Mobilemouse

Would you like to run your computer from your iPhone or iPad?

Some people would wonder why this would be beneficial. A teacher could run her computer using certain Apps. A teacher could be at the back of the room and be able to run the computer hooked to their projector without having to purchase an expensive slate tablet.



One such App is mobile mouse (lite). There is a paid version but I always try the free one to see if the purchase is worth while. All you do is go to the mobilemouse.com site to load the software onto your computer and also onto your iPhone/iPad. Once you have installed the software on your computer, I would HIGHLY recommend setting a password. You will see a place for the password on the computer software. Why? Well, if you don't put a password, ti means anyone with the mobile mouse app can take over your computer. Once everything is set up, just open the app on your iPhone/iPad. The App will search for a computer with the software and then ask for your password. You are ready to go!

The site states that it can work on Androids also. I just have not tried it.

Educational Apps

If your family is anything like mine, your children spend quite a bit of time on an iPad, iPhone, and/or iTouch. Often parents wonder which Apps to download that would be educational. There is a plethora of sites but here are a few:

K-2 Education Apps

3-5 Education Apps

Free Apps Today blog

Free Apps

Cheryl McKnight has a wonderful blog where she shares free apps each day. Pretty amazing and very useful apps.

http://apps4schools.blogspot.com

Enjoy!

Web 2.0 Tools for Writers

I recently shared quite a few of my favorite tools with some of my school's teachers and a large group of instructional specialists from Dallas and Fort Worth. (Direct link to document: click here)