Meier and Moore-field-Lang: Additional Resources, Apps Guide Feb. 2014

App Guide February 2014

Apps covered in workshop Most descriptions taken from product websites, google play or iTunes

Icon Title Purpose Cost For both IOS/Android unless listed

Nook Read books purchased from Barnes and Noble

Free

Kindle Read books purchased from Amazon Free

Overdrive Read books lent from libraries Free

Google Play Books Read books purchased from Google Books Free

iBooks Read books purchased from iTunes Free


Dropbox Cloud storage; accessible by windows, mac, mobile and Linux

Free

Google Drive Cloud storage Free

Sugar Sync Cloud storage free

Quick Office Pro Microsoft office for mobile devices Syncs with Google docs, Dropbox

14.99

Numbers Spreadsheet program for Mac $9.99 ios

Pages Word processor for Mac 9.99 ios

GoDocs Ability to edit Google docs, spreadsheets, etc. on mobile devices

$4.99


Slide Shark View and show PowerPoint slides on iPhone and iPad. Preserves the transitions

free ios

Mighty Meeting Presentation and whiteboard sharing free

Google Presentation

New version of Google slides free

Slide Share Mobile website http://m.slideshare.com

free

Haiku Deck Slide creation and presentation app free ios

Keynote Apple presentation app – part of iWork 9.99 ios

http://m.slideshare.com/


Mirror op sender Allows for wireless connection from android device to monitor or lcd projector

Free

Flipboard pages Popular magazine and social media app Free

NetVibes Monitors social media free

Feedly News reader free

NewsBlur Social news reader

Pulse Brings blogs, magazines, social networks and newspapers into one place

free

Evernote “Captures everything” note clipper, web clipper, voice, texts

Free. More storage for a price


Khan Academy Allows for viewing of Khan academy videos Khan Academy viewer for android

free

Ziti Personalized magazine learns what you like to read and delivers new material all the time.

Free

Google Maps Mapping app, shows locations street view, can search for attractions nearby

free

Science 360 NSF funded access to science and engineering images and videos, newsfeed from NDF-funded institutions

Free Science 360 radio app available, does not seem to be same as robust as one for iPad

History Maps of the world

Nice collection of historical maps – several companion maps apps – History of Europe, Asia, Americas - these cost 7.99

free ios

LeafSnap 1st in a series of electronic field guides. Developed by Columbia, University of Maryland and the Smithsonian. Uses visual recognition software to help identify trees from photos of their leaves

Free Android app under development

vTree Came from the dendrology class at Virginia Tech. Used to be CDs . It contains fact sheets for 969 woody plants from all over North America with an in depth description, range map and thousands of color images of

Free Only Android


leaves, flowers, fruit, twigs, bark and form.

Explorer: American Museum of Natural History

Lost in the museum? Use the GPS locater in this app to help you find your way - will give turn by turn directions to exhibits along with visuals of what’s in the museum

Free Considering android app

Edmodo Teacher portal allowing students and teachers to stay connected, check grades assignments etc.

Free

Assignment Planner Pro

For the student to keep track of schedule, assignments, projects etc.

$1.49 or add supported free version

Android only

iStudiez Pro Student planner, cloud sync, interactive calendar, grades, assignments etc.

9.99 Ios only

Anatomy 4D Augmented reality interactive anatomy app free

iAnnotate PDF reader annotator $.9.99


IEEE Xplore These are not apps per se but websites built for mobile devices.

Free with subscription

Available in mobile website

JStor Digitized print journals, reference source App free but full text available with subscription


Medline Provides citations and abstracts to biomedical literature. Full text available when possible

App, citations, abstracts and some full text available free but more full text available with subscription


WorldCat Search title to find libraries near you owning the title

Free Available in mobile website

Ebscohost Academic reference database Free with subscription


Gale – Access my library college edition

App from Gale – Access my public library, Access my school library

Free with subscription

Android app available

Ted Mobile version of the Ted Talks website Free


SnapSeed Photo editing app Free

Instagram Photo sharing Free

Songza Play music for your mood- gym, relaxing, work etc.

Free

Slacker Radio Customized music along with talk and sports from ABC, ESPN and more

Free

Pandora Choose music and radio by genre or create your own

free

Penultimate Handwriting app uses gel ink colors. Can create different notebooks for different topics, allows for pages to be inserted, deleted, duplicated or moved to another notebook

.99 PenSupremacy for Tablets $1.49


Paper by Fifty Three

Makes sketching so much easier! Variety of pen styles and colors, color wash from light to dark, ability to share through email, tumblir, facebook, and twitter

Free but can purchase different pens

Additional apps (not covered in March 2013 workshop)

Icon Title Purpose Cost Android/Blackberry Versions

Art HD Great artists and their masterpieces Quiz Create your own gallery of favorites

Free $5.99 deluxe version available

Museum of Modern Art

Highlights of the “Abstracts Expressionist New York” exhibit. Videos on key works and artists, internet connection needed

Free Android app available

NCMA Rodin Documentary and photos of bronzes done by Rodin

Free

PaperPort Notes

Digital note taking tool allows the use of documents, web content, audio, typed and handwritten text. Dragon Voice has been added allowing for voice to text. Cloud storage

Free


Mindnode Graphic organizer, mind mapper Syncs with mac Can be exported as tiff, PDF, PNG, rtf outline

Free $20 for Mindnode pro

Thinking space recommended for android users Cogimap and Mindberry recommended for blackberry

Notes Simple text notes, no organization, can email or print

Free comes installed

Study Blue Create flashcards using text and pictures, track your progress, and use the filter to only study what you don’t know.

Free Android version available

Melbourne Museum Please touch exhibit

Ability to explore Melbourne Museums treasures and displays

Free

Red Laser Bar code reader Free Android version from App Brain

Scan Bar code reader Free Android version available QRScan Now for blackberry

Photon Alternative to the Safari browser, but this one supports Flash files

$4.99 `


Bento Database program for Mac Syncs with apple devices

$4.99 Not available

Bibion NYPL over 700 items from the NYPL 1939-1940 New York World’s Fair collection

Free NYPL app available for android and iPad but not one specifically for this exhibit

Library of Congress

Virtual tour of the Library of Congress Free Android app available

Facetime Allows for video calls to other Apple devices Free Skype

Doodle Buddy

Finger painting without the mess, allows students to practice numbers letters drawing, includes stamps, draw with friends!

Free Paintjoy

Rocket Math Practice games for elementary math facts. 99 cents Math Number game Zcrazy math

Puppet Pals Allow students to create and animate puppet shows. You can record and save shows Director’s Pass for 2.99 adds more backgrounds and characters and allows you

Free with limited character and background choice.

Not available in Android, Puppet Show available for .99 from Android Marketplace


to animate personal photos and import backgrounds

Teacher Pal Personal organizer for teachers, seating charts, tracks attendance, grades and behavior

Free Teacher Aide Lite available from Android marketplace

iThoughts Mind mapping tool for iPad and iPhone $9.99 MindMeister or Mindmaps available in android

Instapaper Save web pages for reading later Browse articles your friends are reading

$4.99 InstaFetch Pro Send to Instapaper

Other Apps not covered in the presentation

Icon Title Purpose Cost Android/Blackberry Versions

Notetaker HD Captures handwriting, allows a zoom to accommodate larger stylus Exports as PDF and can be emailed Can be organized into folders

$4.99 Android – handwriting by Dato


Inotes Text, photo, draw, organize into folders, syncs to cloud or Dropbox, can be launched from Safari

Lite version free $3.99

Note Everything from Android Market

Infinote To do list or notes organized by different bulletin boards Fun, notes or lists can be emailed

$1.99

GoodReads Great social place for readers, can keep track of books read, books to read, can read reviews of books, tagging

Free Available for android but not an app for blackberry, but you could use the mobile website on blackberry

Dictionary Dictionary and thesaurus Free Available for android and blackberry

iClassics Classical Music discovery tool Choose by mood or composer or genre

Free

Groovebug Scans your music library and creates a “fluid interactive magazine for each individual artist”

Free

Steinway Etude

Learn the piano fingerings for songs some sheet music free and some for purchase

Free


American Folk Art Museum

Commentary on the” Infinite Variety: Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts” museum layout, comments on 650 quilts all read and white


British Library 19th Century Collection

Access to the library’s 19th century book collection. Option to subscribe for $3.00 a month will give access to all titles free or not


Science Friday PBS

NPR Science Friday’s broadcast Free Android app available

Garden Need help with your garden? Over 2000 species includes common and botanical names; includes pests, guides and journal

$2.99

9/11 Memorial

Explore the building of the memorial, construction pictures and information on the twin towers

Android app available

Bull Run Part of a series developed by the History Associates and Civil War Trust with a grant from VDOT. To encourage tourism in Virginia will highlight all Virginia Civil War battle grounds

Considering android apps

Reeder News reader Not available for android, Google reader or Feedly suggested

Pulse News reader in magazine form Android app available


Early Edition News reader Not available for android

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Meier and Moore-field-Lang: Additional Resources, Apps Guide Feb. 2014