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Always get your parents' permission before making any
purchases.
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Make sure you have parental permission to bring your
device to school
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iPod may only be used in class and in the library for
educational purposes
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Only approved apps and apps of educational value may be
used in class
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When the teacher is speaking, iPods are facedown on desk
Below are ideas for your ipod
touch, iphone and ipad
Most of these were picked because they were FREE – a cost may now be
involved – always check with your parents before making purchases.
 Literacy:
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ScholasticStoria |
Scholastic |
eReader from Scholastic |
iPAD only |
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My Spelling Test |
funflip
studioes |
The app
makes the tedious task of practicing
spelling fun. Students report immediate
improvement in their scores. Parents
report much less frustration. |
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Nook |
Barnes
and Noble |
eReader from Barnes and Noble |
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Kindle |
AMZN
Mobile |
eReader
from Amazon |
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Colored Fairy Books |
palreader |
12 books
by Andrew Lang |
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Grammar Jammars Primary Edition |
Pearson
Education |
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Grammar Jammars Elementary and MS |
Pearson
Education |
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$ |
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Grammar Up |
Eknath
Kadam |
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Grammar Express |
Eknath
Kadam |
available for several parts of speech |
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Blanks |
Kai
Kunze |
Blanks' is a simple application helping
you to learn new English words. It shows
you word definition and gives 4 choices
as answer. |
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Rory'sStory Cubes |
Creativity Hub |
9 cubes,
54 images, Over 10 million combinations,
Unlimited stories!
Simply shake your iPhone to roll
the cubes. Now create a story using all
9 face-up images. |
$ |
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Story Kit |
ICDL
Foundation |
Create
an electronic storybook. Make use of the
little gaps in life - on the sofa after
dinner, in the back seat of the car, or
on a train - to do something creative
together |
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ICDL Books for Children |
ICDL
Foundation |
The
International Children's Digital Library
(ICDL) brings a worldwide collection of
children's books to the iPhone. The
largest collection of its kind, the ICDL
spans the globe with thousands of
children's books from 60 countries, in a
wide assortment of beautiful languages
with captivating illustrations. |
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Simple Mind + |
xpt
software |
SimpleMind Touch is a Mind Mapping tool
that turns your iPad, iPhone or iPod
touch into a brainstorming, idea
collection and thought structuring
device. |
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Persuasive Writing Tips |
Nitin
Gohel |
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$ |
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Madlibs |
Pearson
PLC |
You know
the game! |
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K-12 Activity |
Rennaisance Learning |
Keep up
with words and books read, see what your
students are reading, engage parents,
save paper and time. |
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Shel Silverstein's Animations |
Harper
Collins |
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Flat Stanley |
Flatter
World |
Now you can send
Stanley all over the world and track his
progress as he goes. |
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Storylines for Schools |
Root-One |
Award
winning game of "telephone" with
pictures. |
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K12 Timed Reading Practice Lite |
K12, Inc |
K-4
Fluency practice |
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English Idioms Illustrated |
Robot
Media |
Join Professor Potts and his 200,000
readers to discover the secret history
of hundreds of beautifully illustrated
English idioms. |
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Accelerated Reader |
Rennaisance Learning |
Take AR
tests on your mobile device. |
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Strip Designer |
Vivid
Apps |
Be creative on the go. With Strip
Designer you can create your own
personal comic strip right on your
iPhone or iPad. Add photos from you
photo album or draw your own sketches.
Apply simple image filters to increase
the impact of photos, and add speech
balloons and text-boxes.
When you are done, save the
resulting image to the iPhone's photo
album, email it to friends and family or
share it with Flickr, Facebook, or
twitter. |
$ |
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Toontastic |
Launchpad Toys |
Creating
cartoons with Toontastic is as easy as
putting on a puppet show - simply press
the record button and tell your stories
through play! Once you’re done, share
your cartoons with friends & family
around the world. |
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Poetry Creater |
Tiny
Mobile, Inc. |
Ever wonder what it would be like to
mash-up a Shakespeare poem with a Hip
Hop Song? Verses is a new iPhone and
iPad app that puts a fresh spin on a
cherished classic: refrigerator magnet
poetry. We built this app to set your
creativity ablaze with Verses’s
limitless word mixing possibilities that
allow you to become a kind of dictionary
DJ. |
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Word Dot |
Endless Dot |
Random
words to help that writer's block. |
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Writing Prompts |
Dictionaryof.com |
An
endless supply of creative inspiration. |
$ |
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Sparklefish |
Whosagoodboy Partners |
A
hilarious audio story completion game
for the iPhone and iPad that will have
you laughing uncontrollably. |
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 Math:
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Math Seeq Lite |
Smiley
Cat |
Math Seeq is an educational game that
teaches you about mathematical sequences
and series while playing a game. |
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Mad Math Lite |
Lunchbox
Apps |
Practice Your Math
Facts with Three Fun Activities |
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Long Division Mathmatics |
Esa
Heltulla |
This app can be used
to teach and study the long division
method. |
$ |
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Get Primes |
Vladimir
Grindman |
Get
Primes is a fun, simple app that not
only determines if a single integer is
prime, but also lists and counts all the
prime numbers between any two integers
you enter. You can then copy and paste
this list to wherever you like. |
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Convert Units for Free |
Thinking
Drone |
This
application lets you create your own
unit conversions for anything you want,
quickly and easily. |
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Tanzen Lite |
Little
White Bear Studios |
Use the
seven Tangram pieces to complete the
puzzle |
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K12 Algebra Study and Review |
K12, Inc |
Review
and practice Algebra I topics anywhere,
anytime! Ką˛ Algebra I Study & Review
Lite includes diagnostic tests for
identifying what you need to practice;
quick study guides and reference
sections for reviewing definitions,
formulas, and procedures; and practice
questions for trying out your skills and
seeing worked solutions. |
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Counting Bills and Coins |
K12, Inc |
Counting
Bills & Coins lets you practice
identifying and solving math problems
with money. Count, match, and make
change with coins up to quarters and
bills up to $20. Practice money skills
in five unique activities. Also
available Counting Coins and K12 Money. |
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Arithfit |
ivpaDev |
ArithFit is a fun educational game for
iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. It trains
simple Arithmetic skills and can be
adapted for everyone from preschool
children to adults.
Its name is short for "Arithmetics
Fitness", and it keeps you fit by
letting you continually build new sums
(or multiplications even) to keep a pile
of colorful objects from growing. |
$ |
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Venn Puzzles |
Naoki
Yonezawa |
For older students -
group mathematic symbols into sets. |
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Flashcards to go:
Multiplication |
box 2
technologies |
Let your kids take
learning into their own hands.
Multiplication Flashcards To Go helps
your kids learn and practice their math
skills at their own pace in an easy and
encouraging style.
Also available for addition,
subtraction and division. |
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Slice It:
Begins |
Com2us,
inc |
Slice
it! is a puzzle game, where you slice
different figures into the same ratio
(or surface area). If you dare,
challenge your self, but watch out as
the stages get harder and more
complicating. |
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HMH Math on the Spot |
Hought
Mifflin Harcourt |
Your
personal tutor for grades 6 though
algebra 2. |
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Lobster Diver |
NM State
Univ. |
Mini-game that
facilitates understanding of equality on
number line. |
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Motion Math Zoom |
Motion
Math |
Motion Math Zoom (for iPad, iPhone, and
iPod Touch) features the most
interactive number line of all time. The
intuitive pinch gesture on iDevices
allows kids to navigate among concrete
objects (animals) that represent
abstract numbers: from dinosaurs in the
thousands to amoebas in the thousandths. |
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Triangle Solver |
William
Jockusch |
Calculate angles and sides of a
triangle. |
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Math Academy - TAG |
The App
Gate |
Lets
kids practice addition, subtraction,
multiplication and division. |
$ |
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Math. |
Your
Teacher |
YourTeacher offers thousands of online
math lessons with your own personal math
teacher! |
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Space Math |
Lunchbox
Apps |
Fun Math Practice in
Space |
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 Science:
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K12 Period Table of
Elements |
K12, Inc |
Ką˛ Periodic Table of
the Elements lets you
explore the elements and
their key attributes in
a simple, easy-to-use
way. It's perfect for
working through your
homework problems for
Science courses. |
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Project Noah |
Networked Organisms |
Project Noah
is a tool to explore and
document wildlife and a
platform to harness the
power of citizen
scientists everywhere. |
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8 Planets |
Brightslide |
8 Planets is an
educational and
entertaining journey
through our solar system
designed to teach
preschool and elementary
grade kids how to
identify the planets,
order them, spell them,
match them and some key
facts all while having
fun |
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NASA App |
NASA |
The first official NASA
App invites you to
discover a wealth of
NASA information right
on your iPhone or iPod
Touch. The NASA App
collects, customizes and
delivers an extensive
selection of dynamically
updated information,
images and videos from
various online NASA
sources in a convenient
mobile package. Come
explore with NASA. |
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What's Sid Thinking:
Science |
K12, Inc |
Sid can't remember
anything! Use his clues
to help him remember
important scientific
people, events, or
places before his
brainpower runs out! |
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Ecosystems |
Mobimedia |
Visit some of the most
fascinating ecosystems. |
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 Social Studies:
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Language Central for Earth(or Life)
Science Edition |
Pearson
Education |
Science
Vocabulary - interactive science
flashcards. |
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NASA LunarElectric Rover Simulator |
NASA |
LER
simulator gives you a glimpse of what it
is like to support the activities of a
functioning lunar outpost. |
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US Presidents! |
Susasoftx |
This
contains a list of all the presients of
the United States. |
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On This Day |
Sophiestication Software |
Look up
events in history. |
$ |
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Stack the States Lite |
Dan
Russell-Pinson |
Learn
state capitals, geographic location,
shape and more. |
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What's Sid Thinking:
History |
K12, Inc |
Sid
can't remember anything! Use his clues
to help him remember historical people,
events, or places before his brainpower
runs out! |
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History: Maps of the World |
Seung-Bin
Cho |
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History: Maps of the US |
Seung-Bin
Cho |
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$ |
 Reference:
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Freesaurus |
Wee
Wares |
Free
thesuarus |
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Key Ring Reward Cards |
Mobestream |
Key Ring
is the app that "brings 'em all
together". Use it to scan & store your
existing loyalty cards, enroll in new
loyalty programs, and access exclusive
coupons and discounts. |
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Dictionary.com |
dictionary.com |
dictionary |
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Khan Academy |
Irnysoft |
video
lessons for older students |
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Easy Bib |
Imagine
Easy Solutions |
Create
MLA and APA citations by scanning the
book bar code with your device |
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Common Sense Media |
Common
Sense Media |
See in
an instant what's OK for your kid to
watch, play, read, do, and download --
all for free. |
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Sign Language |
appsavers.com |
The ASL
American Sign Language Video Dictionary
for iPhone and Android. Translate
English into ASL, from A - Z, plus the
entire numerical system, common English
phrases, symbols and much more. Better
than any ASL picture dictionary. A must
have educational application. Learn
American Sign Language. |
$ |
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The Official SAT Question of the Day |
College
Entrance Eamination Board |
Tease
your brain with SAT questions and test
materials. |
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WordWeb Dicitionary |
Word Web
Software |
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 For Fun:
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Brainbox |
appbird |
Bite-size puzzles! Perfect snacks for your brain any
time of the day. Choose from six treats
in the BrainBox.Games are quick and fun,
and become progressively more
challenging as you play so you don't get
bored. |
$ |
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20Q Mind Reader Free |
Digital
Chocolate |
Probe
deep into your mind and challenge your
skills to see if you can outsmart the
system in 20Q™! Yes, we can read your
mind |
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brainPOP |
BrainPop |
BrainPOP's Featured Movie is your go-to
resource for FREE timely and
calendar-aligned digital content.
Rotating daily, it covers a range of
relevant topics including current
events, historical figures and
milestones, holidays, and much more.
Make it part of your day in the
classroom, at home, or on the go with
our free Featured Movie apps! |
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PBS Kids Video |
PBS Kids |
Enjoy
videos from your favorite PBS KIDS shows
including Curious George, The Cat in the
Hat, Dinosaur Train, and more! |
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Brainbox
|
appbird
|
Bite-size
puzzles! Perfect snacks for your brain
any time of the day. Choose from six
treats in the BrainBox.Games are quick
and fun, and become progressively more
challenging as you play so you don't get
bored.
|
$
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FUN
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20Q Mind Reader Free
|
Digital Chocolate
|
Probe deep into your mind and challenge
your skills to see if you can outsmart
the system in 20Q™! Yes, we can read
your mind
|
|
FUN
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|
brainPOP
|
BrainPop
|
BrainPOP's Featured Movie is your go-to
resource for FREE timely and
calendar-aligned digital content.
Rotating daily, it covers a range of
relevant topics including current
events, historical figures and
milestones, holidays, and much more.
Make it part of your day in the
classroom, at home, or on the go with
our free Featured Movie apps!
|
|
FUN
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PBS Kids Video
|
PBS Kids
|
Enjoy videos from your favorite PBS KIDS
shows including Curious George, The Cat
in the Hat, Dinosaur Train, and more!
|
|
FUN
|
|
Brainbox
|
appbird
|
Bite-size
puzzles! Perfect snacks for your brain
any time of the day. Choose from six
treats in the BrainBox.Games are quick
and fun, and become progressively more
challenging as you play so you don't get
bored.
|
$
|
FUN
|
|
20Q Mind Reader Free
|
Digital Chocolate
|
Probe deep into your mind and challenge
your skills to see if you can outsmart
the system in 20Q™! Yes, we can read
your mind
|
|
FUN
|
|
brainPOP
|
BrainPop
|
BrainPOP's Featured Movie is your go-to
resource for FREE timely and
calendar-aligned digital content.
Rotating daily, it covers a range of
relevant topics including current
events, historical figures and
milestones, holidays, and much more.
Make it part of your day in the
classroom, at home, or on the go with
our free Featured Movie apps!
|
|
FUN
|
|
PBS Kids Video
|
PBS Kids
|
Enjoy videos from your favorite PBS KIDS
shows including Curious George, The Cat
in the Hat, Dinosaur Train, and more!
|
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FUN
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