Welcome to Appy Hour!

These are the go-to apps I think you might like

to use in the classroom.
They are: Useful, Effective, Easy to Use

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This PDF is available for download at www.mattudland.com
Also available is a much longer list of MANY apps submitted by teachers around the world. Each app on the list has
been suggested by a teacher in real-world application as an app they love and couldnt live without.

Contact ME
IM JUST A NERD AND A TEACHER, TRYING TO MAKE IT IN THIS CRAZY DIGITAL WORLD.

I also conduct the large concert choir (120 singers), small pop a cappella choir, musicals, teach voice, music appreciation, and other duties as assigned.

Butler Community College

El Dorado, KS

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mudland@butlercc.edu

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Matthew Udland

So WHY are we here?

We WANT to use our devices more effectively.
We NEED solutions to everyday problems in our classrooms.
Good apps should be exciting. They should inspire creativity in you and your
students. The purpose of technology in the classroom is not to add bells and
whistles! We should use these SUPER COOL tools only if they can make us better
at what we do.

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App Solutions
Categories for todays discussion:

 Scenario: I want my students to use my device

in class, but I dont want them to leave the app.

GUIDED ACCESS is a lifesaver.

Set up Guided Access:

Tap Settings > General > Accessibility > Guided Access to set up Guided Access.

To start a Guided Access session, follow these steps:

Open the app you want to use.
Triple-click the Home button.
Adjust settings for the session, and then tap Start.

You ALREADY have what it takes.

STORAGE: iCloud has backup plans available for purchase and most apps
save and export through email.
CLASS MANAGEMENT: Sometimes all you need is a notepad or a camera.
RECORDING: Voice Memos can be exported fairly easily.
WHITEBOARD TOOLS: Keynote has a lot of presentation functionality.
NOTATION: Creation is tricky, but iBooks can handle PDFs pretty well.
COMMUNICATION: Messages works on every apple device, not just phones.

Apps for STORING AND SHARING

My number 1 pick: DROPBOX
Dropbox lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos
anywhere and share them easily. Access any file you save to
your Dropbox from all your computers, iPhone, iPad, and the
web. With Dropbox youll always have your important
memories and work with you.
Features:
Access all your photos, docs, and videos from any device.
2 GB of space when you sign up free!
Share a link to even your biggest files no more
attachments!
Add files to your Favorites for fast, offline viewing.
Groups can share a folder and upload files to eachother.

Free 2GB Storage

Easy to Use
Compatible

The industry standard for 3rd party storage, so it works with

almost every cloud based app.

Backup suggestions: Google Drive, Box

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Apps for Class Management

My number 1 pick: Remind / Remind101

Free and Secure

Easy to Use
Compatible

Backup suggestions: Attendance2, TeacherKit,

ClassDojo, Trello, Yapp, Group Text+, GroupMe,
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Apps for Class Management

My SOON TO BE number 1 pick: Attendance2
Attendance2 costs $4.99 and allows you
to create a series of QR codes to take
class attendance quickly and effectively.
Unfortunately, I think it is WAY too
complicated for most users. Check it out
and be prepared to watch a LOT of
videos on how to get it to do what you
want but when you DO, it is VERY
powerful!

Feature Rich
Fast
COMPLICATED

Backup suggestions: Remind, TeacherKit, ClassDojo,

Trello, Yapp, Group Text+, GroupMe,
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 Scenario: I want to make part recordings or

record part checks quickly and easily.

DROPVOX is SO easy to use.

Sync it with Dropbox and youve got a simple audio recorder that automatically uploads
your recordings to the cloud.
Downside: requires an internet connection and costs $1.99
Upside: with Guided Access enabled, you can set it in a room and have students run the
show themselves!

Apps for Recording

My number 1 pick: DROPVOX
Start recording. Double-tap to pause or single-tap to stop.
Uploads to Dropbox automatically. It's that simple.
Universal app, running equally well on iPhone/iPod Touch
and iPad.
MP3 audio files sound great while saving bandwidth and
Dropbox storage.
Accessible with VoiceOver for the visually impaired.
Imagine if your digital camera stopped and asked you to
name each photo after you took it or popped up a file system
for you to choose where to save it. This is how most voice
recorders work on iOS; always getting in your way.
DropVox is streamlined to record and upload voice memos to
Dropbox; theres no need to name files or choose where to
send them. If you need more control, DropVox might not be
right for you.

MP3 file format

Easy to Use
Universal

Backup suggestions: QuickVoicePro, FourScore,

Voice Memos, Garageband, Voice Record Pro
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Apps for WHITEBOARD

My number 1 pick: Explain Everything
Explain Everything is an easy-to-use
design, screencasting, and interactive
whiteboard tool that lets you annotate,
animate, narrate, import, and export
almost anything to and from almost
anywhere.

Export Videos

Create slides, draw in any color, add

shapes, add text, and use a laser pointer.
Rotate, move, scale, copy, paste, clone,
and lock any object added to the stage.

$2.99

Easy to Use

No account is necessary.

Backup suggestions: Educreations, ShowMe,

AirSketch Pro Wireless Whiteboard
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Apps for Notating and Viewing Scores

Notating is TRICKY!

Viewing is EASY!

First: Notating on a computer (i.e.

Surface Pro 3) is going to be
easier, more feature rich, and
faster.

Any PDF viewer will work just fine if

you already have a PDF though
some are built for music!

Second: Why even try?

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How? It is easy to create PDFs of

your scores that you can use in
rehearsal.

Apps for NOTATING MUSIC

My number 1 pick: NotateMe and NotateMe Now
Ground-breaking music composition and
notation software from Neuratron,
featuring handwritten music recognition.
- Take photos of printed sheet music
with your device's camera, so you can
play back and edit them with NotateMe
Now!
- Email MusicXML and MIDI files of your
scores to friends or other musicians.
Open in desktop notation packages.

Export MusicXML
Use a Stylus!
$70 or $0

Backup suggestions: ScoreCloud, Notion, Symphony

Pro, Musescore (desktop)
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Apps for CREATING PDFS of MUSIC

My number 1 pick: Genius Scan
Genius Scan is a scanner in your pocket.
Quickly scan your documents on the go
and export them as JPEG or multi-page
PDF files.
- Detects the page frame, crops it and
corrects the perspective: you don't need
to take a perfect straight shot.
- Enhances the legibility of your
document: black and white or color

Easy Sharing
Multi Page!
Free

- Exports the documents to every major

cloud storage company.

Backup suggestions: Scanner Pro 3, CamScanner

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Apps for VIEWING MUSIC

My number 1 pick: FORSCORE
Shelve those 3-ring binders. Get
organized. Download and play
something new in seconds. With
forScore, your sheet music has never
been betterits everything you can do
with paper, and so much more.

Group Sharing
Use a Stylus!

Import from Dropbox

Sync with a Bluetooth foot pedal!

$9.99

Annotate and share your scores.

Backup suggestions: iBooks, PDF Sheet Music

Reader Dropbox?
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Thanks for Playing

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