iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad Educational Apps

NOTE: We realize there are a tremendous amount of apps on the market. We try to post free apps only. Due to Free App Fridays and ever-changing prices, apps that may be free today might cost money tomorrow. We do our best to update accordingly.

If you have app recommendations not listed below, please email us! Susan.Brooks@internet4classrooms.com We welcome your input.

Teacher Tools

1. iSign - An ANIMATED phrase book of basic American Sign Language (ASL) gestures. Each of the gestures is modeled with a 3D character and completely animated.
2. Dragon Dictation - For iPad, iPhone or iTouch - allows you to dictate email, sms texts, update your status on Twitter and Facebook, and record notes. All that's required is an internet connection.
3. TeacherPal - Track the attendance, grades, and behavior of students.
4. Sundry Notes - Perfect for meetings, take notes, import files, draw, and more on iPad or iPhone.
5. AppStart - For iPad and iPad2, the essential starter kit that contains a catalog of useful apps you should have on your iPad.

Language Arts

1. Miss Spell - Word game that lets players test their spelling skills against the most commonly misspelled words on Dictionary.com.
2. Smarty Pants School - iPad only - Teach your child to read. Take a short assessment and then Smarty Pants will suggest the iPad classes accordingly. Kids can then take reading lessons that include learning letters, phonics, sight words, and more.
3. Alphabet Tracing - Trace letters and numbers while bringing pictures to life. For iPhone and iPad.
4. Story Kit - A multimedia storytelling tool - take photos, record sound effects, add text, then share.
5. MySpellingTest - Make your own spelling tests using current class vocabulary words. You can enter in each word as well as record the pronunciation. Organize by weeks and tests.
6. Spell it 2-3-4-5-lite - Spell words 2-5 letters long. Practice and Quiz mode. Words are spoken and used in a sentence.
7. Spell it 6-7-8-9-lite - Spell words 6-9 letters long. Practice and Quiz mode. Words are spoken and used in a sentence.
8. Audioboo - Free version allows you to create audio up to 5 minutes in length and post that to your own account on the web.
9. Early Reader - Teach children all the essential skills for early reading.
10. International Children's Digital Library - A worldwide collection of free children's books for the iPad.
11. Scribble Press - An iPad app that allows you to create your own book, using drawing and coloring.
12. Free Books - A free app that allows you to download books categorized by genre. Mostly classics.
13. Dictionary.com - A free dictionary and thesauras right at your fingertips.
14. Exam Vocabulary Builder by AccelaStudy - A flashcard-style approach to studying vocabulary words, mostly for highschool/college level.
15. Spanish Essentials by AccelaStudy - Learn Spanish with this great flashcard and word memory program.
16. SpanishDict - Over 100,000 entries with a full Spanish-English dictionary. Also provides a word game.
17. KTDic-C-E: Chinese-English dictionary - Results show instantly as you type. No internet required. iPhone and iPod.

Math Skills

1. Basic Math - Drill-and-practice instructional strategy.
2. FlashtoPass - Math flashcard drills for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
3. Math Match Lite - Practicing basic math skills.
4. Math Quizzer - Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division. It keeps track of your ""score"" as you progress.
5. Tell Time LT - Tools for learning hours and half hours only.
6. TouchCalc - A great calculator tool that also provides many different modes.
7. Math Master - A math matching game where your students have to match the correct answer to the math problem. Adding, subtracting, multiplication, and more.
8. Number Lines - A numbers game using fractions, decimals, and percents; offering different levels of difficulty.
9. Units - An app that converts units like speed, time, temperature, volume, area, fuel consumption, and more.
10. Money & Change - Practice filling the piggy bank with coins and dollar bills. It asks for an amount and you have to correctly add up the money (both iPhone and iPad).

Social Studies

1. World Wiki - Detailed demographic information of almost 250 countries around the world, right on your iPhone or iPod touch.
2. Brainpop - Daily animated movie, you can test your new knowledge with an interactive quiz.
3. USA Presidents - Interesting facts on all the U.S. presidents in a flashcard format, including their pictures.

Science

1. EMD-PTE Periodic Table - A periodic table that offers classification and element information. Very comprehensive.
2. Periodic Table of Elements - Another periodic table that offers separate windows of information per element that includes the symbol, melting and boiling points, density, etc.
3. Freshwater Aquarium - An app that turns your phone into a virtual aquarium: watch, feed, and play with different species of fish. For iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch.
4. Units - An app that converts units like speed, time, temperature, volume, area, fuel consumption, and more.
5. Science360 - Images, videos, and 360 degree views from the National Science Foundation for iPad.
6. GoSkyWatchPlanetarium - For iPad only - Point your iPad to the sky and locate planets, stars, and constellations.
7. SkyView Free - Point your apple device to the sky and locate planets, constellations, and more, includes a 3D feature and star locator. This app works on iPods and iPhones too.
8. Planets - A 3D guide to the solar system for aspiring astronomers - for iPad (not iPod).
9. The Weather Channel Max(for iPad) - Radar, forecasts, local weather and more.
10. ABA Flash Cards for Earth Science - Colorful flash cards with optional music for Kindergarten science levels.

Creative Arts

1. Mini Piano - One octave keyboard.
2. Touch Chords - Play guitar on your phone - play chords, hear the backtrack, adjust the tempo, all while learning songs and seeing the arrangements.
3. Pocket Shaker - You can select percussion instruments and shake away.
4. Kalimba Free - Play this African thumb piano in keys C or G.
5. Drum Kit Lite - Get every student involved and you'll have a collection of beats!
6. Doodle Kids - Create art and take screenshots to email to family and friends.
7. Whiteboard Lite - Collaborative Drawing - A great tool for individual use. You can also connect 2 iPods via local Wi-Fi and draw/write together.
8. Comic Touch Lite - Using pictures and photos you can add captions and conversation bubbles.

Special Needs

1. Talk Assist - An alternative speech aid - what you type will be spoken out loud.
2. Social Skills Sampler - 7 free instructional sample videos on meeting people, joining a group, being polite, taking responsibility to name a few.
3. Work Skills Sampler - Free sample videos about work skills, such as recognizing danger signs, do not enter, caution, and do not block the door.
4. Model Me Going Places - A social skills training series for children with Autism and Asperger's.
5. Autism Apps - A comprehensive free list of apps related to games and resources on Autism.
6. See.Touch.Learn - A picture learning system where you create your own picture card-lessons, track answers, and more.
7. AutismXpress - Help recognize and express yourself, by selecting the picture of the emotion you are feeling.
8. TapToTalk - An alternative communication tool for iPhone or iPod.
9. ABA Flash Cards for Earth Science - Colorful flash cards with optional music for Kindergarten science levels.
10. Sign language resources: BuzzCards - Create your own phrases and questions in a flashcard form to help communicate if you come across someone who can't read sign language.

General Games

1. Free Checkers - A great way to pass the time, you can play checkers as one play or with two. For the iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad.
2. Toddler Teasers Shapes - Preschoolers can learn their shapes by touching the correct answer. 4 right answers gets you a virtual sticker. For iPod Touch, iPhone, and iPad.