Apple’s Trackpad

Apple’s MacBooks and MacBook Pros are built with a solid-state scrolling trackpad.  Moving one finger on the trackpad will move the cursor on the screen.  The trackpad supports two-finger scrolling when two fingers are applied to the trackpad in a window where scrolling is an option.
One additional feature of Mac OS X with the use [...]

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Are we facing a major makeover of educational practices?

Lately, I was engaged in several independent conversations with teenagers, parents and educators about the ways the kids are educated these days. We all pondered over how education is not able to keep up with the changes in how people obtain, process and use information. As I learned today from two blog entries our questions [...]

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iPhoto

Apple’s iPhoto application, which comes preloaded on every Mac, is a very simple application that allows the user to Import, Organize, Edit, and Share their digital photos.
Some key points about each part when using iPhoto – version 6.  
While importing, you can name the roll and add a selection before you click on Import.  Once [...]

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Create a Web site

TechThursday (10/25/2007)
4 (out of many) ways to create a classroom web site
Probably the most sophisticated: Dreamweaver – the software is loaded on your laptop. You create the web site on your local computer and then upload to the district server. Dreamweaver is used by professional web developers.
iWeb – Apple software (can’t run [...]

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