There are lots of cool apps to download for practically any smartphone today. Then there are cool AND useful apps.
The First Aid App by the British Red Cross definitely falls under the second group, and it is something that I believe everyone should download. The First Aid App is totally free – woohoo! – and contains vital information that can help save lives in case of emergency. [Read more…] about Must-have: First Aid App by the British Red Cross
If you appreciate the movie as most people who have seen it, then you will love the new iPad app that Matthew Modine has released. The star of Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 film decided to release the app, dubbed Full Metal Jacket Diary, because of the amount of material he had collected while keeping an actual diary as they filmed the movie.
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The teaching profession is largely understated, in my opinion. Perhaps that has something to do with the fact that I come from a family of educators, but even those who may not have been exposed to this side of education will find it hard to deny the fact that what teachers do is not an easy task.
More than imparting knowledge to their students, teachers also have to deal with other tasks. Among these tasks, classroom management is high up the list. It’s basically being able to handle the class as a group and as individuals and being able to encourage proper behavior. Call it crowd control in an educational setting.
This is what the app ClassDojo aims to address by providing rewards to students who exhibit good behavior.
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The Brooklyn Quality of Life app is the brain child of Senator Eric Adams (of Brooklyn). The app was unveiled on Sunday in an effort to make it easier for anyone (with a smartphone and the app installed, of course) to report a crime anonymously. [Read more…] about Brooklyn Quality of Life App Makes Reporting Crime Easier
You may say whatever you want about the magic of the iPad (I will not disagree), but if you are in the market for a device that might not be as magical but work just as perfectly for certain things, then the Kindle is no doubt an excellent device. Even more so when Amazon launched the Kindle Fire. [Read more…] about Kindle Fire Going on a Diet to Get Slimmer
Not that I am one of them, but just in case you are, or you know someone who is, then here is an iOS app that might just help. Or maybe not, I don’t really know.
In any case, let me introduce you to the Wonder Clock, an app that was specially designed to count down a woman’s biological clock in real time. [Read more…] about Obsessed About Your Biological Clock? There Is an App for That!