Presentation used at the 2013 New York Agricultural Education Summer Conference Includes apps I have found useful in my middle school agricultural education classroom.

1. Presented
by
Dr. Robin
McLean
at the
NYAAE Summer
Conference
Beaver Hollow
Conference
Center
Java, NY
June 2013
WHAT‟S „APP-ENING IN AG:
IPAD APPS FOR THE AGRICULTURE
CLASSROOM

2. iCell
Science360
Elife Forms
Sampler
THE SCIENCE
OF
AGRICULTURE

3. Plant, Animal & Bacteria
Cells
Rotate cells
Zoom in on organelles
Three definition/
explanation levels:
Basic
Intermediate
Advanced
ICELL
BY HUDSONALPHA
COST:
FREE

4. A partnership with the
National Science
Foundation
Videos, news and images of
the science around us
Overview created with
ExplainEverything App:
http://youtu.be/FAziXevIPwc
SCIENCE 360
BY BOTTLE ROCKET
COST:
FREE

5. Plants and Animals
Searchable by names or
decision tree process
Taxonomic
Classification
Regional Maps
Written descriptions
and overviews
ELIFE FORMS SAMPLER
BY SEARCH LIFE FORMS
COST:
FREE

6. Focus on
Plant
Landscaper‟s
Companion
PLANT
SCIENCE

7. Includes:
Basic plant structure
 Details on structure &
function
Life Cycles of Moss,
Fern, Conifers and
Flowering Plants
Plant Cell Anatomy
Glossary of Plant Terms
FOCUS ON PLANT
BY TOUCHAPP & BIOCOURSEWARE
COST:
$4.99*

8.  Database of over 26,000 plants
 Over 21,000 pictures
 Searchable
LANDSCAPER‟S COMPANION
BY STEVENSON SOFTWARE, LLC
COST:
$4.99*

9. Grow it
Know It
Growing
Degree Days
Spotzi
GENERAL
AGRICULTURE

10. Great intro to Ag
products app
Multiple correct
answers
Wrong answers kicked
out of cart
GROW IT KNOW IT
BY UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA - LINCOLN
COST:
FREE

11. Can choose date
range
Shows as maps
or text
Can specify area
Uses 50 or 60
GROWING DEGREE DAYS
BY FARM PROGRESS
COST:
FREE

12. Map app
Thematic areas:
 Agriculture, climate,
economy & more
US, Europe, Some Asia
and Africa
Nine Agricultural Areas
 Arable Land, Imports,
Food Production, & more
Descriptions, Videos,
Wiki links
SPOTZI ATLAS
BY D-BASE
COST:
FREE

13.  NatureTap
PocketZoo
ENVIRO
SCIENCE

14. Bird and insect “pack”
included:
 Can purchase additional ID packs
– more birds, wildflowers,
mammals, and reptiles &
amphibians
Information includes:
common name, family, ID and
range
Sort by shape or color to
narrow search
Games include – memory
challenge, photo quiz, puzzles
and sound ID (on birds)
NATURE TAP
BY GREEN MOUNTAIN DIGITAL
COST:
FREE

15. Assorted wildlife
Information includes:
scientific
name, size, diet, locatio
n, life span, survival
status, descriptions and
fund facts
Images
Videos
Some live cams
Sound
POCKETZOO
BY TINYHEARTS
COST:
$4.99

16. Pocket
Money
Animoto
CHAPTER
TOOLS

17. Accounting app
Categorize expenses and income
Multiple accounts kept on one app:
Ex. FFA Chapter & Ag Department can be separate
Generates Reports
Photograph receipts, etc. and include with
transaction reports
POCKETMONEY
BY CATAMOUNT
COST:
LITE IS FREE BUT
LIMITED
$4.99 FULL

18. POCKETMONEY
(CONT.)

19. Get educator
account – allows
longer video
creation
Can create sub
accounts for
students
Add photos, video
clips, text
ANIMOTO COST:
FREE
http://animoto.com/play/4B8x0bJK1PYmB3QLm07E5A

20. PHOTO
APPS

22. CEV
Multimedia ID
– Wildlife,
Floriculture
Ask the
CheeseMonger
CAREER
DEVELOPMENT
EVENT PREP

23. Tools include glossary,
flashcards, 10 question
practice quizzes
ID has item # on National
FFA List, name, category and
will pronounce the item for
you
Practice quizzes identify
ones you got wrong and
show correct answer
Floral ID also available
 Note: They entered app world briefly
and no longer making, so no updates
WILDLIFE ID
BY CEV MULTIMEDIA
COST:
$4.99

24. Glossary of cheeses
with image, flavor
description, country of
origin, facts
Cheese Challenge =
cheese related quiz
questions
Tells you what you got
wrong but not correct
answer
Warning: Has wine and
cheese matcher!
ASK THE CHEESE MONGER
BY
COST:
$1.99

25. Explain
Everything
Tiled
CREATE AND
ENGAGE

26. Can save projects
Editable recordings
Can insert pictures,
text and hand write
Can upload videos to
YouTube
Good for “flipped
classroom”
EXPLAIN EVERYTHING
BY MORRIS COOKE
COST:
$2.99*

27. Add photos and
text
Assorted layout
styles
Good to add
comments to
visuals
TILED
BY MOTION ONE LTD.
COST:
.99*

28. Apps Gone
Free
HOW DO I
STAY UP TO
DATE

29. IT‟S THE TRUTH

30. PINTEREST FOR THIS WORKSHOP
HTTP://PINTEREST.COM/RCMCLEAN/
WHATS-APP-ENING-IN-AG-ED/

31. Leaf Snap
Gestate
APPS OTHERS
HAVE SHARED

32. PLANTS
Leaf Snap
• Identify a tree based on photo of a leaf
o Need to take picture on white background
o After you take an image, it ranks possible
types by probability
• Provides detailed information about
leaf type, placement, arrangement, &
flower type
• Developed by a partnership of Columbia
University, University of Maryland, and
the Smithsonian Institute
Thanks M. Coley for this info

33. Gestate
• Gestation calculator
• About 50 presets species & gestation lengths
• Can add custom species
• Can edit gestation length
• Displays
o Days into pregnancy
o Days left
• Price = $0.99
Thanks M. Coley for this info
ANIMALS