ISTE 2010--Monday Afternoon (Early)

I know I can see Leslie Fisher at LACUE every December, but I just couldn’t resist seeing her at ISTE 2010. She is a dynamic presenter, and I was fairly certain that she had updated her presentation called “The iPod Touch/iPhone Application Support Group for 2010.”

Sure enough, Leslie has been dutifully analyzing apps as they are released, culling through them to suggest to her audience fun and (sometimes!) educational additions. However, even when the apps are for personal productivity or just for enjoyment, every app we use connects us to the type of technology our students are using, providing us with a bridge toward dialogue and understanding.

You can visit her site for most of them, but here are some she highlighted:
• Evernote: An oldie, this one allows you to create notes (written and audio) and sync them to the web, making them accessible on your PC, too.
• iVideoCamera: If you have an older phone, this app gives you a video capabilities at 10 frames/second.
• UStream: Video capture and broadcasting
• Smugmug: For geocaching!
• Ocarina: Turns your phone into a musical instrument.
• Balloonimals Lite: Use your iPhone microphone to blow balloons and create animals.
• iMagnifier: Use your iPhone to magnify that restaurant menu—good for aging eyes
• Dropbox for iPhone: Links your desktop Dropbox to your iPhone or iPad.

And, yes—of course—Leslie has an iPad, and she included apps that work in her presentation. I imagine that by LACUE 2010, she will have a presentation that focuses on iPad apps alone!