Apps+for+Learning

=Apps for the iPads in Waltham Public Schools=

[|Elementary Apps for iPads]

[|Middle School Apps for iPads] - see what was installed for Grade 6 iPad Pilot

[|High School Apps for iPads]

[|iPad As....] EdTech (Tom D'Accord) QCSD Resources - iPad Resources tweeted by Patrick Larkin June 2013 [|Top Five iPad Apps for Teaching Across All Content Areas] [|Top iPad Apps for Education] [|Apple Education Resources Page]
 * Resources for Suggested Apps:**

Explain Everything $2.99 ea. (1-19 units) $1.49 ea. (20+ units)
 * School Committee Presentation - Apps that were shown during the 1:1 presentation**

Frog Dissection $3.99 ea. (1-19 units) $1.99 ea. (20+ units)

(Froguts Frog Dissection HD for iPad (also app for iPhone) ) $5.99 ea. (1-19 units) $2.99 ea. (20+ units)

Motion Math $2.99 ea. (1-19 units) $1.49 ea. (20+ units)

Algebra Touch (high school)

Shakespeare In Bits: Romeo & Juliet iPad Edition $14.99 ea. (1-19 units) $7.49 ea. (20+ units)

Virtual Roma $8.99 ea. (1-19 units) $4.49 ea. (20+ units)

=Apps to Explore for Elementary ELL= ...recommended by teachers in grade 2 ELL iPad pilot (2012) and teachers after EDCO (2011) iPad training (and through personal searching):

Flash
Photon Flash Web Browser ($3.99) - to access flash Web resources such as starfall.com, teachersdomain.org, etc. (and subscription to [])

General Apps for Teacher Use
Confer Lite (For Writers’ Workshop notetaking/recording) Dropbox Edmodo Evernote Google Drive Haiku Deck MIN to Go ShowMe Blackboard! (by LOUNGE LLC) Show Me

Translation
SpeakText for Office FREE – Read & Translate Office Documents and Web Pages) - great resource but do we need to consider ad-free version if students also use this? SpeakEasy French Lite itranslate - if we use, ad-free version necessary due to content in ads MAVRO Emergency Medical Spanish - full version should be purchased to access more content Byki Haitian Creole MyLanguage Free Translator

General Apps for Classroom Use
QRset Doceri Remote DuoBrowser Flipboard Haiku Deck Blackboard! (by LOUNGE LLC) PBS KIDS Video for iPad Google Earth OverDrive Media Console (to sign out free e-books from the local public library) Dragon Dictation QuickVoice Skruffle LettersBoard Whiteboard

Virtual Books (LAZ Readers)
(Note: In the Waltham elementary schools some reading coaches/teachers have subscriptions to Reading a-z.com, and this is the corresponding iPad component that seems to match these books. //Questions about these e- books before purchasing beyond additional free samples listed below…Can students listen to these stories or select “tricky” words to be pronounced for them if they need help? Will the students attempt to use their fingers to track the text on the iPad therefore accidentally advancing the story to the next page before they are ready?// These samples are all FREE to give a sense of each guided reading level; however, additional guided reading "sets" are available for purchase in the Apple Store: Farm Animals – LAZ Reader (Level aa) Maria Counts Pumpkins – LAZ Reader (Level A) Bananas Sometimes – LAZ Reader (Level B) The Woodsy Band Jam – LAZ Reader (Level C) The Sky is Falling – LAZ Reader (Level D) Making Pizza – LAZ Reader (Level E) The Three Little Pigs – LAZ Reader (Level F) A Seed Grows – LAZ Reader (Level G) Math Test Mix-up – LAZ Reader (Level H) Discovering Dinosaurs – LAZ Reader (Level I) Riding with Rosa Parks – LAZ Reader (Level J) How Zebras Got Their Stripes – LAZ Reader (Level K) Introducing Planet Earth – LAZ Reader (Level L) How to Make Lemonade – LAZ Reader (Level M) Totem Poles – LAZ Reader (Level N) Three Little Pigs: The Wolf’s Story – LAZ Reader (Level O) Landon’s Pumpkins – LAZ Reader (Level P)

E-Books
Bob's Books Reading Magic Lite Duck Soup MeeGenius! Kid's Books ReadMe Stories TouchyBooks Green Eggs and Ham - Dr. Suess LITE (should we consider the paid version?) The Magic School Bus: Oceans Lite (shold we consider the paid version?)

Alphabet - Beginners
ABC Print Big Trace HD Free Lite Kids Can Match - ABC 123, vocal memory game Tap to Talk ABC Tracer ABC Easy Writer Match ABC ABC Alphabet by Little Sorter ABC Song

Phonics
ABC Phonics Word Family Writing HD Free Lite ABC Print Big Trace HD

Screencasting Apps
Showme Educreations ScreenChomp 1000 Sight Words Superhero HD Free Sight Words List – Learn to Read Flash Cards & Games (Innovative Mobile Apps) Sight Words by Little Speller ABC Alphabet Phonics ABC Phonics Sight Words Sight Words by Photo Touch
 * Sight Words**

Writers' Workshop
Confer Lite (For teacher use) Idea Sketch PhotoPad Idea Sketch iTalk iTalk Recorder Animoto Videos Doodle Buddy for iPad Storykit Our Story Story Robe (.99)

Vocabulary
Yippee Cards ABA Flash Cards - Alphabet ABA Flash Cards - Zoo Animals ABA Flash Cards - Actions ABA Flash Cards - Fruits & Nuts ABA Flash Cards - Things You Eat ABA Flash Cards - Shapes ABA Flash Cards - Emotions ABA Flash Cards - Vehicles ABA Flash Cards - Things You Play With ABA Flash Cards - Things You Wear ABA Flash Cards - Vegetables ABA Flash Cards - Musical Instruments ABA Flash Cards - Earth Science ABA Flash Cards - Sports ABA Flash Cards - Famous Places Futaba – Word Games for Kids Flashcardlet Learning Game - Little Matchups Fruits Multilingual Picture Dictionary Lite (Daolsoft) Baby Flash Cards! Free Baby Flash Cards 2

Math
SuccessMaker Speed Games Grades 1-6 Number Line Calculator for iPad Free (by International Travel) Pizza Fractions: Beginning with Simple Fractions My Math Flash Cards App (Power Math Apps) Guess the Number Line 'em Up Count Sort What's Hiding? Lite 10 Frame Fill A Basic Time App - Pad version Learn Shapes Free Clock Master Crazy Coins Flashcardplus Megamind Math Little Matchups Count Money My Money Counter Math is Fun - I Like Numbers Kids Book Telling Time - Digital Clock by Photo Touch Find Sums Tell Time Game Ruler Coin Math Computer Carl Ichoose (coin toss, yes/no, dice roll, card choice, and more options)

Math for older learners (not to be used with Grade 2)
Fraction Factory Number Line Equation Creator

Science
GoSkyWatch Planetarium for iPad SpeakDolphin Moon. (CDV Concepts) Science 360 for iPad (National Science Foundation)

From Grasshopper Apps
Little Speller - Three Letter Words LITE Kids Learning - My First Numbers Counting Game Sight Words by Photo Touch 3rd Grade Reading - I Like Grandma Tell Time - Little Matchups Game Kindergarten Reading - I Like Grandpa Reading for Kids - I Like Reading Picture Book I Like Animals - Learning to Read Books Learning Game - Little Matchups Fruits Speech Therapy - I Love Mom Picture Book Kids Can Read - I Like Sticks I Like School - Books for Children Math is Fun - I Like Numbers Kids Book Kids ABC Alphabet Puzzle Game Picture Book for Kids - I Like Snow Telling Time - Digital Clock by Photo Touch I Like Planes - Picture Books for Children Kids Reading - I Like Spring ABC Kids Alphabet Game by Little Matchups ABC Alphabet by Little Sorter I Like Stones Count Money - Coin Matching Game for Kids 1st Grade Reading - I Like Writing 2nd Grade Reading - I Like Horses Preschool Books - I Like Summer First Grade Reading - I Like Water ABC Alphabet Phonics - Preschool Kids Game Sight Words by Little Speller

Books
Overdrive - ebooks are available from the Waltham Public Schools' Libraries and the Waltham Public Library
 * Harold and the Purple Crayon** $6.99 an interactive version of the original classic storybook by Crockett Johnson. Children can read the story, have it read to them, or choose to interact with it. In the interactive "Touch Tale" mode, children are asked to "be" Harold's crayon, using their fingers to color in the lines that Harold has drawn.

Reviews/Resources
http://ipod-touch-tip.wikispaces.com/iPod+Touch+Apps - Helpful wiki created by Watertown Public Schools ESL teachers for their ipod touch project. See the following word document for detailed descriptions of helpful apps for ESL/elementary students....http://ipod-touch-tip.wikispaces.com/file/view/IPod+Touches+Applications+Handout.doc

[|applicable2u] - iPad and iTouch Review Blog by Andrea Gardner - instructional technology teacher in the Westford Public School in Central Massachusetts

[|IEAR - I Education Apps Review] - A Community Effort to Grade Educational Apps

[|iOSteacher] - blog by Susan Addis, a teacher of ESL students from Western Massachusetts' Gateway School District

iPad Schools - Apps reveiwed and used by teachers [|iPhone, iPad and iPod touch Apps for (Special) Education] - Sribd - Eric Sailers - San Diego teach

[|iRead] - Apps recommended by a group of teachers in Escondido Union School District who are dedicated to the idea that digital audio can be a powerful learning tool for all students. [|Escondido Union School iPod Touch Video]

Apps Previewed in Trainings
Apps on the iPads in the Beverly training

About Apps
Apps are organized by categories:[|Apple Education Apps]
 * App Store on the iPhone**

Go to iTunes application and select Apps Store (across the top) and then Education and check out **New & Noteworthy.**
 * iTunes on a Computer**