Blog - Melinda S. Miller

It’s an iPhone4 Anniversary! – June Challenge

For those of you who stayed tuned to see if my iPhone4 actually arrived for my 10th anniversary.....it arrived early! Yesterday I semi-secretly tested out my new iPhone. Didn't want to post too much to twitter as I was seeing twitpics of all the lines at all the stores and I felt a little guilty. Didn't really want to drive by and wave my new phone box out the window. But curiosity got the best of ... Read More about It’s an iPhone4 Anniversary! – June Challenge

More Evernote Information – June Challenge

This is just a reminder that I took on a challenge to post every day the month of June. Originally it was to post about the book Spilling Ink. However it morphed into posting whatever I could think of at the time. Even though I have failed miserably at the challenge and not been able to post every day, other challengers continue to inspire me. I will continue to do the best I can do:) I often ... Read More about More Evernote Information – June Challenge

Evernote vs. Dropbox vs. Google Apps – June Challenge

How about that for a mouthful? I have actually used all three. I use Dropbox the least amount of time however most admin. & teachers in my district use Dropbox more regularly than I do. All are accessible on the iPhone. Evernote: My scanner is set up to scan all paper to Evernote automatically. Any time I get handouts, meeting agendas, teacher notes, etc. these are scanned into Evernote. My ... Read More about Evernote vs. Dropbox vs. Google Apps – June Challenge

Google Docs Collaboration – Day (? I lost track:)

Next year my building will be using Google Docs to collaborate. Here are some of our current uses and hopefully future uses: Currently: Leadership Team agenda and minutes - The agenda is typed up and shared through Google Apps. We type the minutes directly onto the agenda. There is an original template that I copy so that we don't have to redo the agenda every time. 3rd Grade Planning - My 3rd ... Read More about Google Docs Collaboration – Day (? I lost track:)

Traveling Post iPad 3G – Day 13

So I missed yesterday and trying to make up today. Since I had a day trip today I thought I should try out the 3G capabilities. Not such good luck today. From the SW center of MO to the SE corner of the state there is no 3G. Not only did the iPad not connect but neither did my iPhone. Oh, and when I got on to activate the 3G, the site was down for maintenance. The silver lining is the fact that ... Read More about Traveling Post iPad 3G – Day 13

Why I “need” an iPhone4 – Day 11 of challenge

Let's face it, I don't really NEED an iPhone4 but I sure should have one! Below is my Top Ten list why my husband needs to buy this for me for our 10th anniversary: 10. 10 yrs = "Aluminum Anniversary = iPhone has to have some type of aluminum-ish metal in it somewhere. 9. The iPhone is scheduled to be available the exact date of my anniversary. June 24 8. I showed great restraint when ... Read More about Why I “need” an iPhone4 – Day 11 of challenge