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About Mara Linaberger

Co-director for the Arts Educator 2.0 project and Curriculum Specialist at Intermediate Unit 1.

iPads in the Sandbox

Posted on May 12, 2011

Do you take your iPad to the beach?  Would you take your iPad in a sandbox?  Well come and see 47 art, music, and theater teachers do that with their iPads – using virtual sand of course! On Friday, May … Continue reading →

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A Dozen Great Ways to Use the iPad!

Posted on March 28, 2011

As part of our documentation of the ArtsEducator 2.0 project, we have been collecting stories of how the iPad is being used in classrooms across the 3 counties that IU1 serves.  As of today, our video count has reached twelve … Continue reading →

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A “Splashy” New App

Posted on March 23, 2011

Earlier this week I read about an app called “Splashtop Remote” on the PA CFF Coach listserv.  $5.00 and about 30 minutes later (after reading through the procedure at Jim Gates’ Tipline Blog) I can now access my home desktopfrom … Continue reading →

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Teach this Old Dog New Tricks

Posted on March 9, 2011

Our arts educators have had their iPads for approximately 7 months now and they are really beginning to innovate with them.  In a multi-purposed gathering last Friday (a lunchtime iPad focus group) we had a chance to hear more stories … Continue reading →

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What will you do with the iPad2?

Posted on March 2, 2011

Well my friends, it arrives in stores on March 11th.  Two integrated cameras, smaller, lighter, faster, and it even comes with its own magnetic cover! Begs the question… what will you do with your iPad 2?  And for your ArtsEducator2.0 … Continue reading →

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It Will Be One for the “Record Books”

Posted on February 24, 2011

With just a week to go before our next ArtsEducator 2.0 gathering, the excitement is mounting.  We are looking forward to working again with some incredible young musicians from Pittsburgh, Cello Fury. Our faculty faciltator and co-blogger,  David Berlin, has … Continue reading →

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Death of an iPhone

Posted on January 26, 2011

Catchy title huh? (thanks Camille).  In the style of Arthur Miller’s play, “Death of a Salesman” this will be sort of a stream of consciousness post.  Hopefully with a much happier ending! As the sun rises on our heroine… We … Continue reading →

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DiscoveryED on your iPad

Posted on January 19, 2011

At our IU1 Curriculum Coordinators Council meeting this morning we had two reps from Discovery Ed (Discovery Streaming) in to talk about the new enhancements to their offerings.  One of the neat items mentioned was an enhanced site which allows … Continue reading →

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My PLN

Posted on January 3, 2011

Back in the office today after an enjoyable holiday break, I found myself peeking in on my PLN (Personal Learning Network) to see if there were any new ideas or apps I might utilize in 2011.  Came across 2 noteworthy … Continue reading →

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2010 in review

Posted on January 2, 2011

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. … Continue reading →

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