Got a smartphone or tablet? Then you could be drawing your own illustrations, clipart, and avatars! In Learning in Hand #32 I share examples and show techniques for creating your own artwork, even if you don't consider yourself an artist. My te

Spruce Up Your Centers with Technology

May 18th, 2015 20m 35s

Learning in Hand Show #31 is about giving your learning centers or stations a makeover. The collection of activities teachers provide their students at a center can be enhanced with technology, even if there’s only one computer or tablet availa

Producing Infopics

Jan 7th, 2015 11m 1s

Learning in Hand Show #30 is about making infopics. An infopic is a photo with text layered on top that is designed to communicate a message. Watch the video to see examples and to learn about tools and techniques for making your own.Visit htt

Free Images for Your Projects

Oct 6th, 2014 10m 33s

Learning in Hand Show #29 tells you about three websites that are great for finding clipart, photos, symbols, and icons. These sites feature images that you already have permission to use on your website, blog, poster, slideshow, video, animati

New in iOS 8

Sep 17th, 2014 10m 48s

Learning in Hand #28 is about some of what's new in Apple's iOS 8. Instead of showing you the major features you might already know about, Tony Vincent demonstrates the lesser known additions that teachers, students, and parents will be interes

Stick Around: Make Your Own Learning Puzzles

Apr 23rd, 2014 9m 4s

Learning in Hand #27 is all about the Stick Around app for iPad. The idea behind Stick Around is simple: players move stickers onto the correct spots on a background. The thing is, you not only use Stick Around to play these sticker puzzles, bu

Online Sticky Notes

Jun 2nd, 2013 14m 30s

Learning in Hand #26 is about Padlet and Lino. Padlet and Lino are the two best online sticky note services around. They are web-based and work great on iPads, PCs, Macs, smartphones, and tablets. Walls can be set up so that students can use th

QR Codes

Mar 22nd, 2012 19m 39s

Tony Vincent explains QR codes and shows examples of how they can be used inside and outside of the classroom. For a transcript with web links, go to http://learninginhand.com/qr.

Project Based Learning

Oct 25th, 2010 19m 2s

Learn how iPod touch and iPad can be used for mobile learning and project based learning. Transcript is available at learninginhand.com/pbl.

Collecting & Organizing Voice Memos

Sep 3rd, 2010 6m 12s

Watch for how to sync voice memos from an iPod, iPod touch, or iPhone. Using Smart Playlists in iTunes, see how students and teachers can sync and automatically organize recordings. This process is essential in classrooms where teachers collect

Learning in Hand #22: Educational Apps

Jun 11th, 2010 10m 22s

This episode features lists of apps for Apple's handhelds. It also showcases apps that educators have shared on Twitter. Transcript is available at tonyv.me/22.

Learning in Hand #21: Podcast from iPod touch

Apr 1st, 2010 11m 23s

Learn about recording an audio podcast and publishing it using only an iPod touch--no Mac or PC required. See how the free blogging service Posterous makes this possible. Transcript is available at http://learninginhand.com/21.

iPods #20: Classroom Dos and Don'ts

Feb 12th, 2010 18m 1s

Learning in Hand: iPods Episode #20: Classroom Dos and Don'ts gives technical and management tips for teachers using iPod touches in their classrooms. Listen for some helpful dos and don'ts, including how to name iPods, charging solutions, che

iPods #19: Maps, Screenshots, & Comics

Sep 22nd, 2009 11m 36s

Learning in Hand: iPods Episode #19: Maps, Screenshots, & Comics shows you how to take a tour of Washington, D.C., take photos along the way, and use those photos in a comic strip--all on an iPod touch. The Maps app, the screenshot feature, Goo

iPods #18: iPod touch Basics

Sep 9th, 2009 5m 27s

Learning in Hand: iPods Episode #18: iPod touch Basics shows the fundamentals that iPod touch and iPhones users should know. Items in this episode:iPod touch runs the iPhone Operating System that is currently at version 3.0, Sleep/Wake buttons,

iPods #17: Favorite iPod touch Apps

Feb 18th, 2009 15m 57s

Learning in Hand: iPods Episode #17: Favorite iPod touch Apps was recorded live. It was supposed to be a call-in show, but no one called in. Fortunately, there were live listeners in the chatroom who asked great questions. Besides sharing some

iPods #16: iPod touch Tips

Dec 25th, 2008 18m 7s

Learning in Hand: iPods Episode #16: iPod touch Tips shares some of my favorite tips and tricks for Safari, text entry, and the Home screen. In the video I do not attempt to show you the basics of using iPod touch. Mostly because Apple.com has

iPods #15: Linking to iTunes

Dec 21st, 2008 10m 21s

This is the podcast's first video episode. In the video I show different ways to create hyperlinks to items within the iTunes Store, like podcasts and apps. The episode is particularly relevant for iPod touch and iPhone users, as the same hyper

iPods #14: Voice Recording

Sep 16th, 2008 12m 58s

Episode #14: Voice RecordingThis is Learning in Hand: iPods. My name is Tony Vincent and this is the show where I share tips, how-tos, and ideas for iPods in teaching and learning. Episode 14, “Voice Recording” recorded September 2008, happens

iPods #13: Batteries & Charging

Aug 18th, 2008 11m 48s

Episode #13 is full of ways to extend battery life, care for batteries, and advice for charging. You know how important a battery is to an iPod. If an iPod's battery is completely drained, you can't use the device until you plug it into a power

iPods #12: Podcasting Booklet

Jun 25th, 2008 9m 34s

Learning in Hand: iPods Episode #12 gives an overview of the free 34-page booklet I recently made available. The PDF is titled Podcasting for Teachers & Students and in it, I focus on free and cross-platform software so that both Windows and Ma

iPods #11: Artwork & Lyrics

Mar 26th, 2008 10m 56s

Episode #10: Artwork & Lyricsby Tony VincentThis is Learning in Hand: iPods. My name is Tony Vincent and this is the podcast where I share tips, how-tos, and ideas for iPods in teaching and learning. Episode 11, "Artwork & Lyrics," recorded

iPods #10: Photos Part 2

Feb 29th, 2008 18m 50s

Episode 10 focuses on various kinds of educational image sets that can be viewed in the Photos section of iPods. First, learn about commercial sources of image sets, like iPREPpress and Raybook. Explore many different kind of image sets, includ

iPods #09: Photos Part 1

Feb 9th, 2008 9m 37s

You probably know that you can sync photos to an iPod. After all, it’s an option in iPod’s Main Menu. Photos of your children, pets, and vacations are fun to show off on iPod’s screen. Episode 9 covers the basics of putting photos on an iPod an

iPods #08: Manage Manually

Jan 15th, 2008 7m 40s

An iPod is easy to sync with one computer. In fact, it’s really easy to sync multiple iPods to one computer. But, when you want to sync the same iPod to two or more computers, things get tricky. You can enable "manually manage music and videos"