Day One Journal iPhone App Tutorial

One of my Favorites for my iPhone!

App:  Day One App

Cost: $4.99 (Well worth the $4.99)

Difficulty Level: Easy-Medium (depends on what you use)

Device: iPhone/iPad/Android

Level- Teacher

Read:  NY Times How Keeping a Diary can Surprise you!

 Okay - I have to be honest, I downloaded this app a while ago while it was free and didn't start using it until recently.  I think this app is the BEST!  I can quickly and easily journal wherever I am- as long as I have my iphone or iPad.  Now, I am using this app for personal journal entries but I can see a HUGE benefit to using this in the classroom to document students work or learning of the day.  The awesome thing about this is that it is quick and easy to create.  You can choose to share to social media or keep for classroom use only.  There are many options to print and share.  I selected email as pdf and Day One emailed me a beautifully formatted pdf of my journal entries with pictures, locations and whatever else I opted to have stamped on the journal entry.  I wish I had started this when my children were babies!  This is a super sweet app and in my busy world it is so easy to use and document special events.   Give it a try and let me know what you think!  Watch the video above for a quick easy tutorial.

Quixey- Search Engine for Apps

One of my Favorites!

Website:  https://www.quixey.com/

Cost: Free

Difficulty Level: Easy

Device:  Across Platform

Did you know there is a search engine for Apps?  Quixey is a great alternative to using Google to search for apps.  I think it is even better than the app store because in the app store searches are very specific.  If you don't have the exact word for the app you are looking for sometimes apps are very hard to locate.  Quixey can do searches just like you would on Google but it gives only results to apps.   To share the app with your device, it gives the option to text a link to your phone or gives you a direct link to the app store app.  It also has a Beta (test) version for android out right now.  Very, very cool!