Abbreviated version of the "So Many Apps, So Little Time - 101612" Presentation given during Apple sponsored "iPads in the NYCDOE" event held at the United Federation of Teachers headquarters in New York CIty. This version contains fewer screenshots & app walkthroughs but covers the same apps as the full presentation...

1. Chris Casal
Technology Coordinator/Teacher
P. S. 10 Brooklyn (15K010)
ccasal@ps10.org
Twitter: @mr_casal
So Many Apps, So Little
Time
Apple’s iPad in the NYCDOE - 10/16/12
http://goo.gl/Z1TdS

2. PS 10 iPads, virtually speaking...
http://ps10ipads.wikispaces.com

3. AppShopper
Search for apps
see price changes
create wish lists
read reviews
App - $free

4. Benefits
Keep track of apps of interest
Wish List gives you alerts to price changes
Keep track of apps you have
“Have It” list allows you to quickly catalog what you
own
as you download more & more this becomes very
handy
Free app that tells you when other apps go free (or on
sale)

5. GoodReader
View almost any file format
Search the web within the app and download files
directly
Annotate PDF files with typewriter, shapes, and
freehand tools
great for “paperless” form signing, running records,
etc.
App - $4.99

6. Benefits
Go paperless
running records
conference notes
classroom forms
All “paperwork” digitized & always at your fingertips

7. Customizable
Use personalized forms
Import any PDF files you want to annotate and keep
out of the traditional file cabinet
Use Microsoft Word or Apple’s Pages to export text
files as PDFs for annotation
go “paperless” with all your existing documents

8. Paperless rubrics...
A tutorial created for the staff of PS 10
Downloadable from PS10iPads

9. GoodReader
View almost any file format
Search the web within the app and download files
directly
Annotate PDF files with typewriter, shapes, and
freehand tools
great for “paperless” form signing, running records,
etc.
App - $4.99

10. The Usual Questions
What is the best way to get in touch with you?
How can I contact with questions?
Can I call you?
Do you give out your cell phone number?
Can I call you at home?

11. Google Voice
Part of Google Apps
Google Apps for Education
Part of GMail
Free
calls outside of US have fee

12. Google Voice
Ties a local phone number to your email & forwards
calls to any phone you choose
Allows you to give out a number that isn’t your
personal number
Can be changed or deleted at any time
Communicate via an iOS device

13. Common Core

14. iPad Resources
iTunes U
Apps
free to expensive
some state specific

15. iTunes U
Built in feature of the iPad
Free courses downloaded directly to your iPad
State are developing their own courses & PD programs
delivered via iTunes U
California, Arkansas, Tennessee among the most
prolific

16. iOS Apps
Common Core Standards - free
overview of standard Common Core Standards & Tasks
Common Core Look-fors - $2.99
app for administrators doing observations with Common
Core in mind
good resource for teachers too
State specific
New York & California

17. Common Core Standards
Free
All Math & ELA standards
Math Traditional
Math Integrated
ELA
College & Career Readiness (CCR) Anchors
Simple, easy to use, overview of the core standards
Developed by MasteryConnect as companion app for their web-
based instructional solution

18. CCL4s
Common Core Look Fors
ELA, Math & Technology (ISTE)
$2.99
Aligned to Common Core Standards
Include photos & video with observation
Email observations directly from app
Developer very active & responsive on Twitter -
@RSaints

19. iPad Browsers
Safari is Apple’s own
it is the default
not possible to change the “default browser”
Browser alternatives abound
free, cheap, and expensive
Download some & find the ones with features that best
suit your needs

21. Browsers (alphabetical, not preferential, order)
Atomic - free for “Lite” or $0.99 for “Full”
Chrome - free - Google’s iOS browser
Diigo - free - formerly called iChromy
Dolphin - free
iCab Mobile - $1.99
Mercury - free for “Lite” or $0.99 for “Pro”
Opera - free
Snowbunny - free
Terra - free

22. Chrome
Free
Google’s iOS version of their desktop browser
Same features on iOS as in desktop
sign-in
syncing
viewing other devices
If you are a Google fan, a Google Apps user, or just someone
with a GMail account, this is a must have

23. Diigo Browser
Free
Diigo, the social bookmarking site’s browser
Extremely customizable
Excellent integration with Diigo, Twitter, etc
Annotate webpages within the browser
Identify as other platforms
If you are a Diigo user this is a great browser.
Before Google released Chrome for iOS, the Diigo Browser was
the closest thing to the desktop version of Chrome

24. iCabMobile
$1.99 - worth the expense
Tons of customization options
Key features
download YouTube videos to Photos app
upload downloaded files to websites such as DropItTo.me
Very robust and extremely customizable browser

25. Rover
Rover
Free
bills itself as “browser for education”
lots of pre-loaded educational sites
Plays Flash

26. Browsers
Many options beyond Safari
don’t be afraid to try a lot
don’t be afraid to use more than one within your workflow
My preference
iCab for customization, integration, ability to download & upload (especially
YouTube)
Chrome - most natural fit for Google users
Diigo - longest use aside from Safari, very comfortable with functions,
abilities, and ease of use
If tons of customization isn’t for you
Snowbunny, Opera, Terra

27. Splashtop
2 main apps
Remote Desktop - $4.99
Whiteboard - $19.99
Essentially VNC (Virtual Network Control) apps with
varying levels of functionality

28. Splashtop Remote Desktop
Control your
computer remotely
easy setup via IP
address of
computer name
free desktop app
Splashtop Streamer
makes connecting a
snap

29. Streamer
Free download
companion
software for your
desktop
facilitates
connection
between iOS
device & full OS

30. Keep in mind
Remote Desktop is literally a remote control of your
computer
Not an Interactive White Board replacement
control your IWB remotely from your iPad
use WITH your IWB, not instead of
not a replacement, an enhancement
Access your desktop anywhere on your network
depending on your district’s firewall, you might be
able to access your computer from home

31. Splashtop
$4.99 is well worth the expense to take full advantage
of the mobility of the iPad
the iPad isn’t a replacement of other technology items,
it is an enhancement, a value added item
your whiteboard is a focal point of your classroom,
but now you don’t have to be at it to use it

32. Keynote
Apple’s version of PowerPoint
Designed specifically for iPad to most closely mimic the
desktop version
Pricey, but regarded as one of the better productivity
apps on the market
App - $9.99

33. Benefits
Create presentations directly on iPad
small learning curve
most desktop elements exist in app
Variety of export options
Email, print, upload to WebDAV, etc
Export as PDF or PowerPoint in addition to Keynote
Create high quality presentations on your iPad just as you
would from a laptop or desktop with the added functionality
of mobility and onboard camera for instant images

34. Keynote - the app
Very robust
import existing presentations or create new ones
export as Keynote, PowerPoint, or PDF
almost every feature of the desktop version
charts, graphs, insert media, animations, transitions
What it doesn’t have...
haven’t found anything missing that I’ve needed

35. Navigating Apps that Enhance
Instruction
6/7/12
This 16 slide
presentation
made 100% in
Keynote on an
iPad

36. Agenda
• Keeping track of apps
• Keeping track of discounts
• Paid apps
• Free apps
• Confer

37. AppShopper
• Free
• Search apps & add to wish list
• Keep track of app discounts
• Great way to save money on quality paid
apps

38. App knowledge options
• Similar to AppShopper:
• Discovr Apps - $1.99 - search & wish lists
• AppAdvice - free - reviews & app suggestions
• AppStart - free - great tutorial on basics of iPads
• AppsGoneFree - free - daily freebie updates

39. Paid apps
• Put AppShopper to use and add these to your wish
list:
• McGraw Hill - apps across their publishing
spectrum - $0.99 - $1.99
• WikiView or WikiNodes - elegant, visual ways to
search Wikipedia - $1.99 each
• My Story: Bookmaker for Kids - simple app for
creating book using pictures & text - $1.99

40. Free apps
• Google
• Fotopedia
• Skitch
• Common Core

41. Google
• Google
• The basic Google app allows you to log in and access all Google
products in one place (including Google Docs & level sheets)

42. Google
• Google Earth
• Great for visual discussion of
locations
• Layers include detailed photos of
locations, transit stops, related
Wikipedia entries, etc
• Google Translate
• Written translation of over 60
languages
• Audio translation of 19 languages

43. Fotopedia
• High resolution pictures of UNESCO World
Heritage sites, National Parks, Women of the
World, Burma, Paris, Morocco...

44. Skitch
• From the makers of Evernote
• Draw on maps, screenshots, photos, etc...

45. Skitch

46. Skitch
• Customize maps, pictures, web pages and
more with custom annotations
• A great way to add visual call-outs to existing
material
• Skitch also available for the Mac

47. Common Core
• Lists all standards & tasks

48. Common Core
• Lists all standards & tasks

49. Common Core
• Lists all standards & tasks

50. Confer

51. Storia
Scholastic app
5 free books
Allows highlighting & note taking within books
Create various shelves for different students/activities
Purchase additional books

52. Contact
Christopher M. Casal
Technology Teacher/Coordinator
P. S. 10 (15K010)
Email: ccasal@ps10.org
Twitter: @mr_casal
Diigo: mrcasal
ps10ipads.wikispaces.com
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