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Today’s TDC asked us to use digital erasing to remove a phone from an image. Now, once upon a time this took skilz, but with the new tools in my Android phone it’s far too easy. I took a pic of myself holding my phone and automatically loaded up GIMP to edit it out. But then I remembered the Android ‘magic eraser’ so I used that instead. I will say that it sort of upsets me that it is so easy to do – but it consoles me that it’s not perfect – the corner of the picture it’s filled in doesn’t actually look like that.

If I’d had more time I’d have done more with the cut out image, but it’s a work day and I had a long list of things to get done. So here it is. Original, GIMP edited and Android edit.

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Below are some applications that can be used with Android tablets to create engaging varied lessons to help develop independent, life-long leAndroid devicesarners. This list is by no means exhaustive and all of the applications mentioned will be free to download but may offer in-app purchases to unlock all features. Some applications may require the creation of a free account to access their service. You can do so if you wish.

There are several apps that are available on both platforms and while there are some apps that are iOS (iPad) specific, there are several excellent alternatives available on Android.

Magisto: an iMovie alternative. Magisto for Android makes it easy to quickly trim raw video clips, combine them into longer productions and overlay them with sound tracks. To create your video you can use footage that you have captured with the device camera or you can use the app to capture new footage.

Walk Band: a GarageBand alternative on Android. A Pocket Band, which is a series of instrument simulator customized for Android. All instruments use the realistic instrument sounds. This app also support multitrack recording. You can add the drum beats and guitar chords to your piano melody.

Quickoffice: an all in one office suite with full support for Microsoft Office files. Create, edit and share files. The app also offers full Google Drive integration and can be shared in other applications.

In the slideshow below are some other applications that can be used on Android devices. You will notice some familiar apps seen in this iPad post.

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