J. Robinson
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Evernote's Scannable: A Powerful But Simple-to-Use Scanning App for Your iPhone or iPad
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Evernote just got even more useful for me with its new iOS app Scannable.
From the Principal's Office: Buying Apps from the Mac App Store
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I've been trying to find an offline blogging app for my MacBook Pro for quite awhile.
2 Things That Really Matter When Leading Your School, District, or Organization This Year
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If your life as a school leader is like mine, we are in a swirl of change, especially as we prepare to enter a new school year.

Time for K-12 Education to Capitalize and Embrace Virtual Learning Opportunities
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In the 21st century, it is impossible to dismiss the powerful possibilities that exist due to online learning delivery systems.
The Five-Paragraph Essay & PowerPoint Presentations: Fossils from the Past
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Today, teachers who subject their students to endless PowerPoint presentations are hardly getting students to actively use technology.

Oyster E-Book Subscription App: NetFlix of E-Books?
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Some are calling Oyster the Netflix of e-books, and upon opening the app, I was pleasantly surprised by the number of books available.
From the Principal's Office: IA Writer: Interesting Writing App for Mac and iPad
By J. Robinson published
As you write, you are not distracted by formats, fonts, and the normal trappings of a word processing program.

From the Principal's Office: Sunrise Calendar App
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Sunrise Calendar App is an excellent way to gain access to your Google Calendars across multiple platforms.

Scribe: An Inexpensive Outliner Note-Taking Software Alternative for Mac Users
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For the Mac user looking for a simple, inexpensive Outliner note-taking program, Scribe has proven an excellent choice.

From the Principal's Office: ReadKit: An Inexpensive RSS Feed Reader for Your Mac
By J. Robinson published
In ReadKit, I think I’ve found a solid reader that has a clear interface as well as the ability to share articles directly from the reader to a number of other web services.

MarsEdit---Functional Blog Editor for Mac Users Looking for a Live Writer Option
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One thing I discovered immediately in my Mac conversion this weekend was my loss of Windows Live Writer, the free blogging software.
From the Principal's Office: Experiences with My Newly Purchased MacBook Pro
By J. Robinson published
I’ve converted to Mac and I am glad to have done so.

Macally iKeyLT: Full-size Keyboard for your iPad or iPhone
By J. Robinson published
The Macally iKeyLT is a full-size keyboard for your iPhone, iPad or iPad mini.

From the Principal's Office: New Evernote Feature: Turn Your Notes into a Presentation
By J. Robinson published
With Evernote’s new feature, Presentation Mode, you can simply, with a click of a button, turn your notes into a presentation.

21st Century Book Review: Michael Fullan's 'The Principal: 3 Keys to Maximizing Impact'
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Fullan points out that these federal initiatives have failed to bring about extensive instructional change because they use the wrong policy drivers to try to change education.

Scrapple: Easy-to-Use, Low-Cost Mind-Mapping Tool for Writers
By J. Robinson published
Scrapple is an easy-to-use software tool that allows users to get ideas down quickly, then generate connections between those ideas quickly.
Blogging: Publishing, Connecting, and Engaging Other Educators Globally
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Recently, in a blog post I shared how our school deliberately chose to not use regular classroom desks and instead chose to use movable tables to facilitate collaboration.

From the Principal's Office: Fixing a Bothersome Evernote Sync Error
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Have you been receiving the message “Sync failed due to error on client side” when your desktop Evernote application fails to sync?
From the Principal's Office: Principal Walk-Throughs a Waste of Time? Maybe So
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He argues that the whole problem lies with the currently defined role of "principal as instructional leader."
From the Principal's Office: 5 Ways to Be a Skeptic in Today's "Reformy" Educational World
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From the Principal's Office: Perhaps It's Time to Let Go of RSS Reading
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Is it time to give up on RSS Feed Readers?
Lesson Learned from My Attending the 2014 NCTIES Conference
By J. Robinson published
There's nothing like being in a room of like-minded educators who are passionate about technology and its place in our schools and classrooms, and a broken WIFI connection to teach you that.
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