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"The ultimate app for iBeacon developers and enthusiasts. Manage, detect and range beacon sensors around you. Create multiple regions and define actions that can be triggered when you enter or leave them. It works with any beacon sensor, such as Estimote™, StickNFind™, Radius Networks™ or another iOS device. Download it from the App Store. "

Tomorrow at the NCTIES 2014 conference I am facilitating a workshop on creating videos with mobile apps. I designed the workshop to accommodate users of iOS and Android devices. In preparation for the workshop I created this chart that compares the features and costs of eleven mobile video creation apps.

Evergram- Free IOS app to capture video/image memories. Can send at later date

Mirroring for MAC or Pc. Change of name. ios7 capable.

A good annotated lists with links to both Android and iOS versions

"5 suggestions on some good Android coding apps. This list embeds some really great alternatives to iOS to use on Android. Using these apps students and kids will get to learn coding skills while engaging in funny and enjoyable games and activities."

"From Edudemic: an effective chart that actually ranks education apps according to a few critical criteria. The visual from Grasping For Objectivity details 29 different 'edutainment' apps that are both free and paid. I like how each one is laid out and ranked accordingly. The apps are each given an overall score and it's based on a plethora of criteria:" The chart looks at iOS apps but the criteria can be used for any app therefore to work out which Android apps would work for your classroom too.

"Web Data Platform & Free Web Scraping Tool Instantly Turn Web Pages into Data"

"The educator and developer community at iear.org has taken nominations and votes for their 2010 Best App Awards. While nominations and voting is now closed, the list of dozens of nominees is a valuable resource. Nominations were made in early December by those who read I Educational Apps Review's blog. There are nearly 20 categories and each category is divided into elementary and secondary. You can view the 125 apps categorized in a spreadsheet or view their icons in a widget. Clicking an icon will take you to the app's details page in the App Store. The widget was made using Appsfire's Widget Maker."

"Translate words and phrases between more than 50 languages using Google Translate for iOS. For most languages, you can speak your phrases and hear the corresponding translations."

Awesome new App from Google for translating languages, almost the Universal Translator used in Star Trek!

@AppsForEducation. "Steve Jobs announced iCloud along with Lion OS and iOS5 the other day at the WWDC. What is the iCloud and how will it effect the Education sector. iCloud can be explained as the new Digital Hub of our ever increasing digital lives; Photos, Video and Musi"c

"Combine 29 fifth graders, 15 iPads, and one gifted teacher and what do you get? A truly transformed classroom. Also available as an eBook for iOS devices. http://bit.ly/oDZ7Uj"

"Handheld computers are everywhere. From mobile phones to handheld games, it's a very familiar sight to see people of all ages gazing into screens that they can hold. Schools are discovering that handhelds like iPod touch and iPad make great learning tools. In fact, handhelds can play a big part in project based learning. Not only do projects motivate students because they use exciting handheld technology, but they also lend themselves to student voice and choice. Watch or read below to be inspired to bring project based learning into your classroom, learn strategies for creating effective driving questions, and see how an iOS handheld can play a role in the the planning, research/investigation, and presentation of projects."

Web based student response system using handheld devices

Developed by MIT.

Free survey, polling app for iOS, Android, and web browsers creates a room where participants can answer questions real-time for tabulation by moderator. School or audience engagement. Free. Export spreadsheet.

Create interactive ebooks and release them as apps for iOS and Android devices with one-click publishing. Create and share your stories.

How about getting the students to create their own story books?