Highlights
0:00:00 – Where are we recording this podcast?
0:01:50 – The 1 question we get asked more than any other?
0:02:30 – What is exciting us at the moment in the technology space
0:03:35 – what is Apple classroom able to do / what problems can it solve?
0:05:35 – How technical is it to setup Apple Classroom?
0:07:00 – Mark makes an interesting comparison of Apple classroom
0:08:35 – The downside of Apple classroom and iBooks
0:09:30 – Does Apple classroom have any advantages over Google classroom? And what features are missing
0:11:10 Lets talk about workflow – If you have Google and and Apple products – would you use Google docs or Pages?
0:12:00 In an ideal world what tools would you use?
0:14:40 – Mike questions the notion that iOS is intuitive?
0:16:10 Microsoft teams
0:18:25 – we go tool for tool Word v’s Google Docs V’s Pages
0:20:35 – Marks explains the potential of iTunesU
0:21:35 – The design history & roadmap for Apple, Google & Microsoft
0:23:30 – the conundrum of being forced to choose 1 tool – so why do schools and businesses do this?
0:26:10 What about industry standards – Can’t students just pick up any tool?
0:28:18 What is better Keynote, Google Slides and PowerPoint – why?
0:29:50 – What is better for note-taking? Google Keep, Apple Notes and Microsoft sticky notes
0:32:30 – What is better? OneNote Class Notebook, iTunesU, Apple Classroom
035:02 – What device is best, a Chromebook, an iPad, PC
0:37:10 – How do you measure a return on investment for your IT spend? Does more spending = better learning?
0:40:30 – What tool is better for thinking?
0:42:10 – Should students learn to sketchnote?
0:43:00 Patti Dobrowolski on creativity and problem solving
0:45:20 – The power of handwriting
0:46:00 – Do you know of a school that is using iPad Pro’s – we’d love to speak with you
0:45:53 – What do you need to consider if you want to future proof your technology spend?
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Transcript: Mike Mark and Adrian discuss what tool and device is best in education
Mike: We’re just driving through the Texas countryside, on our way to Houston, and in the car, we’ve got myself, Mike, we’ve got Mark and Adrian in the backseat.
He sounds a long way away.
Adrian: I’m a long way away!
Mike: So, we’re driving through the country side, we’re wondering a whole range of things and we thought we might just record some of our conversation as we drive along.
First thing we’re wondering is how is it that when we’re driving on a freeway and the speed limit is 75mph and we’re driving along at about 90mph and we’re being passed by cars. It looks like we’re standing still.
So, if anyone in America wants to leave comments or share notes or email us at [email protected] and let us know why that is. We’d love to know. It’s just one of those cultural things that we are aware of…
Mark: We tried Googling it but it didn’t come up ...