IPad Today 59

iPad Today Episode 59

iPad Today 59: Back to School Apps, Snapseed, Defender of the Crown

Leo & Sarah show off this year's must-have back to school apps, Elements for Dropbox lovers, Algebra Touch, inClass, Snapseed, & more!

Hosts

• Leo Laporte (@leolaporte)
  • leoville.com
• Sarah Lane (@sarahlane)
  • sarahlane.com
• Guest
  • Their website

Today's theme is...... BACK TO SCHOOL!

• Elements - Dropbox and Markdown powered text editor
  • secondgearsoftware.com/elements/, $4.99
• Textbooks FREE
  • kno.com
• Calculator for iPad
  • starts off free but annoying upgrade ads aren't worth it
• itwcalculator.com, $0.99
• graphing calculator HD
  • iphone-calc.com, $1.99
• InClass
  • inclassapp.com/, FREE
• Grammar App HD
  • taptolearn.com, $1.99

SO, THAT HAPPENED

• Digital textbook creators getting funding Inkling, digital textbook version, gets funding
  • Inkling store

• Donate your iPad to needy schools through Apple & Teach for America
  • Donate your iPad to needy kids

FOR JAILBREAKERS

• iUsers in the Cydia store will help single-iPad homes have multi-user profiles - thx to Brian for sending us this back in July
  • Jailbreakers Only: iUsers for multiple profiles

TWEET

• Is there a way to play videos on my iPhone and display it on the iPad 2, I want to do this when I'm away from wifi but have data
  • Airplay from iPhone to iPad?

DUH TIP

• Duh Tips: Tap the time to jump up! and Force quit apps!

EMAIL

"Howdy,

I am a seventh-grade Math teacher, and I am very interested in fixing iPad apps for use in my class. I very much liked Episode 58 on accessibility apps, but it reminded me that most of the education apps are for elementary-school-aged people.

I wanted to write to you to point out the app Algebra Touch which I have just discovered this summer. I used it in a summer program for students who want to get a look at next year's class, and it was a real hit. I like it so much that I use it as a game, just playing around solving equations using it.

I also want to point out that the developer has a wonderful feedback system in place. I wrote to him with a suggestion, and he wrote back the next day.

John Zengerle Piscataway, NJ"

• [Algebra Touch http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/algebra-touch/id384354262?mt=8]
• algebratouch.com, $2.99"

APP CAP AWARD

• sarah's app - Snapseed
  • niksoftware.com/snapseed, $4.99

• leo's app - Defender of the Crown
  • dotc.manomio.com, $2.99

Sponsors

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• ad times: :51 - 1:09 and 21:26 - 23:26

Netflix

• ad times: 1:09 - 1:24 and 51:39 - 53:35

Production Information

• Edited by: Jeff
• Notes:

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