Friday, November 18, 2011

There's an App for That - Kaufman, Lombardo 9:30AM Nov 18 Follow #lilly11 See: http://twubs.com/lilly11 Lots of good apps for iPad, android, Chrome browser

There's an App for That - Kaufman, Lombardo 9:30AM Nov 18
Follow #lilly11 See: http://twubs.com/lilly11

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There's an App for That - Kaufman, Lombardo 9:30AM Nov 18 Follow #lilly11 See: http://twubs.com/lilly11

There's an App for That - Kaufman, Lombardo 9:30AM Nov 18

Follow #lilly11 See: http://twubs.com/lilly11  

 

Many Apps avail for installation and use in Google Chrome browser!

 

Favorite faculty apps (from survey done at Ashland Univ:

 

ProLoQuo2Go -  high $180!  but good for people with disabilities/special needs  - almsot equivalent to Dynavox http://www.dynavoxtech.com/default.aspx?ctt_id=7788395&ctt_adnw=Google&ctt_ch=ps&ctt_entity=tc&ctt_cli=2x15384x64064x1558033&ctt_kw=dynavox&ctt_adid=9369188230&ctt_nwtype=search&s_kwcid=TC|16134|dynavox||SM|e|9369188230&gclid=CJzvwKe2wKwCFUdn5Qod6GersQ

 

Brain Pop - app is free, but "in app" downloads have fees

Short videos, quizzes, - mostly aimed at elem, middle schools

 

Android market more difficult to find good equivalents to iPad apps - so many unregulated options difficult to sort through - but if find good iPad app can search on same devloper and tilte within Android market.

 

Dragon Dictate - free version has max of 5 minutes;  fee version has no limits?  can say punctuation and have it often correctly "typed"

 

Apps avail from/within LMS platforms;  e.g., BlackboardLearn app allows students to access Bb course from mobile device

 

 

Holy Bible - multiple languate, translations, audio readings

 

Molecules - show moving 3-d appearing images of selected molecules

 

Louvre - Free - digitized versions of most of art work within Louvre - with commentary, can be used to accompany 

 

WATCH COMMENTS BEFORE DOWNLOADING APPS BECAUSE SOME APPS INCLUDE INACCURATE INFO

 

Geomaster - free - geography info - quizzes/games 

 

NOT REALLY AN APP:  join.me  for tech support and beyond!   join.me on web from computer;  only 2 options:  "share" (my screen - get 9 digit number)  "join"  view someone elses computer screen - enter the 9 digit number 

Can be used with any computer, any mobile devices

 

Dropbox - free shared cloud storage - well-integrated with other apps;  can show slideshows ; has search feature!

 

SOS  first-aid avail from American Red Cross - avail for Android (not yet for iPad?);  includes triage series of questions and gives advice for various situations;  includes video demos  

  

Google Translate - Android - voice input;  text response in other language or voice response

 

i.clickrlite??? and keynote - presentation apps

 

GOOGLE CHROME APPS

 

When open new tab in Chrome browser, click on "Chrome Web Store" 

Google Books - download entire books for reading on computer - free public domain books.  Can buy non--free books  

 

[can get free app blio to read books aloud] 

 

Que onda Spanish - app for learning Spanish

 

Biodigital human -  renders full 3-d image of human body, subsystems, etc.

 

skaufman@ashland.edu  & tlombard@ashland.edu

 

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TURNING OFF APPS - go to current app menu, hold until wiggle, click little red x in left corner to turn off (not to delete)

 

PUsh and hold bottom right keyboard button for docking, splitting options;  if you push and hold individual key will see other options to select from 

 

iPad secrets

 

Teacher pal 

 

Prezi Viewer

 

[Can produce zip file for any Prezi, can upload that to Bb, Moodle, etc...] 

 

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