iGrade for Teachers – The Markbook?

Student info

iGrade is good but it does take alot of entering data and it live on the iPod or iPhone from then on. They say they will have export functionality but it has been some time. The individual approach makes it great for smaller class sizes and perhaps it would be a good app for independent school teachers because of that. There are data protection issues that also need to be resolved as well. I’m unsure on this so I will leave the final judgement to you.
Follow the clipped link for further simple details or the visit the officail site http://igradeforteachers.com/iGrade_for_Teachers/iPhone_GradeBook.html

clipped from appshopper.com Grade for Teachers is the first application entirely designed by and for Educators. Its slick and highly effective user interface is giving you instant access to everything you need anywhere you need it… It is a simple but powerful tool to manage all your student information including notes, tardies and absences. iGrade for Teachers is storing all your grades, whatever the scoring format is and is providing you detailed statistics in real time. This is the end of the hours spent on the complex calculations for the Quarterly School System Update! iGrade for Teachers is the first application entirely designed by and for Educators. Its slick and highly effective user interface is giving you instant access to everything you need anywhere you need it… It is a simple but powerful tool to manage all your student information including notes, tardies and absences.

Feed the World with Mobile Rice

The excellent freerice.com has an iPhone App! This is great as you can push your vocab and help feed the poor!

clipped from appshopper.com MobileRice MobileRice is an iPhone frontend to freerice.com. It asks you vocabulary questions, and correct answers donate 10 grains of rice to people in need. Screenshot 1 of 3

HOW TO: Google Earth Guide

Follow the link for a nicely and plainly written How To Guide which pitches itself at a simple and rookie level, even starting with the downloading of the app.

clipped from www.pocketgamer.co.uk The advent of satellite imagery has finally given us a truly accurate picture of the globe. It’s now possible to satisfy the explorer within you by loading up the awesome Google Earth on your trusty iPhone or iPod touch. This handy guide will give you a brief introduction into how the application functions and should hopefully enable you to don your Christopher Columbus-style floppy hat and embark on an exciting journey of your own. All aboard! Google Earth is one of those applications that really appeals to the miser within all of us, because it’s entirely free to download and use – simply search for it using the App Store’s search tool. Download the app and you’re all set.

Australian Students get their Hands on the iPhone

Follow the link for the ful story

clipped from www.theage.com.au Biancia Kattanach-Firebrace, Cale McCartin and Mitch Taylforth (left to right) were given iPods to use at school while completing year 8 at Shepparton High School. Photo: Michael Clayton-Jones IMAGINE your teacher giving you a brand-new music and video player and letting you download songs, trawl the internet and chat online to friends, all in the name of school work. A class of year 8 students at Shepparton High School are the first in Australia to use the iPod Touch in the classroom for a global “mobile learning” project. The students use the hand-held media players to search the web, do classroom quizzes, hand in homework assignments, research projects and collaborate online with students in Singapore.

Free Finance and Money Saving Apps

Follow the link for over 50 apps that can be used in Business Studies class and for your own personal use. I only use a handful of these, but many are very powerful and I imagine are being used by execs in companies right now.

clipped from mashable.com The iPhone and iPod Touch are capable of a number of things, including helping you keep track of your money. From figuring out loan payments, to calculating tips and finding an ATM within your network so you won’t pay fees, there seem to be countless apps to choose from. If you truly want to save money, then FREE applications are the way to go, and we’ve gathered up over 50 of them that will help you complete a multitude of tasks.

iPhone Video Out and Teaching

The Moving at the Speed of Creativity Blog teacher, discusses his need and surprise to find more video out possibilities with the iPhone and iPod Touch. Follow the clipped from link for more information.

clipped from www.speedofcreativity.org I want/need my iPhone (without jailbreaking it) to support video-out functionality, not just for video/movie playback but also to show my active/current screen when selecting and using different applications. According to the Apple Support Article “iPod and iPhone: TV out support,” the iPhone and iPod Touch just support “TV Out” currently. “TV out” functionality is available if you own an “Apple Composite AV Cable,” advertised to: Easily connect your iPod or iPhone to the composite video inputs on a TV. The cable also features audio and USB connectors, and a USB Power Adapter is included. The YouTube video “iPhone as a videogame Device” (nod to MacRumors) shows one gaming example of how the iPhone 2.2 SDK can be used to output video from applications directly to a television or other external display device. This functionality is potentially a VERY big deal, with lots of positive implications for educators as well as students which go beyond gaming. Watch Video

Television from iTunes to the Classroom

The iTunes App Store has lots of different television programs avaiable for it. Most are for entertainment but some have real education value. Always check the BBFC rating before showing any film or show to children. Most of these shows are aimed at the older students and staff. Links are to the iTunes store

A-Level History

Channel 4 Documentaries (Link)

The Six Wives of Henry VIII (Link)
Monarchy (Link)
The Tudors (Link)
The Ascent of Money (Link)      Channel 4 Site
Shackleton (Link)                     Channel 4 Site
Elizabeth I (Link)                      Watch Online IMDB Link
The Devils Whore (Link)           Channel 4 Site
Rome Season 1 (Link)              HBO Site BBC Site

Key Stages 3-5 Science

The Planets (Link)
Planet Earth (Link)

A-Level English

EMMA (Link)

GCSE & A-Level Business Studies

Dilbert (Link)

A-Level Politics

The West Wing (Link)

Film Studies (Morality in Science Fiction)
Stargate Atlantis Season 5 Episode 9 “Tracker”  (Link)

Note that many shows are available legally through the BBC’s iPlayer service and Channel 4’s 4onDemand service. The selection is not as vast but you can store shows for up to 30 days on a PC. You can also use the iPod Touch or iPhone to vsist the iPlayer site. If you have audio or video files on your PC you can use Orb (Paid Version) to view them on your iPhone/iPod Touch.  The Joost app gives you access to thousands of shows and films for free. There is an historical channel called Need to Know and you can find more shows that could be used to show students or freshen your own prespective on a number of different subjects. ITN News on Joost also as a On this Day feature

Capture your Whiteboard notes with the iPhone

Mr Robbo brought this up on his blog and I have visited the site in question to find out if the Apple iPhone was compatible. Handwritted white board notes can be taken and adapted from a jpeg into a PDF. Apparently there are still problems with handwritten sheet noted and printed documents. This is a great tool for students and teachers wanting to keep their whiteboard for prosperity.

clipped from mrrobbo.wordpress.com Last Night I stumbled across a fantastic little mobile tool called Qipit. Now I’ve talked before about tools that have instantly got me thinking about the possibilities they present for classroom use, but this one takes the cake. So what does it let you do? Well say for instance you only have a hard copy of a particular document or you have just drawn a fantastic mind map on the white board in one of your classes, or maybe one of your students has just handwritten an excellent story that you want to share…… Well simply take out your mobile phone and take a picture using its digital camera, send a copy to copy@qipit.com and your picture will be converted into a crisp, clean, electronic PDF file that you can fax, email and store right from your mobile phone.

Educational Apps with TouchTip Part 2

Good ones and iBeer for some reason

clipped from www.touchtip.com Essential back-to-school iPhone apps to enrich the mind – Part 2 Welcome to the second part of our series that focuses on the essential iPhone apps for students. We continue our list here, offering a blend of apps that serve as study aids, as well as apps that help a student be more productive and have a little fun in the process. Read on to find out which apps will help with school without breaking the bank. Also, be sure to read Part 1 of this article, and let us know if we’ve missed any gems that should be on the list.

Educational Apps with TouchTip Part1

Touchtip have a cool feature which I concur with

clipped from www.touchtip.com Essential back-to-school iPhone apps to enrich the mind – Part 1 Most students are at least a few weeks into this new school year, and many have already discovered the benefits of using the iPhone and iPod touch as a study tool. Aside from the apps that serve as basic study aids, there are other apps out there that can help a student stay organized, or even relax before finals. In this article, we call out several of our favorite iPhone apps that are sure to help students prepare for school, stay on top of their studies, and have fun doing it. We know this list barely scratches the surface of what’s available for students, so please let us know if we missed one of your favorites.