We're incredibly excited to introduce our newest application, iWriter.
iWriter allows teachers and students to create study tools for the iPod in minutes, then share those tools with (other) students, colleagues and friends - instantly. See it in action here. Several of us here at Talking Panda are the offspring of teachers, so we used our built-in focus group to design iWriter very carefully, with the particular needs of educators (and those being educated) in mind: (more...)
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Talking Panda Introduces iWriter
By admin in Podcasts
May
29
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Cool Tool: iWriter
By admin in Podcasts
May
27
This new software product from Talking Panda turns an iPod into a study tool. It allows you to mix text and audio files into learning programs (e.g. spelling quizzes, reading lists) and includes eight project templates to help get you started.
The tool can also build Web sites for students without iPods.
CNet, which published Eliot Van Buskirk’s review of our “very good” rockin’ guitar companion for iPod recently. And while iRocker may not be stocked by any of their merchants (at the time of the review, anyhow), it is always “in stock” and ready for download at TalkingPanda.com. iRocker (and all Talking Panda iPod applications) is also available Apple
Are blog comments worth the hassle?
As prominent blogger Steve Rubel notes, two high-traffic blogs — Blog Maverick and Seth Godin’s Blog — have disabled the comments feature on their sites. According to Mark Cuban, author of Blog Maverick, comments have “devolved to the point where they add no value.” And while Seth Godin thinks “comments are terrific,” he has decided that they don’t work for him. He does not have the time to review and respond to them and he anticipates that his writing may change over time as he anticipates the responses he will get from his readers. Read the rest of this entry »
DIY: Radio
By admin in Podcasts
May
26
While Pew Internet reports that only 13% of internet users “have a good idea” about what podcasting is, New York Times columnist David Pogue recently released a video where he explores the variety of podcasts available to users Read the rest of this entry »