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iCreate

iCreate. Make the most of the technology at your fingertips. “These tablets are not just about consumption any more, people can do much more with them than when they first appeared. The application breadth has increased and they are being used more and more as business tools.”.

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  1. iCreate Make the most of the technology at your fingertips.

  2. “These tablets are not just about consumption any more, people can do much more with them than when they first appeared. The application breadth has increased and they are being used more and more as business tools.” • Chris Jones, Co-Founder, VP and Principal Analyst of Canalys

  3. MORE RESOURCES THAN EVER FOR EDUCATORS • Many media and social media outlets for information dispersal • Gigs of (free) storage space to upload created content • Easy to regulate who can and can’t access content • Can all be accessed/controlled by mobile devices

  4. GETTING YOUR CONTENT TO STUDENTS

  5. THE POST PC ERA • Smart Phones (iPhone, Galaxy 4S, Nexus 5, Windows Phone) • Tablets (iPad, Galaxy Tab, Nexus 7, Microsoft Surface) • Phablets (Galaxy Note)

  6. THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT! • Storage of all of your created content • Document, presentation, and spreadsheet creation • Photo capture and editing • Film capture and editing; Streaming • Regulating and releasing content

  7. THE CLOUD • Or how I learned to stop worrying and love server farms that I can’t see.

  8. Windows Android iOS FLAVORS OF THE CLOUD Google Drive SkyDrive iCloud Price : Free Storage: 7GB Price : Free Storage: 5GB Price : Free Storage: 15GB

  9. DROPBOX • Cloud based storage drive for anything! • Syncs with your computer and device • Easy to get more space • Retains versions of the files! • Local client means all of your documents are on your hard drive too!

  10. ADVANTAGES OF THE CLOUD • Sync Between Devices • Save as you go • Collaboration • Access Anywhere • Even if it goes down, you can have a local copy available.

  11. PRODUCTIVITY • Creating traditional content for your courses.

  12. OFFICE SUITE APPS Docs Pages Word iCloud Drive Office Documents Sheets Numbers Excel Spreadsheets Slides Keynote Powerpoint Presentations

  13. ICLOUD OFFICE SUITE • Free when you buy a new Mac, iPad, or iPhone, otherwise one time payment for each app • Free if you use the iCloud based version (www.icloud.com) • Additional app for Keynote called Keynote Remote ($0.99) • Can open MS Office documents and export your documents as MS Office, .pdf, or .epub (for eBooks) • Changes saved locally (Mac) or in the cloud

  14. GOOGLE DRIVE OFFICE SUITE • Free no matter where you are getting/using them! • Download complimentary application (Quick Office) to get the full use out of them. • Can open MS Office documents and export your documents as MS Office or .pdf • Changes saved in the cloud

  15. MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE • Must purchase either Office 2013 (one time) or Subscription based Office 365 (yearly). • Limited Functionality on iOS devices (currently iPhone only) • Not available on Android devices • Changes can be saved locally or in the cloud

  16. DEMO

  17. MULTIMEDIA • Providing additional content to students.

  18. PHOTO CAPTURE & EDITING Photo Editor Thumba Photo Editor Photostudio iPhoto Sketchbook Pro Photoshop Touch Photo Editor Sketchbook Mobile Photoshop Touch Low Price & Advanced High Price & Advanced Operating System Free* & Basic

  19. PHOTO EDITING • Your needs determine which category of app you should pick. • Just need to crop and adjust the brightness/color levels? Go with the free & basic. • Need to remove backgrounds, add backgrounds, do more advanced editing? Go with the advanced options.

  20. DEMO

  21. VIDEO CAPTURE & EDITING Explain Everything WeVideo Explain Everything Whiteboard iMovie Nokia Trimmer Operating System Whiteboard Lecture/Demo

  22. VIDEO EDITING • You can edit in the app, or, if needed, online with some websites (YouTube, etc) • If your video is over an hour, record it in pieces • You can take out the audio if it is an instructional video • Get a tripod if you don’t want to hold the device (a stack of books is nice too!)

  23. DEMO

  24. SHARING • You made it. Now make it available.

  25. PICK YOU PORTAL Blackboard Facebook Flickr Google Plus Tumblr Twitter Vimeo YouTube

  26. DISTRIBUTION CONCERNS • How easy is it to upload the media? • Identify what you are trying to do and how you want to present your media • Know what the limitations are of each social network • Identify privacy concerns • Know what type of media is best suited for each network/application • Can you manage the posted content from your phone or tablet?

  27. DISTRIBUTION REALITIES • Google+ Image libraries can be closely tied to instructor websites with a plugin. • Tumblr allows you to open portions of the blog up to student posts that can be regulated by you. • Twitter has a limited number of characters but great website integration code. • YouTube doesn’t charge for videos, but does require a companion app to upload (YouTube Capture).

  28. Hootsuite Manage, schedule and post to multiple social networks Textastic Text editor and we page builder Scanner Pro Tablet or Smartphone camera can be used to scan documents in. UStream Stream webcasts live from anywhere (has ads) EVEN MORE WAYS TO CREATE AND DISTRIBUTE!

  29. EVEN MORE WAYS TO CREATE AND DISTRIBUTE! (MAC ONLY) iBooks Author Write e-textbooks easily! Pixelmator Inexpensive Photoshop clone Voila Screen capture software

  30. ADOBE & CREATIVE CLOUD For Grading, Creating, and Sharing Adobe Reader (Free) CC Suite: $20/month

  31. REFERENCES 1. Panzarion, Matthew. Look, tablets are PCs, get over it. 31 Jan. 2012. The Next Web. Web. 19 Dec. 2013. 2. https://itunes.apple.com/us/store (iOS Apps) 3. https://play.google.com/store (Android Apps) 4. http://www.apple.com/osx/apps/app-store.html (Mac Apps) 5. http://www.adobe.com/products/creativecloud.html (Adobe Apps)

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