Mobile Reach: Show #8

• SWIFFY - Google Releases Flash to HTML5 converter...is this a game changer for iOS devices??  Higher Ed that makes use of D2L may make use of this for class content:  http://tinyurl.com/6yodovu  
• New features to Google Mobile Search (CK) - cleaner icons on Google page, faster access to nearby information data
• Google Sites now optimized for mobile (CK) - taking it towards “anywhere, anytime learning”  
• Google+ (ck) - focus on mobile INTEGRATION, read the blurb in the middle of the post about how mobile is made easier. How does this tie in to TRUE MOBILE LEARNING?  
• Inside Google+ Mobile - article on MacStories dissecting the changes to using the browser on a mobile device for Google services (CK)
• Surplus--Google Chrome Extension...
• Google+ Blog posts on EDREACH
• Check out Google EduCast show #22 from last week where Google+ covered in great detail

• Apple Creates Teachers’ Section on iTunes: http://goo.gl/4Upws (from @rmbyrne)

• Google Goggles at museum in LA  - neat story.

• Funky Fingers: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/funky-fingers/id427129533?mt=8
• Elevated Math: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/elevated-math/id435995971?mt=8
• Google Sky Map--this has been around since Android was released and comes pre-installed on many devices, but I ran across two teachers this weekend that own Android devices and had no idea what it was...free..Android.  https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.stardroid&hl=en
• Sonic Pics $2.99  Voice Overs for images...Great for Digital Storytelling, Narrating fieldtrips, school tours.   http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sonicpics/id345295488?mt=8
• Adobe Photoshop Express...Android and iOS--picture editor...free:  http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sonicpics/id345295488?mt=8
• Scrabble (iOS) for iPad: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scrabble-for-ipad/id363306776?mt=8
• & Scrabble Tile Rack:  http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scrabble-tile-rack/id363327037?mt=8

• Recent & Upcoming Conferences
• Edutopia.org New Teacher Bootcamp (not just for new teachers)
• Now...Week One is this week!
• Edcamps: http://edcamp.wikispaces.com/
• July 9, 2011 edcamp Louisiana

• July 30, 2011 ntcamp Philadelphia
• Constructing Modern Knowledge Gary Stager’s conference
• July 11-14 Manchester, NH
• Learning Forward Conference
• July 17-20 Indianapolis, IN
• MDMC 2011 - more information at www.milwaukeedmc.com   
• July 26-29, 2011 at Milwaukee Art Museum
• Superhero Camp Oct 21-22
• https://sites.google.com/site/superherotechcamp/

• Offers/giveaways