January+25,+2011


 * January 25, 2011 Notes**

Chris, Corey and Jill shared a skit related to "Kick Out the Ladder". Participants highlighted their experiences with "Kicking out the Ladder"--insight from the wiki.

__Chris highlighted iTunes__.
 * Power Search: nice feature where you can look for an app and sift through the information quickly. It's a search tool that refines your search.
 * Participants created iTunes accounts if they had not already created one.
 * Participants (teachers and students) redeemed their iTunes cards.
 * There was discussion regarding "syncing" accounts to more than one computer/laptop.

__Sharing from participants__: www.movieberry.com (already prepared for iPod and iPad downloads)

During break--it was Christmas!! Every participating Design Team member (teacher) received their iPod. Merry Christmas Design Team 2!!!

Corey highlighted the iPod process (screen saver, attaching the skin to the iPod, syncing cables and head phones, etc.). Corey demonstrated syncing with his new iPod Touch.

from Michele Schmidt: With our staff starting the incorporation of iPod Touches into our classroom, there is something that we soon faced: The battery draining quickly. One of our teachers did some research and found that when you push the power button, it only puts your iPod to sleep. If you want to turn the iPod off totally so it doesn't continue to use battery, hold down the power button until you see a slider at the top of your screen that is red and slide that to the right. Again, this will turn your iPod totally off (works with iPad also). The drawback: It takes a little longer for it to start.


 * All participants purchased the app, iMovie, and Mobile Mouse Pro** (remote/Trackpad)

www.ipevo.com
 * Document Camera for $69.00

**Apps discovered through our Investigative Time:**
Check out: Bubble Ball (was recently #1 in app downloads)

__Online User's Manual__:
 * www.apple.com/support/ipodtouch
 * this is also located under "Settings", hit the book icon, and if you have internet access, the iPod Touch User Guide is available online.

__Text Free with Voice__ (updated January 20, 2011) *Brian
 * text people for free
 * texting for the phone is an expense; so "texting free" is a great App

__Wind Tunnel__ ($1.99) *Ryan
 * how the wind circulates around the car

__Free German Tutor__ *Dawn
 * __Spanish Word of the Day__ *Dawn

__Free Spanish Essentials__ by AccelaStudy *Michelle and student
 * __Spelling Bug__ *Michelle and student
 * __Air Video__ $2.99 *Michelle (There is a free video App, too)

__Color Splash__ ($.99) *Marcy and student
 * __Dash of Color__ *Free *Marcy and student

__Weather App__ on the iPod *Suzette's Student
 * You can delete Cupertino (click the red circle to the left) and hit delete
 * You can add your city--type in the name and/or zipcode--and update.

__iBooks and Amazon books__ *Lori

__Overdrive Media Console__ (ebook format or mp3) *Ben Anthony
 * Virtual Check-In, Check-Out

__Nikon SpotOn Ballistic Match Technology__ ($4.99) *Jim
 * __360 Panorama__ ($1.99) *Jim's student
 * __DSLR for Dummies__ *Jim

__MathFUNdamentals__ *Marilyn
 * __Houzz Interior Design Ideas__

__Business Masterminds__ *Annette
 * __iHandy Level__ *Annette's student
 * __The Weather Channel__ *Annette's student
 * __Cool Facts__ *Annette's student
 * __9000 Awesome Facts and Laws__ *Annette's student
 * __Angry Birds__ Free *Annette's student

__Speed Anatomy Lite__ (Quiz) *Becky

__Carpenter's Helper Lite__ *Devin
 * __Word Lens__ ($9.990) *Devin
 * Can go to YouTube and watch __Introducing Word Lens__

__Alarm Clock Free__ *Chad
 * __Alarmed--Reminders, Timers__, etc. *Chad
 * __ChordBank for Guitar__ *Chad
 * __iConveter Lite-Measurement__, etc. *Chad


 * Other apps shared:**
 * __Pandora__ *Carol
 * __NBC News__ *Rhonda
 * __CNN News__ *Corey
 * __Whiteboard Lite: Collaborative Drawing__ *Corey
 * __Zippo Lighter__ *Chris
 * __Old Booth__ *Jill
 * __MobileMonet Lite__ *Jill

__Adding Wi-Fi__:
 * settings, tap on wi-fi and then select cphotspots
 * make sure the cone-shaped signal is activated and you are getting the single

Devin suggested some cool speakers: x-mini (purchased through Amazon for approximately $25.00).