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Ther Theres An n App For r That! Apps for Scouting Neal Robison Roundtable Commissioner Before We Get Started Apps meant to supplement Dont rely solely upon them A Scout uses all his resources; not just one Create a

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Ther There’s An n App For r That!

Apps for Scouting

Neal Robison Roundtable Commissioner

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Before We Get Started…

  • Apps meant to supplement
  • Don’t rely solely upon them
  • A Scout uses all his resources;

not just one

  • Create a device/phone policy

for campouts & meetings

  • Android & iOS only tonight

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App Categories

  • Scouting Requirements
  • Camping & Hiking-Related
  • Knots
  • Nature & Astronomy
  • First Aid & Survival
  • Cub Scout-Specific
  • Misc
  • General Productivity
  • Advancement Tracking

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Scouting Basics/Requirements

  • BSA Handbook (iOS)
  • Path to Eagle (iOS)

– Requirements & Personal tracking

  • BSA On-the-Go (Android)

– Quick reference, free

  • Good Turn (iOS)

– High-tech version of “Good Turn coin”

  • US Flag (iOS/Android) & Flag Day (iOS)

– Flag etiquette

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Camping & Hiking

  • Camp Scout! For Boy’s Life (iOS)

– Nearest BSA properties, activities at each site – 500+ camps in the app

  • Oh, Ranger! ParkFinder (iOS & Android)

– Park overview for national, state parks – Identify activities, directions at each location – iOS update more recent than Android – Website access same database

  • Camp Recipes! (iOS)

– 700+ camper-tested recipes, $1.99

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Camping & Hiking

  • MyRadar Weather (iOS)

– Animated weather radar near your location

  • WeatherBug (iOS & Android)
  • Yahoo Weather (iOS & Android)
  • Bugle Boy (iOS)
  • Military Bugle Calls (Android)
  • Campfire Songs (iOS)

– 200 songs, choose by tune, free

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Camping & Hiking

  • Gaia GPS (iOS & Android)

– Expensive ($19), but rated well, allows offline maps

  • MotionX GPS (iOS)

– Download/save offline topo maps, iPad

  • Backpacker GPS Trails (iOS & Android)

– Lite & Pro versions (offline), $4.99

  • Spyglass & Commander Compass (iOS)

– Outdoor “toolkit” – gyrocompass, milspec

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Camping & Hiking

  • Dutch Oven Calculator (Android)

– Calculate # of briquettes for given recipe

  • Dutch Oven Helper (iOS)
  • Dutch Oven Gourmet (Android)
  • Dutch Oven Pocket Guide (iOS)

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Camping & Hiking

  • Geocaching (iOS & Android)

– Great tool when you arrive at camp

  • c:geo (Android)

– Reviewed well, offline mode, free – Can create server for private caches

  • Munzee (iOS & Android)

– Worldwide scavenger hunt, make your own

  • Texas Outdoor Annual (iOS & Android)

– Hunting/Fishing seasons – License requirements, purchases

  • Texas Campgrounds – don’t bother ; )

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Knots

  • Knots 3D (iOS & Android)

– Digitally tie, untie & rotate 90+ knots – Worth the 99¢

  • What Knot To Do (iOS)
  • Knots Guide (Android)
  • Knot Guide (iOS)
  • Dozens more….

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Nature & Astronomy

  • Audubon Birds (iOS & Android)

– Identify birds you see or hear – 821 species, 3,200 images, 8 hrs of bird sound

  • Audubon Trees (iOS & Android)

– 700 tree database

  • Audubon Nature Texas (iOS & Android)

– Mobile field guide for fish, mammals, spiders

  • Leafsnap (iOS)

– Identify tree from visual recognition sw

  • VT Tree ID (Android)

– Identify trees by fruit, bark, leaves

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Nature & Astronomy

  • Star Walk (iOS & Android)

– Augmented reality feature to label what you’re looking at, $2.99

  • Sky Map (Android)

– Identify objects in the night sky without flipping through a book, free

  • The Night Sky (iOS & Android)

– ID stars, planets, galaxies, constellations – 99¢

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First Aid & Survival

  • Red Cross First Aid (iOS & Android)

– Includes videos, quizzes

  • SAS Survival (iOS & Android)

– Based on best-selling book, $5.99

  • Army Survival Guide (Android)
  • Army Survival (iOS)
  • Emergency Beacon (iOS)

– Send GPS coordinates via SMS, e-mail – Survival Guide, created as part of Eagle project

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Cub Scout-Specific

  • EZ Pinewood (iOS)

– Prep instructions for wheel, axel, block, etc

  • Pinecar Calculator (iOS & Android)

– Find center of gravity, calculate weight needed for your car

  • BragVest (iOS)

– Achievement tracker

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Misc

  • Scouting Radio (iOS & Android)

– Internet radio broadcast

  • Morse-It (iOS)
  • MorseCoder (Android)
  • Scoutmaster CG (iOS & Android)

– Podcasts, blogs, videos

  • Scoutmaster Minute (Android)

– Requires Internet connection

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Misc

  • Boy Scout Skits (Android)

– 400 skits, not many reviews

  • Paracord 3D (iOS)

– Animated instructions to create your own

  • Mobile Games-Boy’s Life (web-based)

– Philmont Mini-Bear Dash – Pedro’s Nitro Derby

  • Creating an app for your Eagle project

– Boy’s Life article online

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General Productivity

  • Adobe Reader (iOS & Android)

– So many BSA docs now available in PDF format

  • Google Docs, Sheets (iOS & Android)

– Help share planning & info documents

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