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Apps covered in Presentation Icon Title Purpose Cost Android/Blackberry Versions 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 New York” exhibit. Videos on key works and artists, internet connection needed Free Android app available NCMA Rodin Documentary and photos of bronzes done by Rodin Free 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 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 Mindnode Graphic organizer, mind mapper Syncs with mac Can be exported as tiff, PDF, PNG, rtf outline Free $20 for Mindnode pro Thinking space recommended for android users Cogimap and Mindberry recommended for blackberry

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Apps  covered  in  Presentation  

Icon   Title   Purpose   Cost   Android/Blackberry  Versions  

 

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  New  York”  exhibit.    Videos  on  key  works  and  artists,  internet  connection  needed  

Free   Android  app  available  

 

NCMA  Rodin   Documentary  and  photos  of  bronzes  done  by  Rodin   Free    

 

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    

 

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  

 

Mindnode   Graphic  organizer,  mind  mapper  Syncs  with  mac    Can  be  exported  as  tiff,  PDF,  PNG,  rtf  outline  

Free    $20  for  Mindnode  pro  

Thinking  space  recommended  for  android  users  Cogimap  and  Mindberry  recommended  for  blackberry  

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Dropbox   Cloud  storage;  accessible  by  windows,  mac,  mobile  and  Linux  

Free   Android  and  Blackberry  versions  available  

 

iAnnotate   PDF  reader  annotator   $.9.99   Repligo  Reader  for  android  

 

Evernote   “Captures  everything”  note  clipper,  web  clipper,  voice,  texts  

Free.  More  storage  for  a  price  

Android  and  Blackberry  versions  available  

 

Notes   Simple  text  notes,  no  organization,  can  email  or  print   Free  comes  installed    

 

Study  Blue   Create  flashcards  using  text  and  pictures,  track  your  progress,  and  use  the  filter  to  only  study  what  you  don’t  know.  

Free   Android  version  available  

 

Science  360   NSF  funded  access  to  science  and  engineering  images  and  videos,  newsfeed  from  NDF-­‐funded  institutions  

Free   Science  360  radio  app  available,  does  not  seem  to  be  same  as  robust  as  one  for  iPad  

 

Melbourne  Museum  Please  touch  exhibit  

Ability  to  explore  Melbourne  Museums  treasures  and  displays  

Free    

 

LeafSnap   1st  in  a  series  of  electronic  field  guides.    Developed  by  Columbia,  University  of  Maryland  and  the  Smithsonian.    Uses  visual  recognition  software  to  help  identify  trees  from  photos  of  their  leaves  

Free   Android  app  under  development  

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Explorer:  American  Museum  of  Natural  History  

Lost  in  the  museum?    Use  the  GPS  locater  in  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    

Free   Considering  android  app  

 

This  Day  in  History  

Interactive  multimedia  calendar  of  historical  events  developed  by  World  Book  

Free    

 

Nook   Read  books  purchased  from  Barnes  and  Noble   Free   Available  for  android,  windows  and  mac,  but  not  blackberry  

 

Kindle   Read  books  purchased  from  Amazon   Free   Available  for  windows,  mac,  android,  blackberry  and  windows  phone  7  

 

Overdrive   Read  books  lent  from  libraries   Free   Available  for  android  and  blackberry  and  windows  phone    

 

Ziti   Personalized  magazine  learns  what  you  like  to  read  and  delivers  new  material  all  the  time.  

Free   Android  version  available  

 

Red  Laser   Bar  code  reader   Free   Android  version  from  App  Brain  

 

Scan   Bar  code  reader   Free   Android  version  available  QRScan  Now  for  blackberry  

 

Photon   Alternative  to  the  Safari  browser,  but  this  one  supports  Flash  files  

$4.99   `  

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Quick  Office  Pro  

Microsoft  office  for  mobile  devices  Syncs  with  Google  docs,  Dropbox  

14.99   Android  version  available  

 

Numbers   Spreadsheet  program  for  Mac   $9.99   Not  available  

 

Bento   Database  program  for  Mac  Syncs  with  apple  devices  

$4.99   Not  available  

 

Bibion   NYPL  over  700  items  from  the  NYPL  1939-­‐1940  New  York  World’s  Fair  collection    

Free   NYPL  app  available  for  android  and  iPad  but  not  one  specifically  for  this  exhibit  

 

Library  of  Congress  

Virtual  tour  of  the  Library  of  Congress   Free   Android  app  available  

 

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  

Available  in  mobile  website  

 

WorldCat   Search  title  to  find  libraries  near  you  owning  the  title   Free     Available  in  mobile  website  

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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  

 

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  to  animate  personal  photos  and  import  backgrounds  

Free  with  limited  character  and  background  choice.    

Not  available  in  Android,  Puppet  Show  available  for  .99  from  Android  Marketplace  

 

Teacher  Pal   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  

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Flipboard  pages  

Popular  magazine  and  social  media  app   Free   Google  Currents  Social  Magazine  

 

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    

 

Inotes   Text,  photo,  draw,  organize  into  folders,  syncs  to  cloud  or  Dropbox,  can  be  launched  from  Safari  

Lite  version  free  $3.99  

Note  Everything  from  Android  Market  

 

Infinote   To  do  list  or  notes  organized  by  different  bulletin  boards  Fun,  notes  or  lists  can  be  emailed  

$1.99    

 

GoodReads   Great  social  place  for  readers,  can  keep  track  of  books  read,  books  to  read,  can  read  reviews  of  books,  tagging  

Free   Available  for  android  but  not  an  app  for  blackberry,  but  you  could  use  the  mobile  website  on  blackberry  

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Dictionary   Dictionary  and  thesaurus   Free   Available  for  android  and  blackberry  

 

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    

 

American  Folk  Art  Museum  

Commentary  on  the”  Infinite  Variety:  Three  Centuries  of  Red  and  White  Quilts”  museum  layout,  comments  on  650  quilts  all  read  and  white  

Free   Android  app  available  

 

British  Library  19th  Century  Collection  

Access  to  the  library’s  19th  century  book  collection.    Option  to  subscribe  for  $3.00  a  month  will  give  access  to  all  titles  free  or  not  

Free   Android  app  available  

 

Science  Friday  PBS  

NPR  Science  Friday’s  broadcast   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   Explore  the  building  of  the  memorial,  construction  pictures  and  information  on  the  twin  towers  

  Android  app  available  

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Bulls  Run   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  

  Considering  android  apps  

 

TED   App  from  the  popular  website     Android  app  available  

 

Reeder   News  reader     Not  available  for  android,  Google  reader  or  Feedly  suggested  

 

Pulse   News  reader  in  magazine  form     Android  app  available  

 

Early  Edition   News  reader     Not  available  for  android