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 . • Navigating content ( 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 / 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" ($) list feature / beautiful interface / works with Pulse, Reeder, , , Longofm, and iCab Mobile

Pocket: • and read it later / save from Pulse, Flipboard, the Onion, etc. / browser extensions for , Chrome, and , and a / 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 / -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]

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Pandora: FastCustomer: 9GAG: LinkedIn Pulse: LAST CALL

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#2016fantastech J. Marie Roberts, M. Ed. Meridian Community College Meridian, Mississippi