by bbeckel | Nov 15, 2014 | Travel
Fall break! 11 full days with no kids – it’s the longest break besides Christmas. We crammed a whole lot of relaxation into our time away: 7 days in Bali, Indonesia with a 20-hour layover in Hong Kong on the way. And we still had a couple days on Jeju at...
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by bbeckel | Nov 12, 2014 | Jeju, Travel
While Patrick was in Manila getting Google-educated, I decided to spend the weekend in Seoul with my good friends Melissa and Melissa. (Yep, that gets confusing sometimes). Melissa P was taking her LSAT on Sunday, which meant we had Friday night and Saturday to relax...
by vfitzjarrald | Nov 10, 2014 | Game On!, On the iPad
Platform: iOS Cost: $3.99 Another game on the long list of iOS titles. It never ceases to amaze me how rapidly innovative games are added to the iOS app store. It is mind-blowing to think of the sheer number of people who help fuel all of our gaming habits on this...
by vfitzjarrald | Nov 10, 2014 | On the iPad, Productivity Apps
Platform: iOS Cost: $6.99 For my Productivity App of the Week, I have selected an application that I use on a daily basis. Calendars 5 by Readdle is a way for me to easily monitor and use materials and resources from calendars and task lists on a variety of...
by bbeckel | Nov 8, 2014 | Jeju, Travel
Yesterday (November 8), Patrick and I walked another Olle Trail, as we often do on weekends. This time, however, we walked with several hundred other walkers as part of the Jeju Olle Trail Walking Festival. For those who haven’t kept up with our Olle adventures,...
by vfitzjarrald | Oct 31, 2014 | Game On!, On the iPad
Platform: iOS Price: $0.99 Another game and another failed attempt to tame it. This week I am examining the work of Halfbrick Studios and their creation Age of Zombies. This game has very little to offer the education world, but it is certainly fun to play –...
by vfitzjarrald | Oct 24, 2014 | On the iPad, Productivity Apps
Platform: iOS Cost: $1.99 Well folks, it is true, I believe in the Tomato. In my quest over the past few months to find the tools and resources that work for me, I stumbled across the Pomodoro Technique. My love affair started when I was working on optimizing the...
by vfitzjarrald | Oct 24, 2014 | Game On!, On the iPad
Platform: iOS Price: $4.99 Welcome to Mars! Building (haha) upon the successes of Terraria and Minecraft in the block style mine-em and build-em category comes Mines of Mars. This game hits the sweet spot between creativity and Sci-Fi action as you run around...
by vfitzjarrald | Oct 17, 2014 | Game On!, On the iPad
Platform: iOS Cost: $2.99 Initially, I have been a bit skeptical when it has come down to the Interactive book format on the iTunes store. Steve Jackson’s Appointment with F.E.A.R. is one of the games in this category that is amazing! Strong words of praise,...
by vfitzjarrald | Oct 14, 2014 | On the iPad
Platform: iOS Cost: $6.99 (a bit steep) Pythonista is a must have app for any educator who teaches computer programming with Python. Few apps touch the functionality that Phythonista has to offer. As the name implies, this is a python editor for the iPad. There...
