New project, new blog to share and reflect on how forests and railroads impact West Virginia. I am looking forward to this study this spring and the week-long investigation this summer. I need to brush up on my tree identifying skills ASAP as right now they are near zero! There is so much of this state that I know little about after living here all my life that the focus provided during this project is a welcome opportunity to gain knowledge and history.
For week two, Pat asked us to find some apps to share with the class for the Galaxy Tablet. Most apps that I have found for education are simple skill and drill items. I chose to focus on apps that can be used for productivity and creation. They are:
- 360 - This takes panoramas by stitching pics together from the onboard camera. Not near as full featured as Gigapan, but great on the run to show perspective. Free
- Box.net - Cloud-based storage that is not as slickly integrated on a PC as Dropbox, but offers 50GB of storage plus the ability to share folders and documents. Free
- NASA - The app ties in to NASA by delivering images, video, and ongoing missions and bringing to your tablet. It's not perfect by any means, but considering we fund NASA, we should use any resource available to access it. Free
- Antivirus Free - Android is an open operating system that needs antivirus protection due to recent threats. It works in the background scanning any download before installation. Free
- Tree Height Measurement - Measures tree height using Android device. Starts in German, but can be changed to English. Free
Great apps. All are useful and the best part is FREE!
ReplyDeleteWe didn't use the tree app because one of our goals is to learn some mathematics fundamentals in context and to apply these tools to real world applications. It is important for students to see a reason to calculate the volume of a cylinder and to convert units.
I guessed that the background math was the reason you glazed over the app for tree height. I will not allow students to use it until they prove they can handle the traditional way.
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