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Monday, March 9, 2015

Interactive iPad Reading Experience

I found a reference to a new iPad app over at iPadmodo. I love the sound of this novel, but what really excited me was the concept of these sensory rich, interactive and immersive books for kids. This opens up a whole new area for students to experience the world around them. Imagine science textbooks where the students sensory perception was used to interact with digital experiments or even art texts where the artists and artworks became immersive experiences. We will never be able to stop them reading their English novels now. Anyway have a look at the press release and watch the video the producers have supplied - this is an exciting development in the way that apps are being designed.

Level 26: Dark Prophecy is a 400-page interactive e-book and an hour-long film experience. The central character Steve Dark is your partner is solving this new form of crime thriller. The new iPad app “lets readers literally use their senses as they read. You’ll see blood splattering, glass shattering and even get to dig deeper into each character’s background.” This is more than a digital novel, it is an immersive and interactive story that involves a creative puzzle solving component to the gritty crime narrative.

Dark prophecy contains several movie segments that bridge the reading portion of the e-book into video storytelling and visual narration.

“Readers also interact with the book as they work with Steve Dark to collect character bios and uncover evidence unlocked as they read to catch the villain,” according to the press release.

You can actually choose your own way to experience Dark Prophecy. The featured version is called “Ultimate Digi-Novel” but there is also an option to experience the e-book in “Traditional” or text-only form as well as a less-immersive or interactive digital version called “Digi-Novel.”

This is an opportunity is to experience a creative and new form of interactive storytelling. We are really just starting to see the boundaries pushed of what the iPad is capable of offering. Interestingly, the app concept was developed by Anthony Zuiker the creator of the television series CSI, so you can imagine the type of sensory perception and interaction on offer.

WiFi Printing from your iPad

This is from a website called Netputing and offers a way of WiFi sharing a printer. Hit your print button on your iPad from anywhere within the WiFi range. This is handy if you or your students are needing to print within the classroom. I know, I know, we shouldnt be printing anyway but every now and again there is something that just needs to be printed. Here is one option and it only takes about 2 minutes to set up. Enjoy!!!

AirPrint Activator: AirPrint is a small application that will enable a Mac OSX 10.6.5 + iTunes 10.1 hidden feature to allow your shared printer to be visible on your iOS 4.2.1 devices. AirPrint allow you to print from new generation of Apple iPhones,iPad and iPod Touch to a printer shared over your personal WiFi network.

You only need to run AirPrint Activator once. Once AirPrint has been turned on it will remain on even after a reboot.

Download:
Download the latest beta version compatible with OSX 10.5,10.6 and 10.7 (Lion) from the AirPrint Activator v2 web page.

Download the latest version: AirPrint Activator v1.1.3

use version 1.1.2 if the latest version is reporting that it is not supported on your system: AirPrint Activator v1.1.2

Apple requested that I take down the AirPrint Hacktivator page as they stipulate that the application is distributing copyrighted source code and/or software. AirPrint Activator is now replacing the defunct AirPrint Hacktivator application. It provide the same functionality without the use of any Apple files.

You can use AirPrint Activator as a replacement of the previous generation Hacktivator application. If present, it will take care of cleaning any Apple files installed by the previous generation Hacktivator when you “deactivate” AirPrint. It will only inject a single line in a CUPS configuration when you select to “activate”AirPrint.

System Requirements:

OSX Snow Leopard 10.6.5,10.6.6 or 10.6.7 (Not currently supported under OSX Lion 10.7 beta)
iTunes 10.1 +

HOW TO activate AirPrint:

1. Launch AirPrint Activator:

2. Click on the togle switch:

3. Enter the admin password:

4. A window will appear instructing you to remove/add/share the printer you want to use with AirPrint:

Click OK.

5. Open System Preferences/Print &Fax and:

Remove
Add
Share

the desired local printer. The following youtube clip will show you how:

Original Article:
http://netputing.com/airprintactivator/

image from geekword.net

Apple will begin production of the next-generation iPad beginning in late February for an early April 2011 launch, according to sources for DigiTimes. A delay in the firmware is said to have pushed back plans but initial shipments from Foxconn should be as high as 600,000 units as Apple stockpiles inventory for its introduction. An April 2011 release date of the new iPad 2 has been the rumoured and if the normal trend for releases by Apple continues, that would make it a May 2011 release in Australia. Apple will need to build significantly more inventory for the launch of the second generation device during the month of March to meet expected demand.

The next generation iPad is widely rumored to come equipped with a FaceTime camera for video calling and a gyroscope for advanced motion control sensing, much like the iPhone 4. It is also expected to be thinner than the previous model and have an improved display, and may even include a built-in Micro SD Card reader for downloading photos, images and video.

These reports have come from the chinese newspaper "The Economic Times". This is significant because it was the same paper that reported that Apple were building tablets in the first place.

New Features Kno iPad Textbooks

The Kno app for iPad is currently only available on the US app store but it is indicative of the growing move and awareness in the need for alternative textbook publishing options. We can only hope that this move is emulated around the world.

After scrapping plans to produce an unusual oversized dual-screen educational tablet device, Kno Inc., an educational startup focused on reinventing the textbook. It has shifted its focus to creating educational software for the iPad. The company has released Kno app for iPad with a retail site offering more than 70,000 digital textbooks for sale at up to 50% off print list price, as well as course management, note-taking and social media functionality.

Kno has released a couple of great new features in their latest updates; Kno 3D, Journal, QuizMe and Smart Links. The following videos explain Kno 3D and Smart Links

Kno 3D Molecules from Kno on Vimeo.

smart links from Kno on Vimeo.

Kno has deals to offer digital versions of print textbooks from a wide range of textbook publishers.

App:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/textbooks/id424280183?mt=8

Reading in an iPad Transmedia Universe Five Real World Issues

This is a comprehensive and thorough analysis of the issues with students using the iPad as a reader. It is written by Annette Lamb an educational consultant who has taught both at a K/12 and at a University level. There are some interesting points here that I had not considered prior to reading this article. It is one of the first academic referenced articles that I have come across that so clearly and concisely highlights the use of interactive books on the ipad in education.

Annette discusses the five main issues with students using the iPad as a reader. These include;

Ease of use of the Devices
A listing of Resources available
Educational benefits
Motivation
Approaches to using Tablets.

This would be a must read article for anyone writing a proposal/grant submission for utilising iPads in the classroom or someone trying to convince their administrators of the educational benefits of using iPads in the classroom. We thank Annette for sharing this with us. Be sure to visit her site. It makes for interesting reading.

READING IN IPAD TRANSMEDIA UNIVERSE: FIVE REAL-WORLD ISSUES

Technology in the classroom is changing how children learn and how we teach. While some children are reading books about castles, others are using the DK Eyewitness App to explore castles.

In her article Digital Literacies, Lotta Larson (2009, p.255) points out the todays readers are "immersed in multimodal experiences and, consequently, have a keen awareness of the possibility of combining modes and media to receive and communicate messages. This awareness results in an urgent need for teachers and researchers to address the discrepancy between the types of literacy experiences students encounter at school (paper, pencil, and print texts), and those they practice in their daily lives outside the school environment (Web 2.0). One way to bridge such incongruity is to expand the types of texts students are exposed to and engaged with at school by turning attention to electronic books, or e-books".

Lets explore five real-world issues.

1 - THE DEVICES

The classroom of the future will be filled with devices that serve different purposes. There isnt one answer. Instead, there are many to fit different needs.

Kindles. A group of advanced readers are reading novels independently.
iPads. A reading group reads independently while the teacher works with another group.
iPod Touch. Students refer to a dictionary, vocabulary game, encyclopedia while working on a project.
Laptop. Students conducting research create a Glogster, interactive poster.
Desktop. A group sits together at one computer with a large monitor working on a video production.

There are lots of ways to share Apps and e-books with the entire class.

You can hook up your device to the data projector. There are many foreign language books that are available as e-books. If you have the book on Kindle, use the Mac or Windows software to display on the big screen.

Barack Obamas Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters is available in the Kindle book format. For more examples, go to Amazons Childrens eBooks section. This book can be read on a Kindle, however it can also be read on an iPad or computer desktop. If you connect your computer or iPad to your data projector you can see the book in color.

If you have a book like Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed on your iPad, simply point your document camera at the screen of an iPhone or iPad.

Portability. I take my ibird books with when I go bird watching. With my tracks app, I can easily identify animals. Larson (2010) noted that in early studies of e-books read on larger computers, participants often complained of discomfort. However no complains were logged with the new, smaller e-book readers.

Goldsborough (2010 , p.11) pointed out the new digital readers combine the portability of books with the "search and storage capabilities" of computers.

Read the full article:
http://eduscapes.com/fluid/3f.html

Annette Lambs Website:
http://eduscapes.com/

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