Steve Jobs:
Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it. They just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they were able to connect experiences they’ve had and synthesize new things. And the reason they were able to do that was that they’ve had more experiences or they have thought more about their experiences than other people.
In my role as director of congregational learning at Temple Isaiah, I’ve been working on ways to effectively use technology to improve the learning experience in the religious school classroom. This post is the first in a series on ideas to make it happen.
What is it?
Apple TV is a box you connect (via HDMI) to a tv or projector, and you log it onto your wireless network. Once it’s connected, the Apple TV can play YouTube and Vimeo videos and stream Netflix content. Even better: Using a technology called AirPlay, it can play music, videos, and photo slideshows from any computer (Mac or PC, as long as it has iTunes installed) or any iOS Device (iPad, iTouch, iPhone) on the same network. Also, certain iOS apps take advantage of the same technology to have video from the device (like a news video from the CNN app, or a radio segment from the NPR app) display via the Apple TV up on the attached projector/television.
