THE PAPERLESS INSTRUCTORGoing All Digital in the Classroom

MOBILE?

Learning Management System (LMS)My Pick

• D2L Brightspace

• Course Syllabus & Schedule

• Handouts & Supplemental Resources

• Assignment Submission

• Quizzes/Tests/Exams

• Grades

• Communicating with Students (email, newsfeed, discussion forum)

Cloud Storage

My Picks

• Dropbox (2 GB free)

• Google Drive (15 GB free)

• Box (10 GB free)

• Microsoft OneDrive (7 GB free)

• Store important files “in the cloud” and access them anywhere/anytime with internet access

• Share large files with others

File Browser

My Pick

• FileBrowserLite (free)

• FileBrowser ($6.99)

• Access files on Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, iCloud, OneDrive , Computers, Servers, WebDAV & FTP file directories

• Preview several types of files… PDF, MS Office, Images, audio, video, zip folders, etc…

• Transfer files to other apps for editing

• Essentially transform your network drives into cloud storage

• Use VPN to access files when not connected to school network

Taking Attendance

My Pick

• Attendance2 ($5.79)

• Upload class list (.csv) using Dropbox

• Upload student photos

• Scan student ID card barcodes or QR Codes

• Create random selections and groups

• Download /email attendance report (.csv)

Polling the Audience

My Pick

• Poll Everywhere (free)

• Quick & simple setup

• Conduct impromptu questions

• PowerPoint Add-in

• Respondents

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

My Picks

• Microsoft Word (Free, In-App Purchases)

• Microsoft Excel (Free, In-App Purchases)

• Microsoft PowerPoint (Free, In-App Purchases)

• Microsoft Outlook (Free, In-App Purchases)

• View, Edit & Create Microsoft Office Documents

• Sync with OneDrive, Dropbox & iCloud

• Familiar Microsoft Office editing & formatting tools

• Formatting (e.g. fonts, margins, images, etc…) of documents created in Windows desktop versions display the same in apps

Custom KeyboardsMy Picks

• SwiftKey (free)

• Excellent predictive typing and autocorrect

• Quickly swipe typing

• UniChar Picker (free, In-App Purchases)

• Type special Unicode characters (e.g. © ™ ℃ ½ ÷ ² √ ₃ ♫)

• Use keyboard in any app – no need to copy & paste between apps

Grading Assignments

My Pick

• Desire2Learn Assignment Grader (free)

• Download assignments for offline access

• Markup assignments

• Attached audio & video clip comments

• Marks automatically sync with grades in D2L

View & Markup PDFs

My Pick

• GoodReader ($5.79)

• Connect to Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive & Box

• Download files and folders for offline access

• Markup tools

Notes in the Cloud

My Picks

• Microsoft OneNote (free)

• Evernote (free)

• Sync notes between multiple devices - have access to all your import notes and documents anytime/anywhere

Handwritten Notes & SketchesMy Picks

• Noteshelf ($6.99)

• Palm rejection

• Support for Bluetooth stylus

• Backup notes to Dropbox

• Skitch (free)

• Markup Photos, Maps, Webpages

• Sync with Evernote

Managing Passwords

My Pick

• 1Password (free, In-App Purchases)

• Securely store your passwords

• Automatically generate passwords

• Sync password between devices

• PC & Mac version available (additional cost)

THANK YOU

If you know a great app you’d like to share or have any questions about going paperless email me at william.thompson@sait.ca

A FEW EXTRAS

Scanning Documents

My Pick

• iScanner ($1.49)

• Photograph documents, convert to PDF and distribute via email, Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, or Evernote

Interactive Whiteboard

My Pick

• Explain Everything ($3.49)

• Create multimedia presentations; embed videos, audio, images, pdf, record drawings

• ShowMe (free)

• Record whiteboard presentations

Remote Desktop

My Pick

• Splashtop 2 Remote Desktop – Personal

• Access your computer remotely

• Requires installed desktop application

• Free to connect when both devices are on the same network

• Paid subscription for anywhere access, or

• Use VPN to connect to the same network

Second Monitor

My Pick

• Splashtop Extended Wireless Display 2

• Turn your tablet into a second monitor for you Windows laptop or MacBook

Mind Mapping

My Pick

• SimpleMind+ (free)

• SimpleMind ($6.99)

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PDF Creator/Reader

My Pick

• Nitro Reader (free)

• Create PDFs

• Annotate PDFs

Stylus, Styluses, Styli…??

My Picks

• Adonit Jot

• Bamboo Stylus

• Capacitive stylus vs. Bluetooth LE

Presentation Remote

My Pick

• Kensington PresentAir Pro™ Bluetooth® 4.0 LE Presenter

• Laser pointer

• Capacitive stylus

• Compatible with Windows/Mac/iOS/Android

Pen Tablets

My Pick

• Wacom Tablet

• Windows + Mac

• Easily create drawings, markup PDFs, PowerPoints, etc…

• Sign documents

• Mark assignments