Appy Hour: Where the Best Applications Are Served Neat
#2016fantastech J. Marie Roberts, M. Ed. Meridian Community College Meridian, Mississippi #2016fantastech The #411 J. Marie Roberts, M. Ed. Director of Recruiting & Campus MERIDIAN Life COMMUNITY COLLEGE Why Appy Hour? App use in the higher educational field are the future of technological integration for student engagement and retention. POP QUIZ (OPEN DISCUSSION) Most popular app for 2015? 1) Messenger 4) FB 5) IG
Most popular app ever? 1) iOS Free: FB / Paid: Angry Birds 2) Android Free: Google Drive / Paid: Candy Crush Most frequently used app?
Google Maps Your favorite app? TOO POOR FOR LIMES AND COCONUTS
• Why Appy Hour?: • Need for professional development that wasn’t boring • Something that faculty could utilize in online, traditional, and hybrid classrooms • Be good steward for institution (all primary apps are free), • And who doesn’t love Jimmy Buffett? • What do I look for in useful apps?: • Classroom management support • Useful collaboration tools • Quality content creation • Flipped classroom supplements • Things that make life easier “MOBILE” PLATFORMS The holy trinity of online learning — content/lecture, discussion, assessment — doesn’t translate well to smartphones. • Navigating content (smartphone browsers have smaller screens & buttons, longer load times, etc.) • Discussion (prove your point in ~140 characters or less) • Time (smartphone users’ sessions are currently 3x longer when they’re using apps vs. browsing websites) CO-EXISTING / SUPPLEMENTAL SITES
• LMS’s are trying … they just are not quite there, yet.
• Higher Ed apps tend to focus on course selection or scheduling or finding your way around campus.
• Peripheral learning experience (ie: med vocab dictionary) FILL IT TO THE BRIM [STORAGE & BACKUP SOLUTIONS] Similar Apps: Dropbox: • 2GB of storage free / 500MB of additional Amazon Cloud free storage for each friend - 16GB limit / social media links = more storage / storage top out 18GB • Secure: two-step authentication Spideroak OneDrive & Google Drive: • OneDrive (iOS) 500MB for every friend / 3GB for mobile camera roll / storage top out 20GB / fetch files feature iCloud (iOS) • Google Drive 15GB of free storage / Google-verse sync / real-time collaboration GARNISH IT [SAVE THE ENRICHMENT]
Similar App: Readability: • Tag articles for easier browsing / “Top Reads" Instapaper ($) list feature / beautiful interface / works with Pulse, Reeder, Flipboard, Tweetbot, Longofm, and iCab Mobile
Pocket: • Bookmark and read it later / save from Pulse, Flipboard, the Onion, etc. / browser extensions for Firefox, Chrome, and Safari, and a bookmarklet / save-by-email function / save embedded video in any article EVERYBODY GETS A LITTLE UMBRELLA [COLLABORATION TOOLS]
Similar Apps: Trello: • Create boards to organize anything / live collaborate on projects / use Trello cards Hangouts to list ideas and arrange on boards / checklists to keep track of to-dos / photos and videos SyncSpace Free Twoodo: • Organize your team using simple #hashtags as you type / Twitter-like language / email-friendly / #todo = create a task / @name = mention someone / conversations turn into actionable lists VidoPop/FreeFlow and notes MIX AND MINGLE [FEEDBACK YOU’RE REALLY LOOKING FOR]
Polls Online: • Get feedback from a mobile- Similar Apps: friendly web page, via text, or with Twitter / embed your poll Socrative and get real-time updates
Responseware: • Turns mobile devices into a virtual clicker / respond to interactive PageSend questions with any web-enabled device including smartphones and tablets / immediately transfers selections to polling software. THE HOLE IN THE WALL [APPS YOU DIDN’T EVEN REALIZE YOU WANTED]
Similar Apps: EasyBib: • Create accurate citations in seconds by scanning a book bar code or by typing TED the name of a book / build and manage your works cited / email your citations and then export your citations Remind: • Safely interact with students about WhatWasThere important classroom information / (iOS only) subscribers sign up as and choose to receive messages by text, email, or in the app. THE SHIRLEY TEMPLES [APPS FOR YOUR STUDENTS]
StudyBlue: Similar Apps: • Make study sets and add recommended content as you create flashcards / quiz IFTTT yourself, track your progress and set reminders to study / select the study mode -flipping flashcards or using Rescue Time My Homework review sheets. Planner: • Sync homework / organizer & planner / homework widget / class schedule / homework Duolingo calendar AFTER HOURS [KICK BACK AND ENJOY THE “APPY” LIFE]
Poynt: iFunny: Instagram: Facebook:
Pandora: FastCustomer: 9GAG: LinkedIn Pulse: LAST CALL
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#2016fantastech J. Marie Roberts, M. Ed. Meridian Community College Meridian, Mississippi