Apps

App Lists Please help us collate a list of 'must-have' apps for the classroom. App - Name and link to the app Level - e.g. Y1 or ANY Price - free or $1.29 Description - a brief description of the app, uses, etc

General/ Multi-Curricular
toc Lower Upper
 * App || Level || Price || Description ||
 * [[image:http://edtechteacher.org/images/apps/audioboo-icon.jpg width="75" link="@http://audioboo.fm/"]]AudioBoo || ANY || Free || Students can record up to 5 minutes of audio as Boos either via the web version or the app. Though there aren’t editing features, students can stop & start recordings, add images to accompany their audio, and reply to recordings either in text or by voice. ||
 * [[image:http://edtechteacher.org/images/apps/fotobabble-icon.jpg width="75" link="@http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fotobabble/id353078443?mt=8"]]Fotobabble || ANY || Free || Students upload an image and then record audio to accompany it. Fotobabbles can then be shared or embeded onto websites or blogs. ||
 * [[image:http://edtechteacher.org/images/apps/dropbox-icon.jpg width="75" link="@http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dropbox/id327630330?mt=8"]]DropBox || ANY || Free || Create shared folders with other Dropbox users. This allows content to be shared with students who have their own Dropbox accounts. Any file type, including ePub and PDF, can be uploaded. ||
 * [[image:http://edtechteacher.org/images/apps/goodnotes-icon.jpg width="75" link="@http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/goodnotes-free-take-notes/id483679173?mt=8"]]GoodNotes || ANY || Basic: Free || Open a PDF file in the GoodNotes app and easily add notations with the swipe of a finger or iPad stylus. Annotations include highlighting and writing in an assortment of colors. The app also include a zoom-in feature to add precise annotations within a document. Once the PDF is annotated, it can be exported from the app as either just the PDF, just the notes, or both together. ||
 * [[image:http://edtechteacher.org/images/apps/screenchomp-icon.jpg width="75" link="@http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/screenchomp/id442415881?mt=8"]]ScreenChomp || Younger/ ANY || Free || From the creators of Jing, comes ScreenChomp. The most visually appropriate interface for younger iPad users, simply import pictures as the background and begin recording. Screencasts can be uploaed to the ScreenChomp website without an account and can be shared with a link, email or tweet. ||
 * App || Level || Price || Description ||
 * [[image:http://edtechteacher.org/images/apps/showme-icon.jpg width="75" link="@http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/showme-interactive-whiteboard/id445066279?mt=8"]]ShowMe || ANY || Free || An extremely easy to use screencasting app with a very clean interface that offers little distraction for a younger user. Once created, screencasts are uploaded to the Showme website where they can easily be shared with a link or embed code. While this app does not include as many functions as other screencasting apps, the ease of use is perfect for the elementary or middle school classroom. ||

Maths
Lower Upper
 * App || Level || Price || Description ||
 * Sort the Socks || 1 || $1.29 || Match socks as fast as you can before the time runs out ||
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Literacy
Lower Upper Once the ePub is created within the app, it can be exported from the BookCreator app to DropBox, Evernote and iBooks on the iPad. The final ePub can also be sent from the app via email or to a computer when the iPad is synched. The app is extremely intuitive, easy to navigate, and creates a professional quality finished eBook. ||
 * App || Level || Price || Description ||
 * Sock Puppets || 1 || Free || Create your own lip-synched videos ||
 * My First Words || 1 || Free || Flashcards ||
 * [[image:http://edtechteacher.org/images/apps/ibooks-icon.jpg width="75" link="@http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ibooks/id364709193?mt=8"]]iBooks || ANY || Free || Reads both ePub and PDF files. ||
 * [[image:http://edtechteacher.org/images/apps/audiobooks-icon.jpg width="75" link="@http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/audiobooks/id311507490?mt=8"]]AudioBooks || ANY || Basic: Free || The free version gets you access to thousands of titles of classic and public domain titles that can be heard on the iPad, and the premium app adds to the number of titles available. Books can be listened to in the background while reading and taking notes to ePub versions read through iBooks or another eReader app. Features also include automatic bookmarking and the ability to download audio books for offline listening. ||
 * [[image:http://edtechteacher.org/images/apps/sonicpics-icon.png width="75" link="@http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sonicpics/id345295488?mt=8"]]Sonicpics || Lower/ ANY || $2.99 || A very simple digital storytelling app with a basic interface and limited functionality, Sonicpics adds images into individual slides along with a short title and description. Image slides can then be narrated on one continuous recording. When the project is complete, the digital story can be exported to a computer over a shared wifi connection, emailed, or posted directly to YouTube. ||
 * App || Level || Price || Description ||
 * [[image:http://edtechteacher.org/images/apps/voicethread-icon.jpg width="75" link="@http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voicethread/id465159110?mt=8"]]VoiceThread || Upper || Free || App allows users to create entire Voicethreads complete with spoken, typed or video comments, directly on the iPad. Once created on the iPad, the Voicethread will appear online in the user's account. Along with creating, the app allows users to find a Voicethread to comment on. ||
 * [[image:http://edtechteacher.org/images/apps/bookcreator-icon.jpg width="75" link="@http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/book-creator-for-ipad/id442378070?mt=8"]]Book Creator || ANY || $4.99 || App creates ePubs on the iPad. Content that be published in the book includes:
 * Customizable text
 * Images from the iPad Camera Roll
 * Recorded Voice Audio
 * Music Audio from the iTunes library

Inquiry
Science/ Social Studies Lower Upper
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Art
Lower
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 * [[image:http://edtechteacher.org/images/apps/skitch-icon.png width="75" link="@http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/skitch-for-ipad/id490505997?mt=8"]]Skitch || ANY || Free || The easiest image creating and editing app on the iPad. Skitch allows for the editing of images from the camera roll, web pages, maps and blank pages. The interface is simple, yet includes everything necessary for basic editing: line drawing, text boxes, arrows and cropping of images. Choose from eight colors for drawing and easily adjust the width of the lines. Once complete, images can be exported via Twitter, email, or sent to the camera roll of the iPad.

Upper
 * Tip:** Skitch can also export directly to an Evernote account that is already logged into on the iPad, allowing images to be shared with notes. ||
 * [[image:http://edtechteacher.org/images/apps/artstudio-icon.png width="75" link="@http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/artstudio-for-ipad-draw-paint/id364017607?mt=8"]]ArtStudio || ANY || $2.99 || Art Studio offers many of the advanced features of Photoshop Touch. Select from a number of different drawing styles, colors, sizes and opacity. Up to six layers can also be added within one image. This image editing app is likely geared towards the advanced, high school user. Exporting features include email, camera roll, and copy to the clipboard. ||
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Technology
Lower Upper
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