apps guide 2014
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Presented as part of the February 2014 Integrating iPads and Tablets into Library Services workshop series.TRANSCRIPT
App Guide February 2014
GApps 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
App Guide February 2014
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
App Guide February 2014
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
Mirror op sender Allows for wireless connection from android device to monitor or lcd projector
Free
Flipboard Popular magazine and social media app – you pick the topics and it builds the news magazine
Free
App Guide February 2014
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
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
App Guide February 2014
Waze Community based navigation and traffic app free
Trip It Trip organizer – itineraries, directions, car rentals, airline tickets etc all in same place
.99 without ads
IFTTT If this then that Creates recipes to automate tasks
free Android coming
CamScanner Turns your tablet or phone into a document scanner
free
Lumosity Brain games to keep your brain moving and sharp
Must buy subscription
7 little words Word game Create words from syllables using clues
Free – new game daily, can buy sets of puzzles
Quiz up World’s biggest trivia game free Android due this year
App Guide February 2014
Touchcast Video authoring system allowing you to easily add interactive piece to your video , twitter, images, text, polls?
Free Available for pc
Vyclone Everyone shoots an event – upload to vyclone and it puts everyone’s film into one
Free
Magic Plan Measures your room and creates a floor plan, emails in a variety of forms – jpg, pdf, html and dxf, can be opened in CAD
free
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
App Guide February 2014
Slacker Radio Customized music along with talk and sports from ABC, ESPN and more
Free, but more options with subscriptions
Shazam Recognizes music and media, allows it to be shared or purchased
free
Pandora Choose music and radio by genre or create your own
free
Umano Listen to articles from publishers and bloggers. Users curate to find best content, can create playlists and download for off air listening
free
Audible Use your commute and gym time wisely – listen to a book. The only way my kids got through Shakespeare
subscription
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
App Guide February 2014
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
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 leaves, flowers, fruit, twigs, bark and form.
Free Only Android
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
App Guide February 2014
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
Khan Academy Allows for viewing of Khan academy videos Khan Academy viewer for android
free
App Guide February 2014
HMH Fuse Core Algebra
Based on USA core curriculum standards, Rave reviews from everyone
1 chapter free $20 per subject
Particles Particle physics -‐ named one of the best educational apps of the year
$9.99 IOS only Particle Physics Simulator for Android
Oxford Picture Dictionary
English Spanish dictionary
9.99
Duolingo Apple 2013 app of the year Helps ESL speakers learn English Helps others learn to speak Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian
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
Available in mobile website
App Guide February 2014
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
Available in mobile website
WorldCat Search title to find libraries near you owning the title
Free Available in mobile website
Ebscohost Academic reference database Free with subscription
Available in mobile website
Gale – Access my library college edition
App from Gale – Access my public library, Access my school library
Free with subscription
Android app available