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USES/TYPES OF APPS
Skill/Drill Replaces practice worksheets; saves paper; can be engaging
Content/Reference
Access to information through text or video
Creative Platforms for students to create projects
App Versions of websites
Often creative; can use computer or iPad/iPhone/iPod touch to access
Tools for iPad use
Apps that allow you to use the iPad to teach, share, or do research more efficiently
SKILL/DRILL
App Cost Level
Description
MathBoard Yes Gr. 2 +
Computation practice; multiple students/levels/operations; students do work on board, answer mult. Choice ?s
MathPractice
Free 1-6 Type in answers to add, subt, mult, div, metric conv., fractions. Scale easy to hard. 3 accounts plus guest.
SplashMath
9.99 1-5 Practice in Common Core math at different grade levels. Doesn’t teach. “Lite” version available to try.
Operation Math Code Squad
$2.99
3-5 Fact practice review where 4 players on one iPad beat the clock.
Factr Samurai
Free 4-5 Game. Click on composite numbers to find factors until they are prime. 3 levels. 1 account. Quick!
TEACHING SKILLS
App Cost
Grade Description
Bugs and Numbers (other Bugs apps are similar)
2.99 primary
18 games to learn and practice math from #, shape ID to simple fractions. Only 1 account, cant reset in app
LetterSchool 2.99 K-1 Handwriting app. Handwriting w/o tears. 3 accounts kept.
MATH PUZZLES
App price
level
description
5 dice free 4-5 Order of operations. Make equations with given #s to get target answer. 3 levels. Multiple players tracked.
Factorman free 4-5 Game to beat computer. Choose a number: you get that many points; your opponent gets the sum of the #s factors
MATH TOOLS
app price
level
description
Virtual Manipulatives
free 3-5 Has charts with fraction, decimal and percent bars. Student can pull any onto board to work with them.
Geoboard free all Virtual geoboard with 8 colors of rubberbands, 10X12 and 5X5 boards
Think 3D Free
GameTools
Free
free
3-5
all
Build multi=colored figures with blocks, rotate to see from different angles
Timer, dice, buzzer, scoresheet to use for playing games.
TEACHER TOOLS
app price level
description
Too Noisy Free all Decibel meter shows from smiley to frown with fingers in ears
Nearpod Free all Teacher creates presentations. Students w/Nearpod on iPad put in presentation #, then teacher’s screen is mirrored on theirs. Can be interactive.
InstaWeb Free all Turn any clip from a webpage into a PDF file. Remember to give credit.
DecideNow Free all Create a wheel to spin with your own answers in each section. Spin and choose.
Socrative Free all Download teacher and student clickers. Make multiple choice, short answer questions. Students take quizzes, you see results in real time.
TEACHER TOOLS, CONT.
App cost
level
description
Class Dojo free
all Set up class on computer. Note behaviors positive/negative you want to keep track of. Use iPhone/iPad/iPod touch to tap behaviors during class. Makes/emails reports, sends on Fridays.
RR Calc free
all Same as your Fountas and Pinnel running record calculator.
Timer+ free
all Stopwatch-like timer
AppsGoneFree free
all Daily collection of apps on sale for free. 6-8 per day.
CREATE!
app price
level
description
Sock Puppets free all Record your voice making sock puppets talk. Save to iPod or share. Extra backgrounds, puppets at extra cost.
TinyTap free all Use photos from the iPad to create games where player points to something on the screen. Records your voice.
Explain Everything
$2.99
all Annotate, animate and narrate explanations and presentations.You can import docs, pics, video. Draw and explain, then export as YouTube video. Free similar apps: Educreations, Show Me.
Videolicious free all Choose photos, narrate to make movie. Email, YouTube movies.
CREATE! CONT.
App cost
level
Description
QuickVoice free all Make a quick recording. Email it.
Skitch free all Take an image (photo, map, something captured from Web). Draw on it, save to Evernote
APPS TO MATCH CLOUD WEBSITES
The following cloud applications have apps for the iPad:
Kidblog Edmodo VolunteerSpot
Google Drive VoiceThread Prezi
Pandora Netflix Skype
Ancestry.com and many more!
Some people prefer to go through a browser to the website even on the iPad.