MentorMob

Format: Computer
Price: Free
Vendor: www.mentormob.com
MentorMob, a site that allows users to curate online content into step-by-step lessons on any topic.

RH: This is the free version and lets the user gather video, document, and web articles together into  a play list that students can access. One could put together an entire unit or area of study so students could access them all from the same location. Check out the tutorial video collection I put together for my students about Edmodo. I used ScreenCast-O-Matic to screen capture  and uploaded the videos directly to You Tube from the program. Very easy.

Create your own Playlist on MentorMob!

Papa Johns

Format: iPad
Price: Free
Vendor: iTunes


An app that allows you to order your pizza online.


RH: I am reviewing this app not because I love Papa Johns, I do, but because you can search iTunes for any of your favorite eating or service establishments, such as Great Clips, etc. With the app you can order, set an appointment, or get infinite information about the establishment. For example when I look at my hair cut place's app I can see how long is my wait and set my appointment. When I arrive, my name is already on the screen and if I time it right, I'm next.

Evernote

Format: iOS, Windows OS, Droid OS
Price: Free
Vender: iTunes, Developer Homepage, Google Play

Evernote makes it easy to remember things big and small from your everyday life using your computer, phone, tablet and the web.

James: I use Evernote on my PC at work and home, and on the iPad. On the PC, I have downloaded the Evernote clipper for Chrome browser and use it to clip nonfiction articles for use in class and professional articles for me. Because Evernote keeps everything up in the Cloud, what I clip at home, I can access at work, or on the iPad. In Evernote, I have made behavior logs for each class, parent contact logs and committee notes to track what was discussed from one meeting to the next. Evernote can work like a simple word processor, and notes then can be bundled into notebooks. A great app!

CLASS DOJO

Format: iPad (Home Screen), Computer
Price: Free
Vendor: Internet


Class room management program that is Internet based and can help you arrange seating and track class behavior.


RH: I have only used this a few times. It has great capabilities to track and record student behavior. That I know of, it does not give you the ability to import pictures at this time. This Web based program does not have an app at this time. You may select "Add to Home Screen" to make an "app-like" icon on your iPad.

TeacherPal

Format: iPad, iPhone
Price: Free
Vendor: iTunes

Personal organizer for the teacher. Allows you to take notes, import pictures, set seating arrangements and more. 


RH: This is a pretty good organization app. It does the things mentioned above but the main reason I like it is that you can set seating arrangements with pictures and then print it out for your subs. That is about all I have used it for. One major issue is that I had to take pictures of each student to import. A very quick and easy task with the iPad. Who can wait until pictures come back anyway?

Pearltrees

Format: iPad, Droid, PC, Mac
Price: Free
Vender: iTunes, pearltrees.com

Web page aggregator and organizer – able to share with the web or individual email accounts. Able to search for related interests, borrow from anyone on the web, and share with anyone on the web. Internet-based with iPad app.


RH: This organization tool is one of many for iPad. The beauty is that you can use it on your iPad and it automatically pushes an update to your desktop and vise-versa.  You can also send an entire pearl tree or just one web site to anyone via email.