With Technology growing and the use of tablets, laptops, and cellphones growing larger and larger. People use apps (applications) all the time, either for personal enjoyment or for work. I have used some applications for coaching such as Hudl, Coaches Eye, and Front Rush. What are some apps that can be used as educators that will enhance your ability to educate your student (athletes)? Post some applications that you use in your profession, list some positives and negatives that are associated with the application. Also discuss if there are any applications that you would like to use. Or some changes to an application you currently use that would make educating easier for you and your students. Also discuss if there are any apps that you used as a student or as an athlete that really helped you develop in your craft.
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Pat Tracy
3/29/2015 09:50:29 pm
Some applications I have used in my profession are Coaches Eye, Hudl, and Front Rush. Coaches Eye can record videos and then you can slow it down and draw on the screen of the device to emphasize your points to your athletes. I have used this app more for coaching track and field because it is really helpful when an athlete is a visual learner and needs to see what is happening when he or she is throwing. Plus the ability to draw on the screen to show what is happening, gives a heightened ability to show what needs to happen for them to improve. I have used Hudl for football. Hudl is a very effective app because athletes can access videos any where on the internet so they can watch their film anytime any where. Also it makes it a lot easier to share film with other coaches, instead of having the film delivered (taking a lot more time). I have used Front Rush for recruiting and it is very useful for organizing information for potential student athletes. It would be nice to have like an iPad for work so I could so my athletes what they are doing wrong, but that is not in the budget yet so, I have the app on my phone. Overall, there are many apps that can help me as a coach and help my athletes develop, it is just getting devices that are available and durable for practice.
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Devin Beasley
3/30/2015 05:57:29 am
Pat,
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Taylor West
3/31/2015 06:04:26 am
It’s hard for me to relate to this article since I really don't teach students. But with me as a student and a manger I have to use other ones to make my life easier. My minor is econ, and I would have to keep track of the market, and different areas as well. A major one I would use is Bloomberg app. I would also use LinkedIn. Helps me keep connected to the business aspect of the social world. Over all apps have made my life a lot easier than having to look up all this info on a computer. It will only get better with time.
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4/1/2015 02:44:28 pm
I have not utilized applications in my courses that I have taught, but do provide links to several web sites for additional instruction. A couple of my favorite web sites for math education are coolmath.com and regentsprep.org. I have had student show me apps on their smart phones that will show them instruction or examples of different math concepts, which I think is great for them to use.
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Kim Welch
4/2/2015 12:10:11 pm
Two applications/websites that I use quite a bit as a 3rd grade teacher are http://www.fun4thebrain.com/ and http://www.abcya.com/. They are both math websites that I use with my SMART board. I use these websites to help students practice multiplication and division concepts as well as fractions, etc. I love how they are easy to use and completely FREE. My students come up to the SMART board and are able to select answers, etc. They are very engaged with the games we play. Students are motivated to want to learn about math, which is always a plus. As far as the negative aspects of either website, I really can’t think of any. I don’t think I would change anything about these websites either. They really work well, and they each have their own unique characteristics that make them enjoyable to play. If I could use an application for my classroom, that I currently don’t use, I would like to eventually try using an application that helps track the number of correct answers a student receives for review games, so they could track their progress. I know there are probably free applications already out there where students could accomplish this task, but it is something I currently am not aware of and don’t use – if it does exist. Overall though, I would have to say that both of the math websites I mentioned, and many others, have been a wonderful resource for me to use with my class for both educational reasons and enjoyment.
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Jodi Himmelberg
4/2/2015 11:05:17 pm
I use Calorie Counter. Students can use this app to count their calories for the day and track exercise and how many calories they burn doing each type of activity. This is great for our health unit where students have to come up with a meal plan for the week that keeps them in their target range.
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Jeromy Layman
4/5/2015 10:25:45 am
I have used a couple of different apps that have helped me as a professional. My program has a few iPads that are used by staff mostly, but they can also be used to supplement some instruction. I use Class Pro, which is an extension of the Engrade gradebook software. This app allows me to keep up with student grades during my program's summer academy and address some of the gaps in instruction. By also allowing our tutoring coordinator to have access to the teacher's gradebooks, the tutoring coordinator can assign tutors for students struggling in specific areas.
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Tyler Fritz
4/5/2015 02:51:54 pm
The only app that I have on my phone is the HUDL app. I use this for football since I am a coach. I rarely use it though because I would rather just use my computer to watch film, it is a lot easier and the screen is bigger. I do like the HUDL app though, if I need to look at film real quick on the go it is great and I also love the layout of it. The app is very easy to use. The HUDL app for iPad is the same as the iPhone but the screen is bigger and I can see it a little easier so I use it more on the iPad then the iPhone, but the computer is still better for me.
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Ryan Ellis
4/6/2015 12:14:53 am
As a coach I am also involved with using sport apps such as hudl, coaches eye, and front rush. The Hudl app would be the one I use the most mainly because it allows me not only to go over a previous practice or installation period but also to view film on potential recruits and contact them. For Hudl, I would like to see a tool that you could use to directly contact the recruit via their website instead of having to dig for their information. I also have been connecting with coaches nation wide using linked in to not only stay in contact but explore job postings to better fill in my resume. I think that LinkedIn could use a resume builder as part of the app just so you can practice submitting different resumes and resume styles. As an athlete, there aren't really that many apps that can help with your craft. Most of the time the physical nature of practicing and repetition on the field is what ultimately makes you better
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Dawn Macklin
4/8/2015 04:07:18 am
There are a few apps that my students and I use when in lab with preschool children. Some of the apps that we use with them are "Wheels on the Bus". This app teaches preschool age children a variety of concepts including math concepts, memory skills, recognizing colors and letter recognition. Reading Rainbow is another app we use. It has tons of books to read. It gives children an opportunity to use their imagination, count, recognize letters and encourages them to read. Children have the choice to read it themselves or have the story read to them
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Simon Barinas
4/10/2015 12:09:13 am
Pat,
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Paden Kleinhesselink
4/13/2015 01:26:27 pm
Pat,
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J. Golden
4/27/2015 11:15:26 pm
As a football player we used HUDL so we could access the video whenever we needed to and it was a very easy app to use. YouTube is also a really great tool to use because of the different instructional videos that they have. Some of the videos can be junk but if you know what you're looking for then you can find some good ones. LinkedIn is another app that young professionals can use. Its an app that is basically an online resume that you can update with new information daily.
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Terry Keown
5/4/2015 08:41:29 pm
As a Healthcare software trainer in the past I primarily utilized internet applications to instruct classes. These are interactive and for the most part formatted toward the general features of the software when performing a specific tasks and as such they seem to lack at times a symbiotic relationship with the how a particular client might go about performing the task being instructed. Thus the question always arises in regard to how the software benefits them if it is not tailored to fit them. Our canned comment to this question is typically what your speaking of is a work flow problem which needs to be addressed with your supervisor. I have to say I hate giving that response because the application hasn't been developed enough yet for the clients to see how they can make the software their own and maximize its fullest potential from first day of implementation. Therefore, a bit more R and D on the front end of the project to fully understand the client's needs would go along way in further development of the application and thus make teaching it less obstacle laden.
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