Demos: AppleTV, Cars2, Duo?, iPeevo camera - JG/MG
List of Useful Apps/Apps War
Brainshark
Flipboard - flips through news, photos, videos and updates on FB, Twitter, Flickr, Instagram, Google Reader
NoteMaster Lite - note taking tool that allows you to include photos, syncs to Google Docs (want to check the syncing part - but it's pretty nice tool so far)
Zig Zag Board & SketchBoard - both sketching/white boarding tools
Type on PDF - free version inserts an ad page
FlashCards - flash card tool (Checked out Flip Cards but looked to elementary)
Evernote - take notes and tag them to retrieve them later; syncs with app wherever the app is installed
Good Reader - $4.99; pdf annotation (type annotations, highlight - good for grading papers); allows for a summary of annotations
SyncPad - $9.99; show pdf or other presentation via provided URL; provides whiteboard annotation; no need to connect iPad to any projection device; users can access URL using web browser from any type of device
Saturate or Pallets or Color Mix (for younger students) - teach color design and use
PenUltimate - notes for meetings, export in pdf; doesn't do text recognition; use with finger or stylus
TextPlus - app for group chatting; free unlimited texts for groups; invite via email to join group; everyone can see message and ask questions back; group chatting with smartphone
Moblie Mouse - $2.99; connect like regular keyboard and mouse; use phone as mouse; must be on the same network as computer
Crackle - Sony; free movies
Punndit - video feedback on videos; students use QR code and lets students record commentary on video
edmodo - mobile learning management system; FB style interface for private groups and add any content, announcements, poll; students need to install app on their device
DropBox - allows sharing of documents; allows you to sync across multiple devices; share specific folders instead of entire dropbox; get more space the more people you invite to use (Bonus!)
SugarSync - works similar to DropBox
Zamzar - file conversion tool; download YouTube videos and embed into ppt. Once downloaded you can add to appropriate presentation; no log in required.
Picnik - photo editor; pretty and fun!; embedded in Picassa
ThinkingSpace - ($) allows mind mapping on a tablet, a group of 50 and publish in any kind of format
Talkatone - iOS tool; free calls to US & Canada; works with landline, or mobile; can use with FaceBook and talk to your FB friends
Google + - using Hangouts, video chats; office hours
Whiteboard Share - links automatically to Evernote; converts whiteboard image to Evernote
ShowMe - app for iPad; whiteboard capture with audio; email to users
Regarding how the credits work: Above a free threshold, it's pay-as-you-go using a credit system.
All polls are given a complimentary 20 free credits (1 credit = 1 vote)
If someone is expecting more voters for a poll (e.g. you have a class of 100), the user would assign 80 credits to the poll. Of course, to be able to do this the user must have credits in their account (they can be purchased under "Account management").
Credits are quite cheap: 200 for every 99 cents with PayPal.
Note that any unused vote credits for a poll are refunded after the poll time limit ends (or if the poll is deleted from your account).
The first 500 credits (messages) are free. Every month we'll add another 200 free credits to your account. You can also get more by inviting your peers to use ClassParrot. We'll give you 200 credits for each person you invite who starts using ClassParrot. We'll also start them off with an extra 200 credits when they accept your invitation.
Google SMS | You can text "Define (word)" to 466453 (which is google) and get definitions back. | Thanks to @kipprogers.
Tip: Slideshare requires a direct link to an mp3 file (which you can upload) in order to create a slidecast. The example above was create by downloading an mp3 file created in iPadio and then uploading it to Slideshare. However, I was able to use the download button at iPadio to capture the direct URL link to the mp3 and use this in Slideshare without having to download-then-upload the mp3 file. This way the audio file stays in one place on the web the whole time. Want to know more about how to slidecast, see http://help.slideshare.com/entries/57609-can-you-describe-how-to-create-a-slidecast-step-by-step
http://snapmyinfo.com/blog/read-and-decode-qr-codes-without-a-smartphone/ | Update: When I began using SnapMyInfo.com a about a year ago with email on cellphones, the response time was approximately 5 minutes. However, recently, the response times have been up to 12 hours or not at all. Not sure what's going on here.
Integration Ideas
Paul Simbeck-Hampson & Tom Barrett's presentation of integration ideas | http://bit.ly/i9JO59
Capturing Student Responses/Artifacts with Posterous & Cellphones
Only a single cellphone number can be entered into Posterous (i.e., the teacher's number). To post by text messaging (SMS), you have to put POST in ALL CAPS before the message and then send it to the 41411 Posterous number. Your cellphone number must be registered with Posterous. See Poster Help here.
Posting with MMS as an Approved Email address
Multimedia text messages (MMS) messages cannot be posted with the 41411 number to Posterous. Instead, email addresses must be used. For a list of the Email addresses for the various cellphone carriers see this list (Email addresses for Cellphone Carriers). Because this is an email address, the email address must be added as contributors/approved email addresses into Posterous to post.
For example, if your cellphone number is 281-555-5555 and AT&T is your cellphone carrier, then you set up 2815555555@mms.att.com as an approved email address, which would allow this number to send MMS to Posterous with an email address.
Posting with MMS & "Anyone Can Post"
With the "Settings" set to "Anyone can post", you can then post an MMS into Posterous with post@yourposterousname.posterous.com (e.g., post@viralnotebook.posterous.com). These are moderated and must be approved to publish.
Bypassing Posterous' Limit to Only One Text Number
With some testing, I was able to connect Google Voice up to Posterous. The process for posting is this:
Google Voice is forwarded to
Gmail is forwarded to
Posterous
This, however, is not the order in which it should be set up. Instead, follow this order.
Gmail is first. I created a Gmail account specifically for Posterous.
In Posterous, use your gmail address as the primary address for log in.
In Posterous, I set the Settings to "Anyone can Post".
In Posterous, check to see if the post was received. You only want the confirmation code right now.
Enter the confirmation code into Gmail. This should set up the forwarding to Posterous.
Now, you can set up Google Voice by picking your number and doing the phone call verification.
In the Google Voice Settings, under "Voicemail & Text," choose to forward text messages to my email (which should be your gmail address).
That should do it. You can try sending a text or an email. The emails should be posted directly into Posterous. Texts will have to be approved inside Posterous. Note, gMail does not support MMS.
I have become a firm believer that all faculty members and teachers should be using Twitter—either for professional development or as a teaching tool with students or both.
One tool that I am using is called HootCourse. It's easy to use and connects easily with Twitter. In fact, after you set up the tool, you actually don't have to use it for it to work. :)
Tools I've heard good things about
http://tweetchat.com/ | l have lurked/observed Kevin Oliver use this tool with his course.
http://twtpoll.com/pricing.php | An easy alternative to polling apps, such as PollDaddy or Polleverywhere. Does allow embedding in sites.
Sigil is an epub editor for creating ebooks. There is a quick straightforward tutorial available to help you through your first conversion. This is very doable. Sigil allows you to convert HTML files into epub format, which is the format for ebooks in iBooks, Nook, and with Adobe Digital Editions.
The process to go through is:
Save a Microsoft Word file as an web page. If you can, select only visible information when you convert.
Open the HTML file into Sigil.
Do a little clean up inside Sigil.
Save as ... epub format.
You now have to get the epub to your device, and this is done in a lot of different ways. You can put a link to the file on a web page. You can copy the file through Dropbox. You can attach the file through an email. And for Nook, you would have to sync the file to your Nook device from a computer.
Using Dreamweaver
Another process would be to use Adobe Dreamweaver and CSS to make your eBook as designed as possible. I recommend using <heading1>, <heading2>, <heading3> tags. Sigil has a function to derive the table of contents (TOC) from your headings. By doing this it will automatically create the structure of your ebook. You can redefine other tags, such as <table>, <p>, <ol>, and <ul> to take advantage of CSS styling.
This text does a great job of taking you step-by-step through the process of converting to ePub. It doesn't use Sigil or Dreamweaver, though. (It does cover coming out of Word and InDesign.) If you have a good handle on CSS then you can transfer the knowledge in this book quickly to Dreamweaver. Liz also does a great job of discussing the current limitations of ePub and how to address them, particularly for iBooks.
With Duo Pop, multiple players or teams compete to be the first to answer questions correctly using one of four handheld poppers. Duo Pop, which interacts wirelessly with iPad, launches with three game apps currently available on the App Store – 'Guesstimation™ – Duo,' 'Highlights Hidden Pictures Countdown™' and 'Saturday Night Live – The Game™.' Duo Pop is designed for 2-4 players or teams, ages 6 and up. Duo Pop game apps are available for free from the App Store on iPad or at www.itunes.com/appstore/. Additional content is available for all three apps through In-App Purchase.
ZigZag Interactive White Board. Free for the first month of collaboration with others. Collaborative white board for ipad and web. Share boards through email, invite others to join your board to engage. 1.99 per month for the collaborative feature with others.
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