iTunesU

There is a gold-mine of resources and it's called iTunesU. iTunesU allows access to resources from universities and colleges. It even allows individuals to access college courses and materials for free.  Some of the larger universities are posting entire courses in iTunesU.  For example, Stanford University has posting their course on coding and creating iOS apps in iTunesU. 

Best of all, the materials are free!  All you have to do is download the iOS app (see link below) or download iTunes from apple.com/itunes and there is a section in the menu at the top labeled iTunesU.  Please see screen capture below.

This is most interesting, because with rise in college tuition, etc., could this be a model for future higher education?  What do you think?

iTunesU App

Khan Academy 

You may have heard about the Khan Academy.  But did you know there is a Khan Academy app? Indeed, not only will the app allow you to access videos that cover a variety of topics and content but it also transcribes the video as one is watching the video. This is a great tool to use for students who are hearing-impaired or for those students who need to have visual text to understand a concept or idea.

Below is a link to the iPad version of the app.

Khan Academy iPad App

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Simplenote

Simplenote

Do you ever need to write down a quick thought or concept/idea. There is a free version of Simplenote that allows you to do just that.  I use it to make lists about a concept/idea or create a list (for example, create a list of albums/CDs/downloads of music from iTunes that I want to make sure I get). You can make a grocery list, list of tasks for a given day, etc.  The uses are endless.  There is free version or you can buy the pay version of the app.  There is a link below.  Try it, I think you will enjoy it!

And yes, some of us still do listen to albums!

Simplenote site

Simplenote app

Easy Bib

Easy Bib

Are you doing research and you wish you could save your resource's bibliographic information in an electronic format? There is a great app that allows you to scan your resource's ISBN number using your mobile device's camera.  Once the ISBN number is scanned, it will format the information in APA, MLA, or Chicago format. Then you can even email the information to yourself or others to save for future reference or you can copy and paste the information into your bibliography page.

The app is called Easy Bib and it lives up to its name. It's easy and it's free. If you own an iOS device, I have a link below to Easy Bib.

Easy Bib site

Easy Bib app