IPad Pilot Applications
This page lists all of the applications used within the 2012-2014 tablet pilot projects. Applications are grouped into four categories: core applications, professional applications, departmental applications, course-specific applications.
Intended Audience
WSU instructors interested in past faculty experience with tablet devices in the classroom.
Overview
Many applications were tested during the pilot process. As nearly as possible, this is an exhaustive list of the applications that were used. This page does not include reviews of the applications themselves but does include links pages that describe the pilots that used each.
The applications are broken down into four categories:
Core applications include apps that are of general interest independent of the course or program area. There are specific categories of applications that fit into the core category including note-taking, calculator, productivity, audience-response, and ebook-reader apps.
Professional applications are of interest across several or all colleges but perhaps not to all students. This includes apps for movie editing, podcast creation, interview conductors, graphing calculators, and anatomy analysis.
Departmental applications are of specific interest to one college or department. This could include a drug-interaction app in nursing, a drawing app in art, or an assistive technology app for special education.
Course-specific applications are used only in a particular course or section. Examples of course-specific apps include a waterflow-analysis application for a watershed science course or an app containing paintings from the Louvre for an art appreciation class.
Core Applications
Doceri turns the iPad into a wireless remote control for the laptop, untethering the professor from the instructor workstation, and supports annotation directly on the presentation materials during the lecture. These annotated materials are saved with Doceri and posted to Desire2Learn for student download. [Free on iPad, one-time $30.00 charge for each laptop application.]
Dropbox is a quick and easy way to save files on the Cloud to share between devices and individuals. Dropbox comes with a small amount of free storage. If additional storage is required, there is a monthly fee. [Free, but additional space comes with a monthly charge.]
Evernote is a note-taking application that runs on several OS’s. The user organizes their notes into notebooks and can access them from any of their devices that are running Evernote. [Free on tablets and the laptops, $2.50 monthly charge for Evernote Premium service.]
GoodReader opens PDF files and supplies an annotation layer for notes and highlights. Annotated PDF files can be saved and shared with others. [$2.49 when bought in volume.]
iBooks supports reading, annotating, and using iBooks as educational materials. Multimedia, flashcard creation, and more. [Free.]
Keynote allows users to build and present slide shows in class. [$4.99 when bought in volume.]
LectureTools is used by the instructor to build and present presentations from the LectureTools web site. Students used the iPad version of LectureTools to view the slides at their desks and take notes directly in their private copies of the materials. [Free on the tablet but $15.00 fee per term for each student to access materials online.]
Notability opens PDF files and supports annotation of written notes, typed notes, and highlights directly on the document. Updated PDFs are saved and uploaded to Dropbox or emailed. [$0.49 when bought in volume.]
Skype is a video-conferencing application that allows students to collaborate without having to be in the same physical location. (Students were allowed to select between Fuze and Skype, both free applications.) [Free.]
Socrative was used to poll students at the end of each session to collect summative data and feedback for the meeting. [Free.]
Professional Applications
Camera+ is a camera application. Beyond what is offered in the default camera on the iPad, Camera+ offers many editing, focusing, cropping, and creative features. [$0.49 when bought in volume.]
Adobe Photoshop Touch brings much of the functionality of the desktop version of Adobe Photoshop to the iPad. [$4.99 when bought in volume.]
Fuze is a video-conferencing application that allows students to collaborate without having to be in the same physical location. (Students were allowed to select between Fuze and Skype, both free applications.) [Free.]
Highlight by Cohdoo was used to flag interesting passages in recorded audio interviews. Student notes and comments are added directly into the recording to simplify analysis. [$1.99 when bought in volume.]
Interview Assistant Pro enables the interviewer to organize and design the interview, conduct and record the interview, and perform post-interview analysis. [$0.49 when bought in volume.]
Departmental Applications
Art Authority [View application in iTunes store] Art Authority contains a comprehensive collections of works from over 1,000 western artists, ranging from ancient time to today. [$4.99 when bought in volume.] FieldNotesPro [View application in iTunes store] FieldNotesPro simplifies taking scientific notes while in the field. Users locate their positions using GPS and satellite mapping, take notes, and take geo-referenced photos. [$4.99 when bought in volume.] Minimal Folio [View application in iTunes store] Minimal Folio organizes and presents portfolios of work. Students use Minimal Folio to present design solutions to clients for review in a concise package. [$1.49 when bought in volume.] MoMA Art Lab [View application in iTunes store] MoMA Art Lab includes art works from the Museum of Modern Art. Tools in the application support creation of sound compositions, shape poems, group drawings, and more. [$2.49 when bought in volume.] Moodboard [View application in iTunes store] Moodboard is a rapid prototype and collaboration tool for designers. [$4.99 when bought in volume.] Musée du Louvre HD [View application in iTunes store] Musée du Louvre HD includes HD versions of 150 select Louvre masterpieces with comments by the museum’s experts. More than 600 HD images included. [$0.99 when bought in volume.] News360 [View application in iTunes store] News360 gathers news articles and blog posts from around the web. It has the ability to read notes in Evernote and, based on the content of the notes, find information pertinent to the notes and push it to the user. [Free.] Sketchbook Pro [View application in iTunes store] Sketchbook Pro delivers a complete set of sketching and painting tools for the iPad. It uses the same paint engine as the desktop version of the product. [$0.99 when bought in volume] Course-Specific Applications DoInk Animation and Drawing [View application in iTunes store] DoInk is a vector-based animations tool. Animations can be flip-book style or keyframe based similar to Flash. [$2.49 when bought in volume.] Dante’s Inferno Illustrated by Botticelli [View application in iTunes store] An illustrated app showing Botticelli’s interpretation of Dante’s Inferno. [$.99 when bought in volume.] EarthObserver [View application in iTunes store] EarthObserver is a collection of maps that include typographic, land surface, human impact, hydrologic, atmospheric, snow/ice/water, shoreline, and more. [$0.49 when bought in volume.] Eat Florence [View application in iTunes store] Expert advice on finding the best restaurants, bakeries, wine bars, food stores, coffee bars, and other food places in Florence. [$1.49 when bought in volume.] Explorations in Typography [View application in iTunes store] Explorations in Typography is a companion application to the Explorations in Typography textbook adding interactive tools to more fully explore type. [$3.99 when bought in volume.] Firenze - Virtual History [View application in iTunes store] Three-dimensional journey through the city of Florence. [$4.49 when bought in volume.] Florence Audioguide [View application in iTunes store] Maps, audio/video tours, pictures, and useful phone numbers make the Audioguide a valuable tool while wandering the streets and exploring Florence. [$2.49 when bought in volume.] Florence Map and Walks [View application in iTunes store] Self-guided tour routes and powerful navigation features allow the users to tour Florence on their own at their own pace at a fraction of the cost of guided tours. [$2.49 when bought in volume.] GeographMN [View application in iTunes store] GeographMN contains GIS data for the state of Minnesota. Focusing on the geography and geology of the state, GeographMN Pro provides geological formations, mines, quarries, rivers, and more. [$2.49 when bought in volume.] Groupboard [View application in iTunes store] Groupboard is a collaborative whiteboard on the iPad. Students work together on designs by joining a Groupboard space with their teammates and drawing on their iPads. Drawings appear on all iPads in the group. [Free.] iBird Pro Guide to Birds [View application in iTunes store] Identify birds quickly by shape, size, height, color, family, song, length, weight, flight pattern, ... [$9.99 when bought in volume.] Learn Italian with Busuu [View application in iTunes store] Busuu is the largest online community for language learning, bringing you Italian on the go and direct interaction with native speakers. [Free.] OpenFlow Pro [View application in iTunes store] OpenFlow Pro calculates flow capacities for open channels and pipes. [$1.99 when bought in volume.] Photosynth [View application in iTunes store] Photosynth captures, stitches, and shares interactive panoramas. [Free.] Pinnacle Studio [View application in iTunes store] Pinnacle Studio includes a storyboard, timeline, and the transitions, effects, and soundtrack needed to create professional-quality videos on the iPad. [$3.99 when bought in volume.] Star Chart [View application in iTunes store] Star Chart is an augmented reality application that serves as a virtual star chart. Point the iPad at the sky and major bodies are labeled by name in daylight or at night. [$1.49 when bought in volume.] Theodolite [View application in iTunes store] Theodolite is an augmented reality application that serves as a compass, GPS, map, zoom camera, rangefinder, and inclinometer. [$1.99 when bought in volume.] Tuscan Chef [View application in iTunes store] How to prepare a wide variety or Italian recipes. [$1.99 when bought in volume.] Uffizi [View application in iTunes store] Tours, floor plans, and information on the artwork at the Uffizi Museum, the oldest museum in modern Europe. [$.99 when bought in volume.] WordPress [View application in iTunes store] Quick and easy way to manage a WordPress blog. Comment moderation, creation, and editing are all part of the app. [Free.]