1.
THE
PAPERLESS
INSTRUCTOR
Going All Digital in the Classroom

2.
MOBILE?

3.
Learning Management
System (LMS)
My Pick
• D2L Brightspace
• Course Syllabus & Schedule
• Handouts & Supplemental Resources
• Assignment Submission
• Quizzes/Tests/Exams
• Grades
• Communicating with Students (email, newsfeed,
discussion forum)

4.
Cloud Storage
My Picks
• Dropbox (2 GB free)
• Google Drive (15 GB free)
• Box (10 GB free)
• Microsoft OneDrive (7 GB free)
• Store important files “in the cloud” and access
them anywhere/anytime with internet access
• Share large files with others

5.
File Browser
My Pick
• FileBrowserLite (free)
• FileBrowser ($6.99)
• Access files on Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, iCloud,
OneDrive , Computers, Servers, WebDAV & FTP file
directories
• Preview several types of files… PDF, MS Office,
Images, audio, video, zip folders, etc…
• Transfer files to other apps for editing
• Essentially transform your network drives into
cloud storage
• Use VPN to access files when not connected to
school network

6.
Taking Attendance
My Pick
• Attendance2 ($5.79)
• Upload class list (.csv) using Dropbox
• Upload student photos
• Scan student ID card barcodes or QR Codes
• Create random selections and groups
• Download /email attendance report (.csv)

7.
Polling the Audience
My Pick
• Poll Everywhere (free)
• Quick & simple setup
• Conduct impromptu questions
• PowerPoint Add-in
• Respondents

8.
Microsoft Office
(Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
My Picks
• Microsoft Word (Free, In-App Purchases)
• Microsoft Excel (Free, In-App Purchases)
• Microsoft PowerPoint (Free, In-App Purchases)
• Microsoft Outlook (Free, In-App Purchases)
• View, Edit & Create Microsoft Office Documents
• Sync with OneDrive, Dropbox & iCloud
• Familiar Microsoft Office editing & formatting tools
• Formatting (e.g. fonts, margins, images, etc…) of
documents created in Windows desktop versions
display the same in apps

9.
Custom Keyboards
My Picks
• SwiftKey (free)
• Excellent predictive typing and autocorrect
• Quickly swipe typing
• UniChar Picker (free, In-App Purchases)
• Type special Unicode characters
(e.g. © ™ ℃ ½ ÷ ² √ ₃ ♫)
• Use keyboard in any app – no need to copy & paste
between apps

10.
Grading Assignments
My Pick
• Desire2Learn Assignment Grader (free)
• Download assignments for offline access
• Markup assignments
• Attached audio & video clip comments
• Marks automatically sync with grades in D2L

11.
View & Markup PDFs
My Pick
• GoodReader ($5.79)
• Connect to Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive & Box
• Download files and folders for offline access
• Markup tools

12.
Notes in the Cloud
My Picks
• Microsoft OneNote (free)
• Evernote (free)
• Sync notes between multiple devices - have
access to all your import notes and documents
anytime/anywhere

13.
Handwritten Notes &
Sketches
My Picks
• Noteshelf ($6.99)
• Palm rejection
• Support for Bluetooth stylus
• Backup notes to Dropbox
• Skitch (free)
• Markup Photos, Maps, Webpages
• Sync with Evernote

14.
Managing Passwords
My Pick
• 1Password (free, In-App Purchases)
• Securely store your passwords
• Automatically generate passwords
• Sync password between devices
• PC & Mac version available (additional cost)

15.
THANK YOU
If you know a great app you’d like to share or have any questions about going
paperless email me at william.thompson@sait.ca

16.
A FEW EXTRAS

17.
Scanning Documents
My Pick
• iScanner ($1.49)
• Photograph documents, convert to PDF and
distribute via email, Dropbox, Google Drive, Box,
or Evernote

18.
Interactive Whiteboard
My Pick
• Explain Everything ($3.49)
• Create multimedia presentations; embed videos,
audio, images, pdf, record drawings
• ShowMe (free)
• Record whiteboard presentations

19.
Remote Desktop
My Pick
• Splashtop 2 Remote Desktop – Personal
• Access your computer remotely
• Requires installed desktop application
• Free to connect when both devices are on the
same network
• Paid subscription for anywhere access, or
• Use VPN to connect to the same network

20.
Second Monitor
My Pick
• Splashtop Extended Wireless Display 2
• Turn your tablet into a second monitor for you
Windows laptop or MacBook

21.
Mind Mapping
My Pick
• SimpleMind+ (free)
• SimpleMind ($6.99)
• XXX

22.
PDF Creator/Reader
My Pick
• Nitro Reader (free)
• Create PDFs
• Annotate PDFs

23.
Stylus, Styluses, Styli…??
My Picks
• Adonit Jot
• Bamboo Stylus
• Capacitive stylus vs. Bluetooth LE

24.
Presentation Remote
My Pick
• Kensington PresentAir Pro™ Bluetooth® 4.0 LE
Presenter
• Laser pointer
• Capacitive stylus
• Compatible with Windows/Mac/iOS/Android

25.
Pen Tablets
My Pick
• Wacom Tablet
• Windows + Mac
• Easily create drawings, markup PDFs, PowerPoints,
etc…
• Sign documents
• Mark assignments