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Appy Hour: J. Marie Roberts, M. Ed. Meridian Community College Meridian, Mississippi Where the Best Applications Are Served Neat #2016fantastech
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Appy Hour:
J. Marie Roberts, M. Ed.Meridian Community College
Meridian, Mississippi
Where the Best Applications
Are Served Neat
#2016fantastech
The #411 J. Marie Roberts, M. Ed.
Director of Recruiting & Campus Life
Why Appy Hour?
App use in the higher educational field are the future of technological integration for student engagement and retention.
MERIDIANCOMMUNITY COLLEGE
#2016fantastech
Most popular app for 2015?
Most popular app ever?
Most frequently used app?
Your favorite app?
POP QUIZ (OPEN DISCUSSION)
1) Messenger 4) FB 5) IG
1) iOS Free: FB / Paid: Angry Birds 2) Android Free: Google Drive / Paid: Candy Crush
Google Maps
TOO POOR FOR LIMES AND COCONUTS
• Why Appy Hour?:• Need for professional development that wasn’t boring• Something that faculty could utilize in online, traditional, and hybrid classrooms• Be good steward for institution (all primary apps are free),• And who doesn’t love Jimmy Buffett?
• What do I look for in useful apps?:
• Classroom management support
• Useful collaboration tools
• Quality content creation
• Flipped classroom supplements
• Things that make life easier
“MOBILE” PLATFORMS The holy trinity of online learning — content/lecture,
discussion, assessment — doesn’t translate well to smartphones.
• Navigating content (smartphone browsers have smaller screens & buttons, longer load times, etc.)
• Discussion (prove your point in ~140 characters or less)
• Time (smartphone users’ sessions are currently 3x longer when they’re using apps vs. browsing websites)
CO-EXISTING / SUPPLEMENTAL SITES
• LMS’s are trying … they just are not quite there, yet.
• Higher Ed apps tend to focus on course selection or scheduling or finding your way around campus.
• Peripheral learning experience (ie: med vocab dictionary)
FILL IT TO THE BRIM [STORAGE & BACKUP SOLUTIONS]
Dropbox:
OneDrive & Google Drive:
• OneDrive (iOS) 500MB for every friend / 3GB for mobile camera roll / storage top out 20GB / fetch files feature
• Google Drive 15GB of free storage / Google-verse sync / real-time collaboration
Similar Apps:
Amazon Cloud
Spideroak
iCloud (iOS)
• 2GB of storage free / 500MB of additional free storage for each friend - 16GB limit / social media links = more storage / storage top out 18GB
• Secure: two-step authentication
GARNISH IT [SAVE THE ENRICHMENT]
Readability:
Pocket:
• Tag articles for easier browsing / “Top Reads" list feature / beautiful interface / works with Pulse, Reeder, Flipboard, Tweetbot, Longofm, and iCab Mobile
• Bookmark and read it later / save from Pulse, Flipboard, the Onion, etc. / browser extensions for Firefox, Chrome, and Safari, and a bookmarklet / save-by-email function / save embedded video in any article
Similar App:
Instapaper ($)
EVERYBODY GETS A LITTLE UMBRELLA [COLLABORATION TOOLS]
Trello:
Twoodo:
• Create boards to organize anything / live collaborate on projects / use Trello cards to list ideas and arrange on boards / checklists to keep track of to-dos / photos and videos
• Organize your team using simple #hashtags as you type / Twitter-like language / email-friendly / #todo = create a task / @name = mention someone / conversations turn into actionable lists and notes
Similar Apps:
Hangouts
SyncSpace Free
VidoPop/FreeFlow
MIX AND MINGLE [FEEDBACK YOU’RE REALLY LOOKING FOR]
Polls Online:
Responseware:
• Get feedback from a mobile-friendly web page, via text, or with Twitter / embed your poll and get real-time updates
• Turns mobile devices into a virtual clicker / respond to interactive questions with any web-enabled device including smartphones and tablets / immediately transfers selections to polling software.
Similar Apps:
Socrative
PageSend
THE HOLE IN THE WALL [APPS YOU DIDN’T EVEN REALIZE YOU WANTED]
EasyBib:
Remind:
• Create accurate citations in seconds by scanning a book bar code or by typing the name of a book / build and manage your works cited / email your citations and then export your citations
• Safely interact with students about important classroom information / subscribers sign up as and choose to receive messages by text, email, or in the app.
Similar Apps:
TED
WhatWasThere
(iOS only)
THE SHIRLEY TEMPLES [APPS FOR YOUR STUDENTS]
StudyBlue:
My HomeworkPlanner:
• Make study sets and add recommended content as you create flashcards / quiz yourself, track your progress and set reminders to study / select the study mode -flipping flashcards or using review sheets.
• Sync homework / organizer & planner / homework widget / class schedule / homework calendar
Similar Apps:
IFTTT
Rescue Time
Duolingo
AFTER HOURS [KICK BACK AND ENJOY THE “APPY” LIFE]
Instagram:
9GAG:
Facebook:
LinkedIn Pulse:
Poynt:
Pandora:
iFunny:
FastCustomer:
Appy Hour:
J. Marie Roberts, M. Ed.Meridian Community College
Meridian, Mississippi
Where the Best Applications
Are Served Neat
#2016fantastech
