Drexel unversity app summary 1

Mobile Apps Summary
PRESENTED BY:
Robbie K. Melton
February 6, 2014

NearPod Teaching Tool:
www.nearpod.com

Mobile App Resource Center

TBR Educational & Workforce
Mobile App Resource Bank
50,000+ APPs

www.TBRMobile.org

Polling Question # 4
How do you find out about mobile apps for
teaching and learning?
[ ] Word of Mouth (other teachers, friends, etc.)
[ ] Your School
[ ] App Stores (iTunes, Google Play, Microsoft, etc.)
[ ] Searching Internet
[ ] Other (RSS feeds, App developers, etc)

Mobile App Resource Center:
TBR Educational & Workforce
Mobile App Resource Bank

50,000+ APPs

www.TBRMobile.org

Apps for Education
Teaching
Native Apps

Learning
Web Browser Apps
Across All Devices

ADA
Device Accessibility Features
Native Apps

App Assessment by Tony Vincent
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Use of app is relevant to the purpose and student needs
Help or tutorial is available in the app
Content is appropriate for the student
Information is error-free, factual, and reliable
Content can be exported, copied, or printed
App’s settings and/or content can be customized
Customized content can be transferred to other devices
History is kept of student use of the app
sharing
App provides useful feedback

App Assessment by Tony Vincent
• Design of app is functional and visually stimulating
• Student can exit app at any time without losing progress
• Works with accessibility options like VoiceOver and Speak
Selection
• App is free of charge
• No in-app purchases are necessary for intended use of app
• App loads quickly and does not crash
• App contains no advertising
• App has been updated in the last 6 months
• App promotes creativity and imagination
• App provides opportunities to use higher order thinking skills
• App promotes collaboration and idea

• MERLOT is a free and open online community of resources
designed primarily for faculty, staff and students of higher
education from around the world to share their learning
materials and pedagogy.
MERLOT is a leading edge, user-centered,collection of peer
reviewed higher education, online learning
materials, catalogued by registered members and a set of
faculty development support services.
• MERLOT's strategic goal is to improve the effectiveness of
teaching and learning by increasing the quantity and quality
of peer reviewed online learning materials that can be easily
incorporated into faculty designed courses.

No Cost Browser Based Apps
http://youtu.be/Vsf0LDx4TK8

LiveBinder of Apps
PreK-12
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=58780
TABS

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iPad Device
Apps
iPad Ed Impact
Teaching with Apps
Learning with APPS
ADMIN Apps
Office/Productivity
Apps
• Grade Level Apps
• Subject Areas
• Special Education

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Assessments
Parent Apps
School Board
TBR HighEd
Pilots
Free Apps
Games
Robbie’s Apps
Library Books

Top Ten Apps for Administrators
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Word Lens
Quad Browser
InClass
SoundNote
Sign & Send
iBooks
Google Translate
Flipboard

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HealthMap
Virtual Fire Fox
CloudOn
Speak to Text
KOBO
Myscript Calculator
The Elements
TI-nSpire (Texas Inst)

Top Apps for Teaching
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NearPod
Ask3
Video Time Machine
Explain Everything
Educreations
12-n-Calulators
WorldBook
SplitNote

• PuppetPals
• Science (NGSS) Common
Core
• Discovr
• Sign4Me
• The Elements
• Field Trip
• Behavior Breakthrough
• Frog Dissection

Walters State Community College
Apple Distinguished College Program

Teaching and Learning with Mobilization
*Website of teaching and learning (videos, etc.)
http://library.ws.edu/mnaturalscience

Top 11 Higher Education
Back To College Apps
Fall classes will start with over eighty-five percent of
college students bringing some type of mobile
device (smart phones, tablets, etc.) to campus.
Here are the top eleven FREE mobile apps to assist
students and faculty with teaching and learning
activities. (Some of the apps have been around and
some are new to higher education.)

http://wcet.wiche.edu/learn/mobile-app

http://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/apps/Hum
anities%20&%20social%20sciences/iPad/

iSSRN

• Search over 260,000 research papers in the
Social Science Research Network electronic
library
• Disciplines :education; humanities & social
sciences; law

OECD Factbook

• Provides a global overview of today’s major
economic, social and environmental
indicators. Organized around 12 themes such
as population an
• Disciplines: education; health sciences;
humanities & social sciences; law

World Bank DataFinder
• Access data on global development indicators
from The World Bank Group:
economy, environment, gender, health, popul
ation, infrastructure etc
• Disciplines: education; health sciences;
humanities & social sciences; law

Gale: Access My College Library
• After a one-time log-in using the library's
password, the mobile app will give you
free, unlimited access to Gale online
resources.
• Disciplines: arts; education; health sciences;
humanities & social sciences; science &
engineering

www.MERLOT.org

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Learning Objects
Faculty / Peer Reviews
Apps Lesson
Scholarship
Online Training

Demo Apps
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ROMA (Virtual Rome)
Art Authority
Access My College Library
Piano Studio
iBooks

Science/Technology/Engineering/Math
Medical & Allied Health

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/math./id469234810?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/elements-visualexploration/id364147847?mt=8

Walters State Community College
Natural Science Mobilization
http://library.ws.edu/mnaturalscience

Khan Academy

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/khanacademy/id469863705?mt=8

Additional Resources
• Prognosis Apps (free)

Educational Apps
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Digital Storytelling Apps for iPad  
Presentation Apps for iPad  
iPad Apps to Create eBooks  
Printing Apps for iPad  

• Science iPad Apps

Educational Apps
• Video Apps for your iPad 
• Educational Music Apps for iPad
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iPad Apps for Reading Disability 
Math iPad Apps  
Note Taking Apps for iPad 
Whiteboard Apps for iPad

• Multiple Intelligence Apps for iPad

Educational Apps
• iPad Apps for Blooms Taxonomy
• Dictionary Apps for iPad
• Audio Recording Apps for iPad
• iPad Apps for Kids
• Google Apps for iPad
• Wiki Apps for iPad
• Grading Apps for iPad

Educational Apps
• Screen Sharing Apps for iPad
• Homework Apps for iPad
• Mind Mapping and Brainstorming Apps for iPad
• PDF Apps for iPad
• Apps to Create Digital Portfolios
• Textbook and Audio Books Apps for iPad
• Learning Apps for iPad

Educational Apps
• Photo Collage Apps for iPad
• iPad Apps for Professional Development
• Writing Apps for iPad
• iPad Creativity Apps
• Reading Apps for iPad

Educational Apps
• iPad Apps for Research
• iPad Apps to Help you Stay Organized

• iPad Annotating Apps
• iPad Skills Students should Have

www.Livebinder.com
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http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=777
972&present=true
• Search For: rkmelton (author)
• Binder: P-20 Tennessee
• Subject Area Apps

Demo Apps
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Toca Boca
Behaviors Breakthrough
iKids Play
Bop It
Dinosaur Zoo
Bitsboard
Tracer
Jenga
PuppetPal
Playtime Anna
Easy Bake Treats
Seuss Band
Story Wheel
Talking Lab

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Pottery
Pocket Pond
Talking Tom
Talking Gina
Rail Maze
Riding Hood
Real Racing
Toy Story
App Mates

Evernote
• Evernote (Free, www.evernote.com) – Ever feel like the
absent-minded professor? Stay on top of tasks with this
service that lets you take virtual memos on-demand.
Capable of storing text, photos and voice recordings, you
can dictate, snap pictures and automatically synchronize
updates across your computer, smartphone or electronic
tablet. You can also tag notes by location.
• Read more:
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/220065#ixzz2U6xAV
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Scanner Pro
• www.readdle.com) – Instantly transforms your iPhone into
a portable, multi-page document scanner than can capture
electronic copies of invoices, business cards and signed
documents. From meeting notes to contracts, its highquality image processing and automatic edge detection
readily handle conversions. You can also produce and skim
email-ready PDFs on-demand, set up custom page sizes and
password-protect your files.
• Read more:
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/220065#ixzz2U6xJeE
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MightyMeeting
• http://app.mightymeeting.com) – Upload
presentations and product videos to the cloud, then
access them nearly anytime, anywhere with this handy
demonstration tool. Allowing you to quickly call up
clips and slideshows on your smartphone or tablet
PC, it makes it easy to showcase sales pitches or
market overviews on-demand. Users can also connect
mobile devices to a widescreen projector for added
impact.
• Read more:
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/220065#ixzz2U6
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Jump Desktop
• www.jumpdesktop.com) – Offers the option to control
your desktop remotely, regardless of where business
takes you. Armed with an Internet connection, you can
manipulate files or folders via touchscreen, and
actively browse on your home or work computer.
Compatible with Mac or PC systems, it lets you be
productive without having to lug your laptop.
• Read more:
xfyfb3

Square
• www.squareup.com) – Process credit card payments
from anywhere using your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch
with Square’s free card-reader accessory. An intuitive
interface and single universal fee (2.75% on each
transaction), with no monthly charges or
contracts, makes it easy to use for both individual
contractors, freelancers and small businesses.
Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover are
all accepted.
• Read more:
xr16ZW

13 Business Apps for Busy Entrepreneurs
(Infographic)
• A recent infographic from Desk.com compiled
13 of these apps that help with financial
management, communication, customer
support and more
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/226105
• Read more:
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/226105
#ixzz2U6yKIyTF

Additional Apps
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Quad Browser
Virtual Fire Fox
Soundnote
InClass
ASK
NearPod Business

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