I published version 3.0 of the myLS app today. It’s an app for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch that shows the block schedule for Lincoln Sudbury. I rewrote it over the summer to use a bunch of new Apple technologies. It supports widgets (well, one widget so far) and Apple Watch complications (one of those … Read more
Last week we found out we’ll be online for the rest of this year. Charlie Baker, Governor of Massachusetts, officially closed all public schools through the end of the school year. We’d been closed for about six weeks already, but the closure was set to last only another couple of weeks, at least officially. But … Read more
On January 2 I ran a workshop for teachers at Lincoln Sudbury to teach them how to do more with their iPhones. A list of topics to be covered is here.
Apple held an education event today, in a high school in Chicago. They announced some new products, including a new iPad, an updated Classroom app, and a new Schoolwork app. These apps look nice, and are directly aimed to compete with Google Classroom. I don’t think they’ll move the needle much, and I think Google … Read more
Yesterday I picked up my Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE (black stainless 42mm) at my local Apple Store. The setup was smooth, including getting the watch connected to Verizon. I played with it a little yesterday, sending some texts with my phone off. This morning, however, I put it through its paces – a … Read more
Apple notified me today that I’ve been selected to join the Apple Distinguished Educators class of 2017. To enter myself into consideration I had to write a few things about myself and also make a two minute video about how I use Apple stuff in my teaching work at Lincoln Sudbury. Here is the video … Read more
Last week I cancelled my cable television. When my two year contract with Verizon ran out, I received a bill $20 higher than the previous one. I contacted them to see what they would do for me over the next two years. Turned out, they wouldn’t do anything but raise my bill. So after doing a … Read more