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New Milford High School’s digital journalism class, which operates The Lance, the school’s online news source, is proud to announce the release of their very own free application.  The application is available for Apple and Android operating systems.The Lance reports on news in and around New Milford’s community on a weekly basis.  The students of digital journalism partnered with Crescerance...

Don’t like the idea that any and all of your Facebook friends can post updates, links, photos, or just about anything else they want to your timeline?Once you change the right setting, neither friends nor frenemies will see the “Write something…” window on your timeline anymore.The downside, of course, is that you won’t get any more friendly greetings posted to your timeline—and yes, that means...

Smartphone cameras are great — except, usually, for zooming in, lighting and producing high-quality photos. Researchers at MIT, however, have developed a processor chip that they say can instantly convert mobile device snapshots into professional-looking pictures. The chip, pictured here, integrates into any mobile device or digital camera, and can be used to improve lighting, apply effects and...

The following is a guest post by Laura DeSena.Not all online education programs are the same. Currently, most conversations on the topic on online education are oversimplified.  Complexities must be addressed on this topic for a true critical assessment of online education to actually happen.Image credit: http://teamblearningmodalities.blogspot.com/The first significant distinction that...

Can’t be bothered to tap in a passcode to unlock your sleeping smartphone? Well, the latest Android phones have another way to verify that you’re you: by scanning your face. The idea behind Face Unlock (a feature that requires Android version 4.0 or better, by the way) is simple: the phone’s camera scans your face for a few seconds, then compares it to one or more previously saved...

Ever tried typing on your iPad’s keyboard with your thumbs while holding the iPad in your hands? Talk about awkward.Well, there’s an easy way to make the iPad’s keyboard a lot more thumb-friendly: by splitting it in two.A simple gesture is all it takes, provided you’ve got a key (no pun intended) setting enabled. Here’s how…Tap Settings, then tap General, scroll down the page a bit, and then tap...

The following is a guest post by Westfield Public Schools Assistant Superintendent Paul Pineiro.Underlying the lagging performance of U.S. students in global assessments in math and science is another troubling statistic: According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, fifteen-year-old girls in 65 countries generally outperformed boys worldwide, but in the United States,...

For anyone nostalgic for the '90s virtual pet craze, you can now carry your Tamagotchi in your pocket once again, with a free app released Thursday for Android.The Tamagotchi L.i.f.e. App recreates the experience of caring for and feeding your own pocket creature. The app's release marks the brand's re-expansion to North America, after it was a powerhouse in the late 1990s.The Tamagotchi app...

It's no secret that educators are always on the lookout for cool new methods to help engage their students and save time.  A new trend has emerged as teachers have discovered fun and creative ways to incorporate free online tools to accomplish both of those goals, and the value of such assignments is only becoming more apparent.  Recently, a new service has grown in popularity in schools,...

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For some of us, double-clicking the iPhone’s Home key to get to the multitasking bar at the bottom of the screen isn’t quite as easy as it sounds.If you don’t (or can’t) click fast enough, you’ll just wind up back on the home screen, or maybe even on the “Spotlight” search page.By tweaking a single setting, you can make the iPhone’s “home-click” speed much easier on your thumb.Well, here’s the...

PhoneTrans is a free program for Windows which connects to any attached iOS device. It acts as an iTunes alternative and allows for moving music and media from the PC to the phone or the other way around, moving media from any iOS device onto the hard drive.  It does not care about whether you previously synced with iTunes or not, or about which devices you are connecting to and whether...

Wish the screen on your asleep-but-charging Android phone could do something a little more interesting than just go blank?If so, good news: a feature in the latest version of Android will turn your phone’s sleeping display into a digital clock, a photo gallery, a scrolling grid of headlines and news photos, and more.Think of “Daydream” as a screensaver that turns itself on whenever your Android...

This past Wednesday (February 6) was the second annual Digital Learning Day.  New Milford High School joined thousands of other schools and educators across the country to showcase how digital learning is changing education.  The only thing though is that this day was just like any other typical day at my school as digital learning has become an embedded component of our school's culture....

If you are part of the crowd who don’t like paying for messaging apps, we’ve got 10 awesome alternative free messaging apps you can try.(Image Source: Toolfools)Not only are the following messaging apps the perfect alternatives for iOS and Android users, we also looked into getting alternatives for other mobile operating systems like Blackberry and Windows Phone. This way, you can contact more of...

I have tweeted over the past couple weeks my excitement for the new structure of the NASSP Annual Conference.  The leadership of NASSP is well aware of trends in and the value of connected learning and have created a learning experience that will meet the needs of all attendees.  The revamped event, appropriately named "Ignite", is a great example of a national organization breaking away...