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Unbelievable – the vibrate function on my (long since) water damaged iPhone 4 came back! I just need the headset back and it’s fully functional. Wow. Don’t give up on your water damaged electronics. :) Mark Wagner originally shared this post: Mark Wagner – Google+ – Sadly it seems my iPhone 4 (that went swimming …
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Sadly it seems my iPhone 4 (that went swimming with me over a month ago) has finally died. I had dried it out and resuscitated it… and later replaced the battery, the screen, and the dock connector to avoid annoying issues. The wifi hasn’t worked since the accident and the headphone jack died last week, …
This morning I was interviewed by a magazine editor writing about the iPhone in Education. I found myself wishing I had previously taken the time to aggregate iPhone in Education resources and lists of applications good for students and educators. Just prior to the call I finally had the good sense to ping my colleagues …
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Two weeks ago Mike Lawrence and I were at the Leadership 3.0 Symposium, where we made sure to pop into a presentation by Kevin Silberberg, Ed.D., Superintendent of Standard School District: Today’s progressive administrators understand how affordable handheld technology can help them efficiently manage data. This session explains and demonstrates how you can collect classroom …
I’m now a proud iPhone owner (and loving it), and I’m noticing when people mention new ways the amazing (though expensive) handheld Internet devices can be used in education. My colleague Lainie McGann from the Newport-Mesa USD shared with me this email from Colleen Gurney, a Kindergarten teacher in the district: During parent-teacher conferences a …
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Let OS X developers at the iPhone. Please. (Via 43 Folders.) This now familiar plea for 3rd party development on iPhone… NYT: Final word for now, no third-party apps on the iPhone (Via 43 Folders.) … sadly goes unheeded. Mobile Mind-ed Meanwhile, educators are still thinking about how to use the iPhone, and about the …
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Check out the comment I got on my iPhone post yesterday. People are really putting thought into this (rather than letting their excitement run away with them as I did yesterday). Here are two other related and thoughtful posts. How about an ePhone? (Via D’Arcy Norman Dot Net.) Don’t miss the comments here, either. Apple …
Twice today I found myself writing an email that felt like a blog post – and both were related to what mobile devices to choose and how best to use them. A friend asked whether he should purchase an iPhone 5 or a Samsung Galaxy S3 for his next phone, and here is a slightly …
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UPDATE: I buried the lead… by switching from AT&T to StraightTalk I’m basically getting my new phone AND laptop for FREE. :) Wow. I exhausted all the possibilities and finally settled on a new laptop, phone, and phone service. I’m going all open source, unlocked, and contract free. :) Laptop: ZaReason UltraLap 430 https://zareason.com/shop/UltraLap-430.html Phone: …
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It’s a Miracle! Over a week ago I resuscitated my iPhone 4 AGAIN, but I’ve been without wifi, bluetooth, headphone jack, and vibrate. Wifi just came back! I’m holding on until January until I’m eligible for a price drop on the 4S… Mark Wagner – Google+ – Sadly it seems my iPhone 4 (that went …