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Blackwell’s
Top iPod AppsFor Early Education
ICON NAME DESCRIPTION COMMENTS
The Cat In The Hat - Dr. Seuss - Lite
In this interactive story book students have the option to read the story or have it read to them. Items on the page also come alive when they
are touched and the name of the item will appear as well.
You don’t get the full story, but it could be used as a great story starter.
Best part...as the story is being read, the words are highlighted!
Other Dr. Seuss books are available!
Maria Counts - LAZ - Kindergarten - A
This leveled reader goes along with the web based program Learning A to Z.
Vocabulary terms can be clicked on for a matching picture and definition.
Other LAZ leveled readers
available.
MeeGenius!
MeeGenius has a variety of e-books for you to browse. When the words are read aloud, they are highlighted. A downfall to this app is that there is no option to turn off the read aloud
function.The following stories are available for free: The Three Pigs, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, Jemima
Puddleduck, The Lion and The Mouse, The Magpie’s Nest, and The Little Red Hen
Additional books are
available at a cost.
Touchy Books for KidsTouchy Books includes two free interactive story books. While each story is read to you, you are able to make objects move around on the page.
Additional books are
available at a cost.
Dust D. Dawg Has Feelings Too
This book is great for character education. Not only is the book read to the students, but they
can record themselves reading it too! An added bonus is that you can actually customize the book with your students’ pictures! It makes it look as if the book is dedicated just to them.
Reading Free
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Blackwell’s
Top iPod AppsFor Early Education
ICON NAME DESCRIPTION COMMENTS
Shape Builder Lite This app includes 15 puzzles for students to use. It puts a unique twist on spatial reasoning. It also promotes cognitive thinking and motor
skills.
The full version costs
99cents. There is a Spanish
version too!
Math Drills Lite Students can easily practice their addition, subtraction, multiplication and division problems
using this app. Students are also given a number line, number chart, and nearby facts to
help them solve the problem.
If you upgrade, you
can track student
achievement.
123 Tracer and More Free
In this app students can practice tracing numbers, counting and basic addition &
subtraction facts.
Great for all learners!
Caboose This is a great app for practicing patterns. The sound effects and visuals are very appealing to
younger students.
This app is typically
99cents, but has been offered for
free.
PopMath Lite Yet another app for practicing basic addition facts. However, students love trying to pop all
the balloons before the buzzer goes off!
Upgrading will give you add., sub., mult., & div.
facts.
Math
Free
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Blackwell’s
Top iPod AppsFor Every Age
ICON NAME DESCRIPTION COMMENTS
Dragon Dictation
Dragon Dictation is an easy to use voice recognition app. Students will talk into the ipod and the app will convert the conversation into text. This is a great app for students to make
sure they are speaking clearly and using correct grammar.
Love it!
Quick VoiceQuick voice is a voice recording app. This can
be used to record directions for students, record students reading to practice fluency, etc.
FotobabbleFotobabble allows you to add voice to a picture.
It puts a new twist on digital storytelling.Lots of fun!
Google EarthGoogle Earth allows you to fly around the world.
It allows you to see global satellite & ariel pictures of multiple locations.
Great for showcasing geography.
iBrainstorm Companion
This companion app allows you to sync with an ipad to share information through sticky notes.
Great collaborative
piece.
Cross- Curricular
Free
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Blackwell’s
Top iPod AppsFor Middle & High School
ICON NAME DESCRIPTION COMMENTS
NASA App
Videos, pictures and tracking oh my! The NASA app gives your students many opportunities to
explore different missions. This app even connects live to NASA TV.
MyPrepPal: SAT Critical Reading
This app features multiple interactive vocabulary flashcards, video tutorials on test prep, unique
timed drills, and multiple choice drills.
It actually keeps track
of your results.
Idea SketchIdea sketch allows you to create concept maps, mind maps or flow charts and convert it to a text
outline.
This can be a little tricky to edit but well
worth it!
Fluent News
This app gives you access to the leading news sources (Wall Street Journal, Washington Post,
Time, etc). You even have the option to save articles that
you have found.
Great for keeping up with current
events.
TranslatorThis is an automatic translator that provides an
interface to the free Google Translate API.
All Areas
Free