MobileViews Podcast 127: Back to school Teachers’ Edition

In this podcast, Jon Westfall and I (Todd Ogasawara) discuss:

1. Former high flyers HTC, GroupOn, and StumbleUpon all downsizing
2. Drones – the new Google Glass. From cool to despised
3. Apple Boot Camp now supports Windows 10 installation
4. Alphabet holding company for Google and spin-offs like Niantic Labs
5. Jon’s App Pick of the Week: Threes (An oldie but goodie (1 year ago or so) tile game). Similar to 2048.

Back to School Tips: Teacher Edition!

1. remind.com – Send text reminders to students, for FREE
2. zipgrade.com – Scantron tests without the scantron, $7 a year
3. Moodle – Best Learning Management System on the planet, for FREE
4. VLC – Cue videos exactly as you want, drag drop via iTunes.
5. EventZilla – Set up free events and email tickets… for FREE
6. YouCanBook.Me – Syncs to your google calendar, students can schedule appointments.
7. Classroom Response:
   Socrative – Web based clickers
   Kahoot.it – Fun games
   Plickers – Paper clickers
8. Evernote – Free or premium, best tool for organization.
9. Google Cloud Print – Print to your office computer from your personal device. Or mobile device using a cloud print app.
10. TeamViewer – Access network resources from home