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Attendance2 – DAVE256 APPS

Attendance is a universal iPhone/Touch/iPad application. It allows you to take and keep attendance records. Its main intended use is for teachers to keep track of records for their classes, but it can also be used for meetings and group gatherings.  Attendance runs on iOS 5.0 and higher on the iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone. Link [...]

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OAKS – Dropbox Grader App

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The Desire2Learn (OAKS) Assignment Grader app allows faculty to use their iPads to grade assignments and submit them directly into the OAKS Dropbox.  In addition to adding the grade and text comments, faculty can also leave an audio and/or video comment and annotate on the original submission. Text Tutorial Link: http://goo.gl/9EXVw Video Tutorial:  http://lemon.cofc.edu/tlttraining/OAKS_GraderApp.m4v Application: Desire2Learn [...]

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Using Guided Access on the iPad

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Guided access is an accessibility feature on the newest upgrade to iOS 6.0 for the iPad.  Also referred to as “kid mode”, Guided Access allows you to lock your iPad into a certain application and limit the functionality of that application to certain areas if you would like. Tutorial Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IPeN_aSxMBk9jP5suYmxjkn2iP5T8EbVieu-6f2RyXQ/edit  Application: Guided Access for iPad [...]

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Evernote

Evernote ” family of producst help you remeber and act upon ideas, projects and experiences across all the computers, phones and tablets you use”.  From Evernote.com Tutorial Link:  Evernote Uses: Capture, organize, and find information across multiple platforms.  Users can take notes, clip webpages, snap photos using mobile phones, create to-dos, and record audio. Tutorial [...]

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Halftone – turn your images into comics

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Halftone turns your photos into unique, vintage comics that friends and family will love! More than a simple “photo filter” app, Halftone makes it easy to add paper styles, captions, speech balloons, graphic stamps, and fonts (including built-in comic fonts). Your final image can be sent via e-mail, uploaded directly to Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr, [...]

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Creating Comics using Halftone and Pic Stitch

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This tutorial will cover how to take photos from your Camera Roll to create a comic book look using Halftone (.99) then placing those comic images in a comic strip layout using Pic Stitch (free) all on your iPad.  A comic page is made up of individual cells or images. Each cell will be created [...]

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Side-by-Side: multi-window iPad browser

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Side by Side is a multiple-window reader/browser with offline reading and note taking capabilities. It turns the iPad into multiple resizable reading devices working in parallel. You can browse webpages, download files, read documents, or take notes on each split screen. When reading something on the iPad, e.g. a webpage or a PDF document, you [...]

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Side-by-Side iPad Browser

screenshot of side-by-side showing two browser windows and a notes window

Side by Side is a multiple-window reader/browser with offline reading and note taking capabilities. It turns the iPad into multiple resizable reading devices working in parallel. You can browse webpages, download files, read documents, or take notes on each split screen. When reading something on the iPad, e.g. a webpage or a PDF document, you [...]

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Popplet: Mind Mapping App

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Popplet is a platform for your ideas. Popplet’s super simple interface allows you to move at the speed of your thoughts. With Popplet you can capture your ideas, sort them visually, and collaborate with others in realtime. Quickly and easily!  Popplet comes in a free and paid variety.  The free version allows you to create [...]

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Popplet Idea Mapping Software

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Popplet is an idea or mind mapping application that is super simple and easy to use. It allows the user to put all their ideas into one place, then rearrange them and make connections to help them visualize the bigger picture.  Its collaboration feature allows groups to work collaboratively on one idea map easily and [...]

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