Welcome to Apps for Orientation

William Stowe

or Lost Students

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?

• 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.

What are Apps?

• Online apps – basically web pages– interaction designed specifically for small screens– mobile devices

Adding Items to Your iGoogle Page

• Select a QR generator• Select a Tiny URL generator• Select Google maps• Optional add more if you want.

Create a Google Account

Create a SITE on Google

• From the iGoogle page select MORE• Click on SITES• Name your new site

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

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.

QR Code and Test

• Use URL from site create QR code for mobile devices.

• Test with your smartphone

Campus Level Aerial View

Campus Level Street View

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.

Your Marketing on the QR Code

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

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.

Potential Upgrades of the Technology

• The maps can be linked to your database of classes. – Campus Connect / Poise

Potential Upgrades of the Technology

Questions

• Did you learning anything?

• For more information about Apps for education. Please come to my presentation tomorrow at 9:00.

Thank You

• William Stowe• wstowe@kilgore.edu or

wstowe101@gmail.com• 903 983-8602