We (Android for Academics) just launched an Attendance App. It’s available for free on the Android Market. I can attest to its awesomeness because I’ve been using it in my classes this semester. The really novel feature is that you don’t need to enter student names into your phone or export the data from your… Continue Reading
We (Android for Academics) upgraded Grade Rubric. Now users have the option of generating an email message when you press the calculate button. The auto-generated message will include the final grade and a breakdown of your marks for each rubric category. All you’ll have to do is enter their email address (which will be very… Continue Reading
I wrote my first app for the Android platform, and I’m pretty excited about it. It’s called Grade Rubric. It’s a simple tool for professors who grade papers and assignments using a grading rubric. You can read more about it here. Search for the app on the Android Market under “Grade Rubric”.… Continue Reading
It should come as no surprise to you guys that I love the Android OS. It should also come as no surprise that I think the Android OS has enormous potential benefits/applications for academics. I am now proud to introduce Android for Academics. The purpose of the site is two-fold. First, I’m working with an… Continue Reading
I’m now a contributor at AndroidGuys. Android Guys has been one of my favorite places to get Android related news since the first Android phone launched, and so I’m pretty excited to be able to help these guys out. You can check out my first post here.. It’s a video review/demo of Scan2pdf Mobile. Here’s… Continue Reading
Within a week of each other, Windows and Apple declared legal war on Google in two separate arenas. Windows Earlier last week the European commission started an anti-trust probe. There were suspicions that Microsoft was behind some of the complaints. Last Friday, Microsoft acknowledged that they were. (Aside: If Google is guilty of anti-trust violation,… Continue Reading
A team of computer scientists from Rutgers University recently revealed a range of nasty things a hacker can do with some simple, difficult to detect, malware. A hacker could text your phone and drain your battery, turn on your microphone and eavesdrop on important conversations, or even turn on your GPS receiver and figure out… Continue Reading
That was fast. Apple announces the iPad, and we already get a response from Google. I definitely would want one of these. Story here.… Continue Reading
Sweet! I’ve been using Wp2Go for Android. I love, and it turns out that the folks at WordPress love it too. WordPress merged their Android App project with Wp2Go. Itt looks like this new has a wide array of additional features. If you already use Wp2Go you’ll still need to download the app. Search “wordpress”… Continue Reading
UPDATE: androidforacademics.com develops Android Apps for Teachers. Right now they have four apps: Gradebook, Attendance, Grade Rubric, and Grade Ticker. Three of them are free and a free version of the fourth one will be available by February 11, 2011 UPDATE: All of the apps I list below are now annotated. I’ll annotate the other… Continue Reading