60 Apps in 60 Minutes
Educational
English (5)
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Story Me - Collage, comic strip, and cartoon maker for photos
Dictionary.com - Dictionary & Thesaurus
Mad Libs - World’s Greatest Word Game
CliffsNotes Study Guides - Fast, effective, and comprehensive literature study guides
SparkNotes - Study guides for literature, Shakespeare, poetry, philosophy, drama and
short stories
Math (5)
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MyScript Calculator - Perform mathematical operations naturally using your handwriting
5 Dice: Order of Operations - Fun interactive game to help students master and
understand the order of operations
Virtual Manipulatives! - Virtual set of fraction bars
IXL Math Practice - Over 2,000 standards-aligned skills with hundreds of colorful awards
to celebrate important milestones
Free Graphing Calculator - A powerful, flexible graphing calculator that does far more
than most calculators
Social Studies (5)
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WORLD BOOK - This Day in History - Interactive multimedia calendar that displays
historical events for the current day or any selected day, along with related media such
as photos, illustrations, music, and speeches
MyCongress - Portal to detailed information about your elected U.S. Congressional
officials
World Map 2014 - Up-To-Date World Maps on your device
Constitution for iPad - Copy of the US Constitution where you can create & save
personal notations for each section of the document
GPB - Digital magazine published by the creative team at Georgia Public Broadcasting
o Georgia Studies Digital Textbook for iPad –download GPB app then complete
sign-up form
Science (5)
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VideoScience - A growing library of hands-on Science lessons that demonstrate
inexpensive and easy to recreate experiments
Interactive Science Glossary: Life Science - A great review and study tool for learning
nearly 100 life science terms and concepts, presented through simulations, video,
science content, and flash cards
PhysicalSci
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Interactive Science Glossary: Earth Science
NOVA Elements - Interactive periodic table
Special Needs (5)
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TapToTalk - Assistive Technology tool that allows students to tap a picture and
TapToTalk speaks
Grid Player - Three communication devices in one: Text Talker, Talking Photographs &
Symbol Talker
Dragon Dictation - Easy-to-use voice recognition application powered by Dragon®
NaturallySpeaking® that allows you to easily speak and instantly see your text or email
messages
See. Touch. Learn. - Flash cards designed specifically for those with autism and other
special needs
My Math Flash Card App - Application that helps students to master basic elementary
math facts
Connections (10)
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Future Farm - Demonstration of important trends and external factors that influence
modern farms and which technical solutions are applicable for successful livestock
farming
HarvestMark Food Traceability - Trace your fresh food back to the farm to learn where,
when, and how it was grown. Also, find out instantly if your fresh food is subject to
recall.
Judith Baker Montano’s Embroidery & Crazy Quilt Stitch Guide - Learn to embroider like
a pro
Bmi/BodyFat Calculator+More - Weight, body mass index and fat tracker with data
analysis
Fitness Pro - 1500 exercises that are all explained with clear images and HD videos
WebMD for iPad - Check symptoms, access drug & treatment information, get first aid
essentials, and check local health listings
Magic Piano by Smule - Play the hottest songs effortlessly on this piano game
VidRhythm - Remix your world with this fun and easy way to make video music
Shazam - Recognizes music and media playing around you
Animator Free - An easy flipbook and stop-motion app
Student Behavior (c/o Sean Cooper) (5)
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ClassDojo - Helps manage classroom behavior, while providing parents with their child's
progress at school
Too Noisy Lite - Graphical display of the background noise level in a room in a fun and
engaging way
Model Me Going Places 2 - Slideshow of children modeling appropriate behavior
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Classroom Timer - Simple but fun and engaging app to assist the teacher in their
classroom management activities
Teacher's Assistant Lite: Track Student Behavior - Allows teachers to document student
actions, behavior, infractions, and achievements in the classroom for up to 5 students
and 3 actions per student
Miscellaneous (10)
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Edmodo - Safe and easy way for teachers and students to engage and collaborate for
free, anytime, anywhere
BrainPOP Featured Movie - Watch a different animated movie every day
Best Books for Tweens - Find new books and build custom reading lists
Tellagami – Create and share a quick animated video called a Gami; *Free for a limited
time*
QR Reader for iPad - Scan QR codes & bar codes
Skitch - Snap. Mark Up. Send. - Snap it, mark it up with simple tools, and send it on in an
instant
Splice - Video Editor (Free) - Splice together HD photos and videos and add music tracks
from your iPod library
Khan Academy - Learn almost anything for free; library of over 4,200 videos and articles
included
Flashcards+ - Easily create and study flashcards; also access to tens of millions of premade Flashcard sets
myHomework Student Planner - Track your classes, homework, tests and assignments in
a beautiful calendar display
Productivity (5)
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Numbers - Spreadsheet App
Keynote – Presentation App
Pages - Word processor app
Evernote - Stay organized, save your ideas and improve productivity by taking notes,
capturing photos, creating to-do lists & recording voice reminders…and these notes are
completely searchable
Prezi - Presentation App
Haiku Deck - Presentation App
Storage (4)
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Dropbox - Photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily in the Cloud; 2G
free + earn more
Google Drive – Photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily in the Cloud;
5G free + earn more
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RealPlayer Cloud - Move, watch and share your videos
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CloudOn (with MS Office® 2010 Suite) - Makes Office docs more accessible and useful by
letting you edit from anywhere with complete functionality; can also connect Cloud
account(s), and send or share files with colleagues and contacts via email directly
Just 4 Fun
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PixyMe - image personalization app
Face Talk HD Lite - Make your friends and family say anything you want
Weird But True - Kid-friendly facts
Charades! - Guess Words and Draw or Doodle Something Taboo Tilt Your Heads Jump
Up with Friends
Further Resources
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http://ipadsinthemiddle.blogspot.com/p/educational-apps.html
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http://ipadsforlearning.com/100-ipad-apps-perfect-for-middle-school/
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http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/blog/2012/02/16/app-attack-60-apps-in-60minutes-with-brandon-lutz-scott-snyder/
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http://www.edtechspeeddating.com/presentations.html
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http://gaetc.schoolwires.net/cms/lib07/FL01922717/Centricity/Domain/70/60%20a
pps%20in%2060%20min.pdf
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http://www.tuaw.com/2013/09/06/apps-teachers-use-to-tame-the-classrom-andteach-their-students/
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http://prezi.com/swceiv2g3bbt/60-educational-apps-in-60-minutes/
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http://www.ipodsibilities.com/iPodsibilities/SpEd_Apps.html
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http://www.cantonschools.org/~elegere/FOV2001072DF/Apps%20for%20Middle%20and%20High%20School%20Students.pdf?FCIt
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