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Great Apps to help you be more productive & organised in Business. Rss Feed Tweeter button Facebook button Technorati button Reddit button Myspace button Linkedin button Webonews button Delicious button Digg button Flickr button Stumbleupon button Newsvine button Youtube button Technology-in-Business.net Helping business get more from technology You are here: Home / Great online BizTech Resources / Great Apps to help you be more productive & organised in Business Great Apps to help you be more productive & organised in Business February 12, 2014 by admin Leave a Comment Listly by Anne Saulovich Best apps to keep you organized and more productive From simple to-do list apps to the cloud, we all use tools to organize and streamline our busy lives. 115 tags 1-25 of 67 19 Voting...

WorkFlowy.com - Organize your brain. WorkFlowy is an organizational tool that makes life easier. Added by Deep Soni on Mar 11, 2012 28 Voting... Dropbox - Simplify your life Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. 10 Voting... 25 Voting... 6 Great Alternative Browsers for your iPhone. 101 of the Best Mobile Apps 2013. Lilach Lilach is the founder and driving force behind Socialable, and highly regarded on the world speaker circuit.

Forbes and Number 10 Downing Street have even been graced by her presence! In a nutshell, she’s a hugely connected and highly influential serial entrepreneur – the embodiment of Digitelligence.Listed in Forbes as one of the top 20 women social media power influencers and likewise as one of the top social media power influencers, she is one of the most dynamic personalities in the social media market, she actively leverages ethical online marketing for her clients and for Socialable. After launching her first business within three years of becoming a mother, her financial success was recognised by being a finalist at the Best MumPreneur of the Year Awards, presented at 10 Downing Street.

When Lilach isn’t working she enjoys spending time with her family and is an avid fan of Zumba. The Pros and Cons of Giving Away Your App For Free. The freemium model has been a popular one for app developers to date. But it doesn’t always work, and with so many apps on the market now, it’s worth reevaluating. To learn more, I asked a panel of 10 entrepreneurs from the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) the following question: Freemium model for apps: Yay or Nay, and what is one key point entrepreneurs should consider when weighing their options? Here’s what they liked about it… and what they didn’t: 1. Yay Offering a free basic version of your app gets a quick buy-in with the least resistance.

Seventy-six percent of all revenue in the U.S. 2. The market is clearly moving to freemium, so love it or hate it, you soon will be too. As the app ecosystem expands, no amount of content will explain to the user why your app is better than another one, and no amount of marketing will help them discover it. 3. 4. People are now programmed to think that software is free. 5. A typical free user isn’t necessarily the same as a typical paid user. 6. Hot App Tips: Marketing Lessons from Successful Apps. By Deby | shared from Lera Blog When you want to build a successful mobile phone application, it is important to devise a strategy. You do not have to be a tech genius to enter into the world of mobile phone applications.

Instead, you can make a conscious decision to surround yourself by experts in the field and then see your product soar to success. One of the other crucial elements of a successful plan for launching a new mobile phone app is a marketing plan. Marketing a mobile phone app in the right forums will ensure that an app is ultimately able to succeed. Google Chrome Mobile App Platform One example of a mobile phone app that has been marketed in a very smart way is the Magisto magical video editor app. Providing Multiple Uses of an App The best mobile phone apps are now being designed for use on mobile phones and on the Internet. Promoting an App on Blogs App developers will also need to make sure that they are making full use of social media sites. Conclusion. Loving the new short answer options with @Socrative! ... | Twitter ... Teachers Find Classroom Benefits For Cell Phones. WESTERVILLE, Ohio - Emily Saleme is rarely without her cell phone. The Westerville North High School senior said she is "attached" to the device and called it her "first priority" in the morning.

"I use my phone as like an alarm. I wake up to it," said Saleme. "It's in my bed with me sometimes. Now, students like Saleme have one more place to send and receive those text messages. "Some teachers are o.k. if you leave it on your desk. Zaher said she receives text messages from teachers ahead of important tests. "I really like getting my chemistry teacher's texts.

Others like WNHS Junior Markaila Gordon, use her cell phone to check grades, get homework assignments and study. "Since we are on our phones all the time, we know how they work," said WNHS Junior Markaila Gordon. Some teachers have are seeing the benefits too. Mollenkopf has allowed students to use cell phones in his classroom at least four years. Twitter Remind 101 Todaysmeet Skype YouTube Evernote Vine Saleme is a former student. 7 EdTech Companies To Watch This Year. There are a lot of education technology / edtech companies to keep track of nowadays.

From online learning to clickers to project-based learning apps, there’s no shortage of insane company names and ideas making the rounds. The Edudemic inbox sees more than 100 e-mails every day (even weekends) pitching us ideas, stories, and an array of other things. We typically ignore them but thought it might useful to share a few of the bigger edtech companies and startups we’re starting to see gain some real traction.

Below is a list of some of our favorites with thanks to our guest author Javier Noris for adding to this list. See a company that you didn’t know about? Duolingo Duolingo provides a combination of language learning and translation services. Socrative The crew over at Socrative (they’re in Cambridge just like Edudemic!) Language Zen Ofir Geller is the brains behind Language Zen —a fully adaptive language learning software. Mindsnacks Codecademy Unigo Noodle. 7 EdTech Companies To Watch This Year. 7 EdTech Companies To Watch This Year. 7 EdTech Companies To Watch This Year. How Apps Sparked a Mobile Revolution.

By Olaf Swantee, CEO at EE | shared from LinkedIn Without looking, do you know how many apps you have right now on your smartphone or tablet? Like many of us I’d wager that you’ve probably lost track of exactly how many apps you’ve downloaded, especially if you’re constantly deleting old ones and downloading new ones. The average smartphone user actually has a staggering 41 apps on their device and it is predicted that 89 billion mobile apps will have been downloaded by the end of 2015. That’s incredible when I think back to the discussions that were taking place in my industry at the turn of the century about how to monetize these micro-services. It wasn’t until 2008 – when Apple launched its AppStore – that the market exploded. Google’s Play store for Android users is also forecast to pass the same download milestone as Apple by the end of this year.

The wider consumerisation of IT trend means that corporate IT departments are now embracing the benefits of this ‘app economy’. How Apps Sparked a Mobile Revolution. Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: 8 Excellent Augmented Reality Apps for iPad. In this post Educational Technology and Mobile Learning is providing you with a list of some awesome augmented reality apps for your iPad but before that let us first see what the concept of augmented reality is all about . Augmented reality is a relatively new digital phenomenon that is brought about by the recent development in the field of technology and particularly mobile technology.

In augmented reality the line between the virtual world and the real one is blurred. Engineers use some sophisticated technologies to pull out graphics from television screen and computer display and integrate them into real world environments. Augmented reality spices up the natural world with computer enhanced sounds, graphics, and feedback.If we are to put augmented reality in a continuum that has in one end computer generated environments and in the other end real world environments then augmented reality would be closer to the latter.

Check out the augmented reality apps below. The 55 Best Free Education Apps For iPad. Finding apps isn’t difficult. Finding education apps is only a bit more challenging. Finding free education apps is also possible. Finding free education apps worth downloading is a different story entirely. The following is our list for the 55 best apps for learning we can find. Some are formal learning–math drilling and phonics, for example–while others are RSS readers, social media platforms, and the like. A few notes: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The 55 Best Free Education Apps For iPad 1. Developer Description: View 360-degree panoramas of places around the globe with Street View; View high resolution satellite imagery of locations around the world. 2.

Developer Description: “…explore more than 750 Science, Math, Social Studies, English, Engineering & Tech, Arts & Music, and Health subjects right on their mobile devices. 3. Developer Description: “This app is a fun way for parents, teachers, librarians, and readers to get more information about top rated books at the fifth and sixth grade level. Ways to Evaluate Educational Apps. I am conducting a series of workshops in Florida and was asked to share a rubric to help teachers evaluate educational apps as part of the workshop. In 2010 Harry Walker developed a rubric, and I used his rubric (with some modifications by Kathy Schrock) as the basis for mine. (Read Harry Walker's paper Evaluating the Effectiveness of Apps for Mobile Devices.)

I kept in mind that some apps are used to practice a discrete skill or present information just one time. Others are creative apps that a learner may use again and again, so it's a challenge to craft a rubric that can be used for a wide span of purposes. I tried to make my rubric work for the broadest range of apps, from drill and practice to creative endeavors, while stressing the purpose for using the app. My rubric also emphasizes the ability to customize content or settings and how the app encourages the use of higher order thinking skills. Here's what I chose to spotlight in my rubric: Relevance Customization Feedback Engagement. Bundlenut. iMovie_guide. SMARTBoard Simulator for the iPad. Educreations is a fantastic iPad app that simulates the SMARTBoard touch screen experience. You will use a regular projector and projector screen – I’m often projecting onto my SMARTBoard even though my iPad isn’t connected to it.

This app allows you to use your iPad screen as a blank canvas to write on while recording your entire session. For example I might import a picture of a Scholastic News article and identify text features for my students. As I write on the screen I can record what is happening and these short videos can be played back for the whole class. It’s wonderful to be able to play these “mini-lessons” a second time for students who need repetition, or for students who might enter the class late or have been pulled out to work with a service provider. Sometimes I’ll stop the children when they are working independently and replay the short clip from the introduction of the lesson to review our skill. It’s easy to save and play back any lessons that you’ve recorded. Free Assessment Tools for Classrooms Using One-To-One Technology. The Ultimate Guide To Apple’s Presence In Education.

Added by Jeff Dunn on 2012-08-31 All eyes are on education right now. Whether it’s in the political theater or the venture capitalists, everyone has set their sights on the future leaders of tomorrow. Some companies, like Apple , have long realized the potential of this demographic and have specifically targeted them with iPads, iPod Touches, and other devices . In an effort to share exactly how Apple is targeting students, MDG Advertising whipped up a thought-provoking infographic. Smart devices are having a real impact on both literacy and learning levels. Awesome Apple logo via DeviantArt Comments are closed. 8 Things to Look for in An Educational App. Picking up the right educational apps to recommend to your students and kids is not an easy task.There are several criterion you need to consider before you can comfortably claim that an app is educational or not.

Of course there are no hard and fast rules to follow to be a good app reviewer and app reviewing is not an established science with clear boundaries but what we talk about here are simple conventions. These conventions are developed by experienced educators who , out of their long experience with app reviewing , have developed a sense of what works and what does not for educational settings. Experience here is very important because sometimes people learn more through experience than through formal instruction. That being said, I want to share with you some of the tips that educational app reviewers use to select apps for teachers and students. Four Good Alternatives to Clicker Systems. One of the benefits of allowing students to bring their cell phones into your classroom is that they can use them to give you anonymous feedback on sensitive questions and questions for which a name isn't necessary.

For example, you might just want to take a survey of the average length of time your students spent studying for a quiz or how long it took them to complete an assignment. Here are four alternatives to purchasing clicker systems for your school while still gathering anonymous feedback from students. Socrative is my favorite tool for collecting anonymous feedback from students. Socrative uses cell phones and or laptops (user's choice) for gathering feedback from students. You can post as many questions as you like in a variety of formats. One of the more fun question formats is the "space race" format in which students can work individually or in teams to answer questions as quickly as possible. Socrative introduction video (new) from Socrative Inc. on Vimeo. Book Creation on the iPad. How To Start Using iTunes U In The Classroom. Previously I wrote an article about the incredible potential of iTunes U for both student and staff learning.

I posed the question: Why Aren’t We Talking More About iTunes U ? I was blown away by the many positive remarks in response to this article from others that have also experienced the benefits of iTunes U. I was recently asked if I would write a follow up to that post. In essence, the request was for me to help those interested in learning more about iTunes U to take the next step and explore how easy it is to build a course. So, here we go, if you are interested in building a course in iTunes U it really is relatively straightforward and easy. I feel it’s important at this point to emphasize what I mean by easy. iBooks Author As an example, I wouldn’t use the terms straightforward and easy when describing iBooks Author.

See another Edudemic article by Fred: ‘ The Early Results Of An iPad Classroom Are In Public Site Manager Collaborate! Course Manager How To Create iTunes U Courses. iPad Apps To Keep You Organized: iPad/iPhone Apps AppList. The Big List Of 100 Tools, Tips And Tricks To Work More Efficiently Online.

15 Great Mindmapping Tools and Apps. 2012 iMore editors choice awards. 10 Great Apps for a Teacher’s New iPad. 5 Flash Players for iPad. Pixlr-grabber-simple-screen-capture-tool. [GUIDE] How to Root the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 [Video Walkthrough] Flipboard Officially Arrives for Android, Offers Magazine-Style News Reading to All.