Something to think about Win one of 3 copies of Digital Rebellion's new CinePlay professional iOS video player ***Winners Announced*** Digital Rebellion have just released CinePlay, a professional video player application for the iPhone and iPad. There's a lot of features in the app such as guides and markers and we've also got three copies to giveaway. Jon Chappell at Digital Rebellion knows his stuff and over the years he's built up an impressive portfolio of applications that help all editors (not just FCP) to fix, organise and improve their projects and workflow. New to the lineup is Cineplay, a $9.99 professional video player for the iPhone and iPad. Winners Announced @Film45@natemccallister@Jaanitzi This competition is now closed We have very kindly been given 3 copies of the app to giveaway. A very clever app from Digital Rebellion that we're sure will help in a lot of production scenarios, especially the client approval process.
How Apps Sparked a Mobile Revolution by Olaf Swantee, CEO at EE | shared from LinkedIn Without looking, do you know how many apps you have right now on your smartphone or tablet? Like many of us I’d wager that you’ve probably lost track of exactly how many apps you’ve downloaded, especially if you’re constantly deleting old ones and downloading new ones. The average smartphone user actually has a staggering 41 apps on their device and it is predicted that 89 billion mobile apps will have been downloaded by the end of 2015. That’s incredible when I think back to the discussions that were taking place in my industry at the turn of the century about how to monetize these micro-services. It wasn’t until 2008 – when Apple launched its AppStore – that the market exploded. Google’s Play store for Android users is also forecast to pass the same download milestone as Apple by the end of this year. The wider consumerisation of IT trend means that corporate IT departments are now embracing the benefits of this ‘app economy’.
Seven Habits of Highly Effective Intercultural Communicators | Sherwood Fleming's Intercultural Communication Insights In an increasingly interconnected world, intercultural communication skills are more important than ever. Many of us are finding ourselves conducting business with people from a variety of cultures. Such contexts require the creation of new communication practices that go beyond simply the mastery of whatever language we are using. I’ve identified seven communication habits of highly effective intercultural communicators, drawn from my training and consulting work with clients operating within intercultural business environments. 1. Taking risks of any kind is uncomfortable for many people. 2. They do not keep a who-should-adapt-to-who-first score card. 3. By listening with intercultural ears I mean that effective intercultural communicators have an ability to listen impartially. By seeing with intercultural eyes I mean that despite received wisdom on this point, they also ignore body language when dealing with someone from another culture. 4. 5. 6. 7. How Do You Measure Up?
An Excellent Collection of Educational Web and Mobile Apps I just came across this amazing graphic and thought you might be interested to have a peek as well. Tony Vincint did a great job and I must say that this is one of the best educational infographics out there. As you know Educational Technology and Mobile Learning always features only the best infographics and I am so proud to say this because the selections I share here are also posted in several other academic settings. Show What you Know Using Web and Mobile Apps will provide you with some handy tools and apps to use to foster students learning. Click here to enlarge and access the PDF version where the apps are clickable, below is just a snapshot. Click here if you want to print it
7 EdTech Companies To Watch This Year There are a lot of education technology / edtech companies to keep track of nowadays. From online learning to clickers to project-based learning apps, there’s no shortage of insane company names and ideas making the rounds. The Edudemic inbox sees more than 100 e-mails every day (even weekends) pitching us ideas, stories, and an array of other things. We typically ignore them but thought it might useful to share a few of the bigger edtech companies and startups we’re starting to see gain some real traction. Below is a list of some of our favorites with thanks to our guest author Javier Noris for adding to this list. Duolingo Duolingo provides a combination of language learning and translation services. Socrative The crew over at Socrative (they’re in Cambridge just like Edudemic!) Language Zen Ofir Geller is the brains behind Language Zen —a fully adaptive language learning software. Mindsnacks Bringing gamified education to the masses is what Mindsnack has done. Codecademy Unigo Noodle
lennon How an iPad is a More Powerful Content-Creation Device Than a Laptop. That the iPad is a great content-consumption device has never been disputed. But just 30 months after its launch the iPad is now in some ways a more powerful content-creation device than a laptop in the hands of students in the classroom. When the iPad was introduced in 2010, my school (Wanganui Park Secondary College) was one of a handful in Victoria that included them on the booklist for the following year, a move that raised eyebrows! Critics decried the iPad as “a content-consumption but not a content-creation device”. Admittedly, at first there was limited content creation software available – there was no way to make or edit a movie, take or edit a photo, record or edit a podcast or screencast, or even to annotate a PDF! Now 2.5 years down the track, the iPad is a swiss army knife of content-creation tools. Don’t misunderstand me. We’ve had computers in schools for years, but in reality many (most?) It is getting easier all the time to create content on laptops, too.
Teachers Find Classroom Benefits For Cell Phones WESTERVILLE, Ohio - Emily Saleme is rarely without her cell phone. The Westerville North High School senior said she is "attached" to the device and called it her "first priority" in the morning. "I use my phone as like an alarm. I wake up to it," said Saleme. Now, students like Saleme have one more place to send and receive those text messages. "Some teachers are o.k. if you leave it on your desk. Zaher said she receives text messages from teachers ahead of important tests. "I really like getting my chemistry teacher's texts. Others like WNHS Junior Markaila Gordon, use her cell phone to check grades, get homework assignments and study. "Since we are on our phones all the time, we know how they work," said WNHS Junior Markaila Gordon. Some teachers have are seeing the benefits too. "We had some students who maybe said have said three or four words the entire semester," said Damon Mollenkopf, Westerville North High School Advanced Placement History Teacher. Saleme is a former student.
freedom 50 Things To Do On The iPad While the iPad is not the savior for learning–or even mobile learning for that matter, if you use one for five minutes it’s easy to see that it is an amazing piece of hardware. We’ve talked about how to use them in a PBL environment. And how to record ideas with them. But what else can it do? Image attribution flickr user usnavalcollege; 50 Things To Do On The iPad Hot App Tips: Marketing Lessons from Successful Apps by Deby | shared from Lera Blog When you want to build a successful mobile phone application, it is important to devise a strategy. You do not have to be a tech genius to enter into the world of mobile phone applications. Instead, you can make a conscious decision to surround yourself by experts in the field and then see your product soar to success. One of the other crucial elements of a successful plan for launching a new mobile phone app is a marketing plan. Marketing a mobile phone app in the right forums will ensure that an app is ultimately able to succeed. Google Chrome Mobile App Platform One example of a mobile phone app that has been marketed in a very smart way is the Magisto magical video editor app. Providing Multiple Uses of an App The best mobile phone apps are now being designed for use on mobile phones and on the Internet. Promoting an App on Blogs App developers will also need to make sure that they are making full use of social media sites. Conclusion