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iPad Apps for Classroom Use
60 iPad Apps in 60 Minutes
VSTE Annual Conference | Monday December 6th
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1. Google (Free) - Voice search, ability to ask a question and have your voice transcribed and
searched. "What is the capitol of China?" Also allows math "What is 3 + 7 -27 + 8" App also links
to the familiar Google Apps that many school systems use.
2. Expedition ($1) - Show full websites and e-mail attachments on a projector. Workaround for
something that should arguably work natively.
3. Blackboard (Free) - Content and Learning Management Portal. Connects to existing Blackboard
installs but IT person needs to install mobile plugin. Quick access to class rosters, grades,
assignments. More useful to the student than the teacher. iPhone/iPod
Touch/Android/Blackberry versions available as well.
4. TeacherPal (Free) - Personal organizer built specifically for teachers. Track attendance, grades,
and behavior.
5. Bsecure (Free) - Browser that filters out objectionable content. Ability to create white/blacklists.
No registration or account required.
6. QuickVoice Recorder (Free) - Voice recording, sync with desktop app. Podcasting possibilities.
7. GoodReader ($1) - Reads multiple file formats (Office, iWork, PDF, HTML), supports PDF
annotation. Integrates with Dropbox, MobileMe iDisk, Box.net and other services to pull in
documents. Even supports audio and video files.
8. Pages ($10) - Document editing, great templates, Word Document support. Sync with MobileMe
or Webdav. Autosaves documents as you’re editing.
9. Numbers ($10) - Spreadsheet software, great templates. Ability to quickly create something as
simple as a class roster or as complex as a grading platform. Sync with MobileMe or Webdav.
Supports Microsoft Excel format as well as Numbers format and export to PDF.
10. Keynote ($10) - Presentation software, great templates. Supports Keynote and Powerpoint files.
Connect to a projector with VGA adapter for presentation mode. Sync with MobileMe or
Webdav.
11. Dropbox (Free) - Cloud storage for your documents, photos, videos, etc. Ability to easily sync
between multiple computers. Open documents in other supported apps for editing. Universal
app.
12. Reeder ($5) - Sync to Google Reader for a great way to view RSS Feeds. Handles folders, shared
items, stars. Export items to a bunch of formats (Email, Instapaper, Twitter, Delicious, etc).
Image/items cache for offline access. iPhone version available.
13. Offline Pages ($5) - Install bookmark in Safari that allows you to save any website for viewing
without internet connection. Great for wifi iPads where you’re not always guaranteed to be in a
hotspot. Autosave multiple pages with link follow-through. Mark pages read/unread.
14. Sorted ($1) - To Do List manager. Simple clean look and feel. Set due dates. Swipe to complete.
Email your tasks. Assign priority. Autosorts by priority/due date.
15. RDP/VNC/LogMeIn (Most Free with Paid Upgrades, LogMeIn $30) - Access your desktop from
your iPad. Free versions of apps typically have limited input options for scrolling and keyboard
functions. LogMeIn easiest to setup but pricey. Universal apps. Use with Promethean board.
16. TED (Free) - The entire library of high resolution TED talks at your fingertips. Check out the “How
We Learn” category for inspiration. Saved Talks are stored offline.
17. YouTube (Free Native App) - Supports bookmarking, playlists, keyword search. VGA adapter
support.
18. BrainPop (Free) - Each day a featured animated movie from the Brainpop series along with an
interactive quiz to test knowledge of the subject.
19. Flash Cards Deluxe (Free/$4) - Universal flash card application. Supports pictures and sounds.
Create flashcards on the device or on computer and upload, also download from Quizlets pre-
configured flash cards. Several different ordering modes and ways to “answer” a card.
20. Easel SAT Prep (Free/$8) - Hands on with actual SAT workbooks. If you run into problems hit the
“Show Me” button and they’ll work the problem out on screen for you. Covers both Math and
Critical Thinking problems. Paid version has over 200 practice questions. Great to use in
combination with SAT Vocab on Flash Cards Deluxe or standalone SAT Vocab apps.
21. iStudiez (Free/$3) - Complete class management for students. Homework assignments, courses,
task management and followup, a full planner.
22. Wikipanion (Free/$5) - Full access to Wikipedia, in-page searching, bookmarks, built-in
dictionary including audio pronunciations, link support. Paid version adds support for offline
viewing.
23. Dictionary (Free) - Free, Simple but effective, 275000 definitions, 80,000 synonyms, no internet
required.
24. Extra! Extra! ($9) - View the front pages of over 800 newspapers worldwide each day, delivered
right to your iPad. In similar vein to the website Newseum.
25. Pulse News Reader (Free) - Customized RSS reader, very visual. Setup specific feeds for a
content area and create your own digital magazine.
26. Flipboard (Free) - Customize your digital magazine with the topics or websites that you want to
read about. Add Twitter handle of trusted resources and their links become pages of the
magazine. Topic channels available as well.
27. iBooks, Kindle, Nook, etc (Free) - Different platforms for the same idea. iBooks supports PDF
viewing. Kindle/Nook sync from the cloud. All have iPhone versions as well. Stores can often
have different books. Amazon’s library is the largest at the moment.
28. Pearson Textbooks (Free Demo) - Part of the Beyond Textbooks initiative of the VDOE, being
piloted currently in 3 VA counties, one attempt at digitizing textbook content for the iPad
display and making it more interactive. Embedded video, quizzes.
29. Toy Story (Free/$9) - One of Disney’s Digital books showing the capabilities of making an ebook
an engaging experience. Book will read to you. You can record your own voice. In-book games
and applications (coloring). Video
30. Instapaper ($5) - Students browsing for articles in the library can send them to Instapaper and
then read them on their own time on the iPad. Strips out images and makes it easy to read.
31. Word Magic ($1) - Word completion game. 1 of a series of apps (Math magic, count magic, etc).
Positive reinforcement, word building. Elementary content level.
32. pocketphonic ($1) - Phonics and writing training. App speaks each letter, makes the phonic
sound, and provides a guide to help the student write it out. Positive reinforcement when done
correctly. A game is included as well.
33. Native Accessibility Functions (Free Native Apps) - Voiceover speaks items on the screen for
blind users. Braille device support via Bluetooth. Zoom with 3 finger tap. Large text mode.
Inverted colors.
34. TapToTalk (Free, Subscription) - Turns the iPad into an augmentative and alternative
communication device. Tap on pictures and words are spoken which can lead to other pictures.
Comes with built in albums. Website has ability to create custom albums using TapToTalk
Designer (subscription cost)
35. Sign 4 Me for iPad ($13) - Over 11,500 words, ability to type in words or sentences and 3D
character will show you how to sign them. Ability to zoom in and turn the character to get
different angles.
36. Dragon Dictation (Free) - Voice to Text transcriptions for e-mail. Also supports copying to
clipboard for use in other apps. Most accurate transcription service, but app is not very full
featured.
37. iTranslate (Free) - Universal translator for iPad. Over 50 Languages, Instant translation while
typing, 11 voices for text to speech. Auto-detect a foreign language.
38. Pass The Past (Free) - Educational game to help students prepare for VA SOLs with focus on
world, U.S., and VA history, civics and geography. Aligned to VA’s updated U.S. history
curriculum. Took one of the top prizes for the VDOE SOL app challenge.
39. Early Jamestown (Free) - Interactive textbook on the early days of the Jamestown settlement in
VA. Embedded videos (check with VGA adapter), Keyword vocabulary
40. Westward Expansion (Free) - Explore the westward expansion of the United States, Lewis and
Clark. Interactive Maps, games, timelines. Took one of the top prizes for the VDOE SOL app
challenge.
41. History: Maps of the World (Free) - High resolution maps rendered on the large screen.
42. World Book: This Day In History (Free) - Interactive multimedia calendar that displays historical
events for the current day or any selected day. Includes photos, illustrations, music, and
speeches.
43. Constitution for iPad (Free) - The U.S. Constitution for the iPad.
44. Declaration for iPad (Free) - The Declaration of Independence for iPad.
45. MyCongress (Free) - Know your representatives and get bios and information on every member
of the House and Senate. New electorates from 2010 will be put in with the January inaugural
session.
46. Bloomberg (Free) - Create a custom list of stocks to follow and get up to minute pricing
information, news, and currency conversion information.
47. Mathematricks ($1) - Learn mental math tricks to easily solve complex math problems.
48. Calculator for iPad (Free/$1) - Standard and Scientific calculator for iPad, great on a large
screen. 99c version has several different looks and no adds.
49. Mathref (Free/$1) - Over 1,300 formulas (free version limited to 600), covers Algebra,
Geometry, Trig, Derivatives, Physics, and more.
50. Convert Units Free HD (Free) - Unit conversions for a large variety of unit types with an intuitive
interface. A great resource calculator to have.
51. Google Earth (Free) - Same high resolution imagery used on the desktop application.
Geolocated photos and Wikipedia articles. Not as full featured as desktop app. iPhone/iPod
Touch version available.
52. NASA (Free) - Live streaming of NASA TV (VGA compatible), Tons of the best space images,
countdown clocks, mission updates. Iphone/iPod Touch version available for free as well. Pluto-
dwarf planet. videos called This Week at NASA do play (SOL: Planets- 4, 6, Earth Science).
53. 3D Brain (Free) - Touch, rotate, and view a 3-dimensional rendering of the brain. Different
sections highlighted. Labels and search. Universal app.
54. Star Walk ($5) - Digital compass allows you to hold iPad to sky and locate stars/constellations.
Time Machine lets you see where constellations will be in the future. Adjust where on earth you
want to be viewing from. Moon phases (SOL: Grade 3, 4, 6, Earth Science).
55. The Elements ($14) - Visual video representation of the periodic table of elements. High quality
images that can be rotated. Stereoscopic 3D views. Pull in information from Wolfram Alpha (ex:
Gold- find the current market price). The Elements song (SOL: Physical Science, Chemistry).
56. Art HD (Free/$6) - Bios and high resolution imagery for a large number of classical artists.
57. ArtStudio ($5) - The closest you’ll get to Photoshop on the iPad. Tools, brushes, filters, layers,
masks, simulated brush pressure, lessons, export to PSD or JPG. Can’t see toolbar on projected
image. VGA Support.
58. SelineHD ($8) - Just another fun musical app for the iPad, explores different possibilities for
instruments when you’re not confined to normal hardware.
59. Pianist Pro ($10, Virtuoso Piano is Free) - Fully functioning piano with multiple sounds. Pianist
Pro has options for a drum machine, recording, arpeggiator, and midi output.
60. Magic Fiddle ($3) - The violin meets guitar hero with a game that teaches music theory and
history at the same time. Ability to play along to songs or create your own and share them.
Suggested iPad apps for high schools, taken from Palm Beach Public Schools
http://palmbeachschooltalk.com/groups/ipadpilot/wiki/70925/High_School_iPad_Apps.html
Language Arts/Reading:
iBooks - an e-reader book store.
Free Books - 23,469 Classics to Go
Dictionary.com - Dictionary & Thesaurus - A dictionary and a Thesaurus.
Literary Analysis Guide - Elements of literature are arranged graphically around three wheels (poetry,
prose, and rhetoric).
Kindle - Kindle is an e-reader from Amazon.com
Shakespeare Pro - Complete works of Shakespeare. 41 plays, 154 sonnets, and 6 poems. All works can
be cross searched for anything.
Jules Verne Collection - Sixteen of Jules Verne's books
MaxJournal - A simple and elegant journal.
meStudying: Reading For College Success - A practice reading placement test from the Florida Virtual
School.
Essay Grader - Provide feedback on essays with this easy to use app.
LitCharts - Link to LitCharts website. Each of the LitCharts are available on the iPad
Math:
The Ruler - measure things in inches or centimeters
Math Quizzer - Math Quizzer is an interactive and fun way to, not only learn, but also to boost your skills
in; Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division. It offers an easy to understand chalkboard visual,
which keeps track of your "score" as you progress.
Bloomberg - Bring the power of the most trusted source for financial information to your iPad, along
with tools to help you analyze the world's markets.
Fractals - Move and pinch fractals in real time.
Geometry Stash - Access the most commonly used theorems, postulates, and corollaries.
Calculators
SpaceTime - Powerful graphing calculator. 2D and 3D graphing
PocketCAS pro - Advanced Graphic and Symbolic Scientific Calculator. Handles every mathematical
problem you might encounter in school or university.
PocketCAS lite - Free Graphic calculator. Not as many features as the pro version above.
Quick Graph - 2D and 3D graphing calculator.
Social Studies:
U.S. Geography by Discovery Education - Become an expert in U.S. Geography with this app. Dozens of
videos and interactive gameplay.
Civil War America's Epic Struggle-Civil War: America's Epic Struggle Features over 1,000 high-res photos,
more than an hour of multimedia presentations, in excess of 100 authentic maps, dozens of first hand
accounts, and numerous text articles and biographies, it provides instantaneous access to information
on every aspect of the war.
Beautiful Planet HD - Beautiful Planet is a groundbreaking app that captures the breathtaking beauty of
our world and its cultures. Featuring a collection of galleries three decades in the making by travel
photographer, author and explorer, Peter Guttman, Beautiful Planet spans seven continents and 160
countries.
World Atlas HD - The best maps available from National Geographic
History:Maps of World - Collection of High-Resolution historical Maps.
USA Thematic Atlas & Facts - High quality maps filled with facts and information.
USA Puzzle - A USA puzzle that needs to be put together. Double tap on the state for information about
that state.
Motionx GPS HD - Maps and navigation instruments. Maps from all over the world. Can include
waypoints. Can be good for Geocaching.
The History Clock - An app that converts the current time to a year and gives a fast fact about that year.
The World Factbook for iPad - Extensive information of over 250 countries around the world.
WORLD BOOK - This Day in History - Interactive multimedia calendar that features historical events for
the day.
The Presidency - Historical information on every President of the United States.
Presidents HD- Historical information on every President of the United States.
Declaration for iPad - A copy of the Declaration of Independence.
Constitution for iPad - A copy of the Constitution of the United States.
MyCongress - A portal to detailed information about elected congress officials. Please note: This is not
an official government resource
GeogXPert - A reference app - containing maps which allow you to look up countries and find country
information - as well as a quiz app.
Science:
3D Cell Simulation and Stain Tool - Learn about the cell and its structures in a 3D tool.
EMD PTE - A highly interactive periodic table of elements.
AP Biology Vocabulary Review - All of the vocabulary included in the College Board AP Biology Course.
VideoScience - Science experiments with video.
Chem 11 Prep - Grade 11 Chemistry exam prep.
The Elements: A Visual Exploration - If you think you've seen the periodic table, think again. The
Elements: A Visual Exploration lets you experience the beauty and fascination of the building blocks of
our universe in a way you've never seen before. And as the first really new ebook developed from the
ground up for iPad, The Elements beautifully shows off the capabilities of this lovely device.
A Life Among Whales - Video documentary featuring the exploration into the life and work of whale
biologist Roger Payne
Newtons Laws - Explains Newton's first two laws of motion and his law of universal gravitation.
Periodic Table of the Elements - Standard periodic table of elements. Free as of May 16, 2010
Molecules - View and manipulate 3D renderings of molecules.
3D Brain - Rotate and zoom around 29 interactive structures in the brain.
Science Glossary - an extensive glossary of scientific terms and biographies.
PhysicsXL: Mechanics - An app that contains a series of exercises based on physics.
HD Birds Encyclopedia - Highly graphic encyclopedia that has detailed and comprehensive information
about a variety of birds.
myArm Muscles - Visually rich and stimulating way to learn about our complex arm muscles.
PLoS Reader - Read the most recent articles from the seven journals published by the Public Library of
Science.
HD Marine Life - An encyclopedia of marine life.
Frog Dissection - A virtual frog dissection app.
Astronomy
HD Solar System - Highly graphic encyclopedia that has detailed and comprehensive information about
the solar system.
GoSkyWatch Planetarium - Easily and quickly identify and locate stars, planets, constellations and more
with a touch or by simply pointing to the sky. Have fun with family and friends discovering the images in
the night sky. Go outside and explore the night sky.
Star Walk - An interactive astronomy guide.
Solar Walk - A 3D Solar System Model.
Distant Suns - A database of over 130,000 stars, nebula, and galaxies.
DrakeEQ HD - 3D simulation of the Milky Way Galaxy
GoSkyWatch Planetarium - Locate stars, planets, and constellations.
Electives/Other:
Magic Piano - Play timeless pieces on spiral and circular keyboards, or follow beams of light – mastery
requires only imagination. Play alone, or travel through a warp hole and play Piano Roulette with other
performers across the world.
Fashion Sketchbook: The Stylish Dress Up Game - A fashion design application that allows the users to
design outfits.
Art
SketchBook Pro - A professional-grade paint and drawing application.
Brushes - Brushes is a painting application designed from scratch for the iPad. Featuring an advanced
color picker, several realistic brushes, multiple layers, extreme zooming, and a simple yet deep interface,
it is a powerful tool for creating original artwork on your mobile device. The June 1, 2009 cover of The
New Yorker was created in Brushes.
Picasso HD - A virtual gallery of Pablo Picasso's work featuring hundreds of high definition paintings of
his greatest works.
Van Gogh HD - A virtual gallery of Vincent Van Gogh's work featuring hundreds of high definition
paintings of his greatest works.
Klimt HD - A virtual gallery of Austrian Painter Gustav Klimt work featuring hundreds of high definition
paintings of his greatest works.
Smudge - Finger painting app
Skrambler X - Assemble famous masterpieces like a jigsaw puzzle. Learn interesting facts about the
artists and their artwork while putting each piece in place.
Gravilux - an app that lets you draw with stars
The Hot Rod Art Book: Masters of Chicken Scratch - Over 100 pages of hot rod artwork. Over one and a
half hours of instructional videos that show the complete process from sketch to rendering.
Foreign Language
TAO - TranslateIt! Online - one click translation of text into numerous languages using Google translate.
AIUEO-HIRAGANA - Touch, Listen, and Learn Japanese.
Japanese Phrases & Lessons - 2,700 Japanese phrases with sound
French English Dictionary & Translator - French - English Dictionary
TouchLanguage French - Learn over 2,000 French words and phrases
BidBox Vocabulary Trainer: English - Spanish - Learn Spanish vocabulary
简明英汉词典 - English - Chinese Dictionary
German English Dictionary & Translator - German - English Dictionary
Italian English Dictionary & Translator - Italian - English Dictionary
Music
Key Wiz - Learn how to play the piano.
Virtuoso Piano Free 2 HD - Learn the basics of music and how to play the piano.
Magic Piano - Play the piano freestyle or on a spiral keyboard.
Air Harp - Strum and pluck the strings for a harp sound.
ESE Modifications/Accomodations
Proloquo2Go - full featured alternative communication solution for people who have difficulty speaking
Speak it! Text to Speech - A high quality text to speech app.
Pocket Picture Planner HD - Use pictures or graphics to create a visual calendar.
All Subjects/General/Productivity:
Keynote - A slideshow presentation program
Pages- A word processing program
Numbers - A spreadsheet application
iBooks - a ereader book store.
Puppet Pals - Create your own unique shows with animation and audio in real time!
Mobile Mouse - Mobile Mouse instantly transforms your iPad into a wireless mouse and trackpad for
your computer.
Bento - Manage things with 25 ready to use databases.
GoodReader - Within moments of downloading GoodReader, you'll be transferring files from the
computer to the iPad. Supports a wide range of files.
Note Taker HD - An app for writing handwritten notes, diagrams, etc.
Sundry Notes Pro - Sundry Notes is the first social note taking application. Write, draw, record and
research right within the app - and then share your notes with others.Take notes right within your
application, including: Write text (and change font color, size, etc.), draw anywhere in your notes, search
Wikipedia, Google, and Google Books - and grab images from them for your notes using two fingers,
Import PDFs from the internet, Import images from your photo library, record sound/voice, Change page
background to graph paper, lined paper, legal paper, etc.
CourseNotes - Take notes in class and keep them organized by subject area.
MindNode - Mind mapping, brainstorming, organization.
iThoughtsHD - A mind map tool for the iPad
Evernote - Evernote turns the iPad into an extension of your brain, helping you remember anything and
everything that happens in your life.
Stick It - Sticky Notes with Bump™ - Sticky notes you can share with other iPad Users
PrintCentral - View, store, and print from the iPad
Educate - The ultimate teacher's companion providing mobile access to your student's data, teaching
strategies, eLearning tools, and timetable.
OmniGraffle - Brainstorming, diagraming, charts, graphic design, etc.
GoDocs iPad/iPhone (Google Docs™ support) - View, edit, share, and download Google Docs
Office² HD - View, create, and edit Word and Excel files
Cramberry - Create flash cards to study from.
Professor Garfield Cyberbullying - Garfield and Friends share information about Cyberbullying
Professor Garfield Online Safety - Garfield and Friends share information about Online Safety
eClicker and eClicker Host- A personal response system that allows teachers to poll their classes in real
time.
Blackboard Presenter - Turns iPad into a blackboard presenter using the VGA dongle. Mirrors iPad
screen to the projector.
PDF Reader Pro Edition - PDF reader.
WritePad for iPad - WritePad lets you take notes in your own handwriting with an iPad stylus, pen, or
even your finger.
Browser Duo - Designed specifically for the iPad, Browser Duo takes advantage of the iPad's amazing
screen size to enable multi-tasking in the browser.
50 Fun iPhone Apps to Get Kids Reading and Learning
http://onlineultrasoundschool.com/2009/50-fun-iphone-apps-to-get-kids-reading-and-learning/
Animals
1. ABC Animals: Toddlers to second-graders can enjoy this app, where they learn animal names as
well as the alphabet. Flipping the cards reveals examples of how letters are used, which can
teach kids how to spell.
2. Animal Memory Match: This is a match game for kids of all ages that can test and improve their
memory skills as well as help them learn to identify animals. Imagam also carries other memory
games on their site.
3. AnimalSays: Like Simon Says, this app helps kids memorize animal sounds. This app is supported
by advertising.
4. Dex ABC Animals: This set of flashcards is similar to ABC Animals listed above. Each letter is
paired with a corresponding animals, so your child can learn letters, animal names, first-sight
words, upper- and lower-case letters and pronunciation of letters and animal names.
5. Landleben: Take the kids out to the farm, where they can learn various animals and sounds. A
tracker is included to keep count of the discovered sounds and animations.
6. Peekaboo Barn: Tap on the barn doors to learn which animal is hiding behind them. Animal
names are in English and Spanish, but the sounds are all animal.
Art
7. Softick: Coloring is a great skill for preschoolers to learn, but now you don’t need to lug coloring
books and crayons around with you. The coloring ‘books’ come in sets, from Elementary to
Creatures and holiday books.
8. Create a Cartoon Face: Generate cartoon sketches by selecting a face type, hair style, eyes,
mouth, nose, etc. This app can help kids learn how it feels to accomplish a task as well as learn
more about facial expressions and how to draw them.
9. Doodle Kids: Created by a kid (Lim Ding Wen) for kids, this app is a free art application that has
been downloaded over 4,000 times since its release this year.
10. Preschool Adventure: Written specifically for pre-school kids, this app allows kids to select
colors, shapes, sounds and body parts to see images and learn various image names by sound.
11. Spin Art: Remember the splatter-happy fun of spin art? Now, your kids can enjoy it without the
mess with this iPhone app that encourages artistic expression.
Music
12. Midomi: Midomi is an application that will identify any song it hears, whether it is on the radio,
being played live, or your own singing or humming. This is a great way to learn pitch, words to
songs and more.
13. MiniPiano: This fourteen-note keyboard provides hours of fun and learning for kids. If you want
another octave, try FingerPiano. A link to the latter app is located at the MiniPiano link.
14. Ocarina: Smule makes a number of musical apps, but this one is too hot to pass up. Make
flutelike music by blowing into the microphone and fingering on-screen “holes.”
15. Wheels on the Bus: This is a wildly popular app that teaches sing-along songs in several
languages and an option to record your own version. Different scenes also call for various
interactions.
Problem Solving
16. Bejeweled 2: This is a classic computer game, modified to play on the iPhone. Swap jewels to fill
a row with identical jewels. This game is suitable for kids of all ages, but don’t expect the toddler
to accomplish a line-up immediately.
17. Best of I Spy: Each puzzle consists of a picture with hidden objects. This is an old game, that has
been proven to challenge critical skills and that offers fun for kids of all ages.
18. Bob the Builder: With a focus on critical thinking, problem solving and fun, kids can complete
fun and educational activities to build the a carnival with the help of Bob and the Can-Do Crew.
19. Bobby Carrot Forever: This app requires the gamer to solve puzzles and find carrots before
moving on to the next of 72 levels. Suitable for first graders to play alone.
20. Brain Challenge: Meant to be played in short bursts on a daily basis, this app provides games
that challenge kids. Comes with a personal trainer, one female and one male.
21. Shape Builder: Grab this bag full of 120 puzzles that include music instruments, fruits and
veggies, animals with sounds and more. These puzzles are geared toward toddlers.
22. touchPhysics: Kids don’t need to know physics to practice the basic laws of physics. Draw shapes
on the screen which moves a ball to its target, according to real physics laws.
23. TanZen: Preschoolers can use this game to learn how to fit shapes together. This is the iPhone
version of the classic Tangram puzzle game, which has over 400 different ways to fit seven
pieces into a larger shape.
24. Trace: Preschoolers can enjoy walking a man to a target in different screens and levels. Draw
and erase paths and remove moving obstacles to teach problem-solving skills. Levels become
more difficult as the game progresses.
25. Where’s Gumbo: This is a digital ‘lift the flap’ book app that helps your preschooler learn how to
gain problem-solving skills. Gumbo (a dog) is lost, and your child must find him under different
flaps for each game.
Reading and Writing
26. Dejal Narrator: Play out a story with different voices with changes in pitch, inflection and volume
for various story characters. This app also contains an option for silent read-along.
27. iPhoneTypingTest: A simple Web site created to test typing speed on an iPhone.
28. iWriteWords: This app can teach your child how to write while playing. Great for preschoolers.
29. Letter Tracer: Help your preschooler and other prereading children trace and paint letter and
number shapes so they’ll be prepared for reading and writing in grade school.
30. Rulla: Create a message that crawls across the iPhone screen like a news ticker. Start with
names and work up from there.
31. SpellingBee: Even preschoolers can delight in Benny the Spelling Bee as they engage in the first
of three levels of this spelling game.
32. StoryNory: Storynory is an online treasure trove of audio stories published weekly since 2005,
including fairy tales, and specially-adapted myths and histories.
33. The Caterpillar’s Dream: iKidsPlay takes preschooler stories and adapts them to the iPhone. This
app is easily memorized by non-readers and easily learned by beginning readers. Bonus is the
painting tool, a doodle pad and a recording/read-aloud section.
34. TypingWeb TypingTutor: This is a premier typing tutor for iPhone and iPod Touch. Practice,
increase your speed and track progress for free.
35. Word Scramble: This game is geared toward older kids. Race against the clock to find as many
words (of at least 3 letters) as you can. Longer words score more points.
36. Wurdle: Early and skilled spellers can use this game to make words with this Boggle-like game.
Math
37. Basic Maths: This app provides exercises covering basic mathematical skills like addition,
subtraction, multiplication and division. Targeted for children under twelve, they can experience
varying degrees of difficulty as they learn.
38. Basic Maths Deluxe: This is the deluxe version of Basic Maths that provides exercises covering
even more fundamental math skills.
39. BrainTuner: BrainTuner tests basic math skills against the clock. Perfect practice for ages five
and up.
40. Clock It Lite: Use this app to teach your child, or anyone for that matter, how to read a time
shown on a clock. This is not a real clock, so don’t rely on it to be on time for class.
41. Coin Math: What a great way to learn how to count and add U.S. coins. Kids learn both sides of a
coin, how to add them and how to pay for something with the correct coins.
42. Cute Math: This is an easy and comfortable math application for kids under age five. Several
games teach math basics, such as counting to ten.
43. PopMath: Six pairs of bubbles with numbers float on the screen. Pop the corresponding bubbles.
Each level grows more difficult, including levels that use equations.
Study Aids
44. Brain Toot: Exercise the brain with sixteen brain-training games for math, visual and thinking
skills. This study aid is suited for older kids who won’t be satisfied with barnyard animals or
Toddler Flashcards.
45. Flash 4 Kids: This app allows kids to see the type of questions they want and then allows them to
practice them easily.
46. iFlipr 1.11: iFipr Flashcards contains pictures, sounds and a WYSIWYG editor to change font faces
and sizes, to add highlighting and more. Plus, users enjoy a large community of users with over a
million available cards at the Web site.
47. Mental Case: use these premium flash cards to learn a languague, memorize trivia or study for
an exam. Import information or enter it directly. Mental Case can generate lessons and sync
time to your iPhone or iPod Touch and can tell you when to study, too.
48. StudyArcade 1.0.2: This flashcard app synchronizes with Anki, ChinesePod, FrenchPod,
ItalianPod and SpanishPod as well as import cards. Great way to study foreign languages.
49. StudyCards: Download study cards to learn offline, or type your own (in 650 languages) or
import a text file from the Web site.
50. Toddler Flashcards: Teach basic words, letters and more including basic words in English, French
or Spanish.
Apps I use a NHS (some I am still exploring and evaluating)
Discovery 3D cellstain
BrainPop Molecules
LabTimer Origin of Species (ebook)
PowerTeacher Biology (for kids) flashcard style review for
content
Thinkwell VideoBiology
DumbFacts (trivia on biology and other topics)
Weather apps and Local TV weather apps
3D Brain
PBS
Stack the States and Doodlehang (not used in
Go Skywatch planetarium Biology, but the students enjoy it in their free
time)
Coolfacts
