"Whether providing lessons for sick kids or giving parents a weekly update on classroom activities, livestreams and podcasts offer teachers yet another way to connect with their students and families."
"2015 saw a whole load of new apps hit the iOS app store. With standouts like Periscope, livestreaming became one of the biggest trends, as well as GIFs and of course, emoji.
So, if you're looking forward to unwrapping a new iOS device this Christmas, make sure you get some these apps installed to get you off to the best start.
Prefer Android? Check out our top apps of the year here."
"Yesterday I wished my friends could see the beauty of my snowy backyard and I discovered the Meerkat app.
It seems everyone is buzzing about the free app that allows you to connect your iPhone or iPad or iPod Touch camera to Twitter and live stream or schedule the video you shoot real-time to all of your followers. You can shoot videos portrait or landscape and turn the camera on yourself or the scene beyond.
Your live video stream shows up instantly on your followers' Twitter feeds. As folks start to watch, their Twitter profile pictures appear, and you can see and interact with your viewers, Your viewers' tweets to you appear on the screen, allowing you to respond. Followers who have the app get notifications of additions and may watch, comment and interact on the app."