I-Pod+Assignment+3

=Personal Applications=

On this application I can keep in touch with what is going on in the professional sports world. I can select certain teams that I want to "tag/watch", and get any updates of when they play, what the score is, and any different moves that are made by the teams of my choosing. This is a great application for the die-hard sports fan who likes to stay in touch with what is going on.
 * ESPN ScoreCenter**:

With this application, I turn my Ipod touch into a portable cell phone (wherever I get a Wi-Fi signal). As long as I have a microphone headset, I can call anyone who has an account on Skype when they are connected, and talk to them. I use this to talk to some of my relatives that live far away, and to stay connected with friends from college.
 * Skype:

****I Heartradio:** I use this application to turn my Ipod touch into a fm radio. Not only can I get the local stations that are in the area, but I can also get stations from all over the United States and pick from any categories I am interested. I can also save the stations that I like so I have them for future reference. If I am not sure what I am in the mood for, there is a "shake" option to where I can shake my Ipod and it will randomly select a station in the United States.

This is a very neat application that can identify any song that you are listening to, give you the artist of the song, the album the song is on, and give you the link to order the song directly from your iTunes store. This is a really neat application if you hear a song you really like, and cannot think of who sings it or the name of the song.
 * Shazam:

****Facegoo:** This is a application that I use with photos that I have saved on my Ipod touch. With this application I can adjust/manipulate any picture they way that I want to. It is a fun and entertaining way to pass the time and play with the photos of the one's you love.

=Educational Applications= With this application I can stay up-to-date with what is going on in the news, and use current events that are going on in the country to educate my students. Everyday I do a "current topics" portion to my lessons where the students can talk about what is going in the news (world/local) and talk about what is on their minds. This is a great application to stay on-top of what is going on in the world.
 * msnbc.com**:

This application allows me to be able to see any types of outbreaks that are going on throughout the country/world. I can focus on a certain area, and whenever a new disease breaks out I am able to zoom in on a certain location and see what types of outbreaks are going on around me. I use this application when I am teaching about infectious diseases in my health class, and I can give current example of what different diseases are around us. This is really neat for the kids to be able to see while we are learning about the diseases (it shows them that they are real, and they are a lot closer than they think).
 * Healthmap:

****BAC Calc:** This application allows you to enter your weight, what type of alcoholic beverage you are drinking (beer, wine, or liquor), gender, and how long you have been drinking for; and converts your BAC level for you. It will tell you when you are "buzzed", and or over the limit to drive. On the bottom of the application there is also a link for local taxi cabs in the area that you can call to get a cab! Very cool application. I use this for my health classes when we talk about BAC's, and how fast people can get intoxicated from drinking (and how long it takes for alcohol to get out of your system).

This is a really neat application that will give you the names of any local restaurants and give the directions to them. Not only that, but it will give you their menu's, and the nutritional value of everything they have on their menu's. I would use this application in my class when we talk about restaurants in my nutrition unit, and the different "healthy" options there are when eating at one of them. It is going to be really neat to see the kids facial expressions when they are able to hear/see how many calories are in certain foods! **  This is a really neat application that is ran just like google earth on a "normal" computer. I plan on using this application in a class if I am talking about a certain area of the world. I can type in the area of the world, and most likely get some images to go along with the region that I can show the students. This will allow me to put an image with what I am talking about so they can visually see what I am talking about! **
 * Restaurants:
 * Google Earth: