East Zone Principals' Meeting 4-9-12
Discussion of iPad Applications Part II

Divide into 5 groups (3 Elementary Groups, 1 Middle School Group, and 1 High School
Group).

Take approximately 20-25 minutes to explore the resources for your school level
(elementary, middle, or high). If time permits, feel free to access the apps for
administrators, apps for general/productivity, or any of the other ipad resources on the
wiki.

Consider how you might use a specific application to increase your efficiency and/or
effectiveness as a principal.
AND/OR
Analyze how you and your teachers might use certain applications to increase academic
achievement.

Be prepared to share 1-2 applications with the larger group.

Also, e-mail to Kelly Cunningham the names of the application(s) you choose to share so a
list can be compiled and sent out to all principals.
http://www.palmbeachschooltalk.com/groups/ipadpilot/
This Wiki will house information related to the iPad in
Education sponsored by the Department of Educational
Technology in the School District of Palm Beach County.
Below are suggested apps for each school level:
Elementary School iPad Apps (3 Groups)
All Subjects/General:
Keynote - Keynote makes creating a world-class presentation — complete with animated charts
and transitions — as simple as touching and tapping.
iMovie - Make beautiful HD movies anywhere with iMovie, the fast and fun moviemaking app for
iPhone, iPod touch, and the amazing new iPad 2
Pages- Pages lets you create, edit, and view documents wherever you are.
Numbers - A spreadsheet application
BrainPOP Featured Movie - Tim and Mobi on the iPad! All access to BrainPOP's 750+ Movie
library and Quizzes if your district subscribes.
Whiteboard - Collaborate with friends and family with Whiteboard, the easy-to-use
collaborative drawing app for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
iBooks - an ereader book store.
eClicker/eClicker Host - eClicker is a personal response system that allows teachers to poll their
class during a lesson.
ComicLife - It’s the funniest, easiest and fastest way ever to create photo comics on a mobile
device.
TypeDrawing - TypeDrawing is a really easy app to use, but it's perfect for creating
TYPOGRAPHY ART and UNIQUE WATERMARK over your photos.
Animoto - Animoto turns the pictures on your iPhone into beautiful music videos! It takes just a few
minutes to make one, and then you can share and collect them with your friends
Discovery Education - Educational videos
Mobile Mouse - Mobile Mouse instantly transforms your iPad into a wireless mouse and trackpad
for your computer.
Professor Garfield Cyberbullying - Through comic strips, questions and answers and problem
solving, Garfield teaches what cyberbullying is and how to prevent it.
Sundry Notes - Text, images, audio recording, tables, real-time Wi-Fi collaboration, wireless sync
with the cloud, and much more!
Blackboard Presenter - This app turns your iPad to blackboard presenter.
Little Artist HD - Little Artist is a super easy to use finger painting app for kids of all ages !!
CK12.Org - free online textbooks
Templates for Elementary Students - works for all ages
Notability - text to speech or just a note taking app
Overdrive - allows you to check out books from any public library
Teach Me: Kindergarten
Language Arts:
Toontastic - Create your own stories on line using the story arch and our animated artwork.
Book Creator - Create your own iBooks right on the iPad. (Allows everything except video)
Popplet - Popplet is a platform for your ideas. Popplet's super simple interface allows you to
move at the speed of your thoughts
Reading Trainer - This app teaches you how to train your eyes and brain to read and
comprehend text faster. Think of it as exercise for your reading skills.
Super Why - Help your child achieve the Power to Read with this collection of four SUPER WHY
interactive games
ABC Phonics Word Sight - Learn Dolch sight words the fun and easy way.
Dr. Seuss's ABC - The beloved classic "Dr. Seuss's ABC" is now available for your iPad, iPhone or
iPod Touch.
Word Magic - Teaches young children how to read and recognize letters.
Animated Rhymes 3 - This App contain 2 Rhymes (1) Pussy Cat (2)The Dog Says Bow,Wow.
StarFall - The "ABCs" section of Starfall.com's well-loved website
SpellBoard - Monday, we get our weekly words. Wednesday, we have our pre-quiz and Friday
is the spelling test.
Story Wheel - Story Wheel” is an educational game that improves your child’s cognitive abilities.
Shakespeare in Bits - This is the Free Lite edition of Shakespeare In Bits: Romeo & Juliet.
Preposition Builder - PrepositionBuilder™ is designed to help elementary aged children learn the
correct use of prepositions and learn how prepositions can change the meaning of a sentence.
Conversation Builder - ConversationBuilder™ (Patent Pending) is a Conversation Simulator
designed to help elementary aged children learn how to have multi-exchange conversations with
their peers in a variety of social settings.
Language Builder - Language Builder is designed to help children accomplish the following
educational goals: 1) Improve sentence ideation; 2) Improve sentence formation; and 3) Improve
receptive and expressive language.
Question Builder - Question Builder is designed to help elementary aged children learn to answer
abstract questions and create responses based on inference.
Sentence Builder - Sentence Builder is designed to help elementary aged children learn how to
build grammatically correct sentences.
Story Builder - Story Builder is designed to help children accomplish the following goals: 1)
Improve paragraph formation; 2) Improve integration of ideas; and 3) Improve higher level
abstractions by inference.
Books (not in the iBooks App)
The Three Little Pigs HD
A Story Before Bed
Math:
MathBoard - MathBoard is a stunning app for teaching addition, subtraction, multiplication and
division problems
MATHsKOOL 1 - MATHsKOOL 1 contains twelve activities designed to develop numeracy skills.
Free Graphic Calculator - With the highest number of available mathematical functions, you will
be able to solve almost every mathematical problem you can imagine
Ruler - Use your finger to drag the marker across the screen. Actual dimensions will be instantly
displayed.
Math Quizzer - Math Quizzer is an interactive and fun way to, not only learn, but also to boost
your skills in; Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division
Ace Kids Math Games - Easily teaches kids how to Count, Add, and Subtract VISUALLY using fun
animations with a prize reward system for completing each level.
Math Bingo - The object of Math BINGO is to get a pattern of five BINGO Bugs in a row by
correctly answering math problems.
iFactor Quadratics - This is a simple application that will factor quadratic equations, if possible
eSolver HD - eSolver HD enables you to solve quadratic equations in a very simple way.
Math Flash Cards - Math Flash Cards is a fun to use math drill application that looks and works
just like the old paper flash cards.
Numerate: Count, Add and Subtract - Learn how to recognize numbers (1-20) and explore simple
addition and subtraction with interactive calculations.
MakeChange - Practice counting change and doing addition problems.
Equation - EQUATION is a very fast and easy tool to solve Quadratic Equations.
Park Math - Park Math introduces early math concepts to children in Preschool and Kindergarten
(ages 1-6).
MotionMath - By playing Motion Math, learners improve their ability to perceive and estimate
fractions in multiple forms.
Math Ninja Lite - Teaches basic concepts of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, to
more advanced and complicated problem solving such as mixed operator usage.
Math Ninja - Use your math skills to defend your treehouse against a hungry tomato and his
robotic army in this fun action packed game!
Motion Math Zoom - They'll have a blast zooming through the number line as they master place
value.
Pizza Fractions - In chef's pizzeria your child masters the concept of naming simple fractions using
pizza picture examples
Counting Money - Great app to practice making money
Operation Math - Designed for children ages 5 to 12, Operation Math teaches basic addition,
subtraction, multiplication and division through interactive game play that turns boring tables into
a global adventure.
Let's Do Math - Let's Do Math! is a fun game to practice your addition and subtraction skills.
Social Studies:
Geo Play 2 - States, Countries, International Capitals, Continents, Potpourri.
The Presidency - The Presidency application is an excellent educational reference for easy access
to historical information regarding the 44 United States Presidents.
GeoMaster - In GeoMaster - US State Game, your goal is to place as fast and as accurately as
possible all US states on a map.
Stack the States - Stack the States makes learning about the 50 states fun!
Early Jamestown - Victory Productions presents an interactive textbook exploration of the early
days of the Jamestown settlement and the state of Virginia.
Era of Dino Lite - Here you will find descriptions of more than 330 dinosaurs and some
information about the time periods of the Mesozoic era.
Science:
3D Sun - "3D Sun" lets you carry a virtual window onto today's sun, right in your pocket.
Stars - Stars is a light application that displays the 88 constellations in the sky
Bobo Explores Light - Hold a fully functional science museum in the palm of your hand!
3D Brain - Discover how each brain region functions, what happens when it is injured, and how it is
involved in mental illness.
Molecules - Molecules is an application for viewing three-dimensional renderings of molecules and
manipulating them using your fingers.
Starwalk - Star Walk enables you to point your iPad at the sky and see what stars, constellations,
and satellites you are looking at in real-time.
SolarWalk - This 3D Solar System model enables you to navigate through space and time,
observe all the planets in close-up, learn their trajectories, inner structure, history of their
exploration, points of interest and more.
NASA VIZ - This is the NASA Visualization Explorer, the coolest way to get stories about
advanced space-based research delivered right to your iPad.
Electives/Other:
iSign3D - Introducing an innovative application for learning the American Sign Language
alphabet for the iPad!
Middle School iPad Apps (1 Group)
This page will house suggested iPad apps for Middle Schools. (Primary Contact: John Shoemaker
john.shoemaker@palmbeachschools.org)
Language Arts:
iBooks - an ereader book store.
Book Creator - Create your own iBooks right on the iPad. (Allows everything except video)
Reading Trainer - This app teaches you how to train your eyes and brain to read and
comprehend text faster. Think of it as exercise for your reading skills.
Dictionary.com - Dictionary & Thesaurus - A dictionary and a Thesaurus.
Literary Analysis Guide - Elements of literature are arranged graphically around three wheels
(poetry, prose, and rhetoric).
Kindle - Kindle is an eReader from Amazon.com
Shakespeare Pro - Complete works of Shakespeare. 41 plays, 154 sonnets, and 6 poems. All
works can be cross searched for anything.
Jules Verne Collection - Sixteen of Jules Verne's books
MaxJournal - A simple and elegant journal.
LitCharts - Link to LitCharts website. Each of the LitCharts are available on the iPad
Math:
Alge-Bingo - Develop your algebraic equation solving skills through playing a Bingo game. This
game takes you step by step through the process of learning how to solve the most basic equation
up through multiple-step equations.
The Ruler - measure things in inches or centimeters
Math Quizzer - Math Quizzer is an interactive and fun way to, not only learn, but also to boost
your skills in; Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division. It offers an easy to understand
chalkboard visual, which keeps track of your "score" as you progress.
Bloomberg - Bring the power of the most trusted source for financial information to your iPad,
along with tools to help you analyze the world's markets.
Fractals - Move and pinch fractals in real time.
MASTERING MATHEMATICS GRADE 6 - A mathematics practice book for 6th grade students.
MASTERING MATHEMATICS GRADE 7 -A mathematics practice book for 7th grade students.
Geometry Stash - Access the most commonly used theorems, postulates, and corollaries.
Calculators
SpaceTime - Powerful graphing calculator. 2D and 3D graphing
PocketCAS pro - Advanced Graphic and Symbolic Scientific Calculator. Handles every
mathematical problem you might encounter in school or university.
PocketCAS lite - Free Graphic calculator. Not as many features as the pro version above.
Quick Graph - 2D and 3D graphing calculator.
Social Studies:
U.S. Geography by Discovery Education - Become an expert in U.S. Geography with this app.
Dozens of videos and interactive gameplay.
Civil War America's Epic Struggle-Civil War: America's Epic Struggle Features over 1,000 highres photos, more than an hour of multimedia presentations, in excess of 100 authentic maps,
dozens of first hand accounts, and numerous text articles and biographies, it provides
instantaneous access to information on every aspect of the war.
Beautiful Planet HD - Beautiful Planet is a groundbreaking app that captures the breathtaking
beauty of our world and its cultures. Featuring a collection of galleries three decades in the
making by travel photographer, author and explorer, Peter Guttman, Beautiful Planet spans
seven continents and 160 countries.
World Atlas HD - The best maps available from National Geographic
History:Maps of World - Collection of High-Resolution historical Maps.
The History Clock - An app that converts the current time to a year and gives a fast fact about
that year.
USA Thematic Atlas & Facts - High quality maps filled with facts and information.
USA Puzzle - A USA puzzle that needs to be put together. Double tap on the state for information
about that state.
Motionx GPS HD - Maps and navigation instruments. Maps from all over the world. Can include
waypoints. Can be good for Geocaching.
The World Factbook for iPad - Extensive information of over 250 countries around the world.
WORLD BOOK - This Day in History - Interactive multimedia calendar that features historical
events for the day.
The Presidency - Historical information on every President of the United States.
Presidents HD- Historical information on every President of the United States.
Declaration for iPad - A copy of the Declaration of Independence.
Constitution for iPad - A copy of the Constitution of the United States.
MyCongress - A portal to detailed information about elected congress officials. Please note: This
is not an official government resource
GeogXPert - A reference app - containing maps which allow you to look up countries and find
country information - as well as a quiz app.
Science:
Bobo Explores Light - A great app that explores 21 in-depth topics including lasers, telescopes,
lightning, reflection, bioluminescence, and sunlight
Powers of Minus Ten - Allows you to interactively zoom into a human hand and explore it in a 3D
environment
3D Cell Simulation and Stain Tool - Learn about the cell and its structures in a 3D tool.
EMD PTE - A highly interactive periodic table of elements.
VideoScience - Science experiments with video.
The Elements: A Visual Exploration - If you think you've seen the periodic table, think again. The
Elements: A Visual Exploration lets you experience the beauty and fascination of the building
blocks of our universe in a way you've never seen before. And as the first really new ebook
developed from the ground up for iPad, The Elements beautifully shows off the capabilities of this
lovely device.
Newtons Laws - Explains Newton's first two laws of motion and his law of universal gravitation.
Periodic Table of the Elements - Standard periodic table of elements. Free as of May 16, 2010
Molecules - View and manipulate 3D renderings of molecules.
3D Brain - Rotate and zoom around 29 interactive structures in the brain.
Science Glossary - an extensive glossary of scientific terms and biographies.
myArm Muscles - Visually rich and stimulating way to learn about our complex arm muscles.
HD Birds Encyclopedia - Highly graphic encyclopedia that has detailed and comprehensive
information about a variety of birds.
HD Marine Life - An encyclopedia of marine life.
Frog Dissection - A virtual frog dissection app.
Astronomy
HD Solar System - Highly graphic encyclopedia that has detailed and comprehensive information
about the solar system.
GoSkyWatch Planetarium - Easily and quickly identify and locate stars, planets, constellations
and more with a touch or by simply pointing to the sky. Have fun with family and friends
discovering the images in the night sky. Go outside and explore the night sky.
Star Walk - An interactive astronomy guide.
Solar Walk - A 3D Solar System Model.
Distant Suns - A database of over 130,000 stars, nebula, and galaxies.
DrakeEQ HD - 3D simulation of the Milky Way Galaxy
GoSkyWatch Planetarium - Locate stars, planets, and constellations.
Electives/Other:
Magic Piano - Play timeless pieces on spiral and circular keyboards, or follow beams of light –
mastery requires only imagination. Play alone, or travel through a warp hole and play Piano
Roulette with other performers across the world.
Fashion Sketchbook: The Stylish Dress Up Game - A fashion design application that allows the
users to design outfits.
Art
SketchBook Pro - A professional-grade paint and drawing application.
Brushes - Brushes is a painting application designed from scratch for the iPad. Featuring an
advanced color picker, several realistic brushes, multiple layers, extreme zooming, and a simple
yet deep interface, it is a powerful tool for creating original artwork on your mobile device. The
June 1, 2009 cover of The New Yorker was created in Brushes.
Van Gogh HD - A virtual gallery of Vincent Van Gogh's work featuring hundreds of high
definition paintings of his greatest works.
Klimt HD - A virtual gallery of Austrian Painter Gustav Klimt work featuring hundreds of high
definition paintings of his greatest works.
Smudge - Finger painting app
Skrambler X - Assemble famous masterpieces like a jigsaw puzzle. Learn interesting facts about
the artists and their artwork while putting each piece in place.
Gravilux - an app that lets you draw with stars
The Hot Rod Art Book: Masters of Chicken Scratch - Over 100 pages of hot rod artwork. Over
one and a half hours of instructional videos that show the complete process from sketch to
rendering.
Foreign Language
TAO - TranslateIt! Online - one click translation of text into numerous languages using Google
translate.
AIUEO-HIRAGANA - Touch, Listen, and Learn Japanese.
Japanese Phrases & Lessons - 2,700 Japanese phrases with sound
French English Dictionary & Translator - French - English Dictionary
TouchLanguage French - Learn over 2,000 French words and phrases
BidBox Vocabulary Trainer: English - Spanish - Learn Spanish vocabulary
简明英汉词典 - English - Chinese Dictionary
German English Dictionary & Translator - German - English Dictionary
Italian English Dictionary & Translator - Italian - English Dictionary
Music
Key Wiz - Learn how to play the piano.
Virtuoso Piano Free 2 HD - Learn the basics of music and how to play the piano.
Magic Piano - Play the piano freestyle or on a spiral keyboard.
Air Harp - Strum and pluck the strings for a harp sound.
ESE Modifications/Accommodations
Proloquo2Go - full featured alternative communication solution for people who have difficulty
speaking
Speak it! Text to Speech - A high quality text to speech app.
Pocket Picture Planner HD - Use pictures or graphics to create a visual calendar.
All Subjects/General/Productivity:
Keynote - A slideshow presentation program
Pages- A word processing program
Numbers - A spreadsheet application
iBooks - an ereader book store.
BrainPOP Featured Movie - Tim and Mobi on the iPad! All access to BrainPOP's 750+ Movie
library and Quizzes if your district subscribes.
Notability - text to speech or just a note taking app
Puppet Pals - Create your own unique shows with animation and audio in real time!
Mobile Mouse - Mobile Mouse instantly transforms your iPad into a wireless mouse and trackpad
for your computer.
Bento - Manage things with 25 ready to use databases.
GoodReader - Within moments of downloading GoodReader, you'll be transferring files from the
computer to the iPad. Supports a wide range of files.
Note Taker HD - An app for writing handwritten notes, diagrams, etc.
Sundry Notes Pro - Sundry Notes is the first social note taking application. Write, draw, record
and research right within the app - and then share your notes with others. Take notes right within
your application, including: Write text (and change font color, size, etc.), draw anywhere in your
notes, search Wikipedia, Google, and Google Books - and grab images from them for your notes
using two fingers, Import PDFs from the internet, Import images from your photo library, record
sound/voice, Change page background to graph paper, lined paper, legal paper, etc.
MindNode - Mind mapping, brainstorming, organization.
iThoughtsHD - A mind map tool for the iPad
Evernote - Evernote turns the iPad into an extension of your brain, helping you remember
anything and everything that happens in your life.
Stick It - Sticky Notes with Bump™ - Sticky notes you can share with other iPad Users
Educate - The ultimate teacher's companion providing mobile access to your student's data,
teaching strategies, eLearning tools, and timetable.
Cramberry - Create flash cards to study from.
Professor Garfield Cyberbullying - Garfield and Friends share information about Cyberbullying
Professor Garfield Online Safety - Garfield and Friends share information about Online Safety
eClicker and eClicker Host- A personal response system that allows teachers to poll their classes in
real time.
PDF Reader Pro Edition - PDF reader.
Discovery Education - Educational videos
High School iPad Apps (1 Group)
This page will house suggested iPad apps for High Schools. (Primary Contact: John Shoemaker
John.Shoemaker@palmbeachschools.org)
Language Arts/Reading:
iBooks - an ereader book store.
Book Creator - Create your own iBooks right on the iPad. (Allows everything except video)
Reading Trainer - This app teaches you how to train your eyes and brain to read and
comprehend text faster. Think of it as exercise for your reading skills.
Dictionary.com - Dictionary & Thesaurus - A dictionary and a Thesaurus.
Literary Analysis Guide - Elements of literature are arranged graphically around three wheels
(poetry, prose, and rhetoric).
Kindle - Kindle is an eReader from Amazon.com
Shakespeare Pro - Complete works of Shakespeare. 41 plays, 154 sonnets, and 6 poems. All
works can be cross searched for anything.
Jules Verne Collection - Sixteen of Jules Verne's books
MaxJournal - A simple and elegant journal.
meStudying: Reading For College Success - A practice reading placement test from the Florida
Virtual School.
LitCharts - Link to LitCharts website. Each of the LitCharts are available on the iPad
Math:
Alge-Bingo - Develop your algebraic equation solving skills through playing a Bingo game. This
game takes you step by step through the process of learning how to solve the most basic equation
up through multiple-step equations. KineMath - Students can manipulate twelve different functions,
interact with graphs and plots, copy and export their work, and view examples for deeper
understanding.
MATHsKOOL 6 - MATHsKOOL 6 contains twelve activities designed to develop skill working with
advanced solving techniques.
Math Formulas - Reference Guide - This app contains over 100 math formulas at a high school
level. Most formulas have examples for ease of understanding. A great app for higher level
math.
The Ruler - measure things in inches or centimeters
Math Quizzer - Math Quizzer is an interactive and fun way to, not only learn, but also to boost
your skills in; Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division. It offers an easy to understand
chalkboard visual, which keeps track of your "score" as you progress.
Bloomberg - Bring the power of the most trusted source for financial information to your iPad,
along with tools to help you analyze the world's markets.
Fractals - Move and pinch fractals in real time.
Geometry Stash - Access the most commonly used theorems, postulates, and corollaries.
Calculators
SpaceTime - Powerful graphing calculator. 2D and 3D graphing
PocketCAS pro - Advanced Graphic and Symbolic Scientific Calculator. Handles every
mathematical problem you might encounter in school or university.
PocketCAS lite - Free Graphic calculator. Not as many features as the pro version above.
Quick Graph - 2D and 3D graphing calculator.
Social Studies:
U.S. Geography by Discovery Education - Become an expert in U.S. Geography with this app.
Dozens of videos and interactive gameplay.
Civil War America's Epic Struggle-Civil War: America's Epic Struggle Features over 1,000 highres photos, more than an hour of multimedia presentations, in excess of 100 authentic maps,
dozens of firsthand accounts, and numerous text articles and biographies, it provides
instantaneous access to information on every aspect of the war.
Beautiful Planet HD - Beautiful Planet is a groundbreaking app that captures the breathtaking
beauty of our world and its cultures. Featuring a collection of galleries three decades in the
making by travel photographer, author and explorer, Peter Guttman, Beautiful Planet spans
seven continents and 160 countries.
World Atlas HD - The best maps available from National Geographic
History: Maps of World - Collection of High-Resolution historical Maps.
USA Thematic Atlas & Facts - High quality maps filled with facts and information.
USA Puzzle - A USA puzzle that needs to be put together. Double tap on the state for information
about that state.
Motionx GPS HD - Maps and navigation instruments. Maps from all over the world. Can include
waypoints. Can be good for Geocaching.
The History Clock - An app that converts the current time to a year and gives a fast fact about
that year.
The World Factbook for iPad - Extensive information of over 250 countries around the world.
WORLD BOOK - This Day in History - Interactive multimedia calendar that features historical
events for the day.
The Presidency - Historical information on every President of the United States.
Presidents HD- Historical information on every President of the United States.
Declaration for iPad - A copy of the Declaration of Independence.
Constitution for iPad - A copy of the Constitution of the United States.
MyCongress - A portal to detailed information about elected congress officials. Please note: This
is not an official government resource
GeogXPert - A reference app - containing maps which allow you to look up countries and find
country information - as well as a quiz app.
Science:
3D Cell Simulation and Stain Tool - Learn about the cell and its structures in a 3D tool.
EMD PTE - A highly interactive periodic table of elements.
AP Biology Vocabulary Review - All of the vocabulary included in the College Board AP Biology
Course.
VideoScience - Science experiments with video.
Chem 11 Prep - Grade 11 Chemistry exam prep.
The Elements: A Visual Exploration - If you think you've seen the periodic table, think again. The
Elements: A Visual Exploration lets you experience the beauty and fascination of the building
blocks of our universe in a way you've never seen before. And as the first really new ebook
developed from the ground up for iPad, The Elements beautifully shows off the capabilities of this
lovely device.
HowToSolve - Molar Mass - A great chemistry tutorial app on the topic of how to calculate molar
mass
Newtons Laws - Explains Newton's first two laws of motion and his law of universal gravitation.
Periodic Table of the Elements - Standard periodic table of elements. Free as of May 16, 2010
Molecules - View and manipulate 3D renderings of molecules.
3D Brain - Rotate and zoom around 29 interactive structures in the brain.
Science Glossary - an extensive glossary of scientific terms and biographies.
PhysicsXL: Mechanics - An app that contains a series of exercises based on physics.
HD Birds Encyclopedia - Highly graphic encyclopedia that has detailed and comprehensive
information about a variety of birds.
myArm Muscles - Visually rich and stimulating way to learn about our complex arm muscles.
PLoS Reader - Read the most recent articles from the seven journals published by the Public
Library of Science.
HD Marine Life - An encyclopedia of marine life.
Frog Dissection - A virtual frog dissection app.
Astronomy
HD Solar System - Highly graphic encyclopedia that has detailed and comprehensive information
about the solar system.
GoSkyWatch Planetarium - Easily and quickly identify and locate stars, planets, constellations
and more with a touch or by simply pointing to the sky. Have fun with family and friends
discovering the images in the night sky. Go outside and explore the night sky.
Star Walk - An interactive astronomy guide.
Solar Walk - A 3D Solar System Model.
Distant Suns - A database of over 130,000 stars, nebula, and galaxies.
DrakeEQ HD - 3D simulation of the Milky Way Galaxy
GoSkyWatch Planetarium - Locate stars, planets, and constellations.
Electives/Other:
Magic Piano - Play timeless pieces on spiral and circular keyboards, or follow beams of light –
mastery requires only imagination. Play alone, or travel through a warp hole and play Piano
Roulette with other performers across the world.
Fashion Sketchbook: The Stylish Dress Up Game - A fashion design application that allows the
users to design outfits.
Art
Adobe Ideas - a digital sketchbook
SketchBook Pro - A professional-grade paint and drawing application.
Brushes - Brushes is a painting application designed from scratch for the iPad. Featuring an
advanced color picker, several realistic brushes, multiple layers, extreme zooming, and a simple
yet deep interface, it is a powerful tool for creating original artwork on your mobile device. The
June 1, 2009 cover of The New Yorker was created in Brushes.
Van Gogh HD - A virtual gallery of Vincent Van Gogh's work featuring hundreds of high
definition paintings of his greatest works.
Klimt HD - A virtual gallery of Austrian Painter Gustav Klimt work featuring hundreds of high
definition paintings of his greatest works.
Smudge - Finger painting app
Skrambler X - Assemble famous masterpieces like a jigsaw puzzle. Learn interesting facts about
the artists and their artwork while putting each piece in place.
Gravilux - an app that lets you draw with stars
The Hot Rod Art Book: Masters of Chicken Scratch - Over 100 pages of hot rod artwork. Over
one and a half hours of instructional videos that show the complete process from sketch to
rendering.
Foreign Language
TAO - TranslateIt! Online - one click translation of text into numerous languages using Google
translate.
AIUEO-HIRAGANA - Touch, Listen, and Learn Japanese.
Japanese Phrases & Lessons - 2,700 Japanese phrases with sound
French English Dictionary & Translator - French - English Dictionary
TouchLanguage French - Learn over 2,000 French words and phrases
BidBox Vocabulary Trainer: English - Spanish - Learn Spanish vocabulary
简明英汉词典 - English - Chinese Dictionary
German English Dictionary & Translator - German - English Dictionary
Italian English Dictionary & Translator - Italian - English Dictionary
Music
Key Wiz - Learn how to play the piano.
Virtuoso Piano Free 2 HD - Learn the basics of music and how to play the piano.
Magic Piano - Play the piano freestyle or on a spiral keyboard.
Air Harp - Strum and pluck the strings for a harp sound.
ESE Modifications/Accomodations
Proloquo2Go - full featured alternative communication solution for people who have difficulty
speaking
Speak it! Text to Speech - A high quality text to speech app.
Pocket Picture Planner HD - Use pictures or graphics to create a visual calendar.
All Subjects/General/Productivity:
Keynote - A slideshow presentation program
Pages- A word processing program
Numbers - A spreadsheet application
iBooks - an ereader book store.
BrainPOP Featured Movie - Tim and Mobi on the iPad! All access to BrainPOP's 750+ Movie
library and Quizzes if your district subscribes.
Notability - text to speech or just a note taking app
Puppet Pals - Create your own unique shows with animation and audio in real time!
Bento - Manage things with 25 ready to use databases.
GoodReader - Within moments of downloading GoodReader, you'll be transferring files from the
computer to the iPad. Supports a wide range of files.
Note Taker HD - An app for writing handwritten notes, diagrams, etc.
Sundry Notes Pro - Sundry Notes is the first social note taking application. Write, draw, record
and research right within the app - and then share your notes with others. Take notes right within
your application, including: Write text (and change font color, size, etc.), draw anywhere in your
notes, search Wikipedia, Google, and Google Books - and grab images from them for your notes
using two fingers, Import PDFs from the internet, Import images from your photo library, record
sound/voice, Change page background to graph paper, lined paper, legal paper, etc.
MindNode - Mind mapping, brainstorming, organization.
iThoughtsHD - A mind map tool for the iPad
Evernote - Evernote turns the iPad into an extension of your brain, helping you remember
anything and everything that happens in your life.
Stick It - Sticky Notes with Bump™ - Sticky notes you can share with other iPad Users
Educate - The ultimate teacher's companion providing mobile access to your student's data,
teaching strategies, eLearning tools, and timetable.
Cramberry - Create flash cards to study from.
Professor Garfield Cyberbullying - Garfield and Friends share information about Cyberbullying
Professor Garfield Online Safety - Garfield and Friends share information about Online Safety
eClicker and eClicker Host- A personal response system that allows teachers to poll their classes in
real time.
PDF Reader Pro Edition - PDF reader.
Discovery Education - Educational videos (Subscription Required)
Apps for Administrators
On this page you will find some suggested apps for Administrators as well as a link to the App on
iTunes. If you have any suggestions, please add a comment to this page.
Keynote - A slideshow presentation program
Pages- A word processing program
Numbers - A spreadsheet application
iBooks - An ereader book store from Apple. You can also add your own ePubs or PDFs as well.
Things for iPad - Things is a beautifully focused and intuitive task manager. Manage to-do's,
notes, and projects easily.
Notability - text to speech or just a note taking app
UPad- a flexible note taking app that includes a wide range of paper templates
iThoughtsHD - A mind map tool for the iPad
Evernote - Evernote turns the iPad into an extension of your brain, helping you remember
anything and everything that happens in your life.
Stick It - Sticky Notes with Bump™ - Sticky notes you can share with other iPad Users
Cramberry - Create flash cards to study from.
Bento - Manage things with 25 ready to use databases.
Common Core Standards - View the Common Core State Standards in one convenient FREE app!
A great reference for students, parents, and teachers to easily read and understand the core
standards. Quickly find standards by subject, grade, and subject category (domain/cluster).
Common Core Look-Fors (Mathematics) - This is an observation tool for the Standards for
Mathematical Practice and Standards of Mathematical Content of the Common Core State
Standards (CCSSO, 2010). Track progress through the standards.
WolframAlpha - A powerful computational search engine.
Resources
Essential iPad Guide for Principals [PDF]
Apps/Resources Shared by Kelly Cunningham
Three Ring - http://threering.com/
Three Ring is a quick and easy way to digitize student work and build the resource for authentic
assessment in your classroom.
Three Ring (App)
Three Ring
Category: Education
Updated: Feb 28, 2012
eduTecher- www.eduTecher.net
eduTecher is the complete reference and resource for educational technology web tools.