ipads , iphones & apps

IPads, IPhones & AppsFred Nick, Director CSSCR

IPads, IPhones & Apps

What is an IPad?What is it not?What is an IPhone?What is it not?Apps for academic use of the IPad/IPhone.

IPads

What is an IPad? It is:

a sophisticated Internet device. a data entry collection device. a communication device. a modest analysis device. a simulator. book reader. teaching appliance

IPads

What the IPad is not: A telephone. (it can do Skype, etc). A camera. A video chat device. A laptop, desktop or its equivalent. A large external storage device. Max size 68

gigs. A tool for extensive writing, editing or or other

content creation.

IPhone

What is the Iphone? A phone. A camera. A mini IPad which runs a subset of Ipad Apps. A video chat device. A pocket sized web tool. A device simulator: bar code reader, testing

device, remote control, etc.

IPhone

What the IPhone is not: A computer replacement. A good device for extensive reading. A good device for content creation: writing,

drawing etc. An IPad. A good data entry device.

Applications

Apps in general: Inexpensive software for a wide variety of uses. Easily obtainable and upgradable. Often, cutting edge human interface. The future face of day-to-day computing. Where a great deal of creativity and

development is happening.

Apps

Categories of Apps useful for academic work: Security News & Magazines Web Tools Aggregators Book Readers Video Players Mathematical/Calculator Tools Database Note Taking, Info Collection, Cloud Storage

Apps (continued)

Categories of Apps useful for academic work: Writing/Editing Bibliography Presentation Reference Mapping Languages Visualization Virtual Meetings Remote Controls

Security

LastPassFind IPhone/IPadMocha VNC Lite

News & Magazines

CNNNPRPBSLocal TV ( King5, Komo)New YorkerSeattle TimesWall Street Jurnal

News & Magazines (cont.)

The DailyWired

Web Tools

SkypeSkyFirePerfect BrowserSplashTopWordPressGoogle Voice

Aggregators

InstaPaperMakeUseOfSpringPadeHowKnowtilusPulse NewsTED

Aggregators (cont.)

FlipBoardDexignerFLUD NewsNarrativeAP MobileDelicious LibraryAweditorium

Book Readers

IbooksGoogle BooksKindleSave2PDFGoodReaderNeoReaderNook

Book Readers (cont.)

StanzaeReader

Video Players

VideoYouTube CoolirisTrueo Video i.TVEyeTV

Mathematical/Calculator Tools

Space TimeNumbersConvertQuickOffice

Database

FMTouchBento iFormDataFinder InfoFinderRoambi

Note Taking, Info Collection, Cloud

Storage DropBox Evernote Awesome Note Voicenote (Dictation) Audiotorium NoteHub Simplenote Notes Voice2note

Note Taking, Info Collection, Cloud

Storage Memeo Connect Reader

Writing/Editing

PagesDictationQuickOffice InfinoteSimplenoteMyJournal iA Writer

Writing/Editing (cont.)

White BoardMathBotTextExpander

Bibliography

myBibMendeley iSourceLite

Presentation

KeynoteWhiteBoardPenultimateExpeditionMyPointExpedition VGA Browser

Reference

1st Peoples NAMyCongressRoambiM.UWConstitutionDictionaryWikiamo

Reference (Cont.)

WolframArticlesWeatherBugTWC MAX+OERCommons (Education materials)Terminology (Dictionary of Disciplines)

Mapping

Place HistoryBAOArcGISGoogleEarthMapsWorld Atlas

Languages

Free TranslatorTranslation PronunciationWord LensNumerous Tutors…

Visualization

QlikViewRoambi InfofinderDatafinder

Virtual Meetings

CitrixGoToMeetingWebEx

Remote Control

RemoteSplashTopParallelsPocket BluXfinity TV Icontrol AVDSL Remote