What’s ‘app-ening in ag ed: iPad apps for the Agriculture Classroom
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Presented by
Dr. Robin McLean
at theNYAAE
Summer Conference
Beaver Hollow Conference
CenterJava, NY
June 2013
WHAT’S ‘APP-ENING IN AG:
IPAD APPS FOR THE AGRICULTURE CLASSROOM
iCellScience36
0Elife Forms
Sampler
THE SCIENCE OF AGRICULTUR
E
Plant, Animal & Bacteria CellsRotate cellsZoom in on organelles
Three definition/ explanation levels:Basic IntermediateAdvanced
ICELLBY HUDSONALPHA
COST: FREE
A partnership with the National Science Foundation
Videos, news and images of the science around us
Overview created with ExplainEverything App:http://youtu.be/FAziXevIPwc
SCIENCE 360
BY BOTTLE ROCKET
COST:FREE
Plants and AnimalsSearchable by names or decision tree process
Taxonomic Classification
Regional MapsWritten
descriptions and overviews
ELIFE FORMS SAMPLER
BY SEARCH LIFE FORMS
COST:FREE
Focus on Plant
Landscaper’s Companion
PLANT SCIENCE
Includes:Basic plant structure
Details on structure & function
Life Cycles of Moss, Fern, Conifers and Flowering Plants
Plant Cell AnatomyGlossary of Plant Terms
FOCUS ON PLANT
BY TOUCHAPP & BIOCOURSEWARE
COST:$4.99*
Database of over 26,000 plants
Over 21,000 pictures
Searchable
LANDSCAPER’S COMPANION
BY STEVENSON SOFTWARE, LLC
COST:$4.99
*
Grow it Know It
Growing Degree
DaysSpotzi
GENERAL AGRICULTUR
E
Great intro to Ag products app
Multiple correct answers
Wrong answers kicked out of cart
GROW IT KNOW ITBY UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA -
LINCOLN
COST:FREE
Can choose date range
Shows as maps or text
Can specify area
Uses 50 or 60
GROWING DEGREE DAYS
BY FARM PROGRESS
COST:FREE
Map appThematic areas:
Agriculture, climate, economy & more
US, Europe, Some Asia and Africa
Nine Agricultural Areas Arable Land, Imports,
Food Production, & more
Descriptions, Videos, Wiki links
SPOTZI ATLASBY D-BASE
COST:FREE
NatureTapPocketZo
o
ENVIROSCIENCE
Bird and insect “pack” included: Can purchase additional ID
packs – more birds, wildflowers, mammals, and reptiles & amphibians
Information includes: common name, family, ID and range
Sort by shape or color to narrow search
Games include – memory challenge, photo quiz, puzzles and sound ID (on birds)
NATURE TAPBY GREEN MOUNTAIN
DIGITAL
COST:FREE
Assorted wildlifeInformation includes:
scientific name, size, diet, location, life span, survival status, descriptions and fund facts
ImagesVideosSome live camsSound
POCKETZOOBY TINYHEARTS
COST:$4.99
Pocket Money
Animoto
CHAPTER TOOLS
Accounting appCategorize expenses and incomeMultiple accounts kept on one app:
Ex. FFA Chapter & Ag Department can be separate
Generates ReportsPhotograph receipts, etc. and include
with transaction reports
POCKETMONEY
BY CATAMOUNT
COST:L ITE IS FREE BUT
L IM ITED
$4.99 FULL
POCKETMONEY
(CONT.)
Get educator account – allows longer video creation
Can create sub accounts for students
Add photos, video clips, text
ANIMOTO COST:FREE
http://animoto.com/play/4B8x0bJK1PYmB3QLm07E5A
PHOTO APPS
CEV Multimedia
ID – Wildlife, FloricultureAsk the
CheeseMonger
CAREER DEVELOPMENT EVENT
PREP
Tools include glossary, flashcards, 10 question practice quizzes
ID has item # on National FFA List, name, category and will pronounce the item for you
Practice quizzes identify ones you got wrong and show correct answer
Floral ID also available Note: They entered app world briefl y
and no longer making, so no updates
WILDLIFE IDBY CEV MULTIMEDIA
COST:$4.99
Glossary of cheeses with image, flavor description, country of origin, facts
Cheese Challenge = cheese related quiz questionsTells you what you got wrong but not correct answer
Warning: Has wine and cheese matcher!
ASK THE CHEESE MONGER
BY
COST:$1.99
Explain Everything
Tiled
CREATE AND
ENGAGE
Can save projectsEditable
recordingsCan insert
pictures, text and hand write
Can upload videos to YouTube
Good for “flipped classroom”
EXPLAIN EVERYTHINGBY MORRIS COOKE
COST:$2.99
*
Add photos and text
Assorted layout styles
Good to add comments to visuals
TILED BY MOTION ONE LTD.
COST:.99*
Apps Gone Free
HOW DO I STAY UP TO
DATE
IT’S THE TRUTH
PINTEREST FOR THIS WORKSHOPHTTP://PINTEREST.COM/RCMCLEAN/WHATS-APP-
ENING-IN-AG-ED/
Leaf SnapGestate
APPS OTHERS
HAVE SHARED
PLANTS
Leaf Snap• Identify a tree based on photo of a leaf
o Need to take picture on white backgroundo After you take an image, it ranks possible
types by probability
• Provides detailed information about leaf type, placement, arrangement, & flower type
• Developed by a partnership of Columbia University, University of Maryland, and the Smithsonian Institute
Thanks M. Coley for this info
Gestate• Gestation calculator
• About 50 presets species & gestation lengths
• Can add custom species
• Can edit gestation length
• Displays o Days into pregnancy o Days left
• Price = $0.99
Thanks M. Coley for this info
ANIMALS
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