1. Denise Oliver, Education and Outreach Director Alabama Supercomputer Authority

2. 60% grade students 58% develop curriculum 54% locate instructional materials online 52% design and administer student assessments 49% enhance student learning in reading 45% enhance student learning math 35% enhance student learning in science

3. Evaluations “On- the- Go” email, texting, calling Scheduling Presentations Access to financial and job related information.

4. Can you swap your laptop for a mobile device?  Have the right hardware  Plan ahead  Have a physical keyboard  File Sharing  Apps  Know in advance what files you need  Know how to manually get them  Use a cloud service  Don’t count on a lot of printing  Apps are limited Know the limitations

5.  Improve communication and collaboration  Rapidly deliver information to the point of decision  Increase customer intimacy

6. What is an App anyway?  Apps is an abbreviation for application. An app is a piece of software. It can run on the Internet, on your computer, or on your phone or other electronic device.  Mobile apps are usually loaded on mobile devices, iPads, cell phones, etc. Some are not as powerful as desktop software.  Some apps are made for specific devices

7. 1. Cloud Storage: Dropbox 2. Productivity App: Quick Office Connect Mobile Suite 3. Wireless keyboard

8. What is Cloud Storage?  Saving data to off-site storage (servers)  Allows for access over the Internet  Eliminates need for storage device

9. Dropbox.com

10. What does Dropbox do?  Dropbox is a simple service to share and synchronize files, photos, documents and videos anywhere you want to. The Dropbox cloud storage service uses the Dropbox client to manage the synchronization. Users can start using Dropbox in seconds.  Dropbox is most useful for users who need to work with large files that cannot be easily sent using email. Dropbox is also a secure way to share files with friends and co-workers.

11. What else can Dropbox do?  Access your files with you when you're on the go  Add files to your Favorites for fast, offline viewing  Easily upload photos and videos to Dropbox  Share freely with friends and family

12. Free Version of Dropbox  Free version 2GB space (more space requires a fee)  Refer people and earn more free space  Download to your computer and phone  Set up an account  Download to mobile device  Icon appears in computer tray

13. Dragging files  Open Dropbox folder  Drag documents, picture, videos into folder  Choose preferences

14. Quick Office Connect Suite  Basically an iPad application  Cost $9.99  Allows for full document creation  Allows access to documents stored in cloud applications  Excel spreadsheets  Create and edit PowerPoint

15. How to use Quick Connect  http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla yer_detailpage&v=ibc_tkXWJ98 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla yer_detailpage&v=ibc_tkXWJ98

16. Wireless Keyboards

19. Poll Everywhere

20. How it works  You ask a question (create a poll)  Responders answer from phones, twitter, or web browser  Responses can be tracked in graphs for visual results  Free for audiences of 40 or less

21. Dragon Dictation Dragon Dictation Android only--iPhone coming soon!  Dragon Dictation is an easy-to-use voice recognition application powered by Dragon® NaturallySpeaking® that allows you to easily speak and instantly see your text or email messages. In fact, it’s up to five (5) times faster than typing on the keyboard.

22. How it works  Dictate emails and texts  Eliminates typing  http://www.dragonmobileapps.com/ http://www.dragonmobileapps.com/

23.  Downloading the BeeTagg reader can be done via four simple methods: visit http://get.beetagg.com/ directly via your mobile phone for a download link. Visit their website, enter your mobile phone number and BeeTagg will send you a SMS along with a link to the reader. You can also send a SMS with text BEE to +44 762 480 24 86 and they will send you a SMS back with a link to the reader. Bee TaggBee Tagg QR Code Reader

24. Bee Tagg Compatibility  The BeeTagg QR-Code reader is compatible with over 50 mobile phones including major brands such as Apple, Blackberry, HTC, LG, Mio, Motorola, Nokia, Palm, Samsung, Siemens, SonyEricsson and SPV.

25. Promote your schools  “Sacramento Public Library has ‘gone live’ with our first application of QR codes! This is a small one but I’m excited nonetheless because of the great potential that QR codes have in improving our services. On our library blog, Grand Central, we now have a QR code posted in the sidebar that, when scanned, will load the contact information for our SMS reference service directly into the user’s phone…”Grand Central

26. QR Code Generator

27. Lucyphone  Never have to hold for another call.

28. Lucyphone

29. Instapaper  Sign up for free account  Save bookmarklet “Read Later” in favorites  Click Read Later on anything you want to save for later