FELT-HANU: Useful iPad Apps

50 Favourite iPad Apps As Selected By Teachers

by K. Walsh on March 25, 2012

Out of 125 responses from teachers indicating their top 3 apps, these are the apps that were listed most often.

Over the last few weeks, we ran a survey asking teachers to tell us about two or three of their favorite iPad apps that they use in an education-related context. Today we share the apps that were listed most often, and include some feedback from teachers regarding why they like them so much.

As it turns out, free apps really outweighed paid apps in our survey responses. Here I list eleven free apps that rose to the top of the list when ranked by numbers of votes, followed by four paid apps that performed as well as the lower ranking free apps. Evernote and Dropbox easily rose to the no. 1 & 2 spots in the ranked list, with about 1 out of 3 respondents recommending at least one of these two popular applications.

- All applications will work well
on a portable dual-core tablet PC -

First, we list the Favorite FREE iPads Apps that teachers indicated they use in their roles are educators:

Evernote

Dropbox

Neu.Notes

Screen Chomp

TED Videos

EduCreations

iBooks

Skitch

Twitter

Zite

Science360

Following is a little information about each of these apps, and some feedback on why teachers like them.

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Posted on July 28, 2009 by Linda

Do you own an iPhone? Do you also have toddlers or kids who are about to enter school? Put the iPhone and the kids together with some of the apps listed below to keep the kids busy as they prepare themselves for school.

The list below is separated by categories, and each app is listed alphabetically under those categories to show that we do not favor one app over another. The links lead to reviews about the apps or to the businesses that created the apps. This way, you can learn more about the apps before you download them. While many of the apps listed below are free, some cost anywhere from $0.99 to under $4.00. Also, the reviews can help you learn whether the app truly is age-appropriate for your child.

Animals

ABC Animals: Toddlers to second-graders can enjoy this app, where they learn animal names as well as the alphabet. Flipping the cards reveals examples of how letters are used, which can teach kids how to spell.
Animal Memory Match: This is a match game for kids of all ages that can test and improve their memory skills as well as help them learn to identify animals. Imagam also carries other memory games on their site.
AnimalSays: Like Simon Says, this app helps kids memorize animal sounds. This app is supported by advertising.
Dex ABC Animals: This set of flashcards is similar to ABC Animals listed above. Each letter is paired with a corresponding animals, so your child can learn letters, animal names, first-sight words, upper- and lower-case letters and pronunciation of letters and animal names.
Landleben: Take the kids out to the farm, where they can learn various animals and sounds. A tracker is included to keep count of the discovered sounds and animations.
Peekaboo Barn: Tap on the barn doors to learn which animal is hiding behind them. Animal names are in English and Spanish, but the sounds are all animal.

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by AppAppeal

Language learning applications assist users with vocabulary, context and grammar through online lessons, educational games, quizzes and progress tracking tools. AppAppeal ranks all language learning apps based on worldwide popularity.

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By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, @eSN_Laura

Bloom’s Taxonomy, introduced in the 1950s as a system of organizing learning objectives into a pyramid, traditionally has started with creating at the top, followed by evaluating, analyzing, applying, understanding, and remembering.

Some educators today are flipping the triangle so that remembering is on top, followed by understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating, and creating on the bottom.

During an edWeb.net webinar, educational technologist Kathy Schrock presented a variety of apps for iPads that can boost student engagement and collaboration, and that can be used for teaching and learning according to Bloom’s Taxonomy.

“Remembering” apps:

Diigo – A social bookmarking tool; teachers can use this app on an iPad to add relevant bookmarks, or create their own account and share. Lists can be organized into sub lists.
Evernote – A “must-have” app. Users can take notes, photos, create to-do lists, make voice reminders, and search their content.
Pearltrees – A curation tool with a social component. Users can search, link to other accounts, and organize their own content.
Idea Sketch – Users can create a mind map and turn it into a list or outline, and vice versa. It also offers organizational charts.

“Understanding” apps should help users summarize facts and ideas and retell information and events:

ShowMe – Users can record voiceover whiteboard tutorials and share them online. For a small fee, teachers can create a ShowMe group that only students can see.
Skitch – Users can add arrows, shapes, and text to images pulled from their iPad photos, such as adding arrows or highlighting routes on maps, and taking pictures of items to help students count.
ScratchWork – Students can take notes and browse the web in side-by-side viewing, and also can explain ideas and concepts as they go along.
Pixntell – Users add images, record audio, then create the movie.

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