Your Business Card Without the Card...

I was just about to take advantage of a real special price on business cards from NJEA (N.J. Education Association) when I came across this cool app called Cardcloud. Available for iPhone, Blackberry, Palm, Nokia and Android phones, Cardcloud is easy to use. I went on the site and registered, then created my card. Once the app was downloaded, I was ready to share my card or email it to someone. You are also able to flip over the card and add any information you need to add. Here's a short video which shows you how to set up your Cardcloud account. (this one is for iPhones, but their site has support to help you through the process with other smartphones. Save a tree today.

EBSCO Mobile for Research On-The-Go

Our school media center is very fortunate to have such incredible support from the NJ State Library. We currently receive a large collection of databases which cover all grades K-12 and which are extremely helpful to our students. Most recently, EBSCO created a mobile app for the iPhone, and is expanding their mobile app to include Blackberrys and Android smartphones. If your school has EBSCOHost, you should introduce your students to mobile access. See how they react when you tell them that even if the Internet is down at school, they can use their smartphone to complete their research! Here's a link to the information about EBSCOHost Mobile.