Do you live by your calendar? With birthday reminders, meetings, events, and the ability to always be accessible, the modern, mobile calendar is far different than the wall version of old. And to make your mobile calendar even more of an asset, PCWorld recently highlighted 9 ways to make the most of your Google calendar for android and iOS. The list is full of tips and tricks, but also details some of the lesser known features of the mobile version of Google calendar. Here’s the abbreviated list but make sure to check out all the details now!
Recently, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) came out with their 25 Best Apps for Teaching & Learning for 2015. The apps were chosen because they foster innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration.
With the Buncee for Edu app, creating stories is even easier for students. Using audio recordings and libraries of background and stickers, students can create and share anywhere. Also, make sure you check out the buncee blog for loads of ideas for integrating “buncees” into curriculum.
The app is FREE for iOS devices. AASL recommends it for Early Elementary and Middle School students. Check out the “How to create your educational buncee” video below:
Recently, the AASL came out with their 25 Best Apps for Teaching & Learning for 2014. The apps were chosen because they foster innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration.
One of these apps is Brian Cox’s Wonders of Life. AASL says that Brian Cox “will appeal to young students and he presents the information in a way that makes you just sit and watch. You become mesmerized.” The crisp images and 3D capabilities will hold the attention of students while learning science, math, and social studies concepts.
The app is only available for iOS at $4.99 and is recommended for 3rd through 12th graders. Check out the promotional video:
GoodNotes is an app that comes highly recommended by many — especially those in the education field. GoodNotes allows users to take handwritten notes, draw/diagram, mark-up PDFs, and then save it all on a nicely organized “bookshelf”. In addition, GoodNotes allows for easy sharing, page turning, and highlighting. It also automatically saves your work and provides full backup to prevent data loss.
GoodNotes is compatible with iPad and requires iOS 5.0 or later, and is priced at $4.99. Find out more about GoodNotes on its iTunes Preview or at www.goodnotesapp.com
Do you ever find it difficult to find all the news of the day that interests you? Enter Zite!
Zite is a free personalized magazine for your device that automatically learns what you like and gets smarter every time you use it. Zite delivers all the great news, articles, blogs, and videos you want – and helps you discover new stuff that you’ll love. With Zite, you can select your unique interests, and the more you interact with the app, the better it’s able to highlight items that may be of interest to you.
Zite is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. It was just updated December 4, and the newer version requires iOS 6.0. It is also compatible with Android and requires 2.1 and newer.
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Do you live by your calendar? With birthday reminders, meetings, events, and the ability to always be accessible, the modern, mobile calendar is far different than the wall version of old. And to make your mobile calendar even more of an asset, PCWorld recently highlighted 9 ways to make the most of your Google calendar for android and iOS. The list is full of tips and tricks, but also details some of the lesser known features of the mobile version of Google calendar. Here’s the abbreviated list but make sure to check out all the details now!
