In this unit, we're going to look at the mind apps within MindTap.
I like to think of the mind apps as apps or buttons that are very similar
to what you see in an iPhone or an iPad.
Just like in an iPhone, some of the content from the apps is embedded in other places.
For example, in the last unit, we saw some
of the mind apps embedded right in the interactive e-book.
Just like in an iPhone as well, some mind apps take you to a repository of information
that you've collected or created.
And just like in an iPhone, some mind apps take you outside of MindTap for extra help
with discipline specific content, or general study aids.
Most apps are constant throughout every course but you will also see
that some are disciplined or book specific.
The mind apps themselves have several different functionalities.
Some are assignment apps that let you, the instructor,
alter or delete activities within the learning path.
Some are sharing apps that allow you to share content or activities with your students.
Some are collaboration apps that allow discussion or forums between you and students,
or even people outside of your course.
And some are study tools specifically used, I would say,
to enhance the learning experience for the students.
In this first video, I'm going to focus on a few
of these study tool apps specifically for students.
The first app I want to show you is the dictionary.
If you remember from the last unit,
the dictionary is also embedded within the interactive e-book.
The student can highlight a word or a term in the interactive e-book and choose dictionary
and it will automatically define the word for them.
If they want to use the dictionary in isolation, they can click on the mind app that's
on the right hand side, and type in the word that they're looking for.
Click the little magnifying glass and it will bring up the definition of that word.
Notice how with the word that I put in, dissonance, that's the example that I used
in the interactive e-book, it also brings up the term that was
in the e-book itself, which is cognitive dissonance.
Another app that is embedded within the interactive e-book is the flashcard app.
So again, if you remember from the last unit, when I highlighted a term, I was able to click
on the flashcard app right from the interactive e-book
and create a flashcard for cognitive dissonance.
If the student or if the instructor wants to create flashcards
from the mind app, you just click on the mind app.
It will take you to the collection of flashcards that have already been created.
If the student just wants to use this to practice the terminology or the definitions,
they can click on the card and it will flip the card.
They can click on next card.
They can click on the previous card.
They can shuffle the deck, or they can create a new card right from here.
From this top setting here, the student or yourself can also change the settings
for what shows first, whether it's the term or the definition.
And I love the fact that the students can print this deck if they want study using paper.
The last set of study aids that I want to show you, or the study tools that I want to show you
for students is the my notes section.
It has a little highlighter and little pencil.
When you click on this, what this does is take you to a repository or collection
of the highlights and notes that students have taken within the interactive e-book.
And notice how it does organize it by chapter.
One of the things I really like about this, just like the flashcards,
is that the students are able to print this out.
So they can take notes, they can highlight within the e-book, and then they can print
out a study guide that they can use right before they study
for a quiz, or an exam, or for a project.
The middle tab in the my notes section is notebook,
and this is actually a partnership with Ever Note.
This allows students to take notes, and even share those notes with other students
in class, or with the instructor.
And then the third tab is bookmarks.
This allows the student to bookmark a page at the -- when they're in the interactive e-book.
And this shows them the last spot that they were at.
When they click on the bookmark in this my note section, it will take them right to that page.
As you can see, the note, the highlighting,
and the bookmark is also embedded right in the interactive e-book.