Microsoft Office for iPad (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote)

Microsoft has just recently released iPad apps for Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote. These aren't just sloppy ports of the Windows programs, either. These apps were designed from the ground-up to work efficiently on the iPad and with touch controls. I was able to download them and check them out, and here are my impressions.

Windows 8 Tablets in the Classroom (*UPDATED 2/6/2014*)

In our neverending quest to be always on the cutting edge of technology, I recently picked up a Windows tablet (the economical Dell Venue 8) to see how it might work in a classroom setting. Let’s take a look at how it stacks up.