Can Androids Teach Humans?

Attended a half day workshop on 1st February hosted by Sheffield College as part of the MoLeNET projects.

Android market place is where most applications are stored and retrieved.
http://www.android.com/market/

Anyone can upload and anyone can download and use. There is a useful rating system and users can provide developers with feedback concerning their application.

Picsay – photo editor could be useful for recording evidence.
http://www.picsaypro.com/

Instamapper – provides a real time GPS mapping location package. Could be used by learners on trips etc.
http://www.instamapper.com/

Mobeedo could be used to preset a perimeter and send information to students phone.
Could possibly be used for induction or orientation activities. Accuracy within 200/300

yards.
http://www.mobeedo.com/

Wikitude – provides information on your GPS location.
http://www.wikitude.org/

Layar – augmented reality package. Allows you to view a location through the camera of your phone and then apply a layer to the image. Allows you to find tweeters, pubs, banks and areas of interest in the location. Teachers could develop learning activities. Would require a good level of technical know how to develop activities.
http://layar.com/

Thinking Space – mind mapping software. Map can be sent to the cloud and allow others to engage with the map. Also could be sent as an attachment via email.

Google translate - speak into phone and it will translate into another language

Google Goggles –take a photo and it attempts to provide information related to the image. E.g. photo of Duracell battery presents information regarding Duracell batteries and retailers.
http://www.google.com/mobile/goggles/#landmark

Plink art – dedicated application for art, ideal for students studying art related subjects. Could be used when viewing in a gallery to access more details of the artist etc.
http://www.plinkart.com/apps.html

Qik – real time video feed. Video archived on web and will allow geotagging.
Could be used by learners on trips to video and share images.
http://qik.com/

Pols – mobile survey tool that can be used to create a quiz. Create quiz on the phone and send to other mobile phones via sms and also via email for those with no phone. Results can be accessed via the phone and the web.
Also Quick Pol

Studydroid – flashcard creator
http://www.studydroid.com/

Also Flashcard.

PowerVocab - Vocabulary programme useful for ESOL and English

Maths Workout – practice maths skills
http://www.mathsworkout.net/

QR Code Readers
Barcode scan