top10-apps-2012-2013

= Top 10 Apps for 2012-2013 =

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Early Childhood

 * **Alien Buddies**
 * Matching, puzzles, dot to dots, stickers. Matching includes letters, numerals, shapes & colors. Puzzles offer different difficulty levels. **($1.99)**
 * **Duck Duck Moose apps**
 * All of these apps are amazing & offer fun activities that target many different developmental areas – problem solving, fine motor skills, sequencing, cause & effect… **(free/$1.99)**
 * **Injini - Child Development Game Suite**
 * A wealth of content – provides meaningful play to young children, explores cause & effect, spatial awareness, memory & visual processing. **(iPad – free/$29.99)**
 * **iWriteWords**
 * Help Mr. Crab collect the numbered balls by dragging him with your finger & drawing the letter/numeral at the same time. **(free/$2.99)**
 * **LetterSchool**
 * Intro-Tap-Trace-Write approach for pre-writers & pre-literacy. Customizable handwriting styles. Free version gives you the letters A,B,C,D,E. **(free/$2.99)**
 * **Little Puzzles Toys**
 * Helps your child develop critical thinking & mental reasoning skills. Fully customizable. **(free)**
 * **Match Blitz**
 * Players visually scan an array of images & symbols to find the single pair as quickly as possible. Multiplayer capability makes this a great game for a small group of students! **(iPad – free)**
 * **Monkey Preschool Lunchbox**
 * 7 different games that teach students about colors, letters, counting, shapes, sizes, matching & differences. **($0.99)**
 * **Puppet Pals HD**
 * Pick out your actors & backdrops, drag them to the stage, & tap record. You control the movements & audio will be recorded in real time for playback later. There is a //Puppet Pals Pocket// for the iPod & iPhone. **(iPad – free/$2.99)**
 * **Story Fun - Children's Stories - Narrated & Animated**
 * Collection of stories illustrated by an international team & narrated by North American voice artists. Animated & interactive. **(free)**

Elementary

 * **Animoto Video Maker**
 * Turn your photos & music into amazing slideshows. You provide the photos, you pick the song, & ANIMOTO will put it all together. Check out their website at **animoto.com/education** . **(iPod – free)**
 * **BeFunky**
 * It is a photo-editing tool that allows you to add anything from vintage to artsy effects & then save or share them on your favorite social networks. Check out their website at ** www.befunky.com **. **(free/$1.99)**
 * **Fotobabble**
 * Create an audio photo story in 3 easy steps. Upload & edit a photo, record, & share. Easy to make private & just share the link. Check out their website at **www.fotobabble.com** . **(iPod – free)**
 * **i-nigma QR Code Reader**
 * It is a mobile barcode reader. It supports all leading mobile phone operating systems platforms & makers. **(free)**
 * **iWriteWords**
 * It teaches your student handwriting while playing a fun & entertaining game. **(free/$2.99)**
 * **Love to Count by Pirate Trio**
 * Introduces & practices counting, adding, subtracting, ordering, weight… **($3.99)**
 * **Math Bingo**
 * This game allows you to choose from addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, & mixed. There are 3 levels of play. Get a pattern of five Bingo Bugs in a row by answering the questions correctly. **($0.99)**
 * **Puppet Pals Pocket**
 * Teach storytelling skills with animation & audio. Students select the characters & background, & the app will record their voice & actions to make a unique show to showcase their creativity. //Puppet Pals// //HD// is for the iPad. **(iPod – free/$1.99)**
 * **SpellingCity**
 * In VocabularySpellingCity, students can use any word list to practice their spelling by playing games & activities. Check out their website at **www.spellingcity.com** . **(free)**
 * **Story Creator**
 * It allows you to easily create beautiful storybooks containing photos, videos, text, & audio all in one place. Then share them! **(free/$1.99)**

Middle School

 * **Angry Birds**
 * This app is used by our 5 th grade science teacher to teach the basics of potential & kinetic energy. They also discuss force & trajectory & what type of energy the pigs & the birds have. **(free/iPod - $0.99/iPad - $2.99)**
 * **Bookworm**
 * Think quickly & link letter tiles left, right, up, & down to form words. The bigger the word, the better the bonus. Be sure to keep an eye out for the burning letters. **(free)**
 * **Factor Samurai**
 * A great app to help kids learn multiplication facts & also helps kids learn factors of numbers in a game format. **($2.99)**
 * **Language Central for Science (Earth, Life, & Physical)**
 * A science vocabulary set of 3 apps (Earth, Life, & Physical) that align with the NESA test for science. Our science teachers used it to help kids prepare for the vocabulary they would find in the test. **(iPod –** **free)**
 * **Leafsnap**
 * This app is used by our biology teacher. With this app kids can take pictures of the leaves & the app will give them information about that leaf. It will tell them what tree & where the tree will grow as well as other useful info. **(free)**
 * **Math Quizzer**
 * Math Quizzer is used for practicing math facts in addition, subtraction, multiplication, & division. **(iPod – free)**
 * **Number Line**
 * Gives kids practice ordering all types of numbers including fractions, decimals, whole numbers & negative numbers. **(iPod – free)**
 * **Presidents vs. Aliens**
 * From the makers of & similar to //Stack// //the States//, in Presidents vs. Aliens, students learn facts about our nation's presidents to defeat the aliens. **(free/$0.99)**
 * **Stack the States**
 * Learn information about the individual states of the United States in a fun toppling game of state recognition. **(free/$0.99)**
 * **TinkerBox**
 * Students must build a machine to accomplish a task. As they work through the machines become more & more detailed. Students may also create their own designs & submit them to be used. **(free)**

High School

 * **AccessMyLibrary - School Edition**
 * If your school subscribes to any databases there is probably an app for that – check with your librarian. These can be a great way to put quality information at students’ fingertips! We use //AccessMyLibrary – School Edition//, by Gale. **(usually free)**
 * **EasyBib**
 * Citations made easy! Snap barcodes or search titles to find your MLA or APA citation – spend more time researching, less time nitpicking citations! **(free)**
 * **Fotopedia apps**
 * This suite of apps present stunning images from N. Korea, Burma, Paris, U.S. National Parks, & more to prompt discussions on culture, architecture, travel, & history. **(free)**
 * **Google Drive**
 * A productivity app giving you anytime access to all your important Google Docs. **(free)**
 * **Khan Academy**
 * Browse Khan’s awesome library of lessons on math, cosmology, entrepreneurship, art, test prep & so many more. **(free)**
 * **Remind101**
 * Safe & secure way to notify your students of assignment updates, activity meeting reminders, questions-of-the-day, & more via text. **(iPod –** **free)**
 * **Snapguide**
 * A creative writing site that matches images with selected keywords in order to capture the essence, story, & meaning of the picture. **(free)**
 * **The Warhol: D.I.Y. POP**
 * The best feature of this is going through the silk-screening process to create & share your own art. **(free)**
 * **Today's Document**
 * A daily history prompt – have your students check out what tidbit of history the National Archives features each day or have them search & share for one they find fascinating. **(free)**
 * **YALSA's Teen Book Finder**
 * This app puts popular & recommended YA books at teens’ fingertips. **(iPod – free)**

SPED Learners
>> In-app purchases. **(free/$49.99)**
 * **ABA apps from Kindergarten.com**
 * Receptive Identification apps designed to teach foundational language concepts to early learners. **(free/$0.99)**
 * **Articulation Station**
 * Full featured articulation application to help children of all ages learn to speak & pronounce their sounds more clearly. 22 sounds (in the full version) with 6 engaging articulation activities. Students can practice sounds in words, sentences, & stories.
 * **ASL Dictionary**
 * Does exactly what it says it does. Great videos that model ASL signs. **(iPod – $2.99/iPad –** **$6.99)**
 * **AutisMate**
 * Sentence builder, Scene-Based AAC, video modeling, visual schedules – This app is expensive, but it delivers a ton of resources for children on the Autism Spectrum. **(iPad –** **$149.99)**
 * **ConversationBuilderTeen**
 * Designed to help elementary aged children learn how to have multi-exchange conversations with their peers in a variety of social settings. **(iPad –** **$19.99)**
 * ** Hidden Curriculum for Kids **
 * These real-life based entries spur conversations about the countless “unwritten social rules” that children/teens/adults on the Autism Spectrum encounter every day. **(iPod – $1.99)**
 * **My First AAC**
 * An affordable augmentative & alternative communication application that is specifically designed for toddlers & preschoolers with delayed speech or severe speech disorders. **(iPad –** **$24.99)**
 * **See.Touch.Learn Pro**
 * A picture card learning system that will replace all your physical flash cards. Ability to customize makes this a great app. **(iPad – free/$34.99)**
 * **Story Creator**
 * We use this app to create personalized social stories for individual students & groups/classrooms. Really user-friendly! Ability to share your social stories with other teachers/parents who have the app. **(free/$1.99)**
 * **VisTimerFree**
 * Just what it says. Easily adaptable visual timer – can be used for any age, includes visual & audio prompts. **(free)**

//Last Updated - April 2014//