General+Apps

=Air Sketch Free:=
 * no account needed**
 * Purpose:** A virtual SMART board when used with a blue tooth compatible projector.
 * Review: ** The free version of this app allows the iPad to be a drawing pad for a virtual SMART board. However, it only offers a black marker tool. This app may also be used as a document camera for PDF documents and presentations. The biggest drawback to this app is that it must be used with a blue tooth compatible (wireless) projector. We do not have any wireless projectors at CRHS at this time.

= BrainPOP Featured Movie:=
 * no account needed**
 * Purpose:** Watch a different animated movie every day and test your new knowledge with an interactive quiz.
 * Review: ** A different animated movie, about 5 mins. in length, each day for free viewing. After viewing, students may take a short quiz based on the information presented. After viewing, there are options to view other short movies in areas of science, social studies, english, math, arts & music, health and engineering and technology. Note: some content is unavailable only with license purchasing.

=Card Sorting:= **Review**: Build your own “deck” of terms and categorize based on four criteria. It is fairly simple to build the deck and easy for students to manipulate and sort vocabulary terms for any content area.
 * no account needed**
 * Purpose:** This app allows the categorization of information.

=Dropbox=
 * Accounts are need for this app (gmail is also needed) **


 * Purpose of app: ** This is great replacement for flashdrive.
 * Review: ** If students are completing work on the ipads or computer they can transfer it to other computers using this app. You just simply drag your work into the dropbox and it can be accessed from any computer. The folders can even be shared with the teacher so work can be turned in online without the need for a printer.

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=**Evernote**=
 * Accounts are need for this app (gmail is also needed) **


 * Purpose of app: ** This is a great app for taking notes through writing, photographing, or internet searches and storing them. You can create reminders, lists, or just notes. This app is available on all devices so these notes can be shared across all electronic devices.


 * Review: ** Use this with seniors if you have a free day! This is a great resource for students planning on attending further education. You can compile photos with your notes and then search for them later. So a student can take a picture of notes a teacher makes and add their own notes to it. They can also create separate notebooks for each class to help keep their notes organized. If you encourage students to use phones this is also a valuable app for them to learn to start using to store their notes. This can become especially powerful when combined with Evernote Peek.

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= Evernote Peek=
 * Accounts are need for this app (gmail is also needed) **


 * Purpose of app: ** This app works with Evernote to turn notes into quizzes. You flip one flap of the Ipad up to view the question. Then flip the rest of the flaps up to view the answer. It basically turns your notes that you made in Evernote into notecards for studying.


 * Review: ** This would have to be used in a two day activity. The first day the students can create their notes in Evernote. The next day they can create the notecards and in Evernote Peek and study. This may seem pointless, but using technology engages the students and exposes them to technology.

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= Glogster=
 * Both a teacher and student account are required**
 * Purpose:** To view and create online interactive posters
 * Review:** Students can search for existing glogs on a particular topic. These glogs have imbedded photos and youtube videos. I’m not sure if or how these are screened. I did come across some potentially inappropriate photos and language. Also, I had a problem with the appwhen I clicked “MyGlogster” or “More” or “Upload.” It appears this app may still be in the testing phase, and it does not appear that you can create a glogster using the app just yet. (Maybe that is through one of the links that kept closing the app for me.) As of now, I would probably suggest using the Glogster website on computers rather than using the app.

= Google Earth=
 * no account needed**
 * Purpose:** View satellite images of Earth
 * Review:** Students can view aerial satellite images of any location on Earth. Some larger cities have links to information about that city (albeit on Wikipedia). Some locations also have photographs taken by other users of Google Earth (may or may not be censored... I’m not sure). The touch screen is very sensitive, so students may search to find something only to have it quickly turned upside down or zoomed back out, etc. Unlike google Earth on the computer, it does not appear to give latitude and longitude for particular locations. This app would be useful for geography, investigating topography of land or the bottom of the ocean, biomes, or historical landmarks. It could have interesting uses in cultural studies as well.

**Google Search**
 * no account needed**
 * Purpose:** To search the internet
 * Review:** This app has the exact same functionality as Google search in your normal web browser.



=** Socrative (Teacher/Student Clicker): **=


 * Note: ** Teacher Account Needed

**Purpose**: The purpose of these apps are to provide an electronic option for teachers to collect data on student responses to given questions. As students answer the given questions, the results are compiled for you through your account. Students can answer anonymously or by giving their name. It would be most beneficial for a warm-up or exit pass activity.

**Review**: The teacher would need to set up an account however the students would not. The account does not need to be managed through the IPad. Teachers and students can use the socrative websites as well to achieve the same purpose as the App. This is a great resource for quick formative assessments in the classroom.

Website: [|www.socrative.com]

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =** TED ** (Technology Entertainment Design) =

**Purpose**: This app takes you to a collection of videos of different speakers at different conferences. You can search by tag (topic) or speaker to find a collection of videos that may be beneficial for your classroom.

**Review:** These videos could be great current event topics. The teacher would need to peruse the videos to classify the topics that would be beneficial for his/her particular classroom. TED is not confined to the IPad. Videos can be viewed through the website as well.

Website: [|www.ted.com]

=** Top Notes **=


 * Partial App **

**Purpose**: This app allows students to take notes, sketch, or use graph paper similar to if they were using a whiteboard. **Review:** This app would be great for graphing in any math classroom. If the app is upgraded you can then upload any notes you take.