Portable Scanning Solutions.

With the recent release of Scannable on the iOS App Store, I thought it might be a good opportunity to curate a few links that can do scanning on the fly.







Scannable: Available for iOS





CamScanner: Available for iOS and Android







Genius Scan: Available for iOS & Android



Of course, none of them replace a flatbed scanner. However, they all work really well as portable scanning is becoming increasingly more productive and useful. Give them a shot, and if you use another one please let us know in the comments!

Easier Access to your (Work/Life) Calendars

Managing any semblance of a balanced calendar isn't the easiest thing to do, especially when a new semester starts or you're thinking about when that next NEASC meeting is. Oh, and work/life balance...that's in there as well.

Luckily, Google Labs has a feature to help you get the most out of your online experience so you get back to focusing on the real-world activities at hand! 

This Lab keeps a copy of your Google Calendar open as a separate pane in Gmail, so you can toggle between your Calendar and Chat at any time.

One Best Thing

Apple introduced the free One Best Thing series earlier this year, and it's worth checking out.

Over a hundred Apple Distinguished Educators from around the globe created iBooks with best practices for all areas of the curriculum. These books don't just fall with Apple Apps - they run the gamut (although to be fair, they are iOS specific stories and only work on devices with iBooks installed).

Take a look at the list if your looking for some inspiration! Happy hunting!

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Battery Life

Post-holiday, a reminder about understanding the battery life of your devices so that you can get the most out of your technology in 2015!

Maximizing Performance on Apple Devices

SnapDragon Battery Guru (for Android phones, courtesy of Bryan C.)

Maximizing Performance on Windows Computers

Free Media for Classroom Use

Using Open Source and Fair Use resources challenge and educate our students in digital literacy, sharing, research and citation skills.

Below are some of my favorite places to find content, and we have the awesome folks over at Hatch to help with everything our students need.

The Noun Project: Icons

Open Culture: Written Works, Text Books, Movies

Project Gutenberg: Written Works (including Shelley, Stoker, Joyce and Kafka)

Creative Commons: Images, Audio, Web, Video

Unsplash: Images

Using Google to search for free content: View Lesson 3.