Comments on Controlling My Chaos: School Me

I'm actually working at a school where we are ...

2011-12-03T01:50:23.120-07:00

I'm actually working at a school where we are a part of the iPad trial and all the students in our grades 5 and 6 have their own iPad (owned by the school) and they use them every day and it's incredible what they can do with them. It's brilliant!
They have the iPad1, I have the iPad2, and they use so many apps to enhance their learning. They are able to access the net, and documents quickly, they email work to me to correct or print, and create amazing pieces of work and presentations.
I noticed that most of these comments didn't include many educational apps you can use at school, so I thought I'd add some, which I put on my blog (ages ago...still not into a routine of blogging!) :
Edmodo - like Facebook for kids
Dropbox - store files to access from PC, etc
ScreenChomp - record voice explaining eg. equation
PuppetPals HD - role plays etc
iCardSort Lite - order decimals, numbers, words, etc
Popplet Lite - like mind mapping
Idea sketch - similar to above
Bluster - word sorting game - rhyming, prefixes, synonyms, etc
SBSpelling
Chicktionary - finding words in a word
Read Me Stories
Word Shaker or Wordz- like Boggle
Book Creator
MathBoard
FactrSamurai
Pizza 1
Math Ninja HD
Math Fractions Lite
BrainPOP - like the website, facts and video clips
School A to Z - brilliant app linked to site
Strip Design - make cartoon strip
Elf Ur Face - silly photo thing, self-explanitory
WordFoto - make a pic out of words, clever
Skindex - change iPad background
Reel Director - insert photos and record music or voice over the top and make clip.

Wow...that's a lot...I can feel a blog post coming on...!
I hope you find these useful, both at school, and at home! :)

CNN app for current events Cat Physics for gaming ...

2011-12-02T17:47:58.477-07:00

CNN app for current events
Cat Physics for gaming
Facebook for easy access
Accuweather to check forecast

These are the ones I use most often (in no particu...

2011-12-02T12:20:14.405-07:00

These are the ones I use most often (in no particular order):

1. Craftgawker - I have found some INCREDIBLE crafting ideas from this app/blog. It compiles ideas from other blogs. Awesome!
2. Weather Channel.
3. Facebook - yeah, I know.
4. Seize the Day - organizable list-making app!
5. CalenGoo - a little pricey at $6, but it allows me to sync with my Google calendar so I can make changes/additions anywhere.

For Media, my faves are: Pandora, TuneIn Radio, Audible, Hulu Plus.

For photos: Pano (for awesome panoramics), ShakeIt Photo (simulated Polaroid), Cross Process, Pocketbooth, and PhotoShop Express.

I'm dreaming of an iPad myself. I've had my iPhone 4 for 1.5 yrs and can't live w/o it. <3

I love many of those already listed.... Being new ...

2011-12-01T22:16:20.355-07:00

I love many of those already listed.... Being new to the iPhone another app that I have found so handy is keeper. It keeps all of your sites, usernames and passwords secure. My husband is president of a local bank and many of his managers use it too. It is so handy to not have to go look all those usernames up!

My advice: do NOT get Angry Birds unless you want ...

2011-11-26T21:38:31.953-07:00

My advice: do NOT get Angry Birds unless you want an addiction. I love: Camera+, SoundHound, Quordy (addictive), notes, Hipstamatic, Pandora, DoodleBuddy, Brushes, Flood-It (game), CameraBag, FluidMotion, Google Earth, At Bat 2011, PhotoStudio, yelp, Pinball HD, Star Chart (so cool), Light (flashlight app)... and then there are all the ones my kid loves. I also want an iPad, but a ne one comes out in March?? I just waited forever to upgrade my phone... argh. Apps are fun. I just counted and I have 132. Yikes.

I'm up for renewal in 2 weeks. I've had a ...

2011-11-22T23:11:01.806-07:00

I'm up for renewal in 2 weeks.
I've had a Crackberry for 3 years.
I'm undecided.
"Bounty of Efficiency and OCD Enabling Tool"
I'm decided.
And will be back to find all the cool apps!!!!!!

wow, you are going to spend SOOO much time downloa...

2011-11-21T15:12:22.934-07:00

wow, you are going to spend SOOO much time downloading stuff!

i've been rocking the "better christmas list" so far this season. You can list people by group, create your own groups, budget by group or by person, and then organize everything by store you are going to shop at.

It's amazing.

I love my gmail stuff too. If you set up your google stuff right you don't need the google apps, you just use the calendar and mail app on the phone/iPad.

I also love epicurious... it's pretty amazing.

I really want an iPad as well...

happy apping!

Jill... I will warn you in advance. EVERNOTE is f...

2011-11-19T18:13:01.139-07:00

Jill... I will warn you in advance. EVERNOTE is for you! I'm sorry :(

I used it all the time! Organizes everything!! Work manuals, recipes, user manuals, scrapbooking ideas, etc...

It syncs with your PC, iphone, so you always have the contents available to you :)

I also use:
pinterest, imdb, google calendar, all the reading apps (cuz each one shares free books!)ie.. kindle, ibook and nook, Games: angry birds, cut the rope

Have fun!!!

My must have apps: 1) Blogger app 2) Cozi (I love...

2011-11-19T17:39:20.919-07:00

My must have apps:

1) Blogger app
2) Cozi (I love that it syncs with the site. Calendar ~ syncs with Google calendar, Outlook, etc, To-Do Lists, Shopping lists, Meal planning. It actually allowed me to get rid of a few apps since this did sooo much.)
3) YouVersion Bible ~ easiest to use.
4) AllRecipes dinner spinner
5) SparkPeople
6) Goodreads
7) GroceryPal (gives you the grocery ads for your local stores)
8) iTriage (can easily research sicknesses, medications, etc)
9) KeyRing (organizes all of my loyalty cards)
10) Shazam (listens to a song and tells you who sings it and album info)
11) Tweetdeck

Games that I have just because:
Slice It!
Sukodu
Words with Friends

*Cozi, Cozi, Cozi. Not enough people have said Coz...

2011-11-18T11:35:07.220-07:00

*Cozi, Cozi, Cozi. Not enough people have said Cozi. You will love and cherish it BUT!!! go to the website first for the optimal experience. It's http://www.cozi.com if you hadn't guessed.

*LoseIt is, IMHO, the friendliest food/exercise journal out there, and I'm pretty sure I've touched them all.

*the Geocaching app, while on the expensive side, is fantastic.

*for travel, oMaps downloads maps in advance for offline use, so you don't plow through your data plan trying to figure out where you are.

*Evernote, if you're an Evernote user.

*Endomondo is a fun workout tracker with a great web interface.

*the Mint.com app is lovely and slick.

*Games: Drop7, Cubes, Montezuma (ridiculous but mutable sound effects), CrossFingers, Words with Friends, Carcassonne, Ingenious, W.E.L.D.E.R (hey now, don't judge, most of them are educational as well)

*just got GasBuddy the other day and it saved me 10 cents a gallon.

*for the nosey, Zillow will tell you the value of the home you're standing outside at the touch of a button; strangely compelling while stuck in NYC traffic.

Ate my previous post. Trying again. I totally ag...

2011-11-17T21:33:48.641-07:00

Ate my previous post. Trying again. I totally agree with previous poster about
*GPS Drive-MotionX. I paid extra for the voice and absolutely LOVE it!
*AroundMe - finds stuff around where you are...gas stations, restaurants, etc. Great when you're in a strange area.
*Pinterest
*Fooducate - my daughter LOVES this for trying to find healthier food at the grocery store.
*QRMasterPro - a barcode scanner
*TasteofHome - can find inspirations for dinner :)
Hope these help. Enjoy!!

Words with Friends Free!

2011-11-17T17:46:43.355-07:00

Words with Friends Free!

Grocery Gadget!!! Me and my fiance both have it b...

2011-11-17T11:52:14.126-07:00

Grocery Gadget!!!

Me and my fiance both have it because you can join a group together. Anything I put on the list, he receives on his list as well, and vice versa.

The cool part is since christmas is coming, I added custom lists on there labeled "Cynthia's Christmas Wish List" and one for him as well. Now he can see everything I want for Christmas. Loooveee it!!!

I love the FREE Epicurious app. Great recipes. An...

2011-11-17T09:06:51.760-07:00

I love the FREE Epicurious app. Great recipes.
Angry birds is a must time-killer game app.
BrainStorm is a great app for projects and meetings.
Kindle Reader is better than iBooks.
and SoundHound is a great FREE music app that can identify ANY song, and we have tried to mess it up with some unknown ones!
The iPad 3 comes out in March (My brother is a GeekSquad guy and gets all the insider info).

My husband just got his iPhone and is in LOVE with...

2011-11-17T09:01:26.684-07:00

My husband just got his iPhone and is in LOVE with it, of course. I don't know much about it yet, but we love the S'Quarrels card game app. Of course, my husband created it so we may be a teeny, tiny bit biased. ;)

There is also some Twicular grocery list app that will prob make his stopping to pick up things for me easier since I can add items to his list from the home computer. If I can learn how to use it properly, that is. =)

I have an IPad1 and I love it but I keep waiting t...

2011-11-17T07:24:35.369-07:00

I have an IPad1 and I love it but I keep waiting to find the app(s) that are going to make me say "I can't live without this thing!" So I am anxious to read all the responses!! :)
I don't have an IPhone (have a Crackberry) - feel like having an IPad and an IPhone would be overkill.
Here are my favorites (I do have a lot of games and kids apps on mine too but didn't know if you were interested in those.)
- Evernote / So great b/c you can sync it with your PC and save everything in one place and it syncs across all IDevices.
- GPS Drive HD - Motion X / Think it was a .99 app and it is awesome. It does cost extra for voice navigation but I love it b/c I connect it to my car radio and it comes through loud and clear (pauses my music).
- UPAD Lite / If you are looking for a doodle pad or enjoy "writing", this is a free app (there are other paid ones that people rave about but this one cuts it for me).
- Packing List / Very cool if you are a list person for packing. It takes some initial data entry time to create all your lists, but then you can use them over and over. You can also use an old list to create a new one.
- Kindle app / Have been reading SO much more lately since it's always with me.
- Zinio / magazine app.
- Flipboard / really awesome interface and way to read FB, Twitter, etc.
- Nightstand / Use this for my alarm clock. You can wake to music or sounds. It has timer to fall asleep to or even wakes you gradually. (free)
- Color Range and Snapseed / Really cool apps to edit photos. Very cool.
- And my favorite time waster / Real Solitaire HD Free.

Hope these help!! Still hoping to find that app that "justifies" this purchase!! ;)

you're ahead of me, I don't even have the ...

2011-11-17T06:18:57.242-07:00

you're ahead of me, I don't even have the crackberry yet..... I am gonna get one this year though, I'm just undecided between a blackberry and an iphone. I hear each one is better than the other, so that makes my head spin and then i don't get one at all. :o/

just had a huge comment and blogger ate it... Any...

2011-11-17T06:06:35.632-07:00

just had a huge comment and blogger ate it...

Anyway:

Springpad...like Evernote, but I like it better

Life360...virtual map. shows you predators in your vacinity and has a nifty panic button that will send your coordinates to your emergency contact

Out of Milk...grocery app. Keep a list of what you normally have and qty. once qty=0 it tosses it onto your shopping list

Zoner Antivirus...cuz you can get ugly bugs on your phone too

Space Junk...shows where planets, stars and satellites are and names

Hanging with Friends...virtual hangman. Useless time-wasters need love too!

I don't keep a lot of apps.. Michaels, Target,...

2011-11-17T04:41:07.183-07:00

I don't keep a lot of apps.. Michaels, Target, some ereaders (on the phone stanza is the best..but I have kobo as well). Qreader
Good luck. I am dreaming of having ipad

Don't forget "Kiddy Bank". It pays t...

2011-11-16T23:50:40.139-07:00

Don't forget "Kiddy Bank". It pays the allowance automatically to its own "accounts" (if you want it to) and you can now instantly track if you lend your kids money on something.

My favorite apps are: Sticky Notes (!), Google Cal...

2011-11-16T22:30:46.908-07:00

My favorite apps are: Sticky Notes (!), Google Calendars, Kindle, Feeds, iPen, Pinterest, Twitter and Hulu Plus.

Since I homeschool my four kids I have TONS of kid apps and reference apps. The most used are: Audible, Geo Walk, Weird but True, Discovery Kids 'Sharks', iWriteWords, Ansel's Africa, Google Earth, Frog Dissection, Amazing Race, 3D Brain and Organs.

Hmmmm.... 1. LDS Tools - I'm in the Stake YW ...

2011-11-16T21:49:57.812-07:00

Hmmmm....

1. LDS Tools - I'm in the Stake YW Presidency and I can immediately have all of the numbers and emails I need at any meeting.
2. LDS Library - Same reason with Manuals, Scriptures, Magazines, Image Library, etc.
3. Cozi Calendar App- holds the entire family schedule, my to do list, grocery list, imports the local middle/high school sports calendar and I can set to send out email & text message reminders and alerts.
4. Lemon App - I can scan all of my receipts into an online database for work or church. No more lost receipts.
5. Netflix - Dr. appointments are awesome now.
6. iBooks - I love that they pre-order new releases and will deliver them to you the night before they're released.
7. My little boy loves the Duck, Duck Moose interactive books, but I doubt that you need those!

I'm looking forward to seeing what else everyone comes up with.

Wow! Where to begin? 1. OliveTree Bible 2. Amazon ...

2011-11-16T20:51:26.322-07:00

Wow! Where to begin?
1. OliveTree Bible
2. Amazon Kindle app
3. Grocery iQ - barcode scanner grocery list creator
4. My Coupons - I'm a coupon fan NOT extremer
5. Evernote - awesome for taking notes, clipping info from web pages, making lists, recipes, shopping lists...
6. Pandora - online, on demand radio
7. WhiteNoise - always have my noise machine no matter where I am

I guess those are my most frequently used apps. I have a lot more that I use occasionally but those are the main ones. It would be interesting to see how often I actually use some of the apps that I have installed. I could probably delete a lot of them but I'm always thinking I might want them later!