Education And Training - Motorola DROID Manual

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APPENDIX: DRIOD App Guide
App Name
Time Tracker, by
Sean E Russell

Education and Training

Higher education institutions have begun offering apps
and services aimed at students. The apps and services
include maps, enrollment information, and access to the
campus learning-management system. The developers
for both the Blackboard and Moodle services have
recognized that students may want to access coursework
with a mobile phone. For example, the developers of
Moodle have worked on optimizing the mobile browser
experience for general usability on all mobile platform –
without a dedicated app. Meanwhile, Blackboard is
partnering with Sprint to offer a free native app for Sprint
customers. Schools that wish to support other phone
networks pay an additional licensing fee.
Currently, most Android apps aimed at students focus on
E-Books, flash cards, grammar, and study guides. There
are some true gems among these apps. Google Sky Map
shows a view of the stars that changes as you change the
angle you hold your phone at (as if your phone has
become a virtual telescope). Likewise, Google Earth
provides a virtual globe with layers of customizable
information about the planet. See Table A–19 for a list of
education and training apps.
Table A–19. Education and Training Apps.
App Name
Grade Rubric, by
Android for
Academics
Price Notes
Free This is a simple time-tracking app
for figuring out the time spent on a
project or task. It also generates
reports on projects and tasks.
Price Notes
Free/$0.99 This is a simple grading app for teachers
that use rubrics. The paid version can
email final grades. It does not tie into a
learning-management system at this
time. The company is developing a
version that will sync with Google Docs
and create a grading spreadsheet.
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