This week on the MacReach Show

Is Apple Learning to Love the Enterprise? (or is it the other way around?)
What if you had a MacMan at your desk?
The rumor that won’t die!
What is One + One?
App of the Week:  Compare-a-Twist 
Tip of the Week

Show Host(s): Meg Wilson (@ipodsibilities)
Kelly Dumont (@KDumont)
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This week on the MacReach Show:

Meg’s Back and Mark Hammons joins us.
iPad2 Unlocking Education Demand
More Clouds – Google Drive and Microsoft SkyDrive
What does the cloud mean?
The Benefits of Apps for Parents and Teachers
The First Ever MacReach App Draft (MAD)
Tip of the Week

Show Host(s): Meg Wilson (@ipodsibilities)
Kelly Dumont (@KDumont)
Cohost:               Mark Hammons (@mhammons)

App of the Week: The First MacReach App Draft

Round 1 Picks:  Mark – Explain Everything, Meg – Pocket, Kelly – Zite

Round 2 Picks:  Mark – Skitch, Meg – Blogsy, Kelly – Evernote

Round 3 Picks:  Mark – Paper by FiftyThree, Meg – App Advice, Kelly – Tweetbot

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This week on the MacReach Show:

Apples for the Teacher, Apples for the Classroom/Lab
iPad Mini Rumors
More on AppleTV
Recovering from the Floods in Minot, ND

Show Host(s): Kelly Dumont (@KDumont)
Cohost: Craig Nansen (@cnansen)

App of the Week:  Paper by FiftyThree

Craig’s Pick for those of us advancing in years: aMagnifier

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This week on the MacReach Show: US Apple household penetration. CNBC Report

How high will Apple stock go?
Using the AppleTV in a larger scale environment.
App of the week:  iTunesU

Show Host(s): Kelly Dumont (@KDumont)
Cohost: Robert Gordon (@trainerob)

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This week on the MacReach Show: New iPad sales through the roof. A conversation with Katie Blunt, Educational Technology Specialist for Canyons School District, and Laura Annen, 3rd grade teacher at Sunrise Elementary in CSD, about the iPad pilot that has been taking place in Laura’s class this Year.

Show Hosts: Kelly Dumont (@KDumont), Katie Blunt (@sassmasterkmb), Laura Annen

Sites Mentioned in the podcast:

http://sunriseipads.blogspot.com

http://ipodsinthecsdwootwoot.wikispaces.com

http://prolearning.canyonsdistrict.org/ios.html

Katie and Laura’s favorite apps:

eClicker/eClicker Host
Dropbox
Chalkboard/Doodle Buddy
Magnetic Alphabet
Puppet Pals HD
Comic Life
StickPick
Total Recall
Splashtop Whiteboard
Sock Puppets
Google Earth
Dictionary

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This week on the MacReach Show: A solo show. The iTwins have arrived. The New iPad, iPad 2 price drop, New Apple TV. Whither the Mac for Education. iPhoto comes to iOS. iOS 5.1 Tip.

Show Hosts: Kelly Dumont (@KDumont)

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This week on the MacReach Show: Eric Callis joins in to offer a behind the scenes look at a successful 1:1 laptop program. Listen in to learn about everything from financing to data collection, and some excellent resources!

Show Hosts: Meg Wilson (@iPodsibiities) and Kelly Dumont (@KDumont)

CoHost: Eric Callis (@edttw)

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…And you’ll LOVE the App of the Week!

Show Hosts: Meg Wilson (@iPodsibiities) and Kelly Dumont (@KDumont)

Co-Host: Sean Junkins (@sjunkins)

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Show Host: Meg Wilson (@iPodsibiities)

Co-Hosts: Kelly Dumont (@KDumont) and Katie Krueger (@KHirt)

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Show Host: Meg Wilson (@iPodsibiities)

Co-Hosts: Kelly Dumont (@KDumont) and John Sowash (@jrsowash)

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Show Host: Meg Wilson (@iPodsibiities)

Co-Host: Kelly Dumont (@KDumont) and Ben McNaboe (@bmcnaboe)

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Show Host: Meg Wilson (@iPodsibiities)

Co-Host: Kelly Dumont (@KDumont)

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Show Host: Meg Wilson (@iPodsibiities)

Co-Host: Kelly Dumont (@KDumont), Scott Meech (@SMeech), and Andy Losik (@MrLosik)

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Show Host: Meg Wilson (@iPodsibiities)

Co-Host: Judi Epcke (@jepcke) and Tony Vincent (@TonyVincent)

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Show Host: Meg Wilson (@iPodsibiities)

Co-Host: Kelly Dumont (@KDumont) and Scott Meech (@SMeech)

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Show Host: Meg Wilson (@iPodsibiities)

Co-Host: Kelly Dumont (@KDumont)

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Show Host: Meg Wilson (@iPodsibiities)

Co-Host: Kelly Dumont (@KDumont), Alline Sada (@mrsalline), and Brian Zink (@Brian_Zink)

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Co-Host: Kelly Dumont (@KDumont)

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Co-Hosts: Kelly Dumont (@KDumont) and Scott Meech (@SMeech)

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Thank you Steve for Thinking Different.

Tonight’s show was focused on remembering a true visionary: Steve Jobs. This special edition of the MacReach Show looks to honor a creative genius who changed the world as we know it. A very special thanks to Kelly Dumont,  Scott Meech, Kim Zimmer, Dan Rezac, Andy Losik, Mark Hammons, Greg Garner, and Scott Weidig for joining in to share how Steve impacted their lives.

“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The trouble-makers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status-quo. You can quote them. Disagree with them. Glorify, or vilify them. But the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.” – Apple Ad Campaign

Show Host: Meg Wilson (@iPodsibiities)

Co-Hosts: Kelly Dumont (@KDumont), Scott Meech (@SMeech), Dan Rezac (@DRezac), Kim Zimmer (@MacTeacher), Mark Hammons (@MHammons), Greg Garner (@classroom_tech), Andy Losik (@MrLosik), and Scott Weidig (@VanishingPoint)

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Don’t Forget About the Mac App Store!

In this episode, we discuss this Tuesday’s big Apple Event, the Mac App Store, and how you can use the App of the Week, Creative Book Builder, on your iPad to make your own iBooks!

Show Host: Meg Wilson (@iPodsibiities)

Co-Hosts: Kelly Dumont (@KDumont) and Mark Hammons (@MHammons)

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Back with the Mac!

Finally back in action with the start of a new school year, we take some time to talk about some of the top news, commentary, apps, gadgets, and integration offered for educators by the Mac platform.

Show Host: Meg Wilson (@iPodsibiities)

Co-Hosts: Kelly Dumont (@kdumont) and Scott Meech (@SMeech)

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MacNews:

• FaceTime on your TV as part of the iOS 5 update?
• How to prepare your Mac for Lion!

EdMac:

• Apple Education Summer Semester Webcasts are free to attend!
• Apple Distinguished Educators (ADEs) on iTunesU

Apps of the Week: Ten Great Travel Apps for Summer

• Google Maps
• Word Lens
• TripIt
• Navigon
• The Weather Channel
• Hipstamatic
• Auto Pilot
• Open Table
• GrubHub Food Delivery
• Not for Tourists and Lonely Planet series

Macs for All: Christine shares a great app for your Mac: Fluid! …definitely worth checking out!

MacNews: A billion iOS apps downloaded! Are you surprised? We’re not.

EdMac: ISTE Wrap-Up!

1. Tony Vincent’s Project-Based Learning Session – Tony’s notes from the session
2. IEAR Birds of a Feather session and a list of all of the apps shared
3. Apple Distinguished Educators on iTunes… a great summer resource!

App Challenge: 10 great summer apps to play around with! Check them all out on IEAR.org

Macs for All: Visual flash instead of audio alert… useful for many!

- EduTecher on the web and in app form: explore, share, contribute great resources!

- EduBloggerCon unconference

-iste Conference (International Society for Technology in Education)

• Question 1: “Do you think iOS 5 will help with Google Docs?”
• Question 2: “Isn’t there an educational discount for the iWork suite apps?”
• Question 3: “What are the best Twitter and FaceBook apps for the iPad?
• Question 4: “What are some general teacher apps that you recommend?”

Great EdApps discussed in this episode:

• Pages
• Keynote
• Numbers
• Penultimate
• Evernote
• Evernote Peek
• Simplenote
• GarageBand
• iMovie
• Toontastic …Check out the great contest going on now and grab the app while it is on sale!
• Comic Life
• LifeCards
• Phoster
• Zite
• InstaPaper
• FlipBoard

MacNews:

• Apple Addresses “Mac Defender” threat with security update…
• Steve Jobs is presenting the iCloud, iOS 5, and Lion at the WWDC!

EdMac:

• iWork makes it way to the iPod touch and iPhone…
• Summer math apps!
• Summer e-Pub reading: Connections
• Summer Development: Creating ePub eBooks for Students post
• My Underwear app, all kinds of fun!

App Challenge:

• We take a look at how the DocScanner app can make you more productive, in and out of your classroom.

Macs for All:

• The built-in text-to-speech option in Safari, is a great tool for many people… a quick and easy tip from Andy!

MacNews:

• Mac malware?!?! Yes, unfortunately it is true. Apple responds by posting instructions on how to remove the Mac Defender malware… not a good sign of things to come.
• 500,000 apps in the App Store! We discuss a very cool infographic celebrating the half of million apps currently available in the App Store.

EdMac:

• It is APPsolutely comical! We take a close look at using Comic Life and PhotoComic on the iPad… does price really matter for similar apps?
• App Comparison: Comic Life vs. PhotoComic

App Challenge:

• With a range of comic creation apps available to choose from, we had a lot of fun coming up with at least 9 ways to use these apps with students. We left the tenth spot open to hear what you have to say… how can your students use a comic creation app like Comic Life?

Macs for All:

• Kelly shares a great tip for organizing windows and workspaces on your Mac: Spaces

Mac News:

• More world records for Apple! Surprised? We’re not.
• Fear of a Wireless Planet… is it all about the headline? With the rise of iPods, iPhones, iPads, and other mobile devices, should we be concerned about using all this Wi-Fi around children? Graham Brown-Martin provides some insightful resources surrounding this topic.
• James shares a suprisingly interesting graphic about radiation:

Click here to see the graphic up close and get more info about it.

Ed Mac: A healthy discussion of a few healthy apps and resources for students, and teachers!

• The Nike + iPod System
• Healthy Kids App
• Habit Maker Habit Breaker App
• Lose It! App
• Apps for Healthy Kids website

App Challenge: 9 VERY interesting ways to use the App of the Week, Singing Fingers, with students ~ what could you do with your students?

Macs for All: James and Kelly share some great tips about iPads and Internet access… planning helps!

One Correction to the Show is the mention of someone to follow by Tammy Lind – Should be: science_goddess

Mac News:

• Even the Queen has an iPad!
• Apple bumps Google as the most valuable brand…
• Is the iPad2 launching the two-screen revolution?

EdMac:

• Should schools be teaching students how to make apps and publish their own content?
• Appcelerator website
• iOS Dev Center
• Man in Space app
• Helicopter Taxi app
• Toca Doctor app
• Medieval Helpdesk YouTube video
• Learn the Book YouTube video
• Darren Kuropatwa’s website

App Challenge: We find 9 ways to use the App of the Week with students! Check out the #iear community to hear more ways to use it

Macs for All: Screenshots!

Mac News:

• Apple’s new iCloud: Is the current MobileMe service due for an overhaul?
• iWork.com …is there a better way for students and teachers to collaborate?

EdMac: A about storing and/or utilizing school technology during the summer…

App Challenge: This week Judi recommends an awesome App of the Week. It was super easy to come up with some fantastic ways to use the app with students… and this week, YOU have a chance to win the app by telling us how you would use the app with students!

To enter, you can do one (or both!) of the following:

1. Share here! Post a comment below about how your students would use the app.

2. Join the conversation on Twitter! Send a tweet about how your students would use the app and tag the tweet with #MacReach #IEAR

One lucky winner will be drawn randomly on next week’s episode! For even more information about the app, you can find a great review on IEAR.org.

Macs for All: A quick spotlight on the Spotlight Search function… one more great tip from Judi!

Mac News

Is Apple tracking you?

The white iPhone is finally here! ….does anyone care?

Tough Covers: How to protect your iPad from a 500ft drop out of a plane.

EdMac

There are so many great Apple education resources out there, we wanted to highlight a few of them:

Hottest Apps Used by Apple Distinguished Educators: App Reviews by ADEs

Apple Education Seminars and Events: seminars, webinars, and all kinds of other professional development (and most are free to attend!)

Apptivities: a website dedicated to the “Application of Apps!”

App Challenge

It was easy to come up with lots of ideas for our App of the Week! Here’s a hint… it’s quick, easy, and fun to use for many ages!

Macs for All

Quick access to Zoom on your iOS devices through the programmable triple-click home button… good stuff.

• The Flow Paintbrush for touch screen devices
• New form of artwork with the iPad: Mobile Art Conference
• Frames by Tech4Learning
• 10 ways students can use the App of the Week and a quick tip for using your Mac more efficiently

• A behind the scenes look at Tony’s website: LearningInHand.com
• The Mobile Learning Experience Conference
• The Mobile Learning Experience conference RESOURCES: the companion community posterous blog and the Twitter search #mobile 2011
• Mobicip Internet filter for iPod touches, iPhones, and iPads
• LanSchool Classroom Management Software
• Free OpenDNS Internet Filter for home use
• Posterous blog tool and companion app for iOS devices
• 10 ways to use the App of the Week to improve students’ mobile learning experiences
• An EXCELLENT tip from Tony about organizing apps on your iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad

• Safety first! We take a look a few different technology resources available to help parents and educators keep children safe: Wireless Amber Alerts, the Amber Alert GPS Device and companion app, the Amber Alert app, and the GPS Tracking app
• What do you think about using technology to track children? Take this week’s MacReach poll: Should we be using GPS technology to track children?
• Katie tells us all about the awesome podcasting that her students are doing! Check out their YouTube channel and then tell the students what you think, they love to get feedback!
• 10 ways to incorporate the App of the Week in your classroom… add your thoughts on IEAR.org!
• Tip & Trick: turning location services on and off on iOS devices

Other topics covered in this week’s episode:

• Fundraising through apps??? Is Tales2Go starting a new trend in mobile learning?
• Using the iPad as an Interactive WhiteBoard and Dr. Tim Tyson’s iUpgrade series & YouTube Channel (including a discussion of Air Display vs SplashTop)
• MacReach Weekly Poll… weigh in on using the iPad as an Interactive WhiteBoard!
• The Great iPad Debate with Jim O’Hagan… Kelly Dumont attempts to moderate the debate between Jim and I: Is Apple really offering anything in iPad 2 that is worth the money compared to iPad 1?
• An awesome review of iPad 2 by 7th grade student @iTookTheByte
• This week’s App of the Week and 10 ways to use it in your classroom! Tell us what you think at IEAR.org…
• Macs for All: Speak auto-text on iOS devices

• whether or not the Appeal of iPad 2 Is a Matter of Emotions
• the growing discussion on the EdReach network between James O’Hagan and myself about iPad 2
• Luis and Mark talk about some of their fantastic presentations at the CSUN conference…and share BIG news for the world of adaptive technology and mobile learning!
• the App of the Week and 10+ ways to use it in your classroom
• “Macs for All”: VoiceOver trackpad gestures and Text-to-Speech

Join the conversation! Tell us what you think by answering this week’s MacReach poll!

Also in this week’s episode, we ask our listeners if they will be running out to purchase iPad 2? (You can answer now on the EdReach home page!)

Great resources and articles are shared about implementing iPad 2 into your classroom:

• Canby Wiki for iPods and iPads
• IEAR Volume Purchase Program Info
• Adobe Launches Flash-to-HTML5 Conversion Tool

Zack and I brainstorm how we can use the App of the Week in our classrooms… and we ask listeners to add there ideas too on IEAR!

The MacReach Show closes out with a quick “Macs for All” tip: enlarging the Mac cursor.

• The controversy over in-app purchases and subscriptions
• Weekly Poll: Should Apple revise their in-app subscription services policy? (Tell us what you think! Vote on EdReach now!)
• AppAdvice.com resource
• “App Challenge!” This week’s App of the Week and 10 ways to use it in the classroom (join the brainstorm session and add an idea at iear.org!)
• “Macs for All” tip of the week: white on black display for Macs and iOS devices

We hope you join in and share your thoughts about this week’s episode… is podcasting really dead???

- The Reed College iPad Study

- Oh no! Student finds inappropriate pictures of librarian on school iPad

- Melinda’s screencast on syncing

- Canby Wiki for iPods and iPads

- The Weekly Poll: What is the hardest part about managing iPods and iPads in schools? Take the poll now on EdReach!

- The App of the Week and 10 ways to use it in the classroom!

- “Macs for All” tip of the week: App Store controls on iOS devices

This episode has great insight about managing iPods and iPads in the classroom, thanks to helpful tips from Jay Blackman, Daniel Rezac, and Melinda Miller. Great stuff!

Links to resources & apps mentioned in the podcast:

• New news apps: The Daily news app and News.me app
• IEAR update on the iTunes Volume Purchase Plan
• Creating ePub files using a Pages template or Zinepal
• Publishing an interactive newspaper with issuu
• App of the Week (host version, and companion version)
• We want to hear from you… what is your favorite Apple product in the classroom? Take the quick poll now!