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Using Guided Access on the iPad

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Guided access is an accessibility feature on the newest upgrade to iOS 6.0 for the iPad.  Also referred to as “kid mode”, Guided Access allows you to lock your iPad into a certain application and limit the functionality of that application to certain areas if you would like. Tutorial Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IPeN_aSxMBk9jP5suYmxjkn2iP5T8EbVieu-6f2RyXQ/edit  Application: Guided Access for iPad [...]

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Creating a Pecha Kucha Presentation Using PowerPoint

Pecha Kucha is a simple presentation format devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham where you show 20 slides or images, each for only 20 second.  The images or slides advance automatically to keep you on time and you can only talk about each slide or image while it’s being displayed.  Designed to keep presentations [...]

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Creating a Pecha Kucha Presentation Using Keynote

Pecha Kucha is a simple presentation format devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham where you show 20 slides or images, each for only 20 second.  The images or slides advance automatically to keep you on time and you can only talk about each slide or image while it’s being displayed.  Designed to keep presentations [...]

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Creating a Pecha Kucha Presentation Using Prezi

Pecha Kucha is a simple presentation format devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham where you show 20 slides or images, each for only 20 second.  The images or slides advance automatically to keep you on time and you can only talk about each slide or image while it’s being displayed.  Designed to keep presentations [...]

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Paper by FiftyThree

Paper, by FiftyThree, is an elegantly designed sketch and idea journal for the iPad. The minimalistic controls and intuitive user interface form a pleasant user experience; after using it for just a few minutes, the app affirms its title as an Apple Design Award Winner for 2012. As the iTunes Store says, Paper was designed [...]

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Creating Comics using Halftone and Pic Stitch

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This tutorial will cover how to take photos from your Camera Roll to create a comic book look using Halftone (.99) then placing those comic images in a comic strip layout using Pic Stitch (free) all on your iPad.  A comic page is made up of individual cells or images. Each cell will be created [...]

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ComicBook

Four sectioned comic

Realistic comic styling with a wide selection of: image filters, comic fonts, customizable captions, a library of classic comic graphics and dozens of multi-panel page layouts. taken from the apps site Tutorial Link: ComicBook Uses: Character analysis Topic analysis Digital storytelling  A great visual Representation of Knowledge Presents what is essential Easier to remember a [...]

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