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Welcome to Apps for Orientation

or Lost Students. Welcome to Apps for Orientation. William Stowe. Audience Poll. Overview. App Discussion Create a simple App Device and reader Issues Your marketing for QR codes Potential upgrades of the technology. Why uses apps?.

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Welcome to Apps for Orientation

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  1. or Lost Students Welcome to Apps for Orientation William Stowe

  2. Audience Poll

  3. Overview • App Discussion • Create a simple App • Device and reader Issues • Your marketing for QR codes • Potential upgrades of the technology

  4. Why uses apps? • When was the last time you saw a student outside of school with a map? • When was the last time you saw a student with a mobile device? • Look around the room, there are mobile devices out now.

  5. What are Apps? • Online apps • basically web pages • interaction designed specifically for small screens • mobile devices

  6. Adding Items to Your iGoogle Page • Select a QR generator • Select a Tiny URL generator • Select Google maps • Optional add more if you want.

  7. Create a Google Account

  8. Create a SITE on Google • From the iGoogle page select MORE • Click on SITES • Name your new site

  9. Insert an image • On your iGoogle page select the map gadget • Open it up to full screen • Enter Collin county college Frisco TX • Copy the screen (function print screen or just print screen • Open PPT & Paste • Edit image and save as a PNG file

  10. Create and Insert Form • Create a simple form with a questions about the image. • Edit confirmation to provide correct answer • Return to Practice 2012 page and insert form next to image.

  11. QR Code and Test • Use URL from site create QR code for mobile devices. • Test with your smartphone

  12. Campus Level Aerial View

  13. Campus Level Street View

  14. Device and Reader Issues • Mobile Device Issues • Not everyone has a smartphone • Screen size • Different types of devices • QR Reader Issues • WYSIWYG…not always • Testing with multiple device is best.

  15. Your Marketing on the QR Code

  16. Floor Level • Floor level • You create the content based on your buildings as-built plans. • I used PowerPoint • Floor level locations • Classrooms • Labs • Offices • Emergency • Stairs /Doors • Weather

  17. Entry Points and Information Boards • Link to webpage with more information and maps. Help Finding Class? Scan with QR reader for use with your mobile device.

  18. Potential Upgrades of the Technology • The maps can be linked to your database of classes. • Campus Connect / Poise

  19. Potential Upgrades of the Technology

  20. Questions • Did you learning anything? • For more information about Apps for education. Please come to my presentation tomorrow at 9:00.

  21. Thank You • William Stowe • wstowe@kilgore.edu or wstowe101@gmail.com • 903 983-8602

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