Late last year I got myself an iPad 2. Since then it has hardly ever left my side. In the classroom I use it to film music performances, keep track of student progress, make resources, plan lessons, play music to students and more.
The great thing about the iPad is that it’s multiple devices rolled into one. Whilst still quite an expensive luxury item, it’s changed a lot about the way I teach in the classroom. I’ve decided to review and list some of the best iOS apps I used in the classroom and write a bit about them. Some are paid, some are free, but it’s worth clicking the links and checking them out.
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Written by Matt KeilPosted in BlogTags: apps, coca-cola, ipad, spotify, streamingApril 19, 2012
What with Apple, Amazon and other big companies regularly delivering press conferences and using them as an excuse to announce new products or big changes to their existing products, the announcement of yesterday’s press conference by Spotify did generate a fair bit of hype before hand.
Top of the rumour-mill was the possible announcement of a new iPad app for Spotify. To be honest, this app is massively overdue and it is really puzzling why this wasn’t available ages ago. Having to use a stretched iPhone version on a 10 inch screen is far from ideal. So it was with great disappointment to the world that yesterday’s press conference did not deliver… instead they announced a new partnership with Coca-Cola.
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The third episode of the Matt Keil Podcast. In this episode:
- Five Extra Revenue Streams for Bands and Musicians
- Review of Rockmate app for iPad
Written by Matt KeilPosted in PodcastsTags: app, apple, education, hardwire, ibooks, ipad, podcast, sony, textbooks, tunerJanuary 21, 2012
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The second episode of the Matt Keil Podcast. In this episode:
- Reaction to last episode’s Sony Music story
- Apple iBooks Textbooks and iBooks Author from a Teacher’s perspective
- Review of HardWire HT-6 App for iPad
Written by Matt KeilPosted in PodcastsTags: cd baby, ipad, notion, podcast, review, sonyJanuary 16, 2012
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The first episode of the Matt Keil Podcast. In this episode:
- Are record labels using YouTube to make money out of unsigned bands?
- CD Baby increase their prices by $10 – Are they still worth it?
- Review of Notion app for iPad
