blog : 75 Apps List

07/13/2011


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Name: Achiever’s Writing Center
Best for: Teaching writing skills and strategies
Cost: $26.99
Features: New feature called Essay Czar that is wonderful for college and high schools students.
Name: Algebra
Best for: Tutoring and review
Cost: Free
Features: Many lessons and quizzes
Name: Algebra Touch
Best for: Tutoring and review
Cost: $1.99
Features: Has “real life examples”
Name: Alice in Wonderland (Animated Book)
Best for: Struggling readers
Cost: $8.99
Features: A new take on the timeless classic. This is beautifully illustrated with wonderful animations.
Name: Art
Best for: Art classes and art appreciation
Cost: $.99
Features: Contains over 200 artists. Includes paintings and biographies of famous artists.
Name: Art Institute of Chicago
Best for: Art class and art history
Cost: $5.99
Features: Pictures and information about great art masterpieces.
Name: Ball Bounce
Best for: Teaching about the laws of motion
Cost: $.99
Features: Different examples are introduced and followed with illustrated examples.
Name: Ball Fall Down
Best for: Teaching the laws of motion
Cost: Free
Features: Game-like platform
Name: Best Science Facts
Best for: Reference and drawing students into science
Cost: Free
Features: Many visuals and a search feature
Name: Blackboard Mobile Learn
Best for: Students and teachers whose campuses already use Blackboard
Cost: Free
Features: Course listings, organizations users are involved in as well as access to any readings.
Name: Coaster Physics
Best for: Learning about the laws of motion
Cost: $.99
Features: Design roller coasters and apply the laws of motion.
Name: Comic Life
Best for: Creating stories and sequencing events
Cost: $7.99
Features: Upload and use pictures in comic storyboards.
Name: Convert Units
Best for: Reviewing units of measurement
Cost: Free
Features: There are customization features
Name: Daily History
Best for: Features historical event that occurred on that date.
Cost: Free
Name: Dictionary.com
Best for: Looking up words and also has a thesaurus feature
Cost: Free
Features: Word of the day and hot words
Name: Dictionary with Voice
Best for: Looking up words and translates into dozens of languages
Cost: $.99
Features: Translates into many languages and strong auditory support
Name: eClicker
Best for: Teachers looking for classroom feedback
Cost: $9.99
Features: Providing instant results, eClicker charts the class responses, showing which areas are understood and which need more work.
Name: Electrons
Best for: Teaching about molecular structure
Cost: $1.99
Features: Strong animations
Name: Essay Grader
Best for: Teachers pressed for time
Cost: $5.99
Features: Essay grader comes with a bank of pre-written comments and helps teachers cut down on grading time without writing the same comments over and over again by hand.
Name: Evernote
Best for: Note taking and research
Cost: Free
Features: Powerful Notetaking tool that allows notes to be tagged and placed into notebooks. This app is compatible with Word.
Name: Flashcards Deluxe
Best for: Studying and reviewing; Great for test taking skills
Cost: $3.99
Features: Great study skill app that helps you study.
Name: Formulas Free
Best for: Reviewing and teaching key mathematical formulas
Cost: Free
Features: Good calculus resource
Name: Fraction Factory
Best for: Teaching and reviewing fractions
Cost: Free
Features: Game-Like instruction and animation
Name: Free Books
Best for: All classes
Cost: $1.99
Features: Contains many different titles from Shakespeare to Austen
Name: Garage Band
Best for: Podcasting
Cost: $5.00
Features: Makes podcasting simple and supports numerous languages
Name: Gas Laws
Best for: Beginning chemistry students can learn about the gas laws.
Cost: Free
Features: Introduces each of the gas laws and provides animated examples.
Name: Geo Board
Best for: Supplementing geometry instruction
Cost: $1.99
Features: Looks like a real chalkboard as shapes are animated
Name: Geology Terminology
Best for: Introduces and reviews content vocabulary for geology
Cost: $.99
Features: Animations and visuals accompany terminology
Name: Google Earth
Best for: Full maps and real pictures of locations around the world
Cost: Free
Features: See real pictures from all over the world.
Name: PI83 Graphing Calculator
Name: Math Ref Free
Best for: Math Classes
Cost: Free
Features: A free version of Math Ref, this app offers 600 out of over 1,300 formulas, figures, tips, and examples.
Name: I Annotate
Best for: Research and active reading
Cost: $9.99
Features: Many annotation tools for PDF files
Name: I Circuit
Best for: Teaching students about electricity and circuits
Cost: $9.99
Features: Strong animations and moving parts
Name: IFlipr Flashcards
Best for: Review
Features: Students can create review materials for any content area.
Name: I Homework
Best for: Teaches students how to organize assignments and other academic tasks.
Cost: $1.99
Features: Allows students to sort assignments by due date and courses. Students can also set reminders for assignment due dates.
Name: Intellective Physics
Best for: Math, science lessons, and lab simulations to reinforce physics principals
Cost: Free
Features: Great animations
Name: Keynote
Best for: Presentations
Cost: $9.99
Features: If you use powerpoint, you will find this app to be useful for the iPad.
Name: Mad Libs
Best for: Writing and literacy.
An interactive and digital version of the popular Mad Libs.
Cost: Free for the demo version.
Features: Some of the features include an email option, fill in the blanks have hints to support the writer.
Name: Manual for the United States of America
Best for: U.S History Courses and related primary historical sources
Cost: $2.99
Features: Students can look up everything from the Declaration of Independence to the US presidents.
Name: Math Ref Free
Best for: Math Classes
Cost: Free
Features: A free version of Math Ref, this app offers 600 out of over 1,300 formulas, figures, tips, and examples.
Name: Mathematical Formulas
Best for: Reviewing commonly used mathematical formulas
Cost: $.99
Features: Additional languages can be used for this app
Name: Mitosis
Best for: Teaching about cell division
Cost: Free
Features: Includes animations and actual cell division video
Name: Molecules
Best for: Science Classes
Cost: Free
Features: Includes three-dimensional models of molecules
Name: My First Weighing Exercises
Best for: Teaches concepts of proportion and weight
Cost: $1.99
Features: Translates the games and puzzles into different languages
Name: Newsrack
Best for: For news from around the world, check out this app that displays all of your news in a layout fit for the iPad.
Cost: $4.99
Features: News stories fit on the iPad screen.
Name: New York Times
Best for: One of the best newspaper apps available
Cost: free
Features: Articles, videos, photos
Name: Oregon Trail
Best for: History Classes
Cost: $.99
Features: Students trace the Oregon trail and solve challenges and problems on their journey.
Name: Pages
Best for: General word processor for the iPad.
Cost: $9.99
Features: Compatible with Word and files can be emailed as .doc or .pdf
Name: PBS
Best for: All courses
Cost: Free
Features: Allows users to view PBS programming
Name: Photoshop
Best for: Editing and designing photo layouts
Features: Allows for manipulation of photos
Name: Planets
Best for: Science
Cost: Free
Features: Contains three dimensional models
Name: Poetry Creator
Best for: Writing
Cost: Free
Features: Works like magnetic refrigerator poetry
Name: Poll Everywhere
Best For: Surveys
Cost: Free
Features: Input can be text or numbers
Name: Quick Graph
Best for: Demonstrating and teaching graphing
Cost: Free
Features: Graphing Calculator
Name: Science Glossary
Best for: Looking up terms and key figures in science
Cost: Free
Features: This app supports the www.visionlearning.com website.
Name: Shakespeare in Bits
Best for: Supporting readers who are struggling with unlocking Shakespeare’s text.
Cost: $14.99
Features: Offers fully animated version of the actual text.
Name: Shakespeare Pro™
Best For: Includes all the features of the free Shakespeare app and the complete works of Shakespeare.
Cost: $9.99
Features: Includes word searches and annotations.
Name: Simple Outliner
Best for: Organizing notes and research
Cost: There is a free and more elaborate pay version.
Features: App has nice graphics for students.
Name: Simple Physics
Best for: Basic physics principles
Cost: $.99
Features: Create your own design and put it to the test.
Name: Solar Walk
Best for: Science Classes
Cost: $2.99
Features: Three dimensional models of the solar system
Name: 24/7 Spanish Tutor
Best for: Reviewing and learning Spanish
Cost: Free
Features: Quizzes, popular phrases and review games are featured in this app.
Other Languages are Available: German, Italian, French
Name: Smithsonian Channel
Best for: Exploring the resources at the Smithsonian Institute
Cost: Free
Features: Videos and photos
Name: Star Walk
Best for: Astronomy Classes
Cost: $2.99
Features: An astral telescope; Star Walk adapts its view to wherever the user holds it up to, highlighting constellations and planets.
Name: States and Capitals
Best for: Reviewing and Learning the US States and Capitals
Cost: Free
Features: Gives you the state name and you provide the capital
Name: Symmetry Shuffle
Best for: Animated instruction for the concept of symmetry in geometry
Cost: $1.99
Features: Many games to teach students about symmetry
Name: Today in History
Best for: History Classes
Cost: Free
Features: Lists notable events in history as well as important figures who were born or died on a specific date.
Name: USA Factbook
Best for: Reviewing and teaching about major events in US history
Cost: $.99
Features: It has copies of primary documents and images from all 50 states.
Name: Vernier Video Physics
Best for: Analyze videos and apply physics principals.
Cost: $2.99
Features: Extensive Videos
Name: Video Biology
Best for: Introduces biology concepts
Cost: Free
Features: Strong animations and actual videos
Name: Vocabulary Cartoons
The creators for this app have created funny cartoons to teach new words.
Cost: Free for the demo version and the full version is available for $2.99.
Name: Whiteboard
Best for: Use like a slate
Cost: Free
Features: The name says it all….it’s a whiteboard with different color markers and an eraser
Name: Word Lens
Best for: Language Classes
Cost: Free
Features: Instantly translates signage from one language to another through the camera application. Language teachers can use this program for scavenger hunts
Name: Word Joust
Best For: Learning SAT Vocabulary
Cost: Free
Features: Fabulous games for students to learn vocabulary. This is a brand new app that is free until July 31st.
Name: Word Search Unlimited
Best For: Manipulating and working with new vocabulary.
Cost: Free
Features: App has a timer and different screen backgrounds.
Name: World Wide Capitals
Best for: Teaching world geography
Cost: Free
Features: Flashcards, lists, quizzes

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