prek-app-resources

=Early Childhood App Resources =

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APPitic
Need help in finding the right app to use for your students? APPitic is a great resource for you to use. Apple Distinguished Educators created this site, & it allows you to browse for apps by, SPED/Autism, Preschool, themes (curricular areas), Multiple Intelligences, Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy, NETS (ISTE’s National Education Technology Standards), for teachers, & tools. Most categories are then refined to smaller categories to search. Since you can look for apps in Multiple Intelligences, Bloom’s Taxonomy, & NETS, it helps in finding apps that encourage higher orders of thinking. Each review over the 1,300 apps listed, gives a thorough description, devices supported, & a price for the app.

Appolicious
//Appealing Apps for Educators: Early Childhood //

This website lists suggestions for iPhone & iPad apps, as well as ANDROID apps.

Best Apps for Kids
This one is nice because they have reviews of some of the apps as well.

Let's Get APP-y
Have a little free time on your hands to test out some new apps for your Apple or Android devices? Overwhelmed with all of the choices out there? A few recommended, educationally-minded app review sites:
 * **Get hAPPY!**
 * **IEAR**
 * **Keystone AEA**
 * **APPitic**
 * **Mind Leap for PreK-8**

If you are a member of the 'cult of Apple' check out their featured App of the Week on the App Store. Starbucks offers free downloads via cards found in-store (usually near the stir sticks and sugar packets) – music, books, apps, & shows.

Smart Apps for Kids
Each day the website posts apps that have gone free in the area of education for a limited time period. Most of the apps seem to be geared toward Pre-K & Elementary school but there are links at the bottom of the home page for Top apps for older kids. Apps are divided into lists for subject area & age, & they also provide reviews for the apps they have listed. This is an awesome website for teachers & parents alike! You can enter your email to have each day’s free apps delivered to your inbox.

The Online Mom
//10 iPhone Apps for Early Childhood Educators //

//Last Updated - April, 2013//