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What’s APPening?! UAB Free Android, iPhone, iPad Access UAB campus maps, news, course catalog, course schedule, directory, libraries, videos, athletics, BlazerNet, and Blackboard Mobile Learn. Contact UAB police, MARS, Campus Ride, or the UAB operator. Blackboard Mobile Learn Free Android, iPhone, iPad, Blackberry, webOS Uses BlazerID and password to access. View any classes, download any assignments, participate in the discussion board and check BbLearn mail. Can now be linked to Dropbox app, so you/students can attach files to discussion board posts and emails. *Instructors can also post announcements. *Students can check their grades. They can edit the notification settings to receive an alert when announcements are posted, tests are available, tests are due (or overdue), when items are graded, etc.) Remote Desktop PocketCloud Free Android, iPhone, iPad, PC, Mac Remote desktop. Access everything on your desktop. Can add multiple desktops to your app (home, office, etc). Must download software to the desktop as well. Free for mobile and desktop. Document Organization/Sharing Papers $14.99 iPhone, iPad Organize and search your PDFs. Also search for pdfs from libraries, journals, JSTOR, Google Scholar, etc. You can also add pdfs from emails or Dropbox. DocsToGo $9.99. $16.99 for Premium. iPhone, iPad Edit, save and share files (PPT, Excel, Word, etc) opened from other apps. Access files from this app or the online service. Premium allows for synching to GoogleDocs, DropBox, Box.net, and SugarSync as well as a PC/Mac application. File Magnet Free iPhone, iPad Copy files to the app for later reading. Must be connected to computer via the same wifi network. Dropbox Free 2GB up to 18GB (gain space through referrals). Android, iPhone, iPad, Mac, PC, Blackberry, Kindle Fire Personal virtual library/storage-research articles, photos, videos, documents, sites. Download to and sync across multiple devices. SugarSync Free 5 GB (plus earn more though space through referrals and other tasks) Android, iPhone, iPad, Blackberry, Windows Mobile Access your files, photos, and folders from any computer that has the app. Back up your files in the cloud. Share files with others via app or email. Notetaking Paper by FiftyThree Free (additional tools available for a fee) iPhone, iPad Handwrite, draw, create diagrams/charts. Send to email, Facebook, Twitter. Additional tools such as color are available as in app purchases. JotNot Scanner Pro $1.99 iPhone, iPad Use your iphone camera as a document scanner or just use the built in camera to snap pictures of the white board before you erase notes which you can email or print. Evernote Free Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows Phone 7, Blackberry, PC, Mac. Take notes. Annotate PDFs. Sync across multiple devices. Add Evernote Web Clipper (free) as a button in your browser toolbar (Mac and PC) to save whole or pieces of articles/websites in your Evernote app. Noteshelf $5.99 iPad Handwrite notes. Ogranize into notebooks (planner, journal, ruled, checked, etc) and covers. Various ‘inks’, erasors, highlighters, copy/paste. Send to Evernote, Dropbox, pdf, email, twitter, facebook Dragon Dictation free Android, iPhone, iPad This speech-to-text tool allows you to simply speak into your mobile device and have your words recorded as text which can be emailed, tweeted, etc. The Android version, Swype, is a keyboard app which also incorporates the Dragon Dictation technology to allow voice to text. Collaboration/Communication GoDocs for GoogleDocs, GoogleDrive $4.99 iPhone, iPad Access and edit your GoogleDocs. Collaborate with others, and receive notification when documents have been added or edited. Mindjet Free Android, iPhone, iPad Brainstorming and project management. Use lists or mind maps/webs. MindBlowing Free iPhone, iPad Brainstorming for classroom discussion “mind mapping” for arranging thoughts and ideas in nonlinear diagrams. Popplet $4.99 iPad Organize ideas and thoughts in a web/mind map, diagrams, mood boards, journals, notes. Collaborate with others synchronously. VoiceThread Free (cost for additional features) iPhone, iPad, PC, Mac The app for this powerful collaborative tool allows you to engage in conversations around images, videos and documents. Students can respond with video, voice, or text. Can be used in conjunction or in place of the discussion board. Join.me Free iPhone, iPad, Android, PC, Mac Video conferencing. Desktop users can share screen with all mobile device, but mobile users can’t share their screen. Skype Free iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows phone, PC, Mac, Kindle Fire Video conferencing, screen sharing over 3G and Wifi. Can be used for meetings, office hours, etc. Tweet deck Free Android, iPhone, iPad, PC, Mac Schedule tweets to post, organize news feed into columns, collaborative whiteboard Presentation Air Sketch $9.99 iPad Annotate PDF documents in real time, as you walk around the room using your iPad to project onto the big screen. Great for classroom lectures! Keynote $9.99 iPhone, iPad Create presentations with slides, pictures, charts, shapes, etc. Present from app if connected with cord to computer or via airplay to AppleTV. Prezi Viewer Free iPad Revise and present your prezi presentations from your iPad. Prezis should be created in the desktop application (PC and Mac). Free Show me Free iPhone, iPad, PC, Mac Interactive whiteboard. Annotate images, work problems, draw diagrams. Record activity with audio tutorial and send students/post on website. Upload images to annotate. View tutorials from other users. Screen chomp Free iPad Interactive whiteboard to record screen and audio tutorial. Add picture to annotate. Educreation Free iPad Interactive whiteboard. Annotate images, work problems, draw pictures, & record tutorials with audio. Textbook and Other Content Access Khan Academy Free Android, iPhone, iPad View Khan Academy videos, download videos for viewing offline TED Free Android, iPhone, iPad View TED talk videos Overdrive Free Android, Blackberry, iPhone, iPad, Windows Phone 7, Mac, PC Checkout library books (ebooks and audio books). Flipboard Free Android, iPhone, iPad Design your own news feed. Read articles based on topic (News, Technology, Business, etc) and/or source (New York Times, Bloomberg News, The New Yorker, USA Today). Link social media accounts. The Wall Street Journal Free (limited access). Android/iPhone full access - $1.99/week. iPad full access - $4.99/week Android, iPhone, iPad Read Wall Street Journal articles in app or save for viewing offline. Wall Street Journal Live Free Android, iPhone, iPad Watch live and archived news broadcasts Bloomberg Free Android, iPhone, iPad Access business news and financial data, charts, articles, etc. Track specific stocks. *Other apps: Bloomberg Radio, Bloomberg TV, Bloomberg Markets, Bloomberg Businessweek CourseSmart by Cengage Free Android, iPhone, iPad, Kindle Fire Cengage coursesmart study materials and e-texts. LearnSmart by McGraw-Hill Free Android, iPhone, iPad Student access for McGraw-Hill LearnSmart Study Plans. There are also several other Android and iOS apps from McGraw-Hill. Pearson eText for Schools Free Android, iPad Access Pearson e-texts. Other Cool Tools: Air Mouse $1.99 iPhone, iPad Use device as mouse for PC or Mac using a WiFi connection Eclicker Presenter and Audience Presenter: $14.99 (for instructor) Audience: Free (for students) iPhone, iPad (students can also respond via web browser on their PC or Mac laptop) Instant result chart of student responses, showing which areas are understood and which need more work. Students select a response to a question composed by the instructor and are then able to participate without fear of being wrong, since only the teacher views the results. Word Lens Free Android, iPhone, iPad Use the your camera to take a picture of words in another, and this app will translate it for you. Essay Grader $2.99 iPhone, iPad Re-use pre-written comments to decrease time grading essays. After assigning the grade, teachers can then eMail the grade sheet directly to the student or export it to the computer for editing and printing. Photoshop Express Free Android, iPhone, iPad Edit photos using this app from Adobe Photoshop. Crop, enhance, rotate, edit the color or brightness, add effects or filters, etc. You can also back up your pictures in your account on photoshop.com. Inkling Free iPhone, iPad, PC, Mac Interactive books which include the book content as well as self-assessments, guided tours, videos, and the ability to share notes (students-instructor or student-student). iannotate $9.99 iPad Annotate PDF with notes, highlighter, stamps, strikethrough, ets. Share annotated PDF. Sync with DropBox, Box, WebDAV, email. Speedtest Free Android, iPhone, iPad Tests the speed of your current internet connection. Some download/content access issues may be attributed to slow internet speed. Free. Attendance $4.99 iPhone, iPad Record attendance, take picture and store with name to learn names, email absent students, export into CSV spreadsheet Additional Resources http://kathyschrock.net/pdf/evalipad.pdf?1348588974480 App Evaluation Checklist http://www.usfca.edu/uploadedFiles/Destinations/Offices_and_Services/ITS/learning/training/pdf_files /iPhone-iPod-iPad_edu.pdf http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2012/08/07/connecting-apps-education/ Higher Ed Faculty Name Six Popular uses for Mobile Devices. 6 Top Smartphone Apps to Improve Teaching, Research, and Your Life Google+ Higher Education http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/edu/+/university.html .