A summary of the apps we shared at the ILT Forum on 23 Feb 2012

1. Apps that are “floating our boat”
ILT Forum, 23 February 2012
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RSCs – Stimulating and supporting innovation in learning

2. iBooks Author (free)
Not so much an App for the
iPad, but a great development
tool for Macs that help create
interactive resources.
Andrew Edis, New College Nottingham
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/ibooks-author/id490152466?ls=1&mt=12
February 24, 2012 | slide 2

3. Singing fingers (free)
A great finger painting app that
records sound whilst you paint.
Great for encouraging motor
control.
Matt Harrison, Portland College
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/singing-fingers/id381015280?mt=8
February 24, 2012 | slide 3

4. Prezi Viewer (free)
Upgrade your presentation skills
and show them from your iPad.
You will need a VGA adapter.
Chang Ge, Lincoln College
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/prezi-viewer/id407759942?mt=8
February 24, 2012 | slide 4

5. ShowMe (free)
Use your iPad as an interactive
whiteboard. You can sketch
over images and record your
voice.
Chang Ge, Lincoln College
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/showme-interactive-whiteboard/id445066279?mt=8
February 24, 2012 | slide 5

6. DocAS Lite (free)
Annotate pdf documents with
audio and text. Great for giving
feedback.
Chang Ge, Lincoln College
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/docas-lite/id451036875?mt=8
February 24, 2012 | slide 6

7. DocsToGo (£11.99)
A suite of office tools to mobilise
your documents
Tanya Kesterton , Leicestershire ALS
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/documents-to-go-premium-office/id317107309?mt=8
February 24, 2012 | slide 7

8. iBrainstorm (free)
Collaborate ideas where
individuals add their thoughts
and suggestions on their iOS
device and send it to a central
iPad. You can then organise the
ideas to help analysis.
Mike Mason, Pearson
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/ibrainstorm/id382252825?mt=8
February 24, 2012 | slide 8

9. StoryKit (free)
Create your own digital story
books or even gather evidence
for assessment
Lyn Lall, JISC RSC East Midlands
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/storykit/id329374595?mt=8
February 24, 2012 | slide 9

10. North Nottinghamshire College (free)
Why not create your own app?
NNC’s app helps learners keep
up to date and find out about
other services or courses
Adam Elce, North Nottinghamshire College
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/north-nottinghamshire-college/id400873829?mt=8
February 24, 2012 | slide 10

11. Socrative (free)
Get rid of voting pads and start
using the learners’ devices as a
clicker. It can be used on all
internet enabled mobile devices.
Steve Saffhill, JISC RSC East Midlands
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/student-clicker-socrative/id477618130?mt=8
February 24, 2012 | slide 11

12. The future of AR can be seen with
Blippar (free)
Just a brief glimpse
into the future where
Blippar are
developing some
fantastic AR ideas.
Steve Saffhill, JISC RSC
East Midlands
http://blippar.com/

13. Bloom’s Taxonomy – with an iPad
February 24, 2012 | slide 13