This is the Keynote presentation supporting the iPod Touch workshop for TLC members

1. THE IPOD TOUCH:
BRINGING PRODUCTIVITY TO OUR CRAZY LIVES
AND HAVING FUN WHILE DOING IT
Bill Carozza, Principal, Harold Martin School
bcarozza@hopkintonschools.org / twitter: wcarozza

2. PDA BACKGROUND
1992: Apple Newton
1992: First Smartphone-the Simon by IBM
1996: Palms, Nokia 9000
2001: Palm Treo Smartphone
2002: Blackberry
2008: Android and iPhone/iPod Touch (July-app store)

3. WHY USE A PDA OVER A
LEGAL PAD?
Just as fast as writing.
Everything’s in one spot.
Can be backed up and synced.
Portable.

4. THE POWER OF THE IPHONE/
IPOD TOUCH
Mary Meeker, Morgan Stanley Man. Dir. stated on Oct. 20, 2009 at the
Web 2.0 Summit in Sam Francisco:
Companies must be on board with the mobile web.
The iPhone/iPod Touch is the fastest growing consumer electronics
product of all time.
It is outstripping the early adoption of the desktop Internet. Only 8
quarters after its launch these devices have 5X as many users as
Netscape and 8X as many users as AOL at comparable points in
their histories.
Soon the mobile web will be 10X greater than the desktop web.

5. GENERAL INTERFACE
Nine total home screens
Can arrange icons via iTunes in 3.0
Can also rearrange by touching on icon for a few
seconds and dragging.
Swipe all the way to the left is search (new to 3.0)
iTunes store on Touch and on computer.

6. APPS

7. TEXT EDITORS
SimpleNote
Syncs between computer and Touch
Very quick
Can be used at desk or in meetings

8. TEXT EDITORS
EVERNOTE
Does text and pics, etc.
Has desktop app
Can designate file OFFLINE

9. TO DO PROGRAMS
Omnifocus (Mac only)
GTD (getting things done)
To Do’s
Things
Remember The Milk

10. FILE STORING, SYNCING,
SHARING
Dropbox
Has desktop app
Use it for schedules, etc.
Air Sharing
File Magnet

11. FILE STORING, SYNCING,
SHARING
Documents To Go
Can edit on the Touch and sync

12. INSTAPAPER
For offline article reading
Syncs with browser

13. GOOGLE APP
The entire Google suite, and
search within your iPod Touch

14. NEWS APPS
AP MOBILE, ABC NEWS,
USA TODAY
RSS: NETNEWS WIRE

15. DATA BASE APPS
Bento

16. TEXTEXPANDER
Time saving text expander

17. REMOTES
Keynote Remote
iTunes Remote

18. KINDLE APP.
Just like a Kindle
Can buy books on the Amazon store
Just...a little smaller
Synchronizes everything

19. MAIL

20. MARGINS
Keeps track of your reading notes.
Put in ISBN and it fills in info.

21. PINBOARD
Graphic organization.

22. FINGERMEMO
Quick writing.

23. HINTS AND TRICKS
Search/using it as Launcher/Double button
Copy and Paste
Plugging in and rearranging icons
Passcode lock
General settings: keyboard, mail, app settings
Calculator-landscape vs. regular

24. HINTS AND TRICKS
Mobile Me
Can sync with Google Calendar
Landscape (hopefully next update will include lock)
Apple Notes synced to Apple Mail
Quick delete by swipe
Screen Shot-touch top button and then hit center
button

25. QUESTIONS?

26. FOR MORE INFORMATION
Contact me at: bcarozza@hopkintonschools.org
Twitter: wcarozza
Wiki: http://wcarozza.wikispaces.com/
Blog: http://billcarozza.com