Category: Education Apps

A blog by @mircwalsh

App Review – Video Scribe HD

Todays App Review is Video Scribe HD by Sparkol I discovered Video Scribe HD some time back and love the features in it as well as the style of the videos but the price of the desktop version always put me off. I kept putting off the 7 day trial but recently signed up for…
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App Review – iTranslate Voice

Today’s App Review is iTranslate Voice by Sonico GmbH. There are many translation Apps out there some do voice to text, others do text to voice and then there’s some that do text to text but it is difficult to find a good voice to voice App but look no further than iTranslate. This App…
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App Review – Nearpod

Today’s App Review is Nearpod by Panarea. When I first used iPads with students I didn’t quite know where to start and spent hours upon hours transferring Apps and content onto 14 iPads. If I had discovered this App then that whole ordeal could have been prevented. Nearpod works on a student /teacher basis when a teacher…
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App Review – OCR Apps.

Today is my 150th Review. Yes I really did manage to write one review every day for 150 days which is not something I thought I would last at but to celebrate I am going to review some Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Apps. I was recently asked for advice on OCR Apps and although I…
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App Review – DocuSign Ink

Today’s App Review is DocuSign Ink by DocuSign. Although digital signatures have been around for years I have never had a use for them until recently. When I suddenly needed one I didn’t know where to start but knew I wanted an iOS App due to it being easier to sign on a device than…
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App Review – Barefoot World Atlas.

Today’s App Review is Barefoot World Atlas by Touch Press. All I can say about this App is one word. WOW! Never have Atlases been so fun. I never had many happy memories about World Atlases and actually relied on the old computer game ‘Where in the World is Carmen Sandiago’ to get me around…
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App Review – Templates for Keynote Pro.

Today’s App Review is Templates for Keynote Pro by Jan Heiermann. I make keynotes daily averaging at least 15-20 different presentations per week and I have gotten to the stage where all the basic templates that come with the program (iOS and Mac) have been used to death. Power Point themes are no better and…
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App Review – My Script Calculator.

Today’s App Review is My Script Calculator by Vision Objects. I am currently working with a Maths teacher to create an iTunes U Collection and was wondering how we could bring Maths into the digital age and was looking out for technology but not being a massive fan of maths didn’t know where to start.…
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App Review – iStopMotion

Today’s App Review is iStopMotion by Boinx Software. I have always loved StopMotion animations ever since seeing them as a kid back in the days of Bosco. In recent years claymations have made a come back and I have been as interested as ever but really haven’t known where to start in creating one. This…
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App Review – WWF Together

Today’s App Review is WWF Together by the World Wildlife Fund. I really like Apps like National Geographic and this App by WWF is graphically amazing. The App contains information on the many animals that it works towards saving from Snow Leopards to Elephants and more including Gorillas are coming soon. Once you select your animal you…
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