5 Top iPhone Apps for Education
Rather than focus on iPhone software with a specific educational purpose. I have decided to compile my top 5 applications for making life easier for the tech savy teacher. In actual fact the list is ideal for anyone managing a number of projects or large volumes of information. I predict this will be a fluid list given the pace of application development in this area.
There are so many useful applications for the iPhone / Touch, I marvel at a number for their sheer simplicity yet stunning power. Two examples are, Vicinity and Shazam. Vicinity uses the GPS on the iPhone to tell you want services or coffee shops are near by and Shazam listens to the music you are listening to and in a few seconds tells you the artist, name of the song and a link to the iTunes store.
These like many others are fantastically useful tools for every day life. The following offer my five favourite applications for education :
Tweetie
I have already covered the educational value of Twitter. I have used pretty much used all the iPhone Apps but to date Tweetie is definitely the favourite.
Evernote
Grab audio, photo and text notes using your iphone and review them on your desktop via the easy to use Evernote service. The application and basic service is free and ideal for most users.
Things
Having been a big fan of Omnifocus I have scaled down my GTD process with visually impressive and easy to use Things. The App overs wirelss sync to the desktop version.
NetNewsWire
I currently read over 100 websites via RSS. NetNewsWire allows easy RSS reading while staying in sync with my desktop reader. The mobile application only displays new news items.
Keynote Remote
A new application to the apps store but after a few weeks of use it is already proving an invaluable tool in presenting Keynote and Powerpoint applications. The bonus of being able to see the next slide before I reveal it makes this an application I will use for many years to come.
It is remarkable that three of these applications are free, one is 59 pence and the most expensive is Things at 5.99. A total of £6.58 has revolutionised how I not only use the iPhone but work from day to day. Everything is digital, if something needs done it gets added to Things.
Notes are quickly added to Evernote for review when time permits. If down time does exist then NetNewsWire offers the change to read the latest educational RSS Feeds. Have I missed any ?
Google Apps! More in line with your topic of cloud computing (an area in which I’m working right now) but the Google iPhone App links it all up.
Also Facebook, Wordpress and Wikipanion.
Oh and YouTube of course!
My favourite App has to be Shazam. How to amaze your friends with your extensive musical knowledge! I also have the TwitterFon App which I use on a daily basis. Very good list though.
Thanks
Aidan
I use Tweetie and Evernote on a daily basis!
Recently I started to use Byline as an RSS reader because it syncs with Google Reader. I still really like NetNewsWire though. I wish NNW had sharing features similar to Google Reader.
Since I am from the Northeast in the U.S., where snowdays are common, another useful app is the Weather Channel app. This has a lot more information than what is in the iPhone weather app. Now that spring is here I will not need to monitor storms and possible days off from school as much.
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