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CULINARY ARTS ................................................................................................... MyMetro App This free app isn’t just a recipe book. It also allows users to make interactive grocery lists and check out food coupons and flyers. Free (iOS) How to Cook Everything How to Cook Everything contains thou- sands of recipes and detailed instruction. It also includes a timer in the app itself to ensure a perfect cooking time. $9.99 (iOS) DANCE ................................................................................................... 8Counts An app that allows you to organize and make notes on choreography on the go. $0.99 (iOS) GRAPHIC DESIGN ................................................................................................... Brief Buddy Invaluable assistance on working with some- times challenging creative briefs. $2.99 (iOS) & $3.07 (Android) Behance Creative Portfolio Download your Behance work to your de- vice to show it off even when offline. Free (iOS) Paper A beautiful basic sketching application. Free, in-app purchases available (iOS) BUSINESS .......................................................................................... iCurrency Pad A currency converter with a wide range of extra features and a professional, visually ap- pealing interface design. $0.99 (iOS) Bloomberg Your one-stop shop for business news from the massive Bloomberg network. Free (iOS, Android, Blackberry, Samsung, Windows Phone, Nokia) CONSTRUCTION ................................................................................................... FingerCAD A tool for technical drawing on the go. $5.99 (iOS) Architect’s Formulator Tons of formulas and calculation tools for plan- ning materials, structure, and more. $9.99 (iOS) FASHION .......................................................................................... Shopstyle Search for different clothing items from hun- dreds of fashion site. Free (iOS) Stylebook Add photos of your clothing or designs to plan outfits from your device. $3.99 (iOS) Dropbox/Google Drive Never forget an important file at home again: keep your files on the cloud. Free (iOS & Android) LinkedIn Network with colleagues and look for job postings tailored to your skills. Free (iOS & Android) CalenMob Sync your Google Calendar to your device. Free (iOS) Pocket Found an article you like but have no time to read it? Save it to Pocket for later enjoyment. Free (iOS & Android) Evernote Take notes, make checklists, then sync them across your devices for maximum productivity. Free (iOS & Android) Adobe Reader Open up PDFs on the go. Free (iOS & Android) Official George Brown App This app is great for navigating the school, accessing secure login schedules and grades, important contact information, social media, and library services. Free (iOS & Android) Catchup ‘CATCHUP’ is a new location-based alumni networking and recruitment platform being developed by a GBC student. It aims to help students and young graduates in finding refer - ral jobs, internships and business opportuni- ties through their school network. CATCHUP is in private testing mode. Follow its launch at @ lets_catchup. NURSING ........................................................................................... NurseTabs: Fundamentals Included in this app are step-by- step instructions on a wide variety of standard nursing procedures. $9.99 (iOS & Android) Nursing Central Access to information from a database of thousands of drugs, a medical dictionary, and the MEDLINE/PubMed database. Free (iOS, Android & Blackberry) PERSONAL TRAINER (NM) ......................................................................................... Bit Timer A simple interval timer with an easy-to- use, appealing interface. $0.99 (iOS) Instant Heart Rate Use your device to measure your clients’ heart rates. Amazing! Free (iOS, Android) THEATRE ......................................................................................... iPerform Keep track of auditions and contacts, as well as related finances and bookings. Free (iOS & Android) ASL (CHECK NAME) .......................................................................................... ASL Video Flashcards While it is useful primarily for beginners, this app does a good job of teaching es- sential words and phrases to communi- cate with deaf family and friends. $1.99 (iOS) $2.99 (Android) DENTIST (NAME) .......................................................................................... Dentistry ProConsult Designed for students, this app is intended to be used for review of dental procedures. Free (iOS & Android) PHYSICAL THERAPY .......................................................................................... Muscle and Bone Anatomy 3D This 3D tool will allow you to show your cli- ents exactly where their injuries are. $4.99 (iOS & Android) ESL .......................................................................................... Busuu A language-learning app equipped with thousands of words. Free (iOS & Android) SpeakingPal English Tutor This app focuses on improving speech by using the device’s microphone. Free (iOS & Android) Voxy Games and quizzes make this app a fun way to work on English. Free (iOS & Android) PROGRAM-SPECIFIC APPS GREAT APPS FOR STUDENTS We’ve assembled this list to help you load up your mobile device with apps designed to help support your learning, whether it be for your specific program or for keeping all of your work together and on-track. INFOGRAPHIC: SAMANTHA BULLIS/THE DIALOG

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CULINARY ARTS...................................................................................................

MyMetro AppThis free app isn’t just a recipe book. It also allows users to make interactive grocery lists and check out food coupons and flyers. Free (iOS)

How to Cook EverythingHow to Cook Everything contains thou-sands of recipes and detailed instruction. It also includes a timer in the app itself to ensure a perfect cooking time. $9.99 (iOS)

DANCE...................................................................................................

8CountsAn app that allows you to organize and make notes on choreography on the go.$0.99 (iOS)

GRAPHIC DESIGN...................................................................................................

Brief BuddyInvaluable assistance on working with some-times challenging creative briefs.$2.99 (iOS) & $3.07 (Android)

Behance Creative PortfolioDownload your Behance work to your de-vice to show it off even when offline.Free (iOS)

PaperA beautiful basic sketching application.Free, in-app purchases available (iOS)

BUSINESS..........................................................................................

iCurrency PadA currency converter with a wide range of extra features and a professional, visually ap-pealing interface design.$0.99 (iOS)

BloombergYour one-stop shop for business news from the massive Bloomberg network. Free (iOS, Android, Blackberry, Samsung, Windows Phone, Nokia)

CONSTRUCTION...................................................................................................

FingerCADA tool for technical drawing on the go.$5.99 (iOS)

Architect’s FormulatorTons of formulas and calculation tools for plan-ning materials, structure, and more. $9.99 (iOS)

FASHION..........................................................................................

ShopstyleSearch for different clothing items from hun-dreds of fashion site.Free (iOS)

StylebookAdd photos of your clothing or designs to plan outfits from your device.$3.99 (iOS)

Dropbox/Google DriveNever forget an important file at home again: keep your files on the cloud. Free (iOS & Android)

LinkedInNetwork with colleagues and look for job postings tailored to your skills.Free (iOS & Android)

CalenMobSync your Google Calendar to your device.Free (iOS)

PocketFound an article you like but have no time to read it? Save it to Pocket for later enjoyment. Free (iOS & Android)

EvernoteTake notes, make checklists, then sync them across your devices for maximum productivity. Free (iOS & Android)

Adobe ReaderOpen up PDFs on the go. Free (iOS & Android)

Official George Brown AppThis app is great for navigating the school, accessing secure login schedules and grades, important contact information, social media, and library services.Free (iOS & Android)

Catchup‘CATCHUP’ is a new location-based alumni networking and recruitment platform being developed by a GBC student. It aims to help students and young graduates in finding refer-ral jobs, internships and business opportuni-ties through their school network. CATCHUP is in private testing mode. Follow its launch at @lets_catchup.

NURSING...........................................................................................

NurseTabs: FundamentalsIncluded in this app are step-by-step instructions on a wide variety of standard nursing procedures. $9.99 (iOS & Android)

Nursing CentralAccess to information from a database of thousands of drugs, a medical dictionary, and the MEDLINE/PubMed database. Free (iOS, Android & Blackberry)

PERSONAL TRAINER (NM).........................................................................................

Bit TimerA simple interval timer with an easy-to-use, appealing interface.$0.99 (iOS)

Instant Heart RateUse your device to measure your clients’ heart rates. Amazing!Free (iOS, Android)

THEATRE.........................................................................................

iPerformKeep track of auditions and contacts, as well as related finances and bookings.Free (iOS & Android)

ASL (CHECK NAME)..........................................................................................

ASL Video FlashcardsWhile it is useful primarily for beginners, this app does a good job of teaching es-sential words and phrases to communi-cate with deaf family and friends.$1.99 (iOS) $2.99 (Android)

DENTIST (NAME)..........................................................................................

Dentistry ProConsultDesigned for students, this app is intended to be used for review of dental procedures.Free (iOS & Android)

PHYSICAL THERAPY..........................................................................................

Muscle and Bone Anatomy 3DThis 3D tool will allow you to show your cli-ents exactly where their injuries are.

$4.99 (iOS & Android)

ESL..........................................................................................

BusuuA language-learning app equipped with thousands of words.Free (iOS & Android)

SpeakingPal English TutorThis app focuses on improving speech by using the device’s microphone. Free (iOS & Android)

VoxyGames and quizzes make this app a fun way to work on English. Free (iOS & Android)

PROGRAM-SPECIFIC APPS

GREAT APPS FOR STUDENTS

We’ve assembled this list to help you load up your mobile device with apps designed to help support

your learning, whether it be for your specific program or for keeping all of your work

together and on-track.

INFOGRAPHIC: SAMANTHA BULLIS/THE DIALOG