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Phones came along on campouts. Leaders reviewed the apps that tracked advancement, taught knots and found the trail, and shared what they kept on their home screens.
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Please join us on Wednesday, Jan. 9, for the second installment of the Mission Delivery Leadership Club (formerly known as the Council Operations Breakfast Club). We encourage both employees and volunteers to join in each month as we discuss current topics that focus on optimizing the delivery of the Scouting experience through councils and units.
Please join us on Wednesday, Dec. 5, for the next episode of the newly re-branded Council Operations Breakfast Club-a monthly conversation with those responsible for the successful delivery of the BSA's mission through support of councils and units. Now in its fourth year, the monthly event was originally developed as a conference call to address…
The World Organisation of the Scouting Movement published an iOS app during last year's World Jamboree . In the course of the last week, the official Android app has also been released. These apps help you keep up to date with the latest news, pictures and events from WOSM, as well as letting you browse the…
Cash or check only? Not anymore. Thanks to some handy new tech tools, it's possible to accept credit cards at your unit's next popcorn sale, carwash, or other money-earning project. That eliminates a big reason customers give when choosing not to buy from packs, troops, teams, or crews at events like Show and Sells: "Sorry…
While watching the meteor shower last night I had the opportunity to try out this free app on the iPad that I learned of via the Scouting Magazine Blog . This is an awesome little app. Simply hold the iPad up and point it towards a cluster of stars and it will tell gyou what your…
Once upon a time, we used maps printed on paper to find our way. We studied laminated sky charts to identify constellations. We counted seconds after thunder strikes to locate storms. What were we thinking? Today, thanks to the ubiquitous smartphone, we can do all that and more with a few taps.
Last month I finally broke down and bought an iPad (the newest version). I have been having fun with it. It looks great and works well. I have to admit, playing Angry Birds on an iPad is a lot more fun then playing on an iPod Touch.
Amazon.com: Trail to Eagle: Appstore for Android Check it out awesome App 4 Scouts + its only 99 cents well yeah it costs something but thats still a great price 4 a mobile App. Its available on android windows phone & Apple iOS heres the android version available on amazon.com!!!!!!!
App Store - Trail To Eagle Check it out awesome App 4 Scouts + its only 99 cents well yeah it costs something but thats still a great price 4 a mobile App. Its available on android windows phone & Apple iOS heres the Apple App Store version
Trail To Eagle - Android Apps on Google Play Check it out awesome App 4 Scouts + its only 99 cents well yeah it costs something but thats still a great price 4 a mobile App. Its available on android windows phone & Apple iOS heres the android version Yours in Scouting Service Mark West Assistant Scoutmaster Troop…
Following the great theme of great Scout Apps hitting the market lately, another is rolling out. Trail to Eagle is a Boy Scout reference for your smartphone available on iOS, Android, and Windows Phone 7. With the Trail to Eagle a Scout can quickly look up the Scout Oath or Promise, Scout Law, Scout Motto…
Dan from ScoutApps.net would like to announce an update for the Campfire Songs Scout app on the iOS. Dan's also the creator of Helleniechsin featured here last month. New in Version 1.3 20 new songs (some submitted by Megan and by Ginger Mikulich-Lapsansky) bringing the total up to 170 songs!
Maybe. But here's the debate: Should you allow your Scouts to bring their smartphones on camping trips? Sure, Scouters and Scouts can do it all with these powerful gadgets. A smartphone (or tablet) is a watch, an alarm clock, a digital compass, a camera, a GPS navigator, a Boy Scout Handbook , a constellation map, an…
Scouts and Order of the Arrow members who want to speak the language of the Lenni Lenape (Delaware Indian) language but don't have an iPhone can now enjoy Helleniechsin on an Android based device. Dan with ScoutApps.net has spent countless hours creating and updating a easily searchable database of over 4,000 Lenape words and their…
Last April , the Scout Association launched the My Badges App for the iPhone / iPod Touch / iPad. This app has all the requirements for all badges, from the Beaver's right through to the Queen's Scout Award. And very useful it is too.
