5 Simple Tools For Teachers To Create And Publish Apps Of Their Own

5 Tools For Teachers To Create And Publish Apps Of Their Own by Viviana Woodbury, appdeveloper.org What with the almost universal proliferation of smartphones among students, even at the elementary school level, it would seem like a no-brainer for an educator to utilize mobile apps as effective and readily-accepted learning tools. And if an educator can’t find an app that does exactly what he or she wants, the logical next step is to develop and publish their own. Besides, what else do they have to do with all the free time with which all educators are blessed? Now that you’ve finished laughing, let’s take a realistic look at how an educator can best go about publishing an app. And the process of actually publishing the app is a whole ‘nother ball game altogether. For those who lack the time, knowledge, or incentive to write their own code, there are any number of app publishing resources available. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Google Drive Blog: New mobile apps for Docs, Sheets and Slides—work offline and on the go Cross-posted on the Official Google Blog Every year, phones and tablets get better, and more of you are starting to use your mobile devices not just to view, but also to create and edit content. And while the Drive app is a convenient place to store your stuff, we want to make it easier for you to quickly find, edit and create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations on the go. Starting today, you can download new, standalone mobile apps for Docs and Sheets—with Slides coming soon. Need to find a spreadsheet? When you open the new apps, you’ll see your most recently edited files, which means less time searching and scrolling. The apps also come with offline support built in, so you can easily view, edit and create files without an Internet connection. You can get the apps on Google Play [Docs] [Sheets] and in the App Store [Docs] [Sheets]. So enjoy the Amazon—we’re looking forward to buying that novel someday.

Editable PowerPoint Newspapers PowerPoint Template Views 925,852 Filed under Educational , Editor's pick, english, newspaper, resource, school We have just updated our popular editable PowerPoint newspapers. With these you can create your own news headlines, articles and insert your own pictures. Following a couple of requests, we have updated these so that you can now add in your own newspaper name. A few different types of newspapers are included in the template. These spoof newspaper templates could have many uses, including college and school projects and fun cards to send news to your friends and family. The template is also available in portrait (vertical) format and our latest template in the series, the Magazine PowerPoint. If you liked this PowerPoint Template we would appreciate you liking it on FaceBook or Tweeting it. 13 October 2014 Template number 00253 Filed under Educational , Editor's pick , english , newspaper , resource , school You can browse all of our PowerPoint templates or select them by category or colour or by tag.

Google Just Released New Standalone Apps for Docs, Sheets and Slides (Offline Features Included) May 1, 2014 Google announced today the release of new standalone mobile apps for Docs and Sheets (Slides coming soon).This means that you no longer have to access your Google Drive app to create docs, sheets and slides. You can do that on each app separately and of course, you’ll still be able to use the Drive app to view and organize all of your documents, spreadsheets, presentations, photos and more. According to Google, providing standalone apps for each of the Google Drive services will make it easier for users to quickly find, edit and create documents, spreadsheets and presentations on the go. You can download the new apps from the links below:

Endless Reader Maths Everywhere – the concept behind the app The eighth in a series of guest blogs from Catherine Langstreth, a lecturer from Bolton College, sharing her thoughts on ways to engage, motivate and inspire all learners and develop maths and English skills through embedded learning. England has a lack of adults who have achieved Level 2 in their English and maths. A major study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has revealed that England is 22nd for literacy and 21st for numeracy out of 24 countries. There are 8.5 million adults in England and Northern Ireland with the numeracy levels of a 10-year-old, the equivalent skill level to that of Entry Level 3. Our Maths Everywhere app is designed to tackle this problem. Learning is all around us! Learning’s not restricted by age either – as the saying goes, ‘you’re never too old to learn’. Work-based learning has grown in popularity in recent years. Our app has three levels, Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced.

Spell + Friends by Tap To Learn 3 Apps Teachers Should Definitely Use on Google Forms October 24, 2014 The big event in the EdTech world today is the release of add-ons for Google Forms. A feature which will enable Form creators to add more functionalities to their forms. I have spent sometime this evening browsing through the add-ons store and tinkering with some of the apps there and I found the 3 add-ons below to be the most useful for teachers and educators. Keep in mind the add-ons for Forms is still a new feature and as such there are only few apps store right now but more will be launched in the coming weeks. We will keep you posted of new releases. 1- formLimiter formLimiter automatically sets Google Forms to stop accepting responses after a maximum number of responses, at a specific date and time, or when a spreadsheet cell contains a specified value. 2- Form Publisher Create a Form and a template Doc. 3- g(Math) for Forms This is an invaluable tool for any math class or math teacher.

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