iPad Productivity Apps (for Principals & Administrators)

I am going to be training our principals (and other administrators) on productivity apps for better utilizing their iPads.  I have talked with several people, who have given some great ideas and many people across the state have contributed ideas through the TECSIG email list.   So far, here is the list of iPad apps for productivity (this list would probably work for more than just educators):

iPad Apps for (Principal and Administrator) Productivity

Stock iPad Apps
Safari	Web Browser	Included with iPad
Contacts	Syncs with Exchange (Outlook)	Included with iPad
Email	Syncs with Exchange (Outlook)	Included with iPad
Calendar	Syncs with Exchange (Outlook)	Included with iPad
Camera	Takes pictures	Included with iPad
Photos	Email, tweet, your photos..	Included with iPad
FaceTime	Real time video conference with other iOS users	Included with iPad

Notetaking Apps
Evernote	The e-filing cabinet of choice – use as your memory.  Stores emails, text notes & audio.  Syncs across many devices and web.  Great search!	Free
Notability	Any easy to use simple text, written, audio and photo note app – email or PDF notes	$9.99
GoodReader	Great PDF annotation and reader software	$4.99
PDF Expert	Simple PDF annotation with WiFi transfer and Box support	$9.99
Audio Memos Free	Voice recorder, email up to 3mb files, WiFi download	Free
Dragon Dictation	Voice to text transcriptions	Free

Office Apps
Pages, Numbers, and Keynote	Apple’s GREAT office apps for Word Processing, spreadsheet, and presentations.  These are the apps to use if using iPad for content creation.	$9.99 each
QuickOffice Pro	All in one office suite – edits Microsoft Office docs and syncs with Box.net and WiFi file transfer.  This more affordable suite is geared towards just editing.	$14.99
CloudOn	Cloud-Based MS Office with Box synchronization	Free
Digits Calculator	Great desktop calc with editable, comment-able eTape that can be emailed	$1.99
Dictionary.com	Great dictionary and thesaurus	Free

Book  Apps
iBooks, Nook & Kindle	eBooks from the big three.	Free

News Apps
Pulse	Incredible customizable news aggregator	Free
FlipBoard	Another great customizable new aggregator	Free
Texas Tribune	Stay on top of Texas news and the legislature	Free

Other Useful Apps
Box	App to synchronize files to the cloud and web browser..use to move files between PC and iPad	Free
Citrix	Get a JISD Windows desktop and use MS Office,  access your H and T drives, etc	Free
Twitter	Great social networking tool to expand your PLN	Free
iThoughtsHD	Easy mind mapping with Image & PDF export and Box synchronization	$9.99
Skitch	Simple annotation app – take a photo and mark up ideas and notes (syncs to Evernote)	Free
Explain Everything	Annotate and narrate on screen then export video – great way to narrate presentations then share	$2.99

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