allows presentations to be uploaded to a free teacher account (PPTx or PDF and only 2 at a time) that can be viewed on any device when a presentation is live.
This free app works with Gmail (and school Google Apps email accounts) to link attachments to cloud storage. Could be another piece to the workflow puzzle.
Created by the people who made Vimeo, DIY is an open tool for kids to make their own digital portfolios and for parents to have a login to the account. Using the app and the web, kids can save all that they create. This is definitely worth exploring when thinking about extended learning environments.
Flipboard creates personal magazines from RSS feeds that you can read on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch. It will even integrate with your Twitter account and pull in tweets to help keep track.
For those looking to create ePubs for students to use on mobile devices, Wappwolf is a great solution. Connect Wappwolf to your Dropbox account, upload a file, and run an action to convert it.
This free app creates a private diary that stays completely on iPad. For elementary students without the ability to create accounts, this could be a good solution. Notes can be exported via email.
Paperport Notes has an update that allows for OCR recognition. A paperport notes account is required for this to happen. Any picture that is snapped and pulled into a note can now be read by an ipad or even edited within the app.
In attempts to integrate mobile technology, educators are left to the mercy of app developers who or may or may not fully understand how imperative it is that our children become critical and creative thinkers.
I will highlight apps useful for developing higher order thinking skills
Apps that fit into the "remembering" stage improve the user's ability to define terms, identify facts, and recall and locate information.