This document lists and describes 20 mobile apps that are useful for higher education. The apps cover a wide range of functions like creating and sharing videos (Animoto), taking attendance (Attendance 2), accessing course materials (Blackboard Mobile, Canvas), storing and sharing files (Dropbox, Google Drive), taking notes (Evernote, OneNote), reading materials (Kindle, Flipboard), and more. Many are available across multiple platforms like iOS, Android and Windows. The apps allow students and educators to engage with course content and each other in mobile settings.

1. 20 Mobile
Apps
For Higher Education
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2. 1. Animoto
• Price: FREE (or monthly fee)
• Platform: Windows, iOS, Android
• Provides tools for creating videos,
and then downloading or sharing
them. Educators can apply for a
free Animoto Plus account with
more tools.
• https://animoto.com/
Image from: http://allthingsd.com/20111219/animoto-launches-app-for-easy-iphone-slideshows/Image from: http://pixgood.com/animoto-icon.html

3. 2. Attendance 2
• Price: $4.99
• Platform: iOS
• Attendance app for teachers.
Import names from CSV file or your
Contacts and display photos with
names. Photos can be taken with
the device, imported from
Dropbox, or from your Photo
library.
• http://www.dave256apps.com/attendance2/
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4. 3. Blackboard Mobile
• Price: FREE (or $1.99)
• Platform: iOS, Android
• Gives students and teachers access
to all aspects of their Blackboard
courses on their mobile devices.
• http://help.blackboardmobile.com/
Image from: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blackboard-mobile-learn/id376413870?l=es&mt=8Image from: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blackboard.android&hl=en

5. 4. Blogger
• Price: FREE
• Platform: Windows, iOS, Android
• Quickly and easily publish posts
to your Blogger blog wherever
you are.
• http://www.blogger.com
Image from: http://www.josenet.com/2012/11/blogger-app-for-iphoneipod.htmlImage from: http://knoesis.wright.edu/amit/

6. 5. CamScanner
• Price: FREE (or $4.99)
• Platform: Windows, iOS, Android
• Scan, store, sync, and
collaborate on various contents
across various devices.
• https://www.camscanner.com/
Image from: https://mrsturgess.wordpress.com/2012/05/03/using-camscanner-iosandroid-to-produce-pdfs/Image from: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.intsig.camscanner&hl=en

7. 6. Canvas
• Price: FREE
• Platform: Windows, iOS, Android
• Teachers and students who use
Canvas by Instructure can use this
app to access course information
from anywhere.
• https://help.instructure.com/home
Image from: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/canvas-by-instructure/id480883488?mt=8Image from: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/canvas-by-instructure/id480883488?mt=8

8. 7. Dropbox
• Price: FREE
• Platform: iOS, Android, Windows
• Bring photos, docs, and videos
anywhere and share them easily.
Access any file you save to your
Dropbox from all of your devices.
• https://www.dropbox.com/
Image from: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dropbox.androidImage from: https://www.hoasted.com/blog/back-up-wordpress-to-dropbox/

9. 8. Evernote
• Price: FREE
• Platform: iOS, Android
• Take notes, capture photos,
create to-do lists, record voice
reminders, and make them all
searchable.
• https://evernote.com/
Image from: http://www.iclarified.com/37948/evernote-app-gets-redesigned-home-screen-with-new-customization-optionsImage from: http://pixshark.com/evernote-app-logo.htm

10. 9. Flipboard
• Price: $19.99
• Platform: Windows, iOS, Android
• Collects content from various
sources, and presents them in a
magazine format.
• https://flipboard.com/
Image from: https://gigaom.com/2011/12/07/hands-on-with-flipboard-for-iphone-small-screen-success/Image from: http://imgarcade.com/1/flipboard-app-logo/

11. 10. Google Drive
• Price: FREE
• Platform: Windows, iOS, Android
• Provides 5GB of storage to store
your files and photos and access
them from any device,
anywhere.
• https://www.google.com/drive/
Image from: http://9to5mac.com/2014/11/06/google-drive-for-ios-adds-touch-id-unlocking-video-saving-iphone-6plus-support-more/Image from: http://www.iconarchive.com/show/flatwoken-icons-by-alecive/Apps-Google-Drive-icon.html

12. 11. Kahn Academy
• Price: FREE
• Platform: Windows, iOS, Android
• A mobile way to view Khan
Academy’s library of over 3,500
videos.
• https://www.khanacademy.org/
Image from: http://irynsoft.com/home/?page_id=43Image from: http://www.fresnostate.edu/president/discovere/tablets/android-suggested-apps.html

13. 12. Kindle
• Price: FREE
• Platform: Windows, iOS, Android
• Read books, newspapers,
magazines, textbooks and PDFs,
with access to over 1,000,000
books, newspapers and magazines.
• https://kindle.amazon.com/
Image from: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kindle-read-books-magazines/id302584613?mt=8Image from: http://www.kiangle.com/how-to-quickly-add-a-file-to-your-kindle-ios-app/

14. 13. LinkedIn
• Price: FREE
• Platform: Windows, iOS, Android
• Mobile access to the business-
oriented social networking
service.
• https://www.linkedin.com/
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15. 14. My Eyes Only
• Price: $14.99
• Platform: iOS, Android
• Secure password manager - enter
sensitive information and then
password protect it behind a
securely encrypted wall.
• http://www.myeyesonlyapp.com/
Image from: http://my-eyes-only-pro--secure-password-safe-for-iphone-and-ipad.appsios.net/Image from: http://www.macworld.com/product/64987/my-eyes-only-secure-password-manager.html

16. 15. Onenote
• Price: FREE
• Platform: Windows, iOS, Android
• Capture thoughts, ideas and to-
do's. Snap photos, clip web
pages, and share your notes.
• http://www.onenote.com/
Image from: http://www.groovypost.com/howto/howto/getting-started-with-the-microsoft-onenote-app-for-iphone/Image from: http://www.freemake.com/blog/best-note-taking-apps-for-iphone-and-ipad/

17. 16. Readability
• Price: FREE
• Platform: Windows, iOS, Android
• Turns cluttered web pages into a
cleaner view by eliminating all
images and extraneous material.
• https://www.readability.com/apps
Image from: http://sanctum47.blogspot.com/2012/06/design-review-readability-for-android.htmlImage from: http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/92388/readability-for-android-is-out-now-in-the-amazon-appstore/

18. 17. Socrative
• Price: FREE
• Platform: iOS, Android
• Student smartphones turn into
a response system. Can attach
student names to electronic
quizzes.
• http://www.socrative.com/apps.php
Image from: http://suefrantz.com/2011/07/10/socrative-turn-student-smartphones-into-clickers/Image from: http://smarterlearning.me/2012/02/28/using-socrative-app-for-ipad-afl-the-fun-way/

19. 18. TED
• Price: FREE
• Platform: Windows, iOS, Android
• The official TED app presents
more than 1,400 talks from
some of the world’s most
fascinating people.
• https://www.ted.com/
Image from: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ted/id376183339?mt=8
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20. 19. Twitter
• Price: FREE
• Platform: Windows, iOS, Android
• Same functions as the regular
application, but you can tweet
on the go.
• https://twitter.com/
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21. 20. Voicethread
• Price: FREE
• Platform: Windows, iOS, Android
• Interactive multimedia app for
collaborative communication. Write,
draw and record your thoughts on
shared documents, images and
videos.
• https://voicethread.com/
Image from: https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/voicethread/id465159110?mt=8Image from: http://www.eths.k12.il.us/about_eths/instructional_and_informational_technology/voicethread.aspx

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