Lutz App - Cardio Trainer - Android Fitness Activity App

If you have an andorid phone and you are looking for a fitness app, Cardio Traier is the app for you.  I have used this for the last half of a year, and honestly it is one of the reasons I stuck wit the android platform and not the iPhone.  This app will tarck your walk/run and give you statistic like mile per hour, calories burned, and actually show a map of your walk/run.  You can also save and share the work out via Facebook and Twitter.  If you like to listen to music, there is a player embedded in cardio Trainer as well.  I use the free version and I love it...so search Cardio Trainer in the Andorid market or click the link below.

Cardio Trainer

http://www.worksmartlabs.com/cardiotrainer/about.php

 

Lutz Integrate - Prezi - Change the way you present and impress your colleagues and boss!

I spent most of the day working on a Prezi, which is an online and offline presentation tool that blows up traditional presentations by living a 3d environment.  With Prezi you can Zoom around a set path and focus on key words and objects impressively and cleanly.  Prezi allows you to create text, shapes, frames, set color themes and embed pictures an videos into your presentation.  A better way to explain Prezi is to show you, check out my 60 in 60 presentation from PETE&C and see how a prezi works.  I have also posted a teacher link below as well.

 

Shakespeare Prezi

https://prezi.com/secure/c30a5342c92f99f52b368c34aff0e82497f5b2e8/

Prezi definitely has a bit of a larning curve, but if you watch the tutorials and practice a bit you can start to make really dynamic presentations and also share them on wikis and blogs or download to show them offline.  I have also used prezi to make videos using screenshots and explain the steps for guided notes.  There a lot of great things you can do with prezi!  So check it out!

Prezi

http://prezi.com/

 

Lutz Integrate - Live Scribe Pen - Pen that records audio, writing and drawing and links to your computer!

Live Scribe Pen
This pen allows you to hear, write and draw your notes and then upload them to your computer.  I find myself getting distracted in meetings when I have my computer in front of me, by using this pen and paper, I can write and record my notes and then revisit the notes and audio later.  The pen will record just your writing if you choose and make sure you ask permission if you would like to record the audio of a lecture or meeting!

To use the pen you have to use a notebook made for the pen or you can print off your own sheets.  This allows the pen to know what page you are on and organize your notes on the desktop version.  I am just starting to explore other uses for this pen, as I figure them out I will share them with you!  Check out my Pencast below and see how the pen works!  You notice the colored text is what I record while I was recording audio.  

 

Lutz Integrate Live Scribe Pen!
brought to you by Livescribe

Live Scribe Pen
http://www.livescribe.com/en-us/

Lutz Integrate - Handbrake - Convert video to use with your mobile devices including DVDs

Have you ever wanted to convert your DVDs and have them in iTunes or another media house?   There is a free program called Handbrake that will let you do just that!  You can use Handbrake to grab DVD’s to be played on your computer, phone, iPod, iPad, Apple TV and any other mobile device you may have.  Simply down load and install Handbrake onto your computer, insert your DVD and select the type of device you be playing the movie on.

You can also take computer video files and convert them to different format to be played on different devices as well.  This program goes deeper than the other video conversions sites I have shared in the past.  It is easy to use and best of all its free!

Handbrake
http://handbrake.fr/

Lutz Integrate - Evernote - Quick and easy note taking tool that syncs to all devices

First I want to say thanks to everyone that has been visiting my blog, I hit 1000 page views in a short few weeks!  That is motivation for me to keep sharing the tools I love to use!  I am still trying to figure out the best way to share, I really appreciate you taking the time to check out this blog!  Please comment if you find the resources useful and if there are any questions you may have!

Evernote is an awesome note taking tool that allows you to create text notes, audio notes, video notes and save many different file types.  If you add a picture to evernote it will actually search the text in the picture as well!  I personally use evernote everyday to take down to do lists, meeting notes, and attach PDFs I receive for easy access.  The best part is I have access to everything I post on evernote on every device I own, multiple computers, smart phones and other mobile devices.  I also have access to it through the web, so its easy to find any resource through search and share it via e-mail or by whole notebook.

If you are disorganized like me, then this is the tool for you.  If you decided to check it out, you will not be disappointed.  You are allowed 50mb of upload to the site a month and if you create large files you can upgrade for a nominal fee and have 500mb of upload space.

So check out Evernote!

http://www.evernote.com/

Lutz Integrate - Typewith.me - Collaborative Document site that does not require a log in

Have you ever tried to create a collaborative document in google docs but everyone doesn't have a google docs account.  It can be a pain to get everyone to sign up for google docs. You can easily create a collaborative document using www.typewith.me with out the log in hassle.  I have shared a typewith.me doc below, please check it out and add a little note!

http://typewith.me/blutz01

You will notice the site I created has my one url, you can do this by going to the site and simply adding a sirname at the end and it will ask you if you would like to create the site.  click the box and you will be on your new document!  This is an etherpad site, there are a bunch of different sites that do the same thing.  I like typewith.me, but feel free to try some of the other sites if you would like.

EtherPad Like Site   
Cynapse    http://www.cynapse.com/syncin
ietherpad    http://ietherpad.com/
Meeting Words    http://meetingwords.com/
Pirate Pad    http://piratepad.net/
Primary Pad    http://primarypad.com/
Sync In    http://sync.in/
Titan Pad    http://titanpad.com/

 

 

 

Lutz Integrate - Firefox add-on Video DownloadHelper - allows you to download videos and music files from any web site!

Video DownloadHelper

Download videos easily with the firefox addon, when there is a video you are able to download to your computer the

button will turn into...

which tells you that you can click on the arrow and download the video onto you computer like this...

it then asks you where to save the video and then presto, you have the video saved on your computer to play when ever you would like.  **Please look at the copyright information and Fair Use policy of the video you are downloading!**

 

How do you download the Video DownloadHelper Addon?

First open Firefox, click on Tools and then Addons, then make sure you click on the "Get Add-ons tab to the left. Now follow the directions in the pictures below.

Now the little Video DownloadHelper icon will appear in your tool bar and you are ready to download!