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99 cent sale! 180 Questions

Now on sale for only 99 cents USD!

Designed to get the conversation of education back in your Professional Learning Community. 

For every educator that is part of a Professional Learning Community, there comes a time when the conversation about ‘learning about learning” slows down or even stops. This book is designed to get the conversation going again by providing daily “conversation starters” for PLCs no matter the grade level, the subject area, or the type of school. Tim Holt has created a daily reflection for each day of a typical school year that challenges educators to start really thinking about teaching and learning on their campuses. 

Some of the 180 Questions seem easy, some are more provocative, and some are humorous. All however, are designed to get the conversation in PLCs back to the subject of education. Each question is followed up something that allows the reader to delve more deeply into the topic, be it a web link, an essay, a video, or even a quiz. 

Teachers and administrators alike will benefit from asking themselves and their PLCs these 180 Questions. 

180 Questions on sale for just 99 cents USD

My first iBook, 180 Questions. Now on sale for 99 cents from the iTunes Bookstore. One week only. If you have not purchased an iBook, try this out. Written especially for those of you with iPads. 

From the description: 

For every educator that is part of a Professional Learning Community, there comes a time when the conversation about ‘learning about learning” slows down or even stops. This book is designed to get the conversation going again by providing daily “conversation starters” for PLCs no matter the grade level, the subject area, or the type of school. Tim Holt has created a daily reflection for each day of a typical school year that challenges educators to start really thinking about teaching and learning on their campuses. 

Some of the 180 Questions seem easy, some are more provocative, and some are humorous. All however, are designed to get the conversation in PLCs back to the subject of education. Each question is followed up something that allows the reader to delve more deeply into the topic, be it a web link, an essay, a video, or even a quiz. 

Please pass this on to fellow educators that might benefit from having a work that helps them in their professional learning community.

On Sale: 180 Questions for only 99 Cents

Beginning May 15 and for one week, my iBook 180 Questions will be on sale for just 99 cents USD in almost all iTunes stores across the globe. Now is your chance to got this book right before summer at an incredible price! Just 99 cents! 1/4 of a grande latte at Starbucks! Less than a 20 ounce Coke! Less than half the price of a big Mac! Almost half a cent a question! What a deal! 

You know you want it! Now is your chance to own it at an incredible price!

If it works for pilots it will work for kids

American Airlines says that it is reducing back injuries among pilots by giving them iPads instead of 40 pound flight books backpacks. 

So, if it works with pilots, and they say it does, why aren’t we doing this for kids?

From the article: 

“We’ve reduced the single biggest source of pilot injuries, carrying those packs,” said Patrick O’Keeffe, VP of Airline Operations Technology at American during his Tablet Strategy keynote. “And we are now able to save $1 million in fuel costs and stop printing all the page revisions.” 

Hopscotch Introduces Programming for Kids on an iPad - GeekDad

Hopscotch allows kids to create their own games and animations. Kids unleash their creativity with this beautiful, easy-to-use visual programming language.
Inspired by MIT’s Scratch, the Hopscotch programming language works by dragging and dropping method blocks into scripts. When you’re done with a script, press play to see your code in action! As you get more advanced, you can add more objects and use custom events, such as shaking and tilting the iPad, to run your code.

CASPER FOCUS | JAMF Software

It will be interesting to see if this works as a stand alone product or do you have to purchase the entire Casper Suite of MDM software? If it is stand alone then you may be onto something. Providing that the price is right.

From the site: 

With Casper Focus, distractions are no longer an issue and hovering is a thing of the past. With just a couple taps, teachers can command the attention of their classroom by controlling exactly what each student sees on their device. And because Casper Focus uses network segments to enable or disable teacher control depending the location of the device, students have free reign over their iPad when they’re off the school’s network.

With Casper Focus, teachers can perform classroom management tasks while preserving the magic of iPad. They can do this all from their own iPad and all by themselves—without assistance from the IT department.

• Focus students on a single app
• Change focus between apps within 5 seconds
• Guide classes through multiple apps and help them focus on the classroom instruction
• Ensure access to a student’s iPad if the student forgets their passcode or locks the teacher out
• Monitor whether every student’s iPad is powered up

iPad quick reference guide for educators

From the site: “This is not a graphic but a quick reference card on everything you and your students need to know about iPad. From the hardware to networking features , this little manual can serve as a leading guide to a better manipulation of  your iPad.”

Tim Holt is the author of 180 Questions: Daily Reflections for Educators and their PLCs. Exclusively for iPad on the iTunes Bookstore. $6.99

Asking a Favor from my Tumblr and FB Friends

If you purchased my ebook 180 Questions, could you please take a few moments and leave a review (especially if you liked it!) on the iTunes store? It currently has no reviews. A couple of sentences will be fine! Thanks!