Curating the World of Educational Apps

[McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]]

*** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings ***



Colleagues/



Speaking of Educational Innovation ...



/Gerry



03/08/12



With a bank of 40,000 educational apps that have been cataloged, reviewed, and approved, a Tennessee initiative hopes to make it easier for educators to use apps in the classroom and beyond.



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For faculty who see the potential for mobile devices in education, this is a wasted opportunity. After all, the National Education Association estimates that "smartphones and, to a lesser extent tablets like the iPad, will be in the hands of every student in the United States within five years."



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In the three years since, the app bank has compiled an impressive selection of 40,000 educational apps. In addition, the TBR eLearning Initiative has developed a roster of volunteers who connect educators with the app world, and assist them in identifying apps for teaching, learning, workforce, and professional development.



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Of possible interest ...



“Library Mobile: ’B’ is for ‘Blackberry’.” Searcher 18, no.10 (December 2010): 50-53.
Self- archived at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/B-Is-For-Blackberry.pdf (23 January 2012).



“Library Mobile: 'A' Is for 'Android'.” Searcher 18, no.7 (September 2010): 7-11.
Self-archived at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/A-Is-4-Android.pdf (23 January 2011).



"Library Mobile: “'A' Is for 'Apple' and 'App’.” Searcher 18, no.5 (June 2010): 32-36.
Self-archived at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/A-Is-4-App.pdf (23 January 2012).



Regards,



Gerry McKiernan

Associate Professor

and

Science and Technology Librarian

Iowa State University

152 Parks Library

Ames IA 50011



http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/





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