[Yr7-10it] file sharing on mobile devices

Wed Feb 8 14:31:12 EST 2012

This is a good link for finding apps. Thanks.
we are now an iPAD school and this might assist finding stuff. I tried it and it worked.
KB.

Kent Beveridge
ICT Co-ordinator, St.Brigids CSC, HORSHAM,Vic,Aus.
kbeveridge at stbc.vic.edu.au

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From: yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au [yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au] on behalf of van Os, T [tvanos at joeys.org]
Sent: Wednesday, 8 February 2012 11:41 AM
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Hi All
This search engine is quite useful to finding out what apps are available
http://www.quixey.com

It is a natural English search engine so you do not need to know the name of an app - just what you want it to do.

It has a functional search feature so it not only searches what the app developer has recorded about the app but also blogs and other social media so that you can discover the apps potential.
Cheers
Thea

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From: yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Caterina Garwoli
Sent: Wednesday, 8 February 2012 11:17 AM
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Subject: Re: [Yr7-10it] file sharing on mobile devices

>

Dear Andrew,
I would love for you to share some of your ideas in regards to mobile apps.  This is all new to us and we know this is the way forward.

Thanks in anticipation
Caterina
SHGC Oakleigh
 Hi,
>
> I happen to be making resoirces for mobile apps so students can learn
> about them in class.
> I am starting with Android and I am looking at Dreamweaver/PhoneGap
> and also Flex apps and also AS3 games for mobiles. Both are multi-platform.
>
> Maybe in the future mobile programming/devices will be a included in a
> VCE subject or a subject on its own.
>
> I guess I am getting a little off topic.
>
> ________________________________________
> From: yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au
> [yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au]
> on behalf of Kevork Krozian [kevork at edulists.com.au]
> Sent: Tuesday, 7 February 2012 7:31 AM
> To: 'Year 7 - 10 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [Yr7-10it] file sharing on mobile devices
>
> Hi Paul,
>
>  Yes, a new role but still teaching Software Development in the
> mainstream.
> I do like the sound of your project on 'better teaching'. We are
> working on a number of continuous professional learning delivery
> programs for the year including creation of games and apps for mobile
> device deployable across multiple platforms with cross compilers.
>
>  I do think Greg is on the right track. I am on Android (but will get
> an ipad soon). A number of Apps I tried save files to a folder on the
> SD card under the app name. Using a file manager like ES File explorer
> I can search for any file, share through a large number of ways such
> as Box.net , Bluetooth, Gmail etc. I can also collect files from a LAN
> (samba server), FTP or Secure FTP, Bluetooth and the internet
> (DropBox , Box.Net ). Quite impressive.
>
> Over to my ipad friends for your options.
>
> Equally relevant. Given 2 solutions, one being a web driven one , the
> other writing an app, which is the more universally useful and
> practical ? Web has instant clients in browsers on all connected
> devices ( apart from access to filesystems on some devices ), and
> writing apps is quite a job if developing in multiple platforms ,
> multiple languages. What do people think ?
>
> Speak soon
>
> Kevork Krozian
> Edulists Creator Administrator
> www.edulists.com.au
> tel: 0419 356 034
>
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> From: yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au
> [mailto:yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Paul Chandler
> Sent: Monday, 6 February 2012 4:25 PM
> To: Year 7 - 10 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Yr7-10it] file sharing on mobile devices
>
> Hi Kevork,
>
> New job for you (pathways manager)?  My position is still a bit fluid
> for this year (and beyond), but working on a project supporting
> 'better teaching' at Melb Uni Education in semester 1.
>
> The issue is exactly the one of sandboxed apps - particularly the
> iWork suite.  Dropbox works find for viewing apps created somewhere
> else, but if you're actually going to work on the file - or create it
> - on the idevice, then that's problematic, unless its an image.  I
> struck this with my son's ipad last year - how do you back up the
> critter when iTunes is misbehaving?!  We tried all manner of things
> including dropbox, but they were not bidirectional.  Then I found a
> simple webdav server, and it runs on the home PC, and backup is easy.
> So I'm very familiar with the sandboxing problem/architecture.
>
> Which doesn't really help what my colleague here at Melb. wants to do
> - which is facilitating collaboration amongst pre-service teachers
> using multi-way file-sharing; and of course it shouldn't matter
> whether they have an idevice or an android or whatever.  Nor can we
> rely on the university actually having ports open.
>
> I came across this app called "webdav navigator" which is
> cross-platform, webdav or bluetooth - and which seems to fill the
> requirements.  I was really posting just to check if there's an error
> in my logic or if I've not encountered the "magic app" which
> 'everyone' is using.
>
> Seems that my thinking is on the right track.  Thanks for your input.
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> On 6 February 2012 15:04, Kevork KROZIAN
> <kkrozian at ringwoodsc.vic.edu.au>wrote:
>
>> Hi Paul,
>>
>>  It is more to do with the way apps are written and the nature of the
>> device is it not  ? One of the early concerns with iPads was how do
>> we get files on and off ?
>>
>> Android allows access to a range of storage options
>> http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/data/data-storage.html
>> including
> external HDD and network drives. My yahoo mail app on my android
>> phone allows attachments to be added from the SD card for example as
>> well as external USB HDD.
>> I am not using iphones or ipads but I know dropbox is the preferred
>> method of sharing files. However, when collecting from dropbox the
>> file type downloaded is matched up or checked for compatibility with
>> the apps that will be able to use it and loaded into the app chosen
>> from that selection.
>> Incidentally, I heard only last week that dropbox is not allowed in
>> some education jurisdictions like WA.  I don't know as to why that is.
>> Many apps seem to have access only to a "sandboxed" memory space
>> where only files created by the app is available to that app.
>> I expect you are looking for something more than a Bluetooth type
>> wireless connection ??
>>
>>
>> Kind Regards
>>
>> Kevork Krozian
>> IT Pathways Manager
>> Ringwood Trade Training Facility
>> Tel: 0419 356 034
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:
>> yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Paul Chandler
>> Sent: Monday, 6 February 2012 2:41 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [Yr7-10it] file sharing on mobile devices [Scanned]
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>> Definately.  I like dropbox.  I was hoping to identify something
>> which would simply require a local LAN, and not require full
>> connectivity to the internet.  (Working within a university context
>> does not guarantee open-slather connectivity)
>>
>> On 6 February 2012 13:55, Tim Kitchen <tkitchen at strathcona.vic.edu.au
>> >wrote:
>>
>> > Dropbox works well for us
>> >
>> > http://www.dropbox.com/
>> >
>> > Ta
>> >
>> > Tim Kitchen
>> > Strathcona
>> >
>> >
>> > On 06/02/2012, at 1:24 PM, Paul Chandler wrote:
>> >
>> > > Hi everyone,
>> > >
>> > > Has anyone had experience with students transferring files (eg
>> > > images, as part of a classroom activity) between mobile devices
>> > > (ie among ipads,
>> > ipods
>> > > or android phones)?
>> > >
>> > > Initial investigation suggests that a little multi-platform
>> > > product
>> > called
>> > > "WebDav Navigator" might be a way to go, but interested in
>> > > other's
>> > thoughts.
>> > >
>> > > Regards,
>> > >
>> > > ---
>> > > Dr Paul D. Chandler
>> > > Adjunct Research Fellow
>> > > School of Education, University of New England
>> > >
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