Chapter 23
Ten Essential Apps for the Educator
In This Chapter
Finding productivity apps
Exploring reference apps
Putting utility apps to work
Probing professional development apps
Keeping up to date with news apps
What’s necessary — or essential — for someone living in the Arctic is different from what’s needed by someone living on the beach in Tahiti. Okay, they’re both likely to eat a lot of fish, but that’s about as similar as it gets. The same principle applies when selecting a list of “essential” apps. Not the fish — the fact that a high-school algebra teacher is likely to have very different academic needs than a second-grade teacher. So before you shoot off that “Why on Earth would I need that app?” email, let me explain that I’m listing apps that have widespread general usage and enable you to accomplish tasks that might otherwise be more difficult. These are apps for you — the educator. It’s my short list of apps that are designed to make you more productive, informed, ...
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