Today's Demos

Some Resources for Finding Apps

Tools for Enhancing Student Engagement

Video demo: https://youtu.be/dT3aZ5Ph8e8
- On the surface, Poll Everywhere is a simple application that works well for live audiences using mobile devices like phones. People participate by visiting a fast mobile-friendly web page for your event, sending text messages, or using Twitter. Instructions are displayed on-screen. The poll that is embedded within the presentation or web page will update in real time. Advanced uses include texting comments to a presentation, texting questions to a presenter, responding via the web, and SMS interactivity in print, radio, and TV.

www.remind.com/teachers
- Students and parents use the Remind app to get updates from their teachers. Visit one of the app stores and download the app to sign in and view your messages.
- PDF instructions: http://bit.ly/1L1uAjz

How to Create a Google Voice Call Widget and Embed in Blackboard: http://www.jasonrhode.com/gvcallwidgetbb

www.wordle.net
Create WORD CLOUDS based on frequency of word use in chunks of text.
Example 1: Compare two political speeches by creating a Wordle of each speech's top 25 words.
Example 2: Create a Wordle based on your syllabus to give students an idea of the focus of the course.
125 Ways and Counting to Use Wordle in the Classroom from 21st Century Ed Tech

www.showme.com
iPad app for creating video tutorials through screen capture, voice, and still images.
Instructor Sample

ifttt.com
Android and iOS apps that allows you to create "RECIPES" to perform multiple actions (think Macros in Excel or Batch Processing in Photoshop)
IF app recipes run automatically in the background (IF I post a photo to Instagram, THEN save the photo to Dropbox)
DO apps allow you to create recipes to connect the apps you love. Choose from DO Camera, DO Note, or Do Button (For example, DO Button could create a specialized button on your phone to create new events on your calendar)

www.lucidchart.com
Create diagrams that interact from Lucidchart to Google Apps to MS Visio, plus export to standard file formats.
From brainstorming to project management, create diagrams with drag-and-drop, use group chat and comments to communicate, and embed documents.
Sample video: Hey Jude by Lyrical Flowcharts

www.gingerlabs.com
iOS/Mac app for note taking with handwriting, photos, and typed text using multiple colors and fonts.
Zoom in and out; take notes on PDFs
Share with Google Drive, AirDrop, Email, Dropbox
AppChasers Review of Notability (18 minutes...but a good overview)

www.onenote.com
Cross-platform note taking app (compatible with iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Kindle, Chromebook, web, wearables)
Handwriting with fingers or stylus, typing anywhere on a page within a notebook
You can embed practically anything: screen clips, pictures, scanned documents or images, audio and video files, Excel spreadsheets, and even Visio flowcharts
Supports OCR (optical character recognition)
Integrates into Outlook's calendar
Can collaborate with anyone else (like Google Docs)
Includes "napkin math" automatic calculations
Capable of recording audio and video on the fly
Integrated to do list feature and tags
Print to OneNote
Completely free

Versal

Theta

Sample Photo #1 (Sangamon Auditorium lobby)
Sample Photo #2 (UIS campus)
Sample Photo #3 (Inside Sangamon Auditorium)
Sample Videos
- Unprocessed (what the video looks like with standard viewing software)
- Processed (what it looks like with 360-enabled software, or with YouTube's new 360 feature enabled)