The Faculty Teaching Toolbox is a resource for faculty and staff that provides an introduction to some of the many instructional support services offered by Austin Community College.
These services support and enhance our faculty's instruction and, thus, support and enhance our students' learning experiences.
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Apps (little software applications) allow you to customize your tablet to do the things you like to do. Some of the apps listed are free, while others are fee-based. Additionally, some apps are initially free, and then require in-app purchases if more features and functionality are desired. Listed, you will find some app recommendations we have come up with through trial, error, and our own experiences.
ACC Library Services does not endorse any fee-based apps nor it is liable for reimbursement of any apps paid for by patrons.
GOAL-SETTING
Nozbe-A task management system. (iOS/Android)
GoalsonTrack-A goal setting and personal productivity application that helps you set and track goals, manage tasks, track time, build habits and keep a goal journal. (iOS/Android)
Strides-A habit and goal tracker with reminders to hold you accountable and charts to keep you motivated. (iOS)
Goal Tracker & Habit List-For each day that you do your task, put a big mark over that day. After a few days you’ll have a chain. Just keep at it and the chain will grow longer every day. (Android)
GROUP WORK
Hootsuite-Share and schedule posts from your Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn accounts all from one app. (iOS/Android)
Hangouts-Message friends, start free video or voice calls, and hop on a conversation with one person or a group. (iOS/Android)
NOTE-TAKING
Evernote-Take notes, create to-do lists, and save things you find online. (iOS/Android)
Penultimate-Digital handwriting app. Penultimate integrates tightly with the Adonit stylus. (iOS)
iTalk-A full-featured recording app. (iOS)
Dragon Dictation-A voice recognition application powered by Dragon® NaturallySpeaking® that allows you to easily speak and instantly see your text or email messages. (iOS)
PRESENTING
SlideShark-Present and share PowerPoints® from the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. (iOS)
Haiku Deck-Used to create presentations. (iOS)
PRODUCTIVITY
Dropbox-A place for photos, documents, videos, and other files. Files you keep in Dropbox are safely backed up and you can get to them from all your devices. (iOS/Android)
READING
iBooks-iBooks is an iTunes app that includes access to the iBookstore for a wide variety of reading materials. (iOS)
Papers 3-Find, read, organize, share, and sync your research papers. (iOS)
Feedly-Organize publications, blogs, YouTube channels, and more in one place. (iOS/Android)
Instapaper-Save and store articles for reading: offline and on-the-go. Includes mobile-optimized text view and text-to-speech. (iOS)
TIME MANAGEMENT
Toggl Timer-Log your work time in teams or personal activities as a solo user. (iOS/Android)
NeuronalMind42-Organize and store your ideas using the natural representation of mindmaps. (Android)
MyLifeOrganized-You will be able to manage not only tasks, but projects, habits, and even life goals on your smartphone and tablet. (Android)
WRITING
Google Docs-Create, edit, and collaborate with others on documents from your mobile device. (iOS/Android)
iA Writer-Designed to provide the best digital writing experience. (Android)
Kindle-The Kindle is by far the most globally popular e-reader and e-reading app on the market. (iOS/Android)
NOTE-TAKING
Notability-Take notes, sketch ideas, annotate PDFs, mark-up photos, record lectures, provide audio feedback and more. (iOS)
PRESENTING
Keynote-For librarians who make group presentations for management purposes or during patron events. Keynote supplies animated charts and many other features. (iOS)
PRODUCTIVITY
Paperless-Create to do lists, make grocery lists, take notes, write an outline of a story, prepare notes for a presentation, make a list of gift ideas, plan a vacation, and any other kind of list. (iOS)
Fantastical 2-A calendar app including reminders, a new week view, and much more. (iOS)
Day One 2-Capture life as you live it, from once-in-a-lifetime events to everyday moments. (iOS)
READING
GoodReader-This app allows you to access scholarly articles and other documents and save them to your mobile device for later viewing. (iOS)
iAnnotate 4 -Read, annotate, and share PDFs, Microsoft Office files, images and web pages. (iOS)
Reeder 3-A news reader with support for multiple services like Feedbin, Feedly, Feed Wrangler, Fever, and more. (iOS)
WRITING
Pages-A word processor that helps you create reports, resumes, and documents in minutes. (iOS)
Nebulous Notes-A text editor for professionals. (iOS)
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