I’d done a Google search for “problem iPhone wireless.” I’d found several help pages and forums discussing the very problem my phone was having — my iPhone had quit recognizing and connecting to wireless networks, even the one in my house. I tried all the suggestions — turning on and off the airport mode, rebooting, […]
Remember when shopping for school supplies meant buying a new 3-ring notebook? That’s not the kind of notebook that was in demand at the Apple Store I visited in Jacksonville yesterday. This video is the first one I shot with my new iPhone 3GS. I was able to edit the video right in my iPhone. […]
Talk about a big fact error! This story caught my eye as I scanned the headlines on my iPhone. A man in New Hampshire purchased a pack of cigarettes and was billed for $23 quadrillion. I was amazed at this fact error, and I also wondered if my AP Stylebook contained quadrillion. When I went […]
Plagairism confirmed. Now what? A student in UF’s College of Journalism and Communications reently was fired for plagairizing stories she wrote as an intern at the Colorado Springs Gazette. The story not only received coverage in the area media but nationally. But now what? Discussion has been that the student could be expelled. The Journalism […]
Playing games During the past month, I’ve played quite a few games. With Wii Active, I set up my own fitness routine and worked out with skateboarding, basketball and tennis. In a group discussion of iPhone/iTouch games, I downloaded a game we were discussing and was ready to play before that conversation had ended. I’ve […]
I’m back online after several weeks of very minimal online activity. I’ve been out of town — most often in locations that have had limited or no Internet. Even in some potentially connected locations, I decided not to check e-mail or post to my blog. At least a month with no television. So my time […]
How do I like reading “the newspaper” on my iPhone, I’ve been asked? Reading on a mobile device has many positives. The width of the sceen is like a newspaper column so the reading width is good. The “newspapers” I read provide headlines and the start of each story to aid in selecting which story […]
Here’s USA Today headlines as I see them on my iPhone. Media Bistro reports that USA Today Publisher David Hunke regrets decision made (before he was publisher) to give iPhone ap for free. I’m one of the 1.6 million who downloaded. Digital USA Today scheduled for August.
The order on the rope behind the buggy was youngest closest to the buggy and oldest at the end to make sure younger kids held onto the rope. My grandmother would drive the buggy to each student’s home. Julie Dodd from her iPhone
A non-instructional duty for most teachers is bus duty — supervising students as they wait for the buses to take them home. That can present challenges — preventing or breaking up fights, talking with a lonely student or helping a student get home who missed the bus. My grandmother taught in a one-room schoolhouse near […]
Julie Dodd 