Admin Apps
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Buffer is a tool that helps me manage all our social media accounts. Each of our schools has their own Facebook page, which I manage. In addition, I oversee a district Facebook page and Twitter account. We use these accounts to engage with our community. We post stories about classroom projects, notify of upcoming fieldtrips and events, and share websites we think the community would value. But I will admit, it can be hard sometimes to keep up with all the activities and information that needs to be posted on each page, and to make sure that it is posted at a time which will receive maximum visibility by our constituents.
Enter Buffer – I can prepopulate Buffer with all the tweets and status updates that need to be sent out, and program the times in which they should be sent. This allows us to have a consistent media presence. It not only sends the messages out; it also provides analytics so I can see the reach of each message. And because Buffer is both a website and an Android and iOS app, I can update whenever, wherever needed. Since implementing Buffer, I have seen an increase in interactions on all of our social media accounts, which is a win for both us and the community we serve.
Dr. Laura Spencer
Coordinator of Instructional Technology
Santee School District
SignMyPad is an iPad app that allows you quickly and easily to sign .pdfs. There are many .pdf annotation tools out there, but this one is specifically designed for signing documents, so the interface is incredibly easy to use. You can download documents from the web, iTunes, or dropbox and open a document from an email. Once you open the document, you create a signature using your finger, or a stylus and quickly and easily add it to your document. You can also add text to the documents. After you have saved the file, you can upload it to dropbox, open it in other apps such as Evernote or GoodReader, or send it as an email attachment.
I no longer have to print out documents and sign them by hand! I use this app to sign invoices, timesheets, quotes…anything in .pdf format that requires my signature. It is very helpful when I am out of the office, enabling me to sign time-sensitive documents without having to print them out and fax them. SignMyPad is available in 3 versions SignMyPad: lite ($.99) SignMyPad (.$3.99) or SignMyPad Pro ($19.99). I use the Regular version but the lite version may work fine for others.
Susan Bearden
Director of Information Technology
Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy
Buffer
http://bufferapp.com/