Visual & Performing Arts Resources

UCTV – University of California

UCTV delivers documentaries, faculty lectures, cutting-edge research, symposiums, and artistic performances from each of the ten Universities of California campuses. Categories include: UCTV Main Website: http://www.uctv.tv/ UCTV iTunes U (opens in iTunes): https://itunes.apple.com/us/institution/uctv/id382079682 Categories (click link to visit webpage) Arts […]

Mobile & Web-Based Assessment eBook

Assessing students and monitoring comprehension is often a difficult and time consuming task. Digital tools can help teachers enhance their methods of assessment and expand the possibilities from using traditional paper and pen testing. There are a variety of web-based […]

Easily Turn a Google™ Spreadsheet Into a Quiz Show

Flippity.net’s Quiz Show is a free resource for teachers that allows you to create a Jeopardy type game board using a Google Spreadsheet. The steps are simple and are outlined on their website and in the video below. You can […]

Star Trek Actress Nichelle Nichols and the Civil Rights Movement

“Nichelle Nichols made television history in the 1960s with her portrayal of “Star Trek” character Lieutenant Nyota Uhura — a breakthrough role that showed an African American woman in a position of power as the fourth in command of a […]

App – goodEar Melodies – Ear Training

Developer: iMobilTec Free Available for iPad and iPhone goodEar is the starter app for a suite of apps that help train musician’s develop a better musical ear. The app plays randomly generated melodies from 2 to 6 tones long which […]

App – QuickVoice Recorder

Developer: nFinity Inc Free Available for iPad and iPhone QuickVoice Recorder is a simple to use voice recorder that works well on your iPhone or iPad. Use it in your class to have students record a synopsis of a lesson […]

App – Total Recall­ Mind Map

Developer: Zyense Free Available for iPad and iPhone The ability to visually outline information can be a valuable tool in the learning process. Total Recall is an app that allows you to create mind maps digitally right on your iPad […]

App – Notability

Developer: Ginger Labs $1.99 Available for iPad only A full featured, content rich app, Notability is a perfect platform for all the note-taking needs of students and teachers. You can type text with a full featured word-processor, add handwrite notes […]

App – Wikipanion

Developer: Robert Chin Free Available for iPad only Get access to the vast number of Wikipedia articles with the Wikipanion app. Though Wikipedia is available through the iPad’s Safari Browser, this app adds some extra features that make it a […]

App – Van Gogh: Painted With Words

Developer: WEI YAO $3.99 Available for iPad only All you ever wanted to know about Vincent Van Gogh, in one app. Fully interactive, this app delivers the entirety of Van Gogh’s life in six chapters which includes Young Vincent, Emerging Artist, […]

App – Evernote

Developer: Evernote Free +Premium features $4.99/month or $44.99/year  Available for iPad and iPhone Evernote is a full featured note taking app that allows users to create and organize notes and sync them across multiple devices. It is available for free […]

App – Strip Designer

Developer: Vivid Apps $2.99  Available for iPad and iPhone Do your students have a paper due? A science experiment write-up? How about a “What I Did This Summer” report? Have them go all comic strip on it and express themselves […]

App – SkyGrid

Developer: SkyGrid Free  Available for iPad and iPhone SkyGrid delivers to your iPad or iPhone the latest news from 100s of sources in sports, business, science and technology, health, travel, art and design, and many others. The opening page of […]

App – iMotion HD

Developer: Fingrlab Free +in-app full version purchase (to download HD quality) $1.99 Available for iPad and iPhone With iMotion HD you can create time-lapse and stop-motion video in your classroom, on campus, or anywhere. Use it capture classroom activities, sports […]

App – Repix – Inspiring Photo Editor

Developer: Sumoing Ltd. Free – with max in-app purchases of $4.99 Available for iPad and iPhone Repix is a fun to use art app with a lot of creative potential. Open an image from your Camera Roll or take a […]

App – Musicnotes Sheet Music Viewer

Developer: Musicnotes Free App Available for iPad & iPhone The Musicnotes App is a sheet music library that allows you to gather all your sheet music in one place. The app downloads with a large assortment of music already loaded […]