My Favorite Apps

Instructional Technology Specialist
Kristie Johnson
Apps for your smart device

Educational Apps
Merriam-Webster Dictionary (FREE)
Voice search
Synonyms and Antonyms
Example Sentences
Audio Pronunciations
Word of the Day
Recent History – tracks the words you’ve looked up

Educational Apps
KhanAcademy (FREE)
Tutorial videos from basic arithmetic and algebra to physics and chemistry.
Videos are anywhere from 3-6 minutes long.
Categories covered: Math, History, Science, SAT prep, BrainTeasers

Educational Apps
Stack the States Lite (FREE)
This game promotes learning of the 50 states:
Capitals
State Shapes
Abbreviations
Bordering States
Location
Ages: 4-7, 8-10

Educational Apps
Graphic Organizers
Popplet ($4.99) Popplet lite (FREE)
Popplet lite only lets you create one Popplet (must delete Popplet before creating another)
Export via PDFor JPEG
Import photos, add text, connect with outlines tools

Educational Apps
Digital Storytelling
Story Kit (FREE)
Write some text and illustrate by drawing or bring in a picture
Sounds can be recorded
Layout the element (text, pics, sound) by dragging them
Add, reorder or delete pages
Story send to StoryKit webserver and you will receive a link to email

Educational Apps
Storyrobe ($.99)
Three steps to use this application:
Choose images or videos
Record story
Upload to YouTube or Email to friends
Save the story in camera roll

Educational Apps
Flipbook Lite (FREE)
Animation app for iPhone or iPod.
Make doodles come to life by using layering tool.
Load images from photo library or draw them.
If you make a mistake touch undo. Touch play when you’re ready to see your movie

Educational Apps
Comic Touch Lite (FREE)
Make your photo come alive by giving them the Comic Touch.
Add balloon to give your subjects thoughts and words.
Add captions to describe the scene or give the photo a title
Share you creations via email or save them to your Photo library

Educational Apps
Audio Memos (FREE)
Works with iPhone, iPad or iPod (if you have an Apple headset with microphone)
Use wav format to story recordings
Send the audio file via email

Educational Apps
Juxio (FREE)
Use Juxio to create texts and images
Change caption color: 45 options
Change templates
Sign up account Juxio.com/beta and share Juxes via Twitter, Facebook, and email

Educational Apps
Google Apps
Calendars – Google Calendar ($6.99)
Drag and drop events
Add events in a single tap
Navigate between days
Manage calendars online and offline
Invite people
Get SMS reminders
Day, Week, Month, List view
Repeating tasks

Educational Apps
Google Apps
Google Voice (FREE) iPad ($2.99)
Access your Google Voice account from iPhone
Receive push notification for new text or voicemail messages.
Send free text messages to US numbers
Display your Google Voice number as caller ID when making calls
Google voice account is required (www.google.com/voice)

Educational Apps
Google Apps
Google Translator (FREE)
Speak your phrases and hear the translations
Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod
Translate text between 57 languages
Listen to translations spoken aloud
Display translations in full screen
Access your translation history when you’re offline

Reference Apps
WolframAlpha ($1.99)
Computing engine that provides expert knowledge.
Computes solutions to difficult trig or calculus problems.
Balance complex chemical equations.
Compatible with iPhone, iPod, and iPad

Educational Apps
AppShopper (FREE)
Keeps you up to date on the newest App Store Apps, sales and freebies.
Organize apps in customized “wish list” and get notified when there’s a sale or update.
Be notified on price drops, updates and new apps with push notifications.
Sync with AppShopper.com so you can manage your lists in a web browser.

Educational Apps
Moms with Apps (FREE)
Over 600 apps
Organized by subjects
Recommended ages for every app
Create a wishlist within app
Turn on “Push Notification” and a reminder will be sent when new apps are available

Reference Apps
Push My Reminders ($1.99) or lite (Free) – with ads
Need a reminder without wanting to put something on your calendar?
No account or set up needed
Reminders pushed to phone at time you want
Repeat reminders at selected intervals
View by date or group

Reference Apps
Wikihood (FREE) or PLUS ($6.99)
Search locations closest to you
Search important sites around you
How to get to location using the map
Two categories: people and culture/buildings
Plus version: add economy and geography categories and more articles; plus built-in search functionality for Wikipedia

Reference Apps
Weather+ Free (FREE) or Weather+ ($1.99)
Full screen display of weather conditions, 5 day forecast and flip click
3 hour weather forecast for total of 5 days
Wind direction and speed details
Change the widget arrangements
Compatible with iPhone, iPod, iPad

Browser Apps
Atomic Web Browser ($.99) or Lite (FREE)
Customize web browser, unlimited tabs
Hold down a link or image to download
File transfer
iPad version can adjust screen brightness
Save pages for offline viewing
Add, import, export bookmarks
Set up browser to launch all previously opened tabs

Browser Apps
Side by Side (w/Dropbox) (FREE)
Multiple-screen reader/browser with offline reading and note taking capabilities.
Browse webpages, download files, read documents, or take notes on each split screen.
File viewing: HTML, PDF, images, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Word, Excel, PP
Sync files and notes through Dropbox

Social Networking Apps
Twitter/TweetDeck (FREE) TwitBirdPro ($2.99)
Echofon and TweetDeck have desktop application and syncs with mobile device
TweetDeck and Echofon shows lists created in your Twitter account
TwitBird Pro has a better visual and also allows for lists. No desktop application is available. (Recommend)

HeyTell (FREE)
Voice messenger that allows you to instantly talk to friends/family. No account needed.
Send and receive voice messages.
Works on 3G, EDGE, or WiFi
Push notifications alert you whenever a new voice message is received.
Conversations can be saved and played offline.

Ustream (FREE)
For devices running iOS 4.1 or newer
Stream live moments from your device and share with family and friends.
Broadcast and interact with audience through chat and poll
Share with friends on Twitter or Facebook

Photography Apps
Instagram (FREE)
Over a dozen filters for your photos
Post unlimited photos for free
Find and follow friends who are use the app
Attach location to your photos
Share photos on Twitter, Facebook, Flickr
Like or Comment on others photos
View popular photos of Instagram users
Supports 3G, 3Gs, iPhone 4

Photography Apps
Best Camera ($2.99)
Shoot – take a picture with the app or chose image from library
Edit – choose amount 14 custom filters and effects to enhance your images
Share – share photos with Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, email and thebestcamera.com

Photography Apps
QuadCamera-Multishot ($1.99)
Shoots 4 or 8 serial shots
Set 0.1-3 seconds shoot duration
Effects: bright, vivid, dull, hi-con, B&W
Layouts: 2x2, 4x1, 4x2, 8x1
Resolution 800x600
Email, Twitter Export

Photography Apps
Pano ($1.99)
Take 360 panoramas with up to 16 photos
Semi-transparent guide help you line up each shot
Finished panoramas save to camera roll
Advanced alignment, blending, and color corrections provide seamless images

Photography Apps
Labelbox (FREE)
Simple and easy to use with a variety of stylish labels for your photos
Nine different styles free
Four cloth labels as an in-app purchase
Type in different directions
Select, swipe, and type

Photography Apps
Crop Suey ($1.99)
Straighten any crooked image
Rotates images left/right by 90
Flips images horizontal or vertical
Crop images
Display images with the original size
Supports up to 9 megapixel images
Saves to photos

Photography Apps
ShakeItPhoto ($.99)
Works just like an instant camera
Watch the photo develop
Looks and feels like instant photo
Shake it to speed up development
Process existing photo from photo roll into ShakeItPhotos
Automatically saves to your library

Photography Apps
Pocketbooth ($.99)
Similar to a vintage photobooth
Choose front or rear-facing camera
Saves strip to camera roll
Share your photostrip via email, Facebook, or Twitter
Effects: b&w, color, sepia, antique
Poses: 3-pose or 4-pose

Utility Apps
Remote Mouse ($1.99)/($2.99 iPad)
Turn your iPhone or iPod into a wireless touchpad and keyboard
Two-finger tapping for double click
Two-finger dragging for scroll
Function keyboard with arrow keys
Works or WiFi network or 3G
Works with Mac OS or WindowsXP, Vista, 7
Remote Mouse website

Utility Apps
Dropbox (FREE)
Upload photo, videos, documents and presentations to your Dropbox folder and access them on the go
Share and send files via email
Export Dropbox files to iPhone or iPad apps
Click here to download Dropbox
2GB free
Other options: 4shared, Box.net

Utility Apps
DBD Delicious Bookmarking ($1.99)
Online bookmarking site lets you access your favorite websites from anywhere
Access, Add, or Edit bookmarks
Access your tags in list or tag-cloud view
Addd Delicious members
Add bookmarks from within the app
Share via Facebook, Twitter, more

Utility Apps
Diigo (FREE) Diigo Android ($.99)
Collect bookmarks, webpages, notes, to-do lists, pictures
Organize digital items by types/tags
Share through email
Access digital library from any computer or within the iPhone or Android app

Utility Apps
Dragon Dictation (FREE)
Voice to text transcriptions that may be sent as SMS, Email, or pasted into any application
Submit text to Twitter or Facebook
Convenient editing
Voice driven correction interface
Requires network connectivity (3G/EDGE or WiFi)

Utility Apps
Audiotorium Notes ($4.99)
Record, organize, review and share your audio and text notes through this app.
Can record or browse web when app is closed.
Record hours of audio in each note.
Customize note textures and fonts
Customize subjects with over 40 icons
Sync notes to your desktop with using Dropbox’s desktop app

Just for FUN Apps
ABC Player (FREE)
Now watch your favorite ABC shows on your iPad.
Download app and begin watching
Wifi or 3G is needed
Pause an episode and come back later. App saves your place in the episode.

Just for FUN Apps
ZYRTEC AllergyCast (FREE)
Get the allergy forecast for today and tomorrow along with the day’s top allergens.
Save your favorite locations so you know the forecast.
See the daily weather forecast for selected area.
Get hourly or 10-day weather forecast

Just for FUN Apps
Movies by Flixster (FREE)
View top box leaders, upcoming movies, and DVD releases
Watch trailers and video clips
Search for movies by title, actor, directors
Tag favorite theaters and see showtimes
View maps of theaters in your area
View and manage Netflix queue

Just for FUN Apps
Redbox (FREE)
Find the nearest Redbox kiosk
Reserve and find movies
Sign up for an account here
Reserve movie and pay through app, swipe payment card at kiosk and movie is waiting on you
Available for iPhone or Android

Just for FUN Apps
Starbucks Card Mobile (FREE)
Check your Starbucks card balance
Reload Starbucks card with major credit card or PayPal
Pay directly through iPhone or iPod Touch
Locate Starbucks nearest you
Track your Stars in the My Starbucks Rewards program
Cards may only be loaded onto one device at a time

Just for FUN Apps
Groupon (FREE)
Over 160 cities participating
Push notifications let you know when there are new deals in your selected city
Switch cities when needed
All Groupon’s locations are available from the deal page
Can purchase Groupon within app

Just for FUN Apps
WHERE (FREE)
Get personalized recommendations for places to eat, drink, and play
Find exclusive deals from local businesses
Stay connected with your favorite places
Use “Bump” to share your perfect find with friends
Save places to “WHERE” lists to get better recommendations

My Favorite Apps

by Kristie Johnson

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