1. App Guide
February 2014
Apps covered in workshop
Most descriptions taken from product websites, google play or iTunes
Icon
Title
Purpose
Cost
Nook
Read books purchased from Barnes and
Noble
Free
Kindle
Read books purchased from Amazon
Free
Overdrive
Read books lent from libraries
Free
Google Play Books Read books purchased from Google Books
Free
iBooks
Free
Read books purchased from iTunes
For both IOS/Android
unless listed

2. App Guide
February 2014
Dropbox
Cloud storage; accessible by windows, mac,
mobile and Linux
Free
Google Drive
Cloud storage
Free
Sugar Sync
Cloud storage
free
Quick Office Pro
Microsoft office for mobile devices
Syncs with Google docs, Dropbox
14.99
Numbers
Spreadsheet program for Mac
$9.99
ios
Pages
Word processor for Mac
9.99
ios
GoDocs
Ability to edit Google docs, spreadsheets,
etc. on mobile devices
$4.99

3. App Guide
February 2014
Slide Shark
View and show PowerPoint slides on iPhone
and iPad. Preserves the transitions
free
Mighty Meeting
Presentation and whiteboard sharing
free
Google
Presentation
New version of Google slides
free
Slide Share
Mobile website
ios
free
http://m.slideshare.com
Haiku Deck
Slide creation and presentation app
free
ios
Keynote
Apple presentation app – part of iWork
9.99
ios

4. App Guide
February 2014
Mirror op sender
Allows for wireless connection from android Free
device to monitor or lcd projector
Flipboard pages
Popular magazine and social media app
Free
NetVibes
Monitors social media
free
Feedly
News reader
free
NewsBlur
Social news reader
Pulse
Brings blogs, magazines, social networks
and newspapers into one place
free
Evernote
“Captures everything” note clipper, web
clipper, voice, texts
Free.
More storage for a
price

5. App Guide
February 2014
Khan Academy
Allows for viewing of Khan academy videos
Khan Academy viewer for android
free
Ziti
Personalized magazine learns what you like
to read and delivers new material all the
time.
Free
Google Maps
Mapping app, shows locations street view,
can search for attractions nearby
free
Science 360
NSF funded access to science and
engineering images and videos, newsfeed
from NDF-funded institutions
Free
History Maps of
the world
Nice collection of historical maps – several
companion maps apps – History of Europe,
Asia, Americas - these cost 7.99
free
LeafSnap
1st in a series of electronic field guides.
Free
Developed by Columbia, University of
Maryland and the Smithsonian. Uses visual
recognition software to help identify trees
from photos of their leaves
Came from the dendrology class at Virginia
Free
Tech. Used to be CDs . It contains fact
sheets for 969 woody plants from all over
North America with an in depth description,
range map and thousands of color images of
vTree
Science 360 radio app
available, does not seem
to be same as robust as
one for iPad
ios
Android app under
development
Only Android

6. App Guide
February 2014
leaves, flowers, fruit, twigs, bark and form.
Explorer:
American
Museum of
Natural History
Lost in the museum? Use the GPS locater in Free
this app to help you find your way - will
give turn by turn directions to exhibits along
with visuals of what’s in the museum
Considering android app
Edmodo
Teacher portal allowing students and
teachers to stay connected, check grades
assignments etc.
Free
Assignment
Planner Pro
For the student to keep track of schedule,
assignments, projects etc.
$1.49 or add
supported free
version
Android only
iStudiez Pro
Student planner, cloud sync, interactive
calendar, grades, assignments etc.
9.99
Ios only
Anatomy 4D
Augmented reality interactive anatomy app
free
iAnnotate
PDF reader annotator
$.9.99

7. App Guide
February 2014
IEEE Xplore
These are not apps per se but websites built
for mobile devices.
Free with
subscription
Available in mobile
website
JStor
Digitized print journals, reference source
App free but full text
available with
subscription
Available in mobile
website
Medline
Provides citations and abstracts to
biomedical literature. Full text available
when possible
App, citations,
abstracts and some
full text available
free but more full
text available with
subscription
Search title to find libraries near you owning Free
the title
Available in mobile
website
Ebscohost
Academic reference database
Free with
subscription
Available in mobile
website
Gale – Access my
library college
edition
App from Gale – Access my public library,
Access my school library
Free with
subscription
Android app available
Ted
Mobile version of the Ted Talks website
Free
WorldCat
Available in mobile
website

8. App Guide
February 2014
SnapSeed
Photo editing app
Free
Instagram
Photo sharing
Free
Songza
Play music for your mood- gym, relaxing,
work etc.
Free
Slacker Radio
Customized music along with talk and
sports from ABC, ESPN and more
Free
Pandora
Choose music and radio by genre or create
your own
free
Penultimate
Handwriting app uses gel ink colors. Can
create different notebooks for different
topics, allows for pages to be inserted,
deleted, duplicated or moved to another
notebook
.99
PenSupremacy for Tablets
$1.49

9. App Guide
February 2014
Paper by Fifty
Three
Makes sketching so much easier! Variety of
pen styles and colors, color wash from light
to dark, ability to share through email,
tumblir, facebook, and twitter
Free but can
purchase different
pens
Additional apps (not covered in March 2013 workshop)
Icon
Title
Purpose
Cost
Art HD
Great artists and their masterpieces
Quiz
Create your own gallery of favorites
Free
$5.99 deluxe version
available
Museum of
Modern Art
Highlights of the “Abstracts Expressionist
Free
New York” exhibit. Videos on key works and
artists, internet connection needed
Documentary and photos of bronzes done by Free
Rodin
NCMA Rodin
PaperPort
Notes
Digital note taking tool allows the use of
documents, web content, audio, typed and
handwritten text. Dragon Voice has been
added allowing for voice to text. Cloud
storage
Free
Android/Blackberry
Versions
Android app available

10. App Guide
February 2014
Mindnode
Notes
Graphic organizer, mind mapper
Syncs with mac
Can be exported as tiff, PDF, PNG, rtf outline
Free
Thinking space
$20 for Mindnode pro recommended for android
users
Cogimap and Mindberry
recommended for
blackberry
Simple text notes, no organization, can email Free comes installed
or print
Study Blue
Create flashcards using text and pictures,
Free
track your progress, and use the filter to only
study what you don’t know.
Android version available
Melbourne
Museum
Please touch
exhibit
Red Laser
Ability to explore Melbourne Museums
treasures and displays
Free
Bar code reader
Free
Android version from App
Brain
Scan
Bar code reader
Free
Photon
Alternative to the Safari browser, but this
one supports Flash files
$4.99
Android version available
QRScan Now for
blackberry
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11. App Guide
February 2014
Bento
Database program for Mac
Syncs with apple devices
$4.99
Not available
Bibion
NYPL over 700 items from the NYPL 19391940 New York World’s Fair collection
Free
Library of
Congress
Virtual tour of the Library of Congress
Free
NYPL app available for
android and iPad but not
one specifically for this
exhibit
Android app available
Facetime
Allows for video calls to other Apple devices
Free
Skype
Doodle
Buddy
Finger painting without the mess, allows
students to practice numbers letters
drawing, includes stamps, draw with friends!
Free
Paintjoy
Rocket Math
Practice games for elementary math facts.
99 cents
Math Number game
Zcrazy math
Puppet Pals
Allow students to create and animate
puppet shows. You can record and save
shows
Director’s Pass for 2.99 adds more
backgrounds and characters and allows you
Free with limited
character and
background choice.
Not available in Android,
Puppet Show available for
.99 from Android
Marketplace

12. App Guide
February 2014
Teacher Pal
to animate personal photos and import
backgrounds
Personal organizer for teachers, seating
charts, tracks attendance, grades and
behavior
Free
Teacher Aide Lite available
from Android marketplace
iThoughts
Mind mapping tool for iPad and iPhone
$9.99
MindMeister or Mindmaps
available in android
Instapaper
Save web pages for reading later
Browse articles your friends are reading
$4.99
InstaFetch Pro
Send to Instapaper
Other Apps not covered in the presentation
Icon
Title
Purpose
Cost
Android/Blackberry
Versions
Notetaker HD
Captures handwriting, allows a zoom to
accommodate larger stylus
Exports as PDF and can be emailed
Can be organized into folders
$4.99
Android – handwriting by
Dato

13. App Guide
February 2014
Inotes
Text, photo, draw, organize into folders,
syncs to cloud or Dropbox, can be launched
from Safari
To do list or notes organized by different
bulletin boards
Fun, notes or lists can be emailed
Lite version free
$3.99
GoodReads
Great social place for readers, can keep track
of books read, books to read, can read
reviews of books, tagging
Free
Dictionary
Dictionary and thesaurus
Free
iClassics
Classical Music discovery tool
Choose by mood or composer or genre
Free
Groovebug
Scans your music library and creates a “fluid
interactive magazine for each individual
artist”
Free
Steinway
Etude
Learn the piano fingerings for songs some
sheet music free and some for purchase
Free
Infinote
Note Everything from
Android Market
$1.99
Available for android but
not an app for blackberry,
but you could use the
mobile website on
blackberry
Available for android and
blackberry

14. App Guide
February 2014
American Folk Commentary on the” Infinite Variety: Three
Art Museum
Centuries of Red and White Quilts” museum
layout, comments on 650 quilts all read and
white
British Library Access to the library’s 19th century book
19th Century
collection. Option to subscribe for $3.00 a
Collection
month will give access to all titles free or not
Free
Android app available
Free
Android app available
Science Friday NPR Science Friday’s broadcast
PBS
Free
Android app available
Garden
Need help with your garden? Over 2000
species includes common and botanical
names; includes pests, guides and journal
$2.99
9/11
Memorial
Reeder
Explore the building of the memorial,
construction pictures and information on the
twin towers
Part of a series developed by the History
Associates and Civil War Trust with a grant
from VDOT. To encourage tourism in Virginia
will highlight all Virginia Civil War battle
grounds
News reader
Pulse
News reader in magazine form
Bull Run
Android app available
Considering android apps
Not available for android,
Google reader or Feedly
suggested
Android app available

15. App Guide
February 2014
Early Edition
News reader
Not available for android