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iTunes U opens up limited accounts to K-12 teachers

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 26th, 2012)

During its Q3 2012 earnings conference call, Apple revealed that the quarter was its best yet for educational sales of the Mac and the iPad. To capitalize on this expansion into education, Apple updated iTunes U and now allows K-12 teachers to create private courses for their ...

Pear Note: note taking for the best of us

by Sang Tang (Oct 14th, 2009)

Though I graduated from college (Go Bears!) not so long ago, in computer years it seems like ages: notebook computers have almost completely replaced spiral-bound notebooks, and PowerPoint and Keynote are increasingly supplanting the chalkboard. The changing dynamics of teaching demand a change in ...

ProfCast 75% off until January 24

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jan 21st, 2009)

Humble Daisy's ProfCast is a well-respected tool for turning PowerPoint and Keynote slideshows into podcasts, among many other features (including the ability to record live presentations). The software was recently updated to version 2.3.0 and if you haven't been motivated to try it before, it is ...

Ladies and gentlemen, start your lectures: ProfCast 2.3.0 arrives

by Steven Sande (Jan 5th, 2009)

Educators and professionals who need to record and podcast lectures often turn to Humble Daisy's ProfCast, a tool for adding enhancements to PowerPoint or Keynote slideshows to create powerful podcasts. ProfCast today received a major update to version 2.3. The original app allows recording of ...