Mobile Apps for Education
by Ashley Hemme
1. Educational Apps
1.1. School PA System Update your old PA system. (LOVE this)
1.2. Alphabet Blocks (3D) Bring back the old wooden blocks to practice letters and sounds.
1.3. Common Core All the Common Core standards on an App.
1.4. Running Record Calculator Help calculate running records.
1.5. Madlibs Practice parts of speech.
1.6. Educreations - Use a whiteboard with recording available for students to play back
2. Collaboration Apps
2.1. iBrainstorm I would use this in the classroom for group work.
2.2. White Board Lite Allow students to use this App as a white board and share ideas.
2.3. Cacoo Collaborative diagrams.
2.4. bubbl.us brainstorming
2.5. Symabloo Add bookmarked sites for sharing.
2.6. Google Drive - for sharing between students or professionals
3. Social Apps
3.1. Yammer A private social network.
3.2. Social Folders Management tool
3.3. Pocket - store articles and webpages for later viewing
3.4. Edmodo - social based platform for student use in classrooms
3.5. Diigo - Social bookmarking app to share favorite websites and information
3.6. KidBlog - create blog for the classroom or parents
4. Classroom Travel Apps
4.1. Tracks N' Trains Very basic app for lower grades. Traveling on a train.
4.2. Wordzine Learn different languages.
4.3. Google Maps See real and street views for any location.
4.4. NASA Earth Now - Real time views, temperature and hemipshere information.
4.5. National Parks by National Geopgraphic - pictures and information about America's parks
4.6. Kids Planet Discovery - games and videos to education on locations and cultures
5. Educational Games
5.1. Futaba An Ipad App for small groups. Create a game (up to 4 players).
5.2. Buzz Monster Another Ipad App for small groups. Create a trivia game.
5.3. Kids Flashcard Maker Make interactive flashcards with your own pictures.
5.4. Puzzle Land FREE puzzles!
5.5. IXL Math or English practice available by subscription.
5.6. Sight Words for Reading HD - fun videos to practice reading
