Adobe Voice for the iPad

Adobe, the makers of Reader and Flash, have come out with a great iPad app called Adobe Voice.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/adobe-voice-show-your-story/id852555131

I have just downloaded this and and starting to tinker around with the app. Here is what I have learned so far.

Adobe Voice allows users to create videos right on the iPad using their own voice, free music, free creative commons photos, and text.
Did I mention this app is FREE!

Pros:
It is Free
Easy to use
Free use of creative commons icons, photos, and Music (no copyright issues)
Can use own photos and music (possible copyright issues)
Puts the credits at the end of the video
Easy to share the video on Facebook, Twitter, by email, or message
Can mark videos Private so they cannot be search out online. Only those with the link can view.

Cons:
No option at this time to save to the Camera Roll
Have to login to free Adobe account
There is a public gallery. Even though the TOS covers inappropriate material, there is the off chance someone in the world could upload something before Adobe has the chance to take it down.
For iPad only


Make sure to check out David Pogue's review of the free Adobe Voice app.
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/you-know-adobe-right-this-is-the-company-that-85081015729.html


EDIT:
After your video is uploaded and you share the link, you are also given the option to share to Facebook, Twitter, or use an embed code.

So look like you can mark the video Private, upload it, go to the website from the link it generates, grab the Embed code and put it on your own website.

Apps

The Texas Computer Educators Association, TCEA, does a really great job of keeping up with the latest apps for the class room. I have mentioned their iPad site before in a earlier blog post.

www.tcea.org/ipad

They also have an Android list. Not as many apps as the iPad list, but it is growing. Make sure you check it out.
  
www.tcea.org/android

OneNote vs. Evernote

The two giants of the note taking world just became a bit closer now that One Note from Microsoft is now free and has their online version easier to access.http://www.onenote.com/ 

I personally like One Note and have used it for my note taking needs for years. I can access my notes on my desktop, my laptop, my iPad, my iPhone, and even online on my Chromebook.
I know many educators who like Evernote and have used it for year. Mainly because whey they started with it, Evernote was free.


If you are looking for a note taking option, these are probably the best two options to choose from. Both programs help you get organized with all of your notes, websites, and documents. But which one do you choose?

Lifehacker posted an excellent blog lately highlighting the pros and cons of each program. Take a look and decide for yourself. Get them both and try them both out. It's free!

Lifehacker OneNote vs. Evernote