Apps discussed during Part II of the ALA TechSource workshop on Integrating iPads and Tablet Computers into Library Services on March 15, 2012

1. Apps
covered
in
Presentation
Icon
Title
Purpose
Cost
Android/Blackberry
Versions
Art
HD
Great
artists
and
their
masterpieces
Free
Quiz
$5.99
deluxe
version
Create
your
own
gallery
of
favorites
available
Museum
of
Highlights
of
the
“Abstracts
Expressionist
New
York”
Free
Android
app
available
Modern
Art
exhibit.
Videos
on
key
works
and
artists,
internet
connection
needed
NCMA
Rodin
Documentary
and
photos
of
bronzes
done
by
Rodin
Free
PaperPort
Digital
note
taking
tool
allows
the
use
of
documents,
Free
Notes
web
content,
audio,
typed
and
handwritten
text.
Dragon
Voice
has
been
added
allowing
for
voice
to
text.
Cloud
storage
Penultimate
Handwriting
app
uses
gel
ink
colors.
Can
create
.99
PenSupremacy
for
Tablets
different
notebooks
for
different
topics,
allows
for
$1.49
pages
to
be
inserted,
deleted,
duplicated
or
moved
to
another
notebook
Mindnode
Graphic
organizer,
mind
mapper
Free
Thinking
space
Syncs
with
mac
$20
for
Mindnode
pro
recommended
for
android
Can
be
exported
as
tiff,
PDF,
PNG,
rtf
outline
users
Cogimap
and
Mindberry
recommended
for
blackberry

2. Dropbox
Cloud
storage;
accessible
by
windows,
mac,
mobile
and
Free
Android
and
Blackberry
Linux
versions
available
iAnnotate
PDF
reader
annotator
$.9.99
Repligo
Reader
for
android
Evernote
“Captures
everything”
note
clipper,
web
clipper,
voice,
Free.
Android
and
Blackberry
texts
More
storage
for
a
price
versions
available
Notes
Simple
text
notes,
no
organization,
can
email
or
print
Free
comes
installed
Study
Blue
Create
flashcards
using
text
and
pictures,
track
your
Free
Android
version
available
progress,
and
use
the
filter
to
only
study
what
you
don’t
know.
Science
360
NSF
funded
access
to
science
and
engineering
images
Free
Science
360
radio
app
and
videos,
newsfeed
from
NDF-­‐funded
institutions
available,
does
not
seem
to
be
same
as
robust
as
one
for
iPad
Melbourne
Ability
to
explore
Melbourne
Museums
treasures
and
Free
Museum
displays
Please
touch
exhibit
LeafSnap
1st
in
a
series
of
electronic
field
guides.
Developed
by
Free
Android
app
under
Columbia,
University
of
Maryland
and
the
Smithsonian.
development
Uses
visual
recognition
software
to
help
identify
trees
from
photos
of
their
leaves

3. Explorer:
Lost
in
the
museum?
Use
the
GPS
locater
in
this
app
to
Free
Considering
android
app
American
help
you
find
your
way
-­‐
will
give
turn
by
turn
Museum
of
directions
to
exhibits
along
with
visuals
of
what’s
in
the
Natural
museum
History
This
Day
in
Interactive
multimedia
calendar
of
historical
events
Free
History
developed
by
World
Book
Nook
Read
books
purchased
from
Barnes
and
Noble
Free
Available
for
android,
windows
and
mac,
but
not
blackberry
Kindle
Read
books
purchased
from
Amazon
Free
Available
for
windows,
mac,
android,
blackberry
and
windows
phone
7
Overdrive
Read
books
lent
from
libraries
Free
Available
for
android
and
blackberry
and
windows
phone
Ziti
Personalized
magazine
learns
what
you
like
to
read
and
Free
Android
version
available
delivers
new
material
all
the
time.
Red
Laser
Bar
code
reader
Free
Android
version
from
App
Brain
Scan
Bar
code
reader
Free
Android
version
available
QRScan
Now
for
blackberry
Photon
Alternative
to
the
Safari
browser,
but
this
one
supports
$4.99
`
Flash
files

4. Quick
Office
Microsoft
office
for
mobile
devices
14.99
Android
version
available
Pro
Syncs
with
Google
docs,
Dropbox
Numbers
Spreadsheet
program
for
Mac
$9.99
Not
available
Bento
Database
program
for
Mac
$4.99
Not
available
Syncs
with
apple
devices
Bibion
NYPL
over
700
items
from
the
NYPL
1939-­‐1940
New
Free
NYPL
app
available
for
York
World’s
Fair
collection
android
and
iPad
but
not
one
specifically
for
this
exhibit
Library
of
Virtual
tour
of
the
Library
of
Congress
Free
Android
app
available
Congress
IEEE
Xplore
These
are
not
apps
per
se
but
websites
built
for
mobile
Free
with
subscription
Available
in
mobile
devices.
website
JStor
Digitized
print
journals,
reference
source
App
free
but
full
text
Available
in
mobile
available
with
website
subscription
Medline
Provides
citations
and
abstracts
to
biomedical
App,
citations,
abstracts
Available
in
mobile
literature.
Full
text
available
when
possible
and
some
full
text
website
available
free
but
more
full
text
available
with
subscription
WorldCat
Search
title
to
find
libraries
near
you
owning
the
title
Free
Available
in
mobile
website

5. Ebscohost
Academic
reference
database
Free
with
subscription
Available
in
mobile
website
Gale
–
Access
App
from
Gale
–
Access
my
public
library,
Access
my
Free
with
subscription
Android
app
available
my
library
school
library
college
edition
Facetime
Allows
for
video
calls
to
other
Apple
devices
Free
Skype
Doodle
Finger
painting
without
the
mess,
allows
students
to
Free
Paintjoy
Buddy
practice
numbers
letters
drawing,
includes
stamps,
draw
with
friends!
Rocket
Math
Practice
games
for
elementary
math
facts.
99
cents
Math
Number
game
Zcrazy
math
Puppet
Pals
Allow
students
to
create
and
animate
puppet
shows.
Free
with
limited
Not
available
in
Android,
You
can
record
and
save
shows
character
and
Puppet
Show
available
for
Director’s
Pass
for
2.99
adds
more
backgrounds
and
background
choice.
.99
from
Android
characters
and
allows
you
to
animate
personal
photos
Marketplace
and
import
backgrounds
Teacher
Pal
Personal
organizer
for
teachers,
seating
charts,
tracks
Free
Teacher
Aide
Lite
available
attendance,
grades
and
behavior
from
Android
marketplace
iThoughts
Mind
mapping
tool
for
iPad
and
iPhone
$9.99
MindMeister
or
Mindmaps
available
in
android

6. Flipboard
Popular
magazine
and
social
media
app
Free
Google
Currents
pages
Social
Magazine
Instapaper
Save
web
pages
for
reading
later
$4.99
InstaFetch
Pro
Browse
articles
your
friends
are
reading
Send
to
Instapaper
Other
Apps
not
covered
in
the
presentation
Icon
Title
Purpose
Cost
Android/Blackberry
Versions
Notetaker
HD
Captures
handwriting,
allows
a
zoom
to
accommodate
$4.99
Android
–
handwriting
by
larger
stylus
Dato
Exports
as
PDF
and
can
be
emailed
Can
be
organized
into
folders
Inotes
Text,
photo,
draw,
organize
into
folders,
syncs
to
cloud
Lite
version
free
Note
Everything
from
or
Dropbox,
can
be
launched
from
Safari
$3.99
Android
Market
Infinote
To
do
list
or
notes
organized
by
different
bulletin
$1.99
boards
Fun,
notes
or
lists
can
be
emailed
GoodReads
Great
social
place
for
readers,
can
keep
track
of
books
Free
Available
for
android
but
read,
books
to
read,
can
read
reviews
of
books,
not
an
app
for
blackberry,
tagging
but
you
could
use
the
mobile
website
on
blackberry

7. Dictionary
Dictionary
and
thesaurus
Free
Available
for
android
and
blackberry
iClassics
Classical
Music
discovery
tool
Free
Choose
by
mood
or
composer
or
genre
Groovebug
Scans
your
music
library
and
creates
a
“fluid
Free
interactive
magazine
for
each
individual
artist”
Steinway
Learn
the
piano
fingerings
for
songs
some
sheet
music
Free
Etude
free
and
some
for
purchase
American
Folk
Commentary
on
the”
Infinite
Variety:
Three
Centuries
Free
Android
app
available
Art
Museum
of
Red
and
White
Quilts”
museum
layout,
comments
on
650
quilts
all
read
and
white
British
Library
Access
to
the
library’s
19th
century
book
collection.
Free
Android
app
available
19th
Century
Option
to
subscribe
for
$3.00
a
month
will
give
access
Collection
to
all
titles
free
or
not
Science
Friday
NPR
Science
Friday’s
broadcast
Free
Android
app
available
PBS
Garden
Need
help
with
your
garden?
Over
2000
species
$2.99
includes
common
and
botanical
names;
includes
pests,
guides
and
journal
9/11
Memorial
Explore
the
building
of
the
memorial,
construction
Android
app
available
pictures
and
information
on
the
twin
towers

8. Bulls
Run
Part
of
a
series
developed
by
the
History
Associates
Considering
android
apps
and
Civil
War
Trust
with
a
grant
from
VDOT.
To
encourage
tourism
in
Virginia
will
highlight
all
Virginia
Civil
War
battle
grounds
TED
App
from
the
popular
website
Android
app
available
Reeder
News
reader
Not
available
for
android,
Google
reader
or
Feedly
suggested
Pulse
News
reader
in
magazine
form
Android
app
available
Early
Edition
News
reader
Not
available
for
android