The iPad comes pre-loaded with apps that can be used to carry out the basic functions of teaching. However, most (if not all) teachers who want to improve their teaching experience will be looking for more specific apps to tailor to their individual needs. Here is an article discussing some of the things for developers…
Month: April 2014
50 Apps for the Foreign Language Classroom
I enjoy discussing iPad and other edtech resources with my colleague and friend Sylvia Duckworth almost every week through Twitter. Sylvia is a leader in the French teaching community in Canada, and has created an enormous amount of resources for language teachers to use. I asked her if she wanted to collaborate on this post,…
5 Valuable iPad Apps for Student Health
This article talks about a few special health apps that could influence a young child's life, because teachers could use them to help their students learn valuable life skills. As a teacher, it is an integral part of your job to share valuable life skills with your young students. These days, it is easier…
Unusual Educational Apps
As one famous smartphone and gadget powerhouse once said ‘there’s an app for that’. That may have been over 5 years ago, but there now literally is an app for everything, no matter what type of phone or tablet you use. It makes sense then that not all of these apps are ways to pass…
PowerPoint for iPad – Worth a Second Look [VIDEO]
Despite my ramblings and complaints about the $99 subscription needed to properly use Microsoft's office last week, I have come to enjoy using PowerPoint for iPad in the classroom. No, I have not paid the money to subscribe. In fact, I chose to actually delete Word and Excel as I don't see a need for…
App #52: USA Illustrated Atlas
Here is a brand new app that both teachers and students will enjoy. USA illustrated Atlas ($1.99, iTunes link) is a USA map app that features six different interactive maps plus four different review fun games the kids can play after the material is learnt. Discover several (almost 200!) different details about the Unites States…
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