Tuesday, October 22, 2013

APPS of the week

Jerry uses Scribd for books
http://www.scribd.com/

Kate uses Etsy app to track house sales
http://www.etsy.com/iphone/
OUT OF THE MUDD sales
Kate mails the houses to folks

KULER
Website:
https://kuler.adobe.com/create/color-wheel/
link to: Iphone app
online socially networked color wheel
To find colors on iPhone app

Aurasma - see Phil
Virtual reality app...good for Math, homework etc.
overlay video on picture, text, or even real life objects
it "triggers" a video, picture or link
Link to aurasma
Link to article about Aurasma - good links at bottom

ALSO- use the lightening/vga cord for projection

Three Ring grading program

Jerry Uses the website to copy IC students then paste into three ring
Uses 3 ring to take pictures of students work,

pick the student, pick the project (tags for key words)
tag = assignment
take a picture of the art/assignment

ultimately the students could take a picture of their

inserts

Friday, October 18, 2013

iPad Skills 10/15

Talked about using gestures (3 finger, 4 finger swipes and even the 5 finger pinch!)
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-tap-flick-pinch-and-conrol-the-ipad-display.html

closing applications IOS 7
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-tap-flick-pinch-and-conrol-the-ipad-display.html

Disucssions about IOS 7 and upgrading

Apps recommendations for 10/15

Explain Everything - Josh W and Phil G
Link to Explain Everything site

Link to app in iTunes

Josh and Phil are trying this one
whiteboard, draw, import pictures/video -
can record your narration, move through "slides" etc.
THEN- can post to internet, google docs etc.

3 Ring - classroom app - Jerry T and Kate G
Link to YouTube demo in classroom
Link to 3 Ring in iTunes
Three Ring Website

Jerry and Kate are using this in the classroom to monitor, record etc. student work as part of their goals/assessments. Pretty COOL!