EdTech You Should Know - 16 – WhatsDue: Keep Track of Assignment Due Dates

16 – WhatsDue: Keep Track of Assignment Due Dates

05/02/15 • 6 min

EdTech You Should Know

EdTech You Should Know – Episode 15 – WhatsDue App

Host: Jeff Herb (@InstTechTalk)

Show Notes:

WhatsDue is a free app that allows teachers to create courses and then post assignments/due dates so that their students can keep track those due dates as they approach.

Here’s how you can make the most of the app (as listed in the tutorial on the site):

Add the courses you teach
Add as many upcoming assignments as you can. The more you add, the more your students and/or parents will know in advance.
Invite students and/or parents to use WhatsDue. Just hit the “Invite” button and enter the email addresses of everyone you think should know what assignments are coming up. The email will contain the course code that the students and/or parents will need in order to join the class.

Also, every time you add, update, or delete an assignment, everyone who joined your class will get a push notification. Keep this in mind before you make changes.

The service was extremely easy to setup – it took me about 3 minutes, most of which was reading time so I knew the functionality of the site. Once you're setup, students can download the app to access the due dates and assignment information.

Support seems to be readily available – Aaron, the creator I presume, has linked multiple ways to contact him should you need it.

I've heard from many that they are going to do district-wide implementations of this app in the coming year. This is definitely worth checking out.

Link: WhatsDue

EdTech You Should Know – Episode 15 – WhatsDue App

Host: Jeff Herb (@InstTechTalk)

Show Notes:

WhatsDue is a free app that allows teachers to create courses and then post assignments/due dates so that their students can keep track those due dates as they approach.

Here’s how you can make the most of the app (as listed in the tutorial on the site):

Add the courses you teach
Add as many upcoming assignments as you can. The more you add, the more your students and/or parents will know in advance.
Invite students and/or parents to use WhatsDue. Just hit the “Invite” button and enter the email addresses of everyone you think should know what assignments are coming up. The email will contain the course code that the students and/or parents will need in order to join the class.

Also, every time you add, update, or delete an assignment, everyone who joined your class will get a push notification. Keep this in mind before you make changes.

Support seems to be readily available – Aaron, the creator I presume, has linked multiple ways to contact him should you need it.

I've heard from many that they are going to do district-wide implementations of this app in the coming year. This is definitely worth checking out.

Link: WhatsDue

Previous Episode

15 – YouTube Capture: Easily Record, Edit, and Upload Video to YouTube

EdTech You Should Know – 15 – YouTube Capture If you’re interested in an easy way to capture, edit, and upload video to YouTube from a mobile device you’re going to love YouTube Capture. More about this great app coming up! Today we’re talking about an app that allows mobile device users a simple way to capture, edit, and upload video to YouTube. The app is called YouTube Capture and has been created by YouTube itself. It’s very easy to get started using the app.

Simply download it on iOS.
Sign in to your Google/YouTube account.
Get a quick walk-through of the apps features – take Landscape videos!
Allow access to the Camera Roll and Microphone (on iOS).
Start Recording!

There are some great features of this app too:

Tap or hold to record – allowing for quick bursts of video or longer videos as needed.
Record multiple video clips and edit them together prior to upload.
Prior to upload, you can edit your clips, add even add music as a background – with tons of great YouTube music available for free use.
Quick uploading makes use of this app on the go easy.

Next Episode

17 – Live Streaming with Blab

EdTech You Should Know 17 – Live Streaming with Blab

Host: Jeff Herb (@jeffherb)

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Show Notes:

A new live streaming site called Blab.im has taken the internet by storm. It's a great tool for those who want to live stream their podcasts, setup a study group, collaborate on a project, or host a review session (and so much more).

Here are some features of Blab: