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Diane C. McDonald Director of Social Media & Marketing Programs March 9, 2010. Mobile Apps in Education. Smart Phones. Handheld computer within a mobile phone Internet Access Location Awareness (GPS) More Memory Larger Screens Operating System Provides Platform for Application Developers.
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Diane C. McDonald Director of Social Media & Marketing Programs March 9, 2010 Mobile Apps in Education
Smart Phones • Handheld computer within a mobile phone • Internet Access • Location Awareness (GPS) • More Memory • Larger Screens • Operating System Provides Platform for Application Developers
Applications • Native – Designed to run on specific environment • Web – Deliver application-like experience within the web browser
Smart Phone Leaders • Google/Android (32.9%) • Apple/iPhone (16.2%) • RIM/Blackberry (14.6%) 4Q 2010 Market Share, Canalys
App Stores • Android Market • iTunes App Store (Apple) • Blackberry App World
iPad • 15 million iPads sold in 2010 • 90% of media tablets • 70.8 million media tablets in 2012
Free App: NASA Explore NASA mission information, live streaming of the NASA TV public channel, image and astronomy picture of the day and more.
Free App: The Elements • See and almost feel over 500 examples of the chemical elements in virtual form
Free App: Medscape • Information from WebMD about diseases and conditions, drug references and interactions and the latest medical news.
Free App: DailyCalcs • Turns your mobile device into a science calculator to simplify everyday tasks in the lab; calculate mass, volume, convert units and more.
PageOnce • PageOnce Personal Assistant aggregates your online accounts and feeds them to your iPhone in one handy, streamlined interface.
Kindle App • Free app • 850,000 books • iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
Medical Laboratory TechnologyiTunes Store Apps • Abbreviations, suffixes, prefixes and more • Anatomy Pronunciations Lite • Blausen HumanAtlas • CodeSimulator • Eponyms(forstudents) • LabCorp Mobile Test Menu Reader • LearnSmart Medical Insurance Billing & Coding
Medical Laboratory TechnologyiTunes Store Apps • Medical Lab Tests • Medical Spanish(with audio)OsiriX • Normal Lab Values • Pocket Lab Values
iStanford & DukeMobile Inspired by….
Athletics Want the latest sports scores, schedules, and news? We have an app for that!
Directory Need a name, email address, phone number, or address? We have an app for that!
TAMUtv Want to watch YouTube videos created by the university and Aggies? We have an app for that!
News Want the latest news from the campus and community – including The Battalion?
Maps Search for Buildings and Find Your Location Using GPS
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