Top 10 tools in #startup #cloud app battle #edtech20 #pln part 1

Dear friends Curation is Social Media King like I present here http://bitly.com/LucianeCuratorCO13Presentation , but we must use also in XXI Century Education elearning apps to keep and secure our files ( photos, videos, presentations, documents ) in the cloud . For this reason I curate and describe here my favorite TOP 10 cloud apps . What app you like more and why . Please leave a comment and your feed-back after you read my article and if you enjoy what you read share with your PLN . I also invite you to discover weekly in this blog more TOP 10  edtools who offer gateway through knowledge for teachers . Next post is about top 10 free edtools for researchers so stay tune and subscribe free :)
                           
Skydrive is a Microsoft App in the cloud who offer you 7 GB of free cloud storage . With Sydrive You’ll be able to access your photos and files from almost anywhere, store them, and easily share them .
Features :
Your cloud

 You've got access to everything on your SkyDrive, your personal cloud, wherever you are. Your photos, documents, and other important files are available to you on your phone, tablet, PC, or Mac. In short, your stuff and your info isn't limited to any single PC or device .And, if you're on Windows 8, and signed into a Microsoft account, you can view all your photos and files, edit and share Office documents, or share with whomever you choose. Plus, stuff like your background, your display, and your settings roam with you.
Real Office, in real-timeGet free Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote in your browser with SkyDrive and free Office Web Apps. Multiple people in different places can work on the same document, at the same time. Share only the documents that you choose, with whomever you choose, and set the rest to remain private.
Prefer to use the full-featured, desktop version of Office instead? Don’t worry,SkyDrive works great with that too.

                                 

Justcloud Store All Your Files In The Cloud and access them From Anywhere At Anytime, From Any Device.
Professional Cloud Storage from JustCloud is Simple, Fast and Unlimited.Just Cloud will automatically backup the documents, photos, music and videos stored on your computer, to the cloud so you are never without files again.
Features :
Sync all your files across your computers and devices
Automatically sync files across computers. With Just Cloud, you decide which files and folders you want to sync and where you want to sync them.
Just Cloud works in the background so your most important data is always backed up and available to you. You can start editing a file on your office PC and finish it on your laptop at home.Browse, backup and sync, all from your mobile
Just Cloud's online control panel allows you to access all of your backed up and synced files from any device with an internet connection anywhere in the world.
You can access your files from Tablets, PC's, Smart Phones, Laptops, Desktops at anytime, from any location. Just Cloud completely eliminates the need for flash drives or other storage devices.
Share files and folders anytime, anywhere
Just Cloud gives you the option to share your files and folders between friends and family. You can invite them by email, Facebook, Twitter or giving them your own custom link.
Just Cloud makes file collaboration easy and gives you the option of conveniently sharing large files between users.Your files are top priority, it's security you can count on
Just Cloud takes the safety and security of your files very seriously, your data is constantly encrypted using a 256 bit secured socket layer encryption.Throughout all stages of file transfer your files are extremely secure and are stored in our high tech cloud data centres that are monitored 24 hours a day.

Bitcasa is your external hard drive in the cloud that never runs out of space. Bitcasa allows you to store, access, and share everything you’ve ever owned – every picture, every movie, every document, every song – without limits and without the worry of running out of space. With the Bitcasa Infinite Drive, you are able to access all your files, photos, playlists, videos and docs anytime, anywhere. This is a screen capture that I am the winner of infinite storage for life in the cloud  for my computer, phone, and tablet http://blog.bitcasa.com/2011/10/03/infinite-storage-for-life-winners-lucian-and-john/ . You can use also bitcasa free 10 GB storage / backup or 99 $ / year and 10 $ / month for infinite storage in the cloud . 

Evernote for teachers is ready to collect all of your ideas, experiences, thoughts, and memories into an always-accessible place.Take down your inspirations and ideas as they happen
Capture interesting webpages you see, images and all
Snap photos of everything from whiteboards to wine labelsThen, find it all any time from your computer, phone, or the web!
Keep a lifetime of learning at your fingertips.Evernote is a great tool for teachers and students to capture notes, save research, collaborate on projects, snap photos of whiteboards, record audio and more. Everything you add to your account is automatically synced and made available on all the computers, phones and tablets you use.

        
MEGA is designed both to compete with cloud storage giants like Dropbox, Google Drive, CX , Evernote and RapidShare—and also to insulate itself from future charges. The difference that makes a difference is that all files are encrypted using a 2048-bit RSA key. (See a detailed writeup here for more details.) What this means effectively is that Dotcom cannot be accused of knowingly storing copyrighted materials because he cannot technically know the content of the filesstored on MEGA—only the user who uploaded the files and/or possesses the key can.

Google Drive. Keep everything. Share anything. 

Dear friends do you think that Google Drive star will beat evernote and dropbox in XXI Century Education  ?
Access everywhere
Google Drive is everywhere you are—on the web, in your home, at the office and on the go. So wherever you are, your stuff is just...there. Ready to go, ready to share. Get started with 5 GB free.
                                      
Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere. This means that any file you save to your Dropbox will automatically save to all your computers, phonesand even the Dropbox website.
Dropbox also makes it super easy to share with others, whether you're a student or professional, parent or grandparent. Even if you accidentally spill a latte on your laptop, have no fear! You can relax knowing that Dropbox always has you covered, and none of your stuff will ever be lost.

                                   
Box lets you store all of your content online, so you can access, manage and share it from anywhere
Features :
Get a Hard Drive in the Cloud: Online Storage
What if the files you need are on your laptop – but you're on the road with your iPhone? No worries! With Box, you store files online – then access them anywhere, anytime, on any device.Get 5 GB Free and Organise All Your Files Into Folders Store all kinds of files online, then arrange them into folders just like on your desktop.

CX is a new kind of cloud experience that takes content to the next level with a range of unique features: secure storage, real-time syncing, public and private sharing, interactive group collaboration, and intelligent discovery. Easily organize your content, access it on the go, share it with friends or publish it online — you decide what and when. Want to discuss a file with a team? CX does that too with group functionality and a unique file commenting system.

ZeroPC - Turning Your Browser Into A Desktop in the cloud .
Connect your personal cloud, securely access all your documents, photos, music and videos from many services all under one virtual roof. Drag and Drop any content from one service to another. Search and discover everything in your cloud content across different services. Securely share any content of any size instantly with anyone. ZeroPC is available on Web, iOS & Android.

Honored to be in top 10 Must-Read IT Blogs #EdTech 's 2013. List made by @EdTech_HigherEd

Dear friends in my previous post here I promise you that I will post weekly my TOP 10 . This mounth I was verry busy, but I promise you to share next weeks many TOP 10 edtools maybe you don't heard about yet ; follow me http://pinterest.com/LucianeCurator/

Edtechmagazine organize again EdTech’s 2013 Must-Read IT Bloggers Nominations Round and I am honored to be 3rd place .

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My favorite Top 10 #startup #ipad apps to #mlearning trending at #sxsw

My dearest I follow here live from home many awesome sessions from SXSW 2013 including Bill Gates keynote. Like I told you before I follow live many events using twitter  like LeWeb , Tech Crunch Disrupt , How to Web and after I blog about .
The South by Southwest (SXSW) Conferences & Festivals (March 8-17, 2013) offer the unique convergence of original music, independent films, and emerging technologies. Fostering creative and professional growth alike, SXSW® is the premier destination for discovery.

Using twitter https://twitter.com/lucianecurator and #sxsw hastag I discover this days many informations and also many startup ipad apps where shared on twitter, many of this from my top 10 are SXSW Accelelator Finalists  .

Like I told you before I begin to use my Ipad won in eFront Competition http://bitly.com/LucianeCuratorCO13Presentation and next apps  are killer apps from my new Ipad and for #sxsw participants . What app from my Top 10 you like more and why ? Leave your comments and feed-back after this CURATION article and if you like what you read in this blog help me please to launch a global platform for Curation Restart Education Project http://krunchd.com/CredProject or hire me to write for you .
Here you can wath live #SXSW Accelerator . Now Flesky is the big winner .

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Fleksy is a revolutionary technology, which makes typing text on a touch-screen easy.
Ever dreamt of an auto-correct system powerful enough to work even when you don’t look at the screen? Enter, Fleksy.Used today by thousands of blind and visually impaired users to type faster and easier than many sighted people, Fleksy is set to revolutionize the way people think about mobile devices and to challenge the traditional barriers in touch-screen typing for everyone.
Featuring Syntellia’s patent pending technologies, Fleksy uses the familiar QWERTY layout, coupled with probably the most powerful text prediction engine out there.
Tap typing, re-invented.
How Fleksy works
Fleksy allows users to type text on the familiar keyboard layout, by tapping on the screen. Our patent pending technology does not need accuracy – just tap on the screen and Fleksy will automatically detect the text you meant to enter – even if you have missed every single key.
It is like nothing you have used before.
Happy Typing!

SXSW GO is the official mobile app for getting the most out of attending SXSW 2013. The app allows you to view/build/share your schedule, network with other Attendees, navigate the trade show, stay connected to the social world and more!
New features for 2013 include Discover and Schedule Sharing!
Build your schedule online at schedule.sxsw.com or directly on your mobile device. With SXSW® GO, you also can sync your online schedule with your mobile device, so your info will always be up-to-date!
FEATURES INCLUDE:
Schedule – Search/browse the entire event list. Build your personal schedule or sync with your online account.
Discover – Visually browse event media to build your schedule.
Share My Schedule – Share your personal schedule with your friends and see what events your friends are attending.
Map – Find venues, get directions
Search – Quickly find events, venues or exhibitors via keyword search.
Tradeshow – Search/browse Exhibitors
Presented by Showtime
Powered by Eventbase from Xomo

Blippar – a free magic ‘lens’ which uses your device's camera to 'blipp' and instantly unlock the world around you with exclusive information, entertainment and virtual experiences. 
‘Blipp’ any real world item carrying the 'blipp' instruction – such as magazines, newspapers, billboards, travel cards, logos or even grocery products. By simply holding your phone up in blippar mode to look at the image, it will magically jump to life with an exclusive content experience.Experiences might appear overlaid or ‘augmented’ over the real-world image or object (such as interactive games or magical digital apparitions); or it could take the form of a simple web-link (to watch a trailer, visit a website or ‘like’ on facebook), or perhaps an exclusive ‘take-away’ - something simple which downloads immediately to your phone for future use (such as a coupon or recipe). You won’t know until you ‘blipp’...Always free to users, blippar is a magical new way for your favourite publishers, brands and retailers to get exciting new messages, offers, experiences and helpful real-time information to you. Simply 'blipp' for more! 
How it works: 
• Browse the in-app catalogue or look for a blippar [b] instruction in the real world• Hold your phone up in blippar mode and fill the screen with the image or object
• Blipp! 
• No photo-taking - just hold, wait, enjoy and share!

Younity gives you access to all your files, from all your devices, without ever needing to "sync" your mobile devices again. younity creates a personal cloud for all your files, built from your devices. With younity, you have all your music, photos, videos and documents on all your devices - regardless of storage. All your files, from all your devices, all the time.
younity gives you instant, easy access to all your music (including iTunes libraries/playlists), videos, photos and documents on every computer you own. By first installing younity on each computer you have, you simultaneously have access to all files stored on all devices via your iOS device.
The "personal cloud" is a private cloud - we don't store your files online, can't access them and don't know anything about you or your files.
You don't have to log into each computer or browse them separately. You don't have to put files in special folders or flag them to be synchronized. There is no storage limit because you are streaming files from your devices, so you can have 2GB, 2TB or 2PB of files. If you want to download your files to local storage (for "offline use"), you can, but it isn't a requirement.
Just use every device the way you always have and know that you can have access to any file stored on any device you own.
younity even converts unusable file formats (e.g. WMA, OGG, etc.) to iOS-compatible formats in real-time when you stream, so you can keep your media in whatever format you like.
You can even search for files across all devices simultaneously, without having to even know which device a file is stored on.
younity is compatible with iOS, Mac OS X, Windows and soon Linux. Make sure that you first install younity on each and every computer (desktop and laptop), then install on all your mobile devices and enjoy unlimited access to all your files.

Yappem Rewarding Users in a Fun & Creative Way:
Yappem TM is a unique, social platform that empowers and rewards users who want to interact, support, and share their daily brand and product experiences with their friends and family. Users will benefit from the ability to learn from their Yappem friends, as well as other users with similar customer experiences, when they are sharing experiences, researching, purchasing, or troubleshooting pr0ducts and brands.
The Yappem experience is unique as it is the first social platform where users can focus specifically on their daily experiences with brands and products.
Compete in "Missions" to earn gift cards to your favorite brands and stores.
User’s can join brand communities to collaborate with similar customers and get rewarded for your loyal customer input.
Not only are you rewarded for expressing your experiences about brands, but you can also reward other users for participating and interacting with your posts.
Privacy is very important and you will enjoy the ability to set your privacy settings on each and every post – Yappem will never automatically post to Twitter or Facebook unless you enable that option on your post!

Designed for iPad and iPad Mini, Watchup is the smartest way to watch video news. Build your daily newscast in a snap from our growing selection of US and international news channels.
1. Scroll through the latest videos
2. Pick the best to build your newscast
3. Tap play and watch what's up in the world.
Or, if you're short on time, let Watchup generate your newscast automatically:
✓ Tap the "ON" button and watch the freshest video segments from the news channels you use the most.
✓ Or ask Watchup to deliver your Scheduled Newscast daily. Set the duration and time, and Watchup will remember to deliver the best videos from the sources you watch the most at the appointed hour every day.
The more you use Watchup, the smarter it gets!
Watchup makes your breaks smarter, because your newscast will play continuously while you enjoy your breakfast or relax.
Want to edit your channel lineup? Tap “+” to discover new voices that will enrich your day.
Watchup is free, it takes very little space on your iPad, and it helps you watch smarter.

Infoactive built an interactive, mobile-awesome, super-simple, live-data web-app-thing. That means you can connect dynamic data streams and share drool-worthy interactive visuals in less time than it took you to read this fetures :
INTERACTIVE
Don’t trap your data in a static image. Let it loose and turn numbers into interactive stories. Make your data fun.MOBILE-AWESOME
You can be as big as a high-res Thunderbolt Display or as portable as any smartphone. Our responsive visualizations are designed to scale.
LIVE DATA
Life is too short for yesterday’s news. Connect live data and change it whenever. Hitting ‘publish’ isn’t the end of the story; it’s just the beginning.
EASY AS PIE
You don’t need to be a programmer, a designer, or a data analyst. Heck, you don’t even need a tutorial. Drag and drop, rock and roll.

 Plotter is a social mapping app that lets you easily create, share, crowdsource and discover maps on your phone and ipad .

 Features:
CREATE MAPS OF MULTIPLE PLOTS (LOCATIONS)
Finally, a mobile map app that lets you plot maps of multiple locations that can easily be turned on and off whenever and wherever you need them. There is no limit to how many maps you can create.
RECOMMENDATIONS
We all have those friends you can rely on for a great recommendation. Plotter makes it easy to crowdsource your maps from your friends on Facebook and Twitter. All you have to do is create a map and then sit back and see what they recommend. Once a friend posts a plot for you, it will automatically show up in your Activity feed to easily add to your map or ignore.
THE MAP ROOM
Not in the mood to create your own map? The Map Room holds a collection of featured and popular maps that have already been curated by experts and the Plotter community. Keep checking back, as the Map Room grows everyday.
FRIENDS
Find and follow your friends to see what maps they're creating. You can easily recommend plots to their maps, and even take maps you like.
SEARCH
Search for addresses and locations just like you would on those other map apps. Once you find a location, you can add it to one of your maps or just view details like a phone number, website and reviews.
PATHS
Heading out for a trip to the city and want to route the day's activities? Paths allow you to set either a walking or driving path between all of the locations on a map. Simply order the locations as you'd like and you'll get a color-coded path you can follow. Access paths by swiping one of your maps in the left column list view.

                                              

Koozoo Broadcast a video snippet so everyone can see what it's like where you are. Or share a 24/7 view of what's going on outside your home or office window. What if it was REALLY simple for anyone to share fun and informative live videos of public places from their front window or from places they went throughout the day? Just think about it. You’d always know if there’s a line at your favorite restaurant or where the hotspots are in the city. Koozoo is the first crowd-sourced network of smartphone cameras with the goal of helping us all make more informed decisions.
There are two ways to share on Koozoo:
For mobile broadcasting, just download the Koozoo App to your current iPhone and start sharing snippets throughout your day.
For 24/7 broadcasting from your home of office, download the app to your old iPhone, install the old phone in your window (we’ll even send you a free window mount!), and share your view. All you need is WiFi, a power outlet, and a clear view of any street or public place.

EasilyDo is a smart assistant that pulls actionable information from your calendar, email, contacts, Facebook, etc. into one feed, alerts you at the right time, and offers to get tasks done for you with one tap – no to-do lists, no digging, no app-juggling. EasilyDo makes everyday tasks simpler and saves time. Features: Never Miss Something Important AgainGet birthday reminders, event invites, and important updates shared by your friends; send your wishes, e-gifts, RSVPs, congratulations and support — be there for your friends.
✓ Easily Navigate Your Day
Get ‘time to leave’ alerts and directions to your home, work, or next appointment; auto-dial into calls; text to say you’re on the way or running late — what you need when you need it.
✓ Stay Organized with Zero Effort
Merge duplicates in your address book, add contacts from recent emails, and file receipts into an email folder automatically — taking care of the niggling things that you always mean to get to and don’t.

TEMPO is Smart Calendar Makes Sure You Don’t Miss A Beat
Tempo is like having your own personal assistant prepare you for what’s next. It’s the only mobile calendar that intelligently enhances your meetings and events by connecting emails, contacts and location to your calendar. Tempo puts more in your calendar so you get more out of your day!
With details displayed right in your Tempo calendar, you’ll never again fumble across apps trying to complete a simple task, such as finding a meeting agenda or someone’s phone number. Tempo fills in the details even when you don’t enter them in your calendar. It knows what you need and what you want to get done. The more you use Tempo the smarter it gets!
Bringing Tempo to your busy day saves you time and eliminates the hassles that can come with preparing for your next meeting. With just one tap, you can:
• Send a pre-populated “running late” email or text
• Dial into conference calls – Tempo handles the passcode
• Get directions, parking and estimated driving time
• Review emails that pertain to the meeting
• Open related documents
• Quickly reach attendees via phone, email or text
• Find the exact location even if you don’t have the address
• Browse attendees’ LinkedIn profiles
• Connect to Foursquare and Yelp
• Get estimated driving time
• Wish your friends happy birthday on Facebook
• Know your flight status
• Use Siri to create your next calendar event or meeting
And so much more!
Tempo intelligently connects your calendar to your accounts and apps, including:
Contacts:
• Google Contacts
• Microsoft Outlook Contacts
• iPhone Contacts