keen on BYOT and have some ideas on "library" alternatives. > > So my question is . . . > > If you have the opportunity to build a school from scratch what would you > do technology wise and anything else? > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Maced mailing list > Maced at zeus.as.edu.au > http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/**listinfo/maced > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I am looking for an expert system builder that is reasonably simple (for AI in the NSW IST syllabus Stage 5 Years 9 & 10). I previously used the McGoo software Expert System Builder and really liked its simplicity. Is there anyone out there teaching in a Mac school who might know of a good alternative for expert systems? Thanks, Kathy From johnakhurst at optusnet.com.au Sun Jan 29 10:46:09 2012 From: johnakhurst at optusnet.com.au (John Akhurst) Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:46:09 +1100 Subject: [Maced] Syllabus outcomes Message-ID: <442B2A24-7187-430D-AC20-3E722D8ACCC3@optusnet.com.au> Hi all Does anyone know of the location of or have a spreadsheet that lists all of the NSW K-6 syllabus outcomes. I need to be able to export them as a csv file. I was hoping I wouldn't have to type them all into my own spreadsheet. Thanks John From j.zagami at gmail.com Sun Jan 29 12:12:25 2012 From: j.zagami at gmail.com (Jason Zagami) Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:12:25 +1000 Subject: [Maced] Expert System Builder In-Reply-To: <6542-4f245900-f-60860480@167753117> References: <6542-4f245900-f-60860480@167753117> Message-ID: <1653347318399036714@unknownmsgid> Kathleen, McGoo has recently reworked his Expert System Builder as a Web application that is thus cross platform http://www.mcgoo.com.au/ Regards Dr Jason Zagami jason.zagami.info On 29/01/2012, at 6:23 AM, Kathleen McAlister wrote: > Hi, > > I am new to this list as I have changed schools after many years and am now teaching with Macs rather than PCs. This has meant that a number of pieces of software I once used are no longer compatible for the students that I am currently teaching. > > I am looking for an expert system builder that is reasonably simple (for AI in the NSW IST syllabus Stage 5 Years 9 & 10). I previously used the McGoo software Expert System Builder and really liked its simplicity. > > Is there anyone out there teaching in a Mac school who might know of a good alternative for expert systems? > > > Thanks, > > Kathy > > _______________________________________________ > Maced mailing list > Maced at zeus.as.edu.au > http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced From hounselltech at yahoo.com.au Sun Jan 29 13:25:31 2012 From: hounselltech at yahoo.com.au (Dave Hounsell) Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:25:31 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Maced] BYOT/BYOD In-Reply-To: <442B2A24-7187-430D-AC20-3E722D8ACCC3@optusnet.com.au> References: <442B2A24-7187-430D-AC20-3E722D8ACCC3@optusnet.com.au> Message-ID: <1327803931.71105.YahooMailNeo@web112604.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> I can see the day coming where all students will have their own personal tablet type device, provided by parents or welfare, and IT support staff will have to find other work, 'cos the Tablets won't need support and NBN broadband will be plug and play. So what might that other work for IT support staff be, in this new world where students and teachers own their own devices and the school owns none? In all probability, and IMHO, for the next five years or so, IT support staff are going to busier than ever, adapting schools to the world of BYOT and supporting the existing infrastructure. Maybe even a decade. But after that I think school IT infrastructure will simply not exist beyond a large smart TV type device on the wall. This is assuming schools and classroom buildings survive the transition as is and are still central to education. (Online content, video conferencing, social media etc will all compete with the traditional classroom). Maybe IT support staff will become App and resource guides - monitoring the daily changing resources available and advising teachers the best selection from the menagerie? Maybe the role needed does not yet exist? 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Mark Mark Stone ICT Learning Coach GEMS Royal Dubai School PO Box 121310, Dubai, U.A.E Tel +971 4 2886499, Fax +971 4 2886490, Mob +971567595411 Email: m.stone_rds at gemsedu.com Website: http://www.royaldubaischool.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gemsrds Blog: http://rdsappletech.blogspot.com GEMS Royal Dubai School provides the very best of British education, FS1 -Year 6, in the Mirdif area of Dubai. On 24 Jan 2012, at 04:24, Michael Rosenbrock wrote: > Hi Richard and Mark, > > We have successfully used AppleTVs for AirPlay from iPads in the > classroom - about to roll it out in a big way this year. Same issues > as you - couldn't put the ATV on the WiFi as it can't do certificates. > However, it was fine to connect the ATV via ethernet and then > communicate to it via the iPads which are on WiFi. It doesn't matter > that they both connect to the network in different ways, the only > thing that matters is that they are on the same network (hope that > makes sense). Works a treat! > > Cheers, > > Michael > > On 24 January 2012 10:57, Richard Blinco wrote: >> Hi Mark, >> >> We have an Apple TV set up in our reception area connected to a TV via hdmi, >> running a mix of photos, media etc off a PC using iTunes. >> >> Setting it up wasn't as straight forward as you'd hope. >> >> If you are connecting it to a projector, your projector would need HDMI. >> Probably easier to mount the Apple TV unit near the projector rather than >> run a long expensive hdmi cable. >> >> The big problem we had was that we were hoping to use our wireless network >> but unfortunately Apple TV doesn't support the level of security we have on >> our network. I didn't bother exploring what the max level of security the >> Apple TV could handle but I suspect anything that involves certificates >> won't work. >> >> Not having access to wireless means you have to connect Apple TV via >> ethernet which sort of kills the idea of playing content from where ever you >> are in the classroom, i.e. no Airplay, iPads etc. as far as I can tell. >> >> If you have a less secure wireless network (but more Apple TV friendly) then >> I imagine you could explore the Airplay features. >> >> I'd be very pleased to hear from anyone who has had more success. >> >> >> Richard >> >> On 21/01/2012, at 1:36 AM, Mark Stone wrote: >> >> Hi Everyone >> >> i have a couple of questions ... >> >> 1. For those who use Apple TV ... (a) how are you connecting them to your >> data projector and (b) is there anyway to connect an iMac or Macbook Pro >> running 10.6.6 or 10.7.2 to the Apple TV other than through iTunes? >> >> 2. For those who have laboriously gone through the procedure of giving every >> Apple Mobile device an individual Apple ID, does creating multiple gmail >> addresses work with Apple ID or does the email address have to be created >> from scratch as it were. >> >> Thanks >> Mark >> >> Mark Stone >> ICT Learning Coach >> >> GEMS Royal Dubai School >> PO Box 121310, Dubai, U.A.E >> Tel +971 4 2886499, Fax +971 4 2886490, Mob +971567595411 >> Email: m.stone_rds at gemsedu.com >> Website: http://www.royaldubaischool.com >> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gemsrds >> Blog: http://rdsappletech.blogspot.com >> >> GEMS Royal Dubai School provides the very best of British education, FS1 >> -Year 6, in the Mirdif area of Dubai. >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Maced mailing list >> Maced at zeus.as.edu.au >> http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Maced mailing list >> Maced at zeus.as.edu.au >> http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced >> > > _______________________________________________ > Maced mailing list > Maced at zeus.as.edu.au > http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I understand most of the basic things about iBooks Author except for when it comes to sharing/publishing. I do understand that if you are going to publish/sell your work it goes through the iBookstore/iTunes etc. But what if its my Y6 class, for instance, want their friends and family to see what they have done. Its not for sale, its just their class work. how can another person - teacher, student, parent - look at the work on their iPad via iBooks. If anyone can enlighten me on this one i would be grateful. I am really hoping I don't have to get into the Apple tedious stuff of Apple ID's etc. Regards Mark Mark Stone ICT Learning Coach GEMS Royal Dubai School PO Box 121310, Dubai, U.A.E Tel +971 4 2886499, Fax +971 4 2886490, Mob +971567595411 Email: m.stone_rds at gemsedu.com Website: http://www.royaldubaischool.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gemsrds Blog: http://rdsappletech.blogspot.com GEMS Royal Dubai School provides the very best of British education, FS1 -Year 6, in the Mirdif area of Dubai. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: PastedGraphic-1.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 12319 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The 'buzz' was solely about what they could achieve with this software. > > So I have another question .... > > I understand most of the basic things about iBooks Author except for when it comes to sharing/publishing. I do understand that if you are going to publish/sell your work it goes through the iBookstore/iTunes etc. But what if its my Y6 class, for instance, want their friends and family to see what they have done. Its not for sale, its just their class work. how can another person - teacher, student, parent - look at the work on their iPad via iBooks. > > If anyone can enlighten me on this one i would be grateful. I am really hoping I don't have to get into the Apple tedious stuff of Apple ID's etc. > > Regards > Mark > > > Mark Stone > ICT Learning Coach > > GEMS Royal Dubai School > PO Box 121310, Dubai, U.A.E > Tel +971 4 2886499, Fax +971 4 2886490, Mob +971567595411 > Email: m.stone_rds at gemsedu.com > Website: http://www.royaldubaischool.com > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gemsrds > Blog: http://rdsappletech.blogspot.com > > GEMS Royal Dubai School provides the very best of British education, FS1 -Year 6, in the Mirdif area of Dubai. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Maced mailing list > Maced at zeus.as.edu.au > http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I do understand that if you are going to publish/sell your work it goes through the iBookstore/iTunes etc. But what if its my Y6 class, for instance, want their friends and family to see what they have done. Its not for sale, its just their class work. how can another person - teacher, student, parent - look at the work on their iPad via iBooks. > > If anyone can enlighten me on this one i would be grateful. I am really hoping I don't have to get into the Apple tedious stuff of Apple ID's etc. > > Regards > Mark > > > Mark Stone > ICT Learning Coach > > GEMS Royal Dubai School > PO Box 121310, Dubai, U.A.E > Tel +971 4 2886499, Fax +971 4 2886490, Mob +971567595411 > Email: m.stone_rds at gemsedu.com > Website: http://www.royaldubaischool.com > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gemsrds > Blog: http://rdsappletech.blogspot.com > > GEMS Royal Dubai School provides the very best of British education, FS1 -Year 6, in the Mirdif area of Dubai. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Maced mailing list > Maced at zeus.as.edu.au > http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I thought it was just a preview but when I went back to my iBooks app lo and behold my book was still available as a proof ( no connection to the computer). I have dappled to be an author of free books with Apple. Relatively simple process but I haven't published to the store. If you wish to sell it required a US Tax file number. There is the PDF version but all media does not work (videos). I am still learning but the fact that my previewed version stayed on the iPad might mean that staff can publish books to the school' s iPads. Chris Harris > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From matt at skoss.org Mon Jan 30 23:01:35 2012 From: matt at skoss.org (Matt Skoss) Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:31:35 +1030 Subject: [Maced] Projector query Message-ID: Having moved to a school that has all projectors with VGA & RCA in for video, I'm wondering how best to connect an Apple TV unit to these projectors, without having to buy more modern projectors. Most of them have an ethernet port...Can this be used to pump content onto the projector wirelessly via an Apple TV? Is there a smart way of using network connectivity with projectors? Regards, Matt. From 3stonesintripoli at gmail.com Tue Jan 31 04:24:38 2012 From: 3stonesintripoli at gmail.com (Mark Stone) Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:24:38 +0400 Subject: [Maced] iBooks Author In-Reply-To: References: <1733BADB-C2CB-4C8B-AEC3-B19B7D2E0035@gmail.com> Message-ID: <86D9E7EE-6129-4A3E-864F-0323AE267500@gmail.com> I'm intrigued ... So what you are saying is that you can put the iBooks file .iba to the cloud, in this case dropbox, and then share it out? hence the link and it will open in iBooks on the iPad? If so thats brilliant. i can't wait to try it. Mark Mark Stone ICT Learning Coach GEMS Royal Dubai School PO Box 121310, Dubai, U.A.E Tel +971 4 2886499, Fax +971 4 2886490, Mob +971567595411 Email: m.stone_rds at gemsedu.com Website: http://www.royaldubaischool.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gemsrds Blog: http://rdsappletech.blogspot.com GEMS Royal Dubai School provides the very best of British education, FS1 -Year 6, in the Mirdif area of Dubai. On 30 Jan 2012, at 00:54, Ashby Jenny wrote: > I have looked at what some people have done and stored in Dropbox. I clicked a link and the book opened in iBooks on my iPad. It seemed to work nicely. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 30/01/2012, at 4:24 AM, Mark Stone <3stonesintripoli at gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Everyone >> >> We started with iBooks Author today and what a 'buzz'. The students were so excited. The 'buzz' was solely about what they could achieve with this software. >> >> So I have another question .... >> >> I understand most of the basic things about iBooks Author except for when it comes to sharing/publishing. I do understand that if you are going to publish/sell your work it goes through the iBookstore/iTunes etc. But what if its my Y6 class, for instance, want their friends and family to see what they have done. Its not for sale, its just their class work. how can another person - teacher, student, parent - look at the work on their iPad via iBooks. >> >> If anyone can enlighten me on this one i would be grateful. 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Regards, Matt. _______________________________________________ Maced mailing list Maced at zeus.as.edu.au http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced ********************************************************************** This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain privileged information or confidential information or both. If you are not the intended recipient please delete it and notify the sender. ********************************************************************** From wicked_wes at mac.com Tue Jan 31 17:55:29 2012 From: wicked_wes at mac.com (Wes Warner) Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:55:29 +1000 Subject: [Maced] Laptop rollout Message-ID: <1196DF90-9EF7-44B0-9F62-78F1E506E391@mac.com> Hello everyone I would like to know your opinions/thoughts on the following: When you first rolled out your 1:1 program, what were your must have software list? We are looking at deploying our machines with a set list of programs and then deploy specialist software as required by the teacher. I would like to know if others are doing this differently. Many thanks Wes Warner ? Distinguished Educator, Class of 2006 Head of Technology Genesis Christian College @I_Teach_ICT Sent from my iPhone From MCummins at monte.nsw.edu.au Tue Jan 31 19:06:52 2012 From: MCummins at monte.nsw.edu.au (Maurice Cummins) Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:06:52 +0000 Subject: [Maced] Laptop rollout In-Reply-To: <1196DF90-9EF7-44B0-9F62-78F1E506E391@mac.com> References: <1196DF90-9EF7-44B0-9F62-78F1E506E391@mac.com> Message-ID: Hi Wes, Must haves include: MacOffice2011 Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 iWork09 iLife11 Utilities such as Hand brake, etc. Hope this helps. Maurice Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, North Sydney ________________________________________ From: maced-bounces at zeus.as.edu.au [maced-bounces at zeus.as.edu.au] on behalf of Wes Warner [wicked_wes at mac.com] Sent: Tuesday, 31 January 2012 5:55 PM To: maced at zeus.as.edu.au; ade at lists.apple.com Subject: [Maced] Laptop rollout Hello everyone I would like to know your opinions/thoughts on the following: When you first rolled out your 1:1 program, what were your must have software list? We are looking at deploying our machines with a set list of programs and then deploy specialist software as required by the teacher. I would like to know if others are doing this differently. Many thanks Wes Warner ? Distinguished Educator, Class of 2006 Head of Technology Genesis Christian College @I_Teach_ICT Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ Maced mailing list Maced at zeus.as.edu.au http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced From timdoyle1 at gmail.com Tue Jan 31 19:10:48 2012 From: timdoyle1 at gmail.com (Tim Doyle) Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:10:48 +1100 Subject: [Maced] Charging stations Message-ID: Any schools out there with charging stations for MACbooks? Trying to figure out costs ?!#$ Tim Doyle E-Learning Co-ordinator Domremy College Five Dock -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Cheers Paul Sent from my iPad On 31/01/2012, at 7:07 PM, "Maurice Cummins" wrote: > Hi Wes, > > Must haves include: > MacOffice2011 > Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 > iWork09 > iLife11 > Utilities such as Hand brake, etc. > > Hope this helps. > > Maurice > Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, North Sydney > > > ________________________________________ > From: maced-bounces at zeus.as.edu.au [maced-bounces at zeus.as.edu.au] on behalf of Wes Warner [wicked_wes at mac.com] > Sent: Tuesday, 31 January 2012 5:55 PM > To: maced at zeus.as.edu.au; ade at lists.apple.com > Subject: [Maced] Laptop rollout > > Hello everyone > > I would like to know your opinions/thoughts on the following: > > When you first rolled out your 1:1 program, what were your must have software list? > > We are looking at deploying our machines with a set list of programs and then deploy specialist software as required by the teacher. > > I would like to know if others are doing this differently. > > Many thanks > > Wes Warner > ? Distinguished Educator, Class of 2006 > Head of Technology > Genesis Christian College > @I_Teach_ICT > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Maced mailing list > Maced at zeus.as.edu.au > http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced > _______________________________________________ > Maced mailing list > Maced at zeus.as.edu.au > http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced From matt at skoss.org Tue Jan 31 21:38:09 2012 From: matt at skoss.org (Matt Skoss) Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:08:09 +1030 Subject: [Maced] Laptop rollout In-Reply-To: <0CB3EA6B-DB0D-45A9-B53C-CF90B5723F6F@dbb.catholic.edu.au> References: <1196DF90-9EF7-44B0-9F62-78F1E506E391@mac.com> <0CB3EA6B-DB0D-45A9-B53C-CF90B5723F6F@dbb.catholic.edu.au> Message-ID: We also included: DropBox Skype Evernote On 31/01/2012, at 7:02 PM, Paul Harmon wrote: > Hey Wes, > Our base build was: > iLife > iWork > Neo office > Pixelmater > Comic Life > Inspiration > Kahootz > Utilities: handbrake VLC StuffIt etc > > Some good cheaper alternatives in there! > > Cheers > Paul > > Sent from my iPad > > On 31/01/2012, at 7:07 PM, "Maurice Cummins" wrote: > >> Hi Wes, >> >> Must haves include: >> MacOffice2011 >> Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 >> iWork09 >> iLife11 >> Utilities such as Hand brake, etc. >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> Maurice >> Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, North Sydney >> >> >> ________________________________________ >> From: maced-bounces at zeus.as.edu.au [maced-bounces at zeus.as.edu.au] on behalf of Wes Warner [wicked_wes at mac.com] >> Sent: Tuesday, 31 January 2012 5:55 PM >> To: maced at zeus.as.edu.au; ade at lists.apple.com >> Subject: [Maced] Laptop rollout >> >> Hello everyone >> >> I would like to know your opinions/thoughts on the following: >> >> When you first rolled out your 1:1 program, what were your must have software list? >> >> We are looking at deploying our machines with a set list of programs and then deploy specialist software as required by the teacher. >> >> I would like to know if others are doing this differently. >> >> Many thanks >> >> Wes Warner >> ? Distinguished Educator, Class of 2006 >> Head of Technology >> Genesis Christian College >> @I_Teach_ICT >> Sent from my iPhone >> _______________________________________________ >> Maced mailing list >> Maced at zeus.as.edu.au >> http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced >> _______________________________________________ >> Maced mailing list >> Maced at zeus.as.edu.au >> http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced > _______________________________________________ > Maced mailing list > Maced at zeus.as.edu.au > http://zeus.as.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/maced