2015+Chrome+App+Assignment

Maria Catie Kyle || App Category (choose 6)
 * TEAM (NAME)


 * Timeline **
 * Flashcard **
 * Music **
 * Research **
 * Organizing **
 * Quiz ** || Product

Collaborative Google Doc with project overview: Mozart Project

|| Pros || Cons || __Tiki-Toki Timeline- Interactive timeline__ || [|__http://www.tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/544237/Wolfgang-Amedeus-Mozart/_] || * Free and easy sign up for account. __Cram Flashcards__ || [] || * Free and easy sign up for account. __Spotify__ || [|__https://play.spotify.com/user/1257217488/playlist/6KtmgQMJnrEfy3ADVvaIhn__] || * Easy signup process. __Online Research Tool__ || [] - Researched facts about Mozart. || * Connected to dictionary databases for easy definition lookup. __Evernote__ || @https://www.evernote.com/shard/s652/sh/f0f743b6-9412-49e7-b07f-9ec95fb588ec/4f32949b327d03d53e71bdf253c66079
 * || Time Line App
 * 3D capabilities with free account.
 * The timeline is interactive.
 * Timeline can be shared with a link. || * The upgraded versions cost more than I would pay.
 * Student can only create one timeline for the free account.
 * Photos and images can’t be uploaded, they have to go through Flickr account. ||
 * || Flashcard App
 * Flashcards can be imported or pre-made are available in different subject and grade levels
 * Photos can be inserted in the flashcards
 * Game mode makes the flashcards more interesting than just practicing. || * This is a simple substitution to paper flashcards.
 * Graphics to game are not high quality. ||
 * || Music App
 * Can do a paid subscription but free provides great library especially for classical music.
 * Several channels dedicated to just famous composers.
 * Easy searchable resource for famous pieces. || * Ads
 * Need to be signed into access view.
 * More of a library with paid subscription. ||
 * || Research App
 * Researches books on the topic through Google Scholar.
 * The resources are limited enough where it makes it easy for a teacher to moderate the information coming to the students. || * Needs a wider database to pull from
 * Needs more specific results such as historical references. ||
 * || Organizing App

|| * Perfect across-all-device organizing application which allows users to access email, instant messenger, word processor, website, paper notes, and project plans, then to store above mentioned information altogether in an organized way using only one single portal. __ ProProfs Quiz Maker__ || @https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=mozart-quiz_3ZU || * It allows users to create various quiz in various formats such as multiple choice, checkboxes, true/false, fill in the blank, essay, and matching.
 * Can be used as a “hub” of all contents.
 * Has very an intuitive thus very easy-to-access user interface. It allows users of all age groups from elementary to graduate students, from teachers to professional program managers to organize their information and contents. || * Evernote has three service packages available for users to choose. Although basic package is free of charge, full-fledged functions with more access and options can only be found in Plus package which charges $24.99USD annually, and Premium package which charges $49.99USD annually and is the best package available in Evernote for productive professionals. ||
 * || Quiz App
 * It also provide easy-to-use options to combine pictures photos, videos and audios into the quiz design process, so as to create a very interactive quiz environment. || * ProProfs Quiz maker provides 15 days free trail package for users to create interesting quizzes. After free trail expired, it offers various advanced and professional packages which charge from $9.97USD to $199.97USD monthly. ||

Whitney Marlen John || App Category (choose 6) Music Drawing || Product || Pros || Cons ||
 * TEAM (NAME)
 * || Flashcard App || __Cram Flashcards__

http://www.cram.com/flashcards/psychiatric-med-list-1-6416825 || Easy sign up. Links to Google drive and has the ability to import spreadsheets to create a card set. App available on the play and apple stores. One can share the card sets created. || Adds on free version makes the site laggy. Only allows for 3 cards in a stack. ||
 * || Presentation App || __Zoho Show__

media type="custom" key="27969837" || Free, easy sign up with google account. Can work with multiple users in real time and can share with others. Can import various file types, i.e. media, audio, etc. PowerPoint compatible. When inserting media, you can perform a google search and it will provide a variety of royalty-free images. Overall, a great substitution for when PowerPoint is unavailable. || Can be laggy. Doesn't recognize .pptx files, so those have to be converted. Would not let me upload pictures provided by a book publisher's instructor's resources due to "license restrictions.: ||
 * || Music App || Audio Tool

media type="file" key="Sample Music View.m4a" width="300" height="50" || Free, easy and the best thing is that it has a multitude of controls for creating quick musical outlines that students can use of demos or other plans for the creation of musical pieces. The tour at the start walks you through the controls and most of the drag an drop features are rich in content and control || Can be extremely slow at times because of the bandwidth requirements. It does have some flaws in the way the sound distorts. ||
 * || Drawing App || inspirARTion

|| This was a super simple app that I had some of my students try out. They did a great job making faces and trees and other sort of abstract type drawings. They also commented how it was great that it looked like sketch art. || They really thought that is was cool but that it was very limited. This is the most common response to most of the drawing apps that I looked into, they worked but just not as good as other options for the iPad and paid apps like Adobe Illustrator ||
 * || Organizing App || IEP Writer - @http://www.iepwriter.co.uk/



EXAMPLE: || * Can create a free IEP and print, but cannot save.
 * Very easy to use
 * Template already set up, you just plug in information.
 * They say the sight is secure. || * Cost to be able to save IEP's, collaborate, etc..
 * Is any sight really secure. IEP's contain a lot of confidential information - don't know if it would be safe to use with names. Maybe can use without putting names and ID numbers. ||
 * || Video (movie making) app || WeVideo - @https://www.wevideo.com/



EXAMPLE: @https://youtu.be/pa0zeq7DdLo || * Easy to use
 * Free Sign-up
 * Can sign up as a teacher and your students can be a user on your account.
 * Folders for students to put their videos in to keep videos separated by person or class.
 * You can collaborate with others on joint editing.
 * Ability to share video.
 * Lots of neat effects and audio. || * Uploading media files is very slow.
 * Pricing comes up if you want to export your work.
 * Minimal storage space and minutes for free users
 * Low quality
 * Can get expensive - if you upgrade. ||


 * TEAM Just the FACS

Chris Kayla Nicole || App Category || Product || Pros || Cons || called
 * || Quiz App

[|ProProfs Quiz Maker] || media type="custom" key="27965189" || User friendly and easy to navigate quiz can be shared, embedded or linked. Students do not need an account, only the link. Not limited to basic quizzes – the paid version gives lots of options and you can make your own templates.

Gives students 1 question at a time and tells them how many they have left. Can add explanations to each question and students see these after taking the quiz. Matching – can add pictures to each option Multiple Choice – can add more than 4 options Checkbox – can add more than 4 options True/False – check box, students don’t have to type or select. Fill in the Blank – Must be the exact words you want but you can add lots of synonyms. Essay – Can choose how many lines, width of box and how many characters so that answers are limited.

Can see all data – IP address, user name, timestamp, grade as percent, grade in total points, how long the quiz took them, students are told their grade immediately after taking the quiz and get to see what questions were right or wrong. The teacher view gives you “Reports” and “Stats” options so you can see the full report as well as a chart showing you how many students have taken the quiz and how well they did, average time per question, how many students got each question right. || 15 day free Pro version - must purchase after

Matching – only one item can match to another unique item. Multiple choice – can not have multiple answers be correct, must use check box feature. Multiple choice – can not have more than 1 option be correct Checkbox – does not randomly reorder them Fill in the blank – must be the exact word that you have typed in as one of the options. Essay – Long winded students may be frustrated by the teacher’s ability to limit their text or lines.

Tells students how many questions are left – may over whelm some kids. Text, Document Upload, Audio/Video and Upload, Import Questions, Manage Points, and Reorder Question options are only on the paid version.

You can not go in and change grades on the report. The automated grading system does show the students the correct answers so they will know what the answers are if you give them a second chance to take the quiz. || called [|Wideo] || media type="custom" key="27964517"
 * || Video App

[] || Easy to use

Free

Teaches basic animation

Can search for photos from within editing mode || Not as advanced as WeVideo or other apps.

Basic account is free. Much of the cool or more advanced personalization options require a paid account. || called
 * || Audio App

Read & Write forGoogle Chrome || media type="youtube" key="gjJ0uFcmY0o" width="560" height="315" || Easy to use

Great tool for language learners or those needing support

Could be used in language class- translates to several languages.

Works with Google Apps (Docs, etc.), ePub files, PDF's, and web pages.

Get text sent straight to your Google Drive from Project Gutenburg, this app will read it to you. || Sometimes there is a delay in loading

Works with most web sites but not all

Teacher account starts with premium account and then downgrades after 30 days.

Teacher accounts are free;student accounts are paid. || Lucid Chart Used to make Idea webs and other pre-writing tools.
 * || Writing App

[|Lucid Chart] || media type="custom" key="27965195" || Can create using a template or on your own.

Lots of template choices that are categorized which is a good starting point.

Tutorial automatically walks you through the process the first time and a help button ready for later.

Functionality is a lot like “paint” and other basic drawing programs.

Guidelines to help center and keep heights the same. Can be used to make || Must purchase the “pro” version to get all functionality. Easy to click on something and move it when you don’t intend too.

So many tools that it can be overwhelming.

A lot of templates.

Templates are categoriezed for education, business, etc but some of the business templates are better suited in the education category and vice versa. ||
 * || Collage App called

[|Loupe] || media type="custom" key="27965237" || * Very simple to use
 * Easily customizable
 * Has many applicable uses
 * Encourages creativity
 * Lots of fun!
 * Could be used by a wide age range of users
 * Uses pictures, which is something I think kids will get into
 * Can use your own pictures or type in gallery for tons of picture possibilities || * Limited functionality with free version
 * Can only download low resolution without upgrading to pro
 * Must create an account before using ||
 * || Collaboration App Called

[|Sketchboard] || || * Collaborative, so they can be used with others
 * Realtime, so can be done with others easily
 * Great graphics
 * Very quick to learn
 * Lots of applications for the classroom
 * Lots of different tools to use || * Free app doesn't offer much
 * Only 1 free map per free account
 * Can't download in multiple formats with free account ||