2012-2Computerlab

Open Space Session 2 - Managing Apps Computer Lab

Brian Meehan bmeehan@allendalecolumbia.org @binarydaze

Appitic - A resource for teachers to find iPad and iOS apps that are educationally reviewed http://www.appitic.com/

Apple's Volume Purchase Program https://volume.itunes.apple.com/store Store - []

VPP Program Overview - []

VPP Enrollment - []

Program Manager Page - []

Portal site - [|http://volume.itunes.apple.com]

VPP Program FAQ - []

TipiTap - Booksy School Edition : http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/booksy-school-edition.-learning/id464294314?mt=8
 * Developers We've Worked With **

Red Software, LLC - Animation Creator HD http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/animation-creator-hd/id363201632?mt=8

Morris Cooke - Explain Everything http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/explain-everything/id431493086?mt=8

Play2Learn - French HD, Spanish HD http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/play2learn-french-hd/id379866356?mt=8

Mindsnacks - Mandarin Chinese http://www.mindsnacks.com/

**These are the notes I took as the discussion happened. I'llclean it up a bit later.** **Managing apps**  **Buying apps and then cloning**  **Volume purchase program- Matt Roe**   **Sign up with apple ID and buy special cards- for volume purchasing** **Not the same as regular iTunes cards**  **He is coming to Allendale at end of month all day presentation on iBooks** **Sign up from Apple-last Friday in March. Big DEAL!!**  **Starting school funded bring your own device- hand out the iPads and ey are in charge.** **Ey are in charge of updates, school provides updates**  <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">**Education Store only through Macs not iPads.** <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">**Nearly evey app half price if you buy through app** <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;"> <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">**Fear Shrinker app school anxiety app** <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;"> <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">**When buying apps in bulk, Mac sends spreadsheet, redeem one or two and the rest are there for "auditing" purchases** <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;"> <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">**Precipitation - links google docs with regular computer documents** <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;"> <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">**Using mail merge or other spreadsheets to input students name, email, codes. Create template email and buying, sending out can take two minutes.** <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;"> <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">**Settings-apps- automatic downloads set to on- sync solutions is already on our carts** <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;"> <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">**Can creat different libraries on different devices to pick and choose individual apps.** <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;"> <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">**What if app isn't what you want it to be?** <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;"> <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">**User group meetings. There are groups just about everywhere who meet to discuss app development. Open to community. With give away's! Different discussions, business sides of apps, etc. consulting, Beta testing, ideas, etc.** <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;"> <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">**ex: working with two psych moms to develop Fear Shrinker. You give feedback and you get free version.** <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">**Ex: role models for girl appropriate apps** <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;"> <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">**Developers are receptive to feedback, exp if they know you are buying 70 copies! Can contact developer to report bugs, things you woes like them to fix. Great way to teach new Age letter writing to students!** <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;"> <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">**Ex booksy: contacted to get whole set of books. Kids can read book out loud and it is recorded, can tap on words they don' t know, results emailed to teachers. Can be forwarded to family.** <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;"> <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">**App creation for kids. They want you to use Xcode to make apps. Brian really suggests using this. Difficult at first, but worth it. Costs money to take class and upload.** <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;"> <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">**For beginners instead Encodea ( based on Luda) more user friendly. Middle school** <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">**X code high school** <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">**Elementary game star mechanic (similar to scratch) but talks more to game design** <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;"> <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">**Scratch does have an app?** <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;"> <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">**Explain Everetthing screen casting app. You can create voice, draw on board, your lesson on the iPad.** <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;"> <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130,98,83,0.0898438); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191,107,82,0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); display: block; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;"> GREAT WEBSITE. Www.appitic.com moderated listing for education by educators and listed by topic specific. Themes, bloom's etc