Cindi PayneInstructional Technology SpecialistKerr High School, Alief ISDCindi.payne@aliefisd.net

Clarissa CaroScience Department ChairKerr High School, Alief ISDClarissa.caro@aliefisd.net

TCEA 2014

Android AppsBoost Success

http://goo.gl/4KZVkz

• Student Response System

• Use on all web-enabled devices

• Engage students• Teachers may share

quizzes• Multiple choice,

true-false, short answer, exit ticket

• 6 Study modes: Flashcards, Scatter, Speller, Learn, Test, Space Race

• 18 languages• 13 million free

study sets in various subjects

• Easy to share

• Store lecture notes• Make flashcards,

review sheets, & quizzes

• Connect to your Evernote account to transfer notes from Evernote

• Also add StudyBlue for Educators

• Great app for notetaking, capturing, and creating

• Makes everything available across devices

• Also available:– Webclipper– Clearly

Interactive Whiteboard

• Free Virtual whiteboard

• Multi-finger input• Straight line mode• Adjust color, width,

etc.• Save and load

drawings mode

• Quick Photo Editing App

• Crop, Resize, & Finetune your pictures

• Use Autofix and • Red Eye remover tools• Use stylized

adjustments and effects

AndroVid Video Editor

• Video Editing App• Trim, merge, split, add

music, apply effects, add text, etc.

• Free, Pro version $1.99

• Turn photos and videos into presentations

• Add music and text• Very easy to use• Free• Upgradable for

unlimited, full-length videos

• Create time lapse photography on your mobile device

• Render to MP4, FLV, or MOV formats

• Lots of effects available

• Lite version is free, Pro version is $1.99

iVisual Info Touch

• Create infographics on your Android device

• Simple to use• Saves to your

google account• Free or upgrade for

$1

BrainPOP Featured Movie

• A different animated movie every day

• Quizzes on movie• BrainPOP

subscribers can log into their accounts

Academic Apps

Current Events• TED Talks (Free)

– Streams recorded talks from some of the world’s most interesting people.

– Can be used as a current event app.

– Can be tracked by using eduCanon (free and paid version) Can also be used with YouTube and TeacherTube videos.

– Other apps• Science Daily News• Science.gov

Tutorial site

• Khan Academy– Math, Science,

Humanities and Others tutorial sites.

– Students can add you as their coach so you can monitor what they are viewing.

– Lots of resources onsite for using Khan academy in the classroom

Anatomy Review

• 3D Brain– Allows you to manipulate

the structure to see all areas of the brain

– Shows labels, information about structure, case studies, and links to current research.

– Other review apps:• Visual Anatomy• Anatomy Muscle• Explore Heart in 3D• Tissue Flashcards

Anatomy LabelsDraw on Pictures

Allows user to label with handwriting or stylus

Free labelAllows user to label by typing

Biology Review

• iCell– Gives a 3D view into

the cell of plants, animals, and bacteria. Has quizzing function.

– Other review apps• Decode Mitosis• Popular Biology• AP Biology Exam Prep• AP Science Review• Earth Viewer-earth at

different timelines

Chemistry

• goREACT– Become a virtual

chemist. Uses a periodic table and allows user to create reactions.

– Other Chemistry apps• Chemistry helper

(review app)• Chemist ($$)- virtual

chemistry lab• Virtual Laboratory – 3

simple virtual labs to use

Physics

• Simulation apps– SimPhysics

• Simulation of various physics activities

– Physics SketchPad• Allows users to

design objects adding force and velocity

• Review apps– Pocket Physics– High School Physics

Astronomy

• Google Sky Map– Allows you to map

constellations

• NASA– Missions, images,

videos, news

• Rockets 101– NASA interactive

that allows user to build a rocket for a mission.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.stardroid&hl=en

Science Productivity

• Schoology– Free LMS

• Google Drive– Easy to share

documents from device to device

• Ovo Timer– Simple lab timer

• Remind 101– Text messaging system

that allows teachers to share messages with students and parents

• Learn Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and English

• Well-designed and easy to use

• Fun!• Free!

• Award winning “dynamic mathematics software”

• Interactive• For use in teaching,

learning, and evaluation

• Helps students visualize math

Graphing Calculator

• Graphing Calculator by Herbert Law

• Basic, Graphing, and Scientific mode

Graphing Calculator by MathLab

• Graphing & Scientific calculator

• Multiple functions on a graph, values, slopes, etc.

• Easy to read

All Things Google

• Google Drive• Google Earth• Google+• Google Calendar• Google Keep• Video Cloud

• Moderator• Hangouts• Blogger

Study Apps

Stay Focused Android App

• Blocks use of certain features of your smartphone during study time

Stayfocusd Chrome Extension

• Increase productivity by managing the amount of time you can spend on time-wasting websites.

Chrome ExtensionsStrict Workflow• Click the tomato to set a timer

for 25 minutes of work (duration can be adjusted)

• Distracting websites are blocked until the scheduled 5 minute break.

I-AM-STUDYING• Analyzes the amount of time that

you spend on your favorite websites

• Sends blocker message of your choice if you try to go on those sites during study time.