Education 2.0

iBooks 2.0….Now with TEXTBOOKS! (or Why Districts Should Adopt the iPad)

Professor Holly Day — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:01:20 +0000

At this point you have probably heard of the updated release of iBooks which now includes interactive textbooks! I am not surprised to hear about this, as I doubt anyone who has been following educational technology and Apple’s involvement would be. Of course as soon as I heard about this I downloaded the updated version [...]

iBooks 2 Textbook

Professor Holly Day — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:01:11 +0000

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Yes it is an iPad

Professor Holly Day — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:34:34 +0000

So I bit the bullet…or actually my wonderful husband did-and I got an iPad 2.I have only had it for a few days but I can tell that I love it already. As a result I’m going to be doing some reviews of apps for productivity and also apps that would be appropriate for an [...]

Why I Am Considering Divorce from Android

Professor Holly Day — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 01:47:52 +0000

I’m going to take a break from my regular blogging about educational technology to discuss something that really irks me. Android. I was young, in love, and naive. I should have coughed up the money and went with an Iphone but no… I was lured in by the promise of open-source and Google and freedom [...]

Engaging a Gaggle of Googlers

Professor Holly Day — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 18:37:38 +0000

So I stole the title from my #VSS2010 presentation, but it is catchy! (credits go to @dcmcgeary and my husband for helping me come up with it) The presentation was about information literacy, which I have to be honest, when I first heard about it thought… ugh what a snooze (hence why my presentation is [...]

My Kind of Blended

Professor Holly Day — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 01:46:24 +0000

I have a vision for a 21st century school, and I’m determined to make my vision a reality. I know that a lot of talk is going on right now about education reform and what are we going to do about our current school system. Honestly I’m not sure that the problem of the public [...]

The “New Normal” of Sec. Duncan

Professor Holly Day — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:32:06 +0000

Secretary Duncan gave a speech last week that has surely ruffled many a-feather. While I certainly agree that this is a time to re-vamp our educational system, disrupt the current model and innovate, I do not agree with everything he had to say. The first thing that is bothering me is his announcement that districts [...]

My Life in the Internets

Professor Holly Day — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 17:09:43 +0000

As I was growing up, AOL chat and AIM (aol instant messenger) were THE THING to be doing on the computer. Nevermind the fact that I had to go through a dial-up connection to get to it. I can still hear the sound of the modem connecting to the world wide internets. Ahh memories. Don’t [...]

Explaining my Absence

Professor Holly Day — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 02:55:52 +0000

Hi Faithful Readers I wanted to apologize for the length of time that has elapsed since my last substantive post. In my defense let me explain to you the last four weeks (aka since school started). **Flashback Music** So the Saturday prior to school starting my husband and I went to a couples bridal shower, [...]

Ning Alternatives

Professor Holly Day — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 07:26:22 +0000

I’m sure it’s old news at this point that Ning free services are at an end (and if it’s not old news What rock have you been under??) and that the new “education-free” account is poo-poo. Yes it is great they are offering a sponsored version for educators but it is lacking a majority of [...]