iKaosilator and Ableton Link

EGDR808 Drum machine emuation

This drum machine emulation for iOS sounds authentic and is easy to use. The price is ok too at £4.99 Bit fiddly for fat fingers on a small phone but can use it, better on an iPad. Supports ableton link there is a dmeo trial before you buy

AUM iOS audio Mixer: http://kymatica.com/apps/aum

http://kymatica.com/apps/aum This app although pricy (£19.99) looks to be the answer for creating a complete DAW on your iOS device - it chains together and mixes sound form multiple music apps and connects them to sync with many DAWs such as Ableton. You can also mix and export your sound form all the apps together on the single device -looks like a must for the serious music maker looking to make mobile music.

OBS for education?

OBS is free and easy to use. We were able to attach 4 cameras (HDMI capture, Web cams and iRuin) to my laptop and live stream a performance live to YouTube with instant camera angle changes and splash screens – great for virtual open evenings, performances and dynamic lectures. However: Getting good sound on OBS took a little learning and skilling up. Need to remember that anyone can be watching – although the URL can be hidden and shared only with paying audiences and those signed up to watch it for example. Need to monitor live comments….

Why use Blogger in education?

Blogger works with Gmail account – most students have a Chrome sign in and it works as part of that. We found that we can post some script form Facebook videos and embed YouTube videos to it. Students finding it very good for formative and cumulative portfolio work. Should produce something that could be shown to an employer or HE – learning professional online presentation skills Can be a career route, professional Bloggers can attract sponsorship. DRAWBACKS: Students sometimes share the pre-post page link (which can’t be viewed by anyone else) rather than sharing the blog URL In theory, anyone can search and find their Blogs; students need to practice online etiquette, e-safety (personal details) and professional presentation – HE looking at poor grammar and spelling for example: good lesson to learn though.

iRuin

iRuin phone as webcam. Appears as an alternative cam that can be switched in Zoom/OBS – good for an alternative view close/up although you can link an iphone in the screen sharing facility anyway…. iRuin works fairly well on Strode_business – not sure about BYOD. It can drop out and can be a little delayed through the WiFi or it can be excellent – depends upon the bandwidth and traffic I suppose. Perhaps good as part of a set of tools.

Scannable – scanning documents as part of your lesson

We use lots of bits of paper when researching or revising topics – they can be instantly scanned, text recognised and indexed into virtual notebooks to assist with revision, to collect evidence or to check learning.

Instructions: Students may be set an activity to remember key points to revise and write them on a post-it note, to select three relevant passages from a pile of magazines or books, flip charts or any quick scribbling starter you may wish to do!

To collect and review/revise the information at a later date – scan the information into phones and mobile devices. Rather than using just the camera and losing the info alongside a load of selfies or not being able to read it – use scanning apps such as Scannable. This can then be forwarded to any cloud storage or email you wish. If the student, or you, have a free Evernote account – it can be quickly tagged and sorted into the relevant notebook for the subject.

Tips: practice with Scannable and keep it updated – it works better on some updates, be patient with it. Read the instructions the first time you use it and let it walk you through the features. Use good lighting and place on a contracting background – clear desks or popping on the carpet works well. If it doesn’t automatically scan (sense the edges of the document) you can manually snap it. Let it work to auto adjust the contrast then upload/share it. When it is synchronised with Evernote – the handwriting will be recognised and searchable.

See the App café blog for more ideas or to contribute your own findings!

Opportunities for use: to collect starters, to collect research items (see REFME app for instant citations and referencing!) to store and sort class notes, good for the range of personal organisation issues that revolve around dyslexia.

Resources needed: Smart-Phone or tablet, Post-it notes, scrap paper, flip charts pens etc.