Great Learning with Great Apps!
Best Mobile Apps for Higher Ed
TLT 2015
marybeth.-.youse@wilmu.edu
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Greeting St. Francis at the Vatican in 2013
How Do You Communicate
with Your Students?
Most of us use Blackboard Tools
• Email
• Bb Announcement page
• Some instructors still
communicate via phone!
Text Communication
Web or App based: Remind.com
Txt messaging to students
They don’t know your phone #
You can pre – date all your
announcements
 One to many communication. They
can’t reply back, only receive
 Using the app, the instructor may add
a stamp for simple feedback
 No need to set up contact list in
phone, Remind allows students to join
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Types of Messages
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Remember ---1 Way Communication
Students can’t reply, only receive
Emergencies
Motivational messages
Reminders
Tips
How Remind Works
Go to Remind.com
SignUp
Add a new class (name class same as
course ID)
 Remind will provide directions for you to
get students to subscribe
 Remind will send directions to instructor’s
email for each class added
 Send messages to students via app or
webpage
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Instead of Discussion Board Try a
Collaborative App
Padlet http://padlet.com/wilmu/yowzza
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Double click anywhere on the wall to add your introduction or comment
Padlet.com
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Create a wall
May modify wall settings:
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Wallpaper
Layout
Privacy
Address
Delete wall, or create new
Share
◦ Create Weblink from URL
◦ Copy embed code, insert in Bb as an Item
Apps to Help Students Think and
Learn Visually with Kahoot!
 Learn by Gaming
 Sign in and Create at Getkahoot.com
 Create Quiz, Discussion, or Survey
 for formative assessments (facts,
vocabulary, prompts)
 Works on any device (desktop, laptop,
iPads, iPods, Android, any device w/
Internet)
 Settings (Public or Private)
 Instructor must launch the Play mode
 Students interact at Kahoot.it
How To…
Apps to Help Students Think and
Learn Visually --Socrative!
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Increase Engagement and Interaction
Use the teacher login on www.socrative.com or
the Teacher app on your mobile device.
Create Quiz: Multiple Choice, True/False, Short
Answer
Works on any device (desktop, laptop, iPads,
iPods, Android, any device w/ Internet)
Settings (Public or Private)
Play at Socrative.com
Type in Room Name
Share quizzes across departments
Use the import button/IMPORT SOC #
http://garden.socrative.com/?p=2067
Study Apps- Quizlet
Quizlet (free) Use for terms and definitions
Integrate with xtra credit. Students supply
terms and definitions in Blackboard Wiki
 Instructor Build Flashcards in Quizlet
 Students can study via Web link from their Bb
course, or use the shared URL in the free
Quizlet app
 Quizlet app is available for IOS and Android
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Play ---Build Flahttp://quizlet.com/_bj
Study Apps – Study Blue
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Study Blue (free) studyblue.com
https://www.studyblue.com/#flashcard/v
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Use Technology to Create Virtual
Learning Environment
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Bb Collaborate
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Virtual Classroom
Online Office Hours
Share screen with others
Students download the free IOS or Android Bb
Collaborate app from the app store and can attend
any webinar from the shared guest link
https://wilmu.blackboard.com/webapps/bb-collaboratebb_bb60/launchSession/guest?uid=35bc2670-2af2-43c68b00-16f0571dee0c
TED on the App Store
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http://ed.ted.com/
Find and share Ted videos
Build a lesson based on a video, share
the URL as Weblink in Blackboard
http://ed.ted.com/on/OAeUMvG8
Mobile Apps or Web Tools
Function
Apps to Download from App Store
IOS or Android
Web Tools to bookmark on
computer or mobile device
Communication via
Texting
Remind
(formerly known as remind101)
Remind.com
Communication on
a webpage
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Padlet.com
Response and
Polling
Socrative, Teacher and Student
Getkahoot.com
Kahoot.it
Socrative.com
Study App
Quizlet
Study Blue
Quizlet
Study Blue
Collaborate Virtual
Classrsoom
Bb Collaborate Mobile
Bb Collaborate Computer
Based version
TED
TED
http://www.ted.com/