Apptacular Apps

When thinking about apps for education it is easy to get caught up in what the teacher wants/needs. For my list I want to focus on 5 apps that my students might want/need.

Star Walk: astronomy galore, moon cycles, picture of the day, planets, etc. My favorite feature of this app is the ability to point the iPad at the sky and the app maps the features that you select, specific to your location. Waning gibbous, waxing gibbous and MORE. The app is a tad expensive at $3-4.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




BBC News: I find BBC news the best at international news. In my opinion global news is vastly important to understanding the "issues" of the day. It is tough to find true global news from other news organizations. This app is user friendly and lends itself to student use for current events, cultural issues, news, and geography. Bonus: British spellings! Cost: Free

Times Tables: multiplication... App style! This app let's teachers or parents assign quizzes. You can alter the time, number of questions, and customize the quiz. The app keeps track of the progress. I find this works as a replacement for worksheets and timed drills. User friendly for primary grades. Cost: $1-2

Calculator: There are tons of calculator apps from easy and free for primary grades to fancy graphing for middle- college. Cost: free-$1-4 depending on student needs. These apps offer ease of use and value. A graphing calculator apps costs about $2 compared with a T series graphing calculator which starts at about $100. If you want to boggle your mind, check out Quick Graph, seen below.

Songza: This is a music app ala Pandora, but without audio commercials. Songza offers a concierge service that adapts the music options to your activity and musical tastes. Songza also provides a genre listing, which is handy for cultural lessons, music lessons, or just background music. Cost: Free

 

All of these apps are available on iPad or iPod touch.

 

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