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Macintosh in Elementary Education (PK-8)

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Disable special keys and functions 6 Replies

Hi Teachers,I'm currently trying to find a way to disable the brightness keys, F1 and F2 on my iMacs. Does anyone know how to do this? The displays are sometimes dimmed way down which is really…Continue

Started by Mike Harvey. Last reply by Nicholas McDonald Feb 23.

Wanted to share a beginning of the year activity 3 Replies

I tried out a new beginning of the year activity with my students today and since it went so well, I thought maybe it could be useful to others, specifically those who use Macs in their labs. After…Continue

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Started by Sandy Coleman. Last reply by Jodi Helms Feb 8.

Suggested software for network control of iMac G5 Lab (OSX 10.6.6)? 5 Replies

Macintosh network users: Is anyone using KontrolPack software for their network control? Any other suggestions to easily control various computers over the network?Here's a link to a download and…Continue

Started by Richard Linville. Last reply by Richard Linville Oct 24, 2012.

Monster Exchange 2 Replies

This year I'm looking forward to…Continue

Started by Mike Harvey. Last reply by Mike Harvey Oct 23, 2012.

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Comment by Richard Linville on September 6, 2012 at 11:21pm: Welcome to MacIntosh in Elementary Education. Browse or search the MacIntosh related pages.
Go to the bottom of the MacIntosh in Elementary Education page under the Discussion Forum and click on + Add a Discussion to post your ideas, questions, or comments about using the MacIntosh.Thanks for sharing.

Comment by Richard Linville on September 7, 2012 at 12:09am: What is your favorite use or lesson for the MacIntosh?

Comment by Becky Buckley on September 7, 2012 at 5:50pm: I'm going to have my 6th graders make a voice recording of a Dr. Seuss book with page turn signals and maybe some background music. Then I will have the younger grades listen to the recordings while looking at the book. I started this last year with the 5th graders, but we ran out of time to finish it, so I'm really looking forward to doing it start to finish this year. The kids worked in partners and took turns reading pages.

Comment by Richard Linville on September 8, 2012 at 1:07am: Great idea, Becky. I can't wait to try it.

Comment by Courtney G on February 8, 2013 at 12:35pm: Is anyone using apple tvs in their classrooms?

Comment by Richard Linville on February 8, 2013 at 12:49pm: Yes, with iPads 4 and mirroring we can demonstrate and discuss with groups a new App. You can pass the iPad 4 around to students to try out the new app. We can project educational clips from YouTube using just the apple TV box without needing the iPad. Since we are mirroring the iPad, anything you see or hear on the iPad can be projected to the class. For $99 each, every classroom can afford an Apple TV box. We've done fund raising just for Apple TV boxes.

Comment by Michelle Renner on February 8, 2013 at 1:17pm: We also have apple TVs in our classrooms. I use it to show what is being done on my iPad on the screen. I have not projected clips from YouTube using the Apple TV. I always just connect my projector to my computer for that. I will have to try using the apple TV for that.

Comment by Samantha Caddy on February 8, 2013 at 3:48pm: We also use Air Server. WAY cheaper! Works great!

Comment by Courtney G on February 11, 2013 at 3:48pm: Thanks for the feedback on apple tv!

Comment by Michelle Renner on February 11, 2013 at 4:10pm: What is Air Server? I've not heard of that.

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