Idea sketch

Idea Sketch is a great mobile app for educators. It allows its users to easily “ draw a diagram , mind map, or flowchart and convert it to a text outline, and vice versa”. We all know the importance of diagrams in learning and the illustrative role it plays in making complicated  things comprehensible. Idea Sketch will help you and your students create diagrams and share them with each other. I really recommend that you give this app a try and see by yourself.

Some features of Idea Sketch

Here is a list of the main features that Idea Sketch offers to its users:

• It is free


• It is easy to use


• It has user-friendly interface


• It allows you to create diagrams and save them to your Photos App


• You can copy and paste diagrams and outlines into other apps on your iPhone


• It lets you upload diagrams top your facebook account


• It is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 4.0 or later

Applications of Idea Sketch in education

As i have already said before , Idea Sketch is a useful app for educators . They can use in it different ways and some of these ways are as follow:

1. brainstorming new ideas,


2. illustrating concepts,


3. making lists and outlines,


4. planning presentations,


5. creating organizational charts, and more!

If you like this app then you might also like the other Mobile Learning Apps i have covered here so far.

super search idea generator

Super Search Idea Generator is a cool mobile app for educators. I really like its design and the concept behind its creation. This app helps you generate interesting ideas to include in your search paper or inside your classroom. It is like a brainstorming tool with a slight difference in that Super Search works in such a smart way that you do not need to exhaust your brain.


Super Search Idea Generator can be used by anyone with an interest in technology. The purpose is to spark your creativity and stimulate your imagination. With this app installed on your mobile device you will have access to tons of ideas that can be productively used for the classroom or even the boardroom.

Some features of Super Search Idea Generator

Here is a list of the main features that Super Search offers to its users:

• It is free


• It has an intuitive interface


• It is easy and simple to use


• It helps you generate important ideas for your discussion or search paper


• It offers over 1 billion possible combinations


• It allows  to lock words in the picker while still refreshing the questions.


• You can add your own word to any of the three fields in the picker and save those words across sessions


• It has Hand-crafted” list of words designed to provide unique, stimulating (and sometimes humorous) combinations of questions

Applications of Super Search Idea Generator

Super Search Idea Generator is a mobile app that educators should be aware of and i would really love to see some of you give it a try and see what they can do with it. Here is an excerpt to show you what it can be used for written by Tapku ( the app engineer ):

finding a good answer is hard, but asking a creative question can be even more challenging—and more rewarding. This is why we made Super Research Idea Generator. Designed by a PhD student studying communication and rhetoric and an undergraduate computer science major, Super Research Idea Generator is perfect for jumpstarting your academic imagination. Coming up with a good research question is the key to writing an insightful paper or leading an inspired discussion. Super Research Idea Generator will help you think of interesting questions you can use to begin your research. It’s perfect not just for research papers, but you can use it for presentations or leading discussion in class. It works just as well for teachers as for students.

If you like this app then you might also like the other Mobile Learning Apps i have covered here so far.

ibrainstorm: a free brainstorming app for ipad and iphone

ibrainstorm is a free brainstorming application for the iPhone and iPad. It allows its users to take notes , manage them then share with others. If you are an educator and it happens that you have one of these mobile devices then why not try this free little app .

Some features of ibrianstom
Here are the main features that ibrainstorm offers to its users :

• It is free to use


• It lets you record your brainstorming using hand drawing or sticky notes


• You can rag your notes on the iPad into any ordered hierarchy you want


• You can use colours to give additional meaning and focus


• You can draw , zoom and erase anything you want


• It lets you share your collaborative sessions via email

Learn more about ibrainstorm in this video .

That ‘s it about  ibrainstorm : A Free Brainstorming App for iPad and iPhone .
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