This special interest group (SIG) was offered at #SIDLIT2016 held at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas. Each year new apps appear that instructors fine useful in the classroom and online. Of course, old favorites survive and offer improved versions. In this session, the discussion focused on five apps suggested by the presenter (such as Plickers and CamScanner) plus additional apps suggested by attendees.

1. App-licables
#SIDLIT2016
Special
Interest
Group
During this special interest
session, five educational
apps were identified by the
presenter (Jonathan Bacon)
and then attendees
suggested additional apps
with instructional uses.

2. Plickers
Paper clickers (student
response system), free
account, print your own
or buy (from Amazon),
Android & iOS

3. MySimpleShow.com
Free, web-based app used to create “Explainer Videos.”

4. Spark.Adobe.com
Free, IOS and web-based app for creating posts, web stories, and animated videos.

5. CamScanner
OCR, easy scan & share
app, free account (200MB
cloud space), premium
account @ $4.99 per
Month or $49.99 per year
(10GB),
Android, iOS, Windows
Phone 8

6. PhotosforClass.com
Creative Commons photos for use in classroom projects (initial search).

7. PhotosforClass.com
Zeroing in on single Creative Commons photo (after initial search).

8. What
Apps
Would
You
Suggest?
The following suggestions
were offered by attendees.

9. Timeline/Mapping Apps
 TimeToast:
www.timetoast.com
creates online public
timelines.
 History in Motion:
www.historyinmotion.org
combines images, text and
video to create historical
scenarios (timelines).
 Capzles: www.capzles.com
an online timeline maker,
can use audio, video, text,
and images.
 Hstry: www.hstry.co
include audio, images,
video, quizzes in timeline.
 LucidChart:
www.lucidchart.com
creates diagrams and
charts.
Most of the Timeline/Mapping App
suggestions were from Cindy
Higgins session on “Mapping with
Time: BackStory and Beyond.” See
next slide two slides also.

10. Timeline/Mapping Apps
 Google Drawings:
goo.gl/bYvwl build charts,
layout diagrams, and flow
charts.
 Visme: www.visme.co/
create presentations,
infographics, and other
content.
 PowerPoint Timeline
Add-in: create timelines
and Gantt charts within
Office.
 Easelly: www.easel.ly
create and share visual
ideas online (timelines,
infographics, process
charts).
 MyHistro:
www.myhistro.com create
interactive timelines,
stories displayed on maps.

11. Timeline/Mapping Apps
 Canva: www.canva.com
simple graphic design
program for creating web
or print graphics, flyers,
posters, infographics.
 ReadWriteThink:
http://goo.gl/HyDTHb
Create an online timeline,
part of the
ReadWriteThink website.
 Piktochart:
piktochart.com easy-to-
use infographic maker.

12. Video Tools/Apps
 Camstudio: www.camstudio.org record all screen and audio
activity on your computer, create industry-standard AVI
files and convert to SWF files.
 Handbrake: handbrake.fr open source video file conversion
tool.
 HyperCam: www.hyperionics.com records video direct
from your screen and saves to AVI.
 JingSnag-ItCamtasia: www.techsmith.com free and paid
suite of apps for image (screen) and video capture/editing
plus annotation.
 Open Broadcaster Software: obsproject.com open source
app for video recording and live streaming.

13. Video Tools/Apps
 PicPlayPost: http://goo.gl/AIPEfe creates captivating
stories/collages with photos, videos, GIFs and music.
 Screencast-O-Matic: screencast-o-matic.com/home create
and share screen recordings.
 YouTube Editor: www.youtube.com/editor edit YouTube
videos online, bandwidth may be a problem in some
settings.
 Zaption: www.zaption.com turns online videos into
interactive learning experiences, but bought by Workday,
closing down 9/30/2016

14. Miscellaneous Attendee Suggestions
 Aurasma(virtual readlity): www.aurasma.com turns
everyday objects, images, and places into interactive
opportunities to engage viewers through striking graphics,
animation, video, audio, and 3D content.
 Office Mix (PowerPoint Add-in): to create and share
interactive online videos.
 Microsoft Lens (Scanning/OCR): trims, enhances and
makes images of whiteboards and documents readable. Can
convert images to editable Word and PowerPoint files.
 Vocabulist: www.vocabulist.com creates flash cards of
vocabulary lists.

15. More Miscellaneous Attendee Suggestions
 EveryStory (Storytelling): everystory.us gives your photos a
voice by adding voiceovers. Available for iOS and Android.
 Screen Capture (Greenshot): getgreenshot.org free, open
source screenshot tool. Also has annotation and highlight
tools.
 Storm (Weather): www.wunderground.com/micro/storm
advanced severe weather app.
 Quizlet (Quizmaker): quizlet.com creates study sets, flash
cards and other quizzing tools.