Applications for Education
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Application |
Application Description |
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Microsoft Word for iPad (Free) |
Finally the apps that make iPad leap from electronic consumption to production. |
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Microsoft Excel for iPad (Free) |
Finally the apps that make iPad leap from electronic consumption to production. |
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Microsoft PowerPoint for iPad (Free) |
Finally the apps that make iPad leap from electronic consumption to production. |
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Microsoft OneNote for iPad (Free) |
Great digital notebook that is easily shared across devices or with others for collaboration. |
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Inkling (App is free, books range in cost) |
Interactive eBooks to help you learn just about anything for school, work, or play. The books cover a huge variety of topics from anatomy to cooking, and from technology to teaching. |
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Showme (Free) |
This app allows you record voice over whiteboard tutorials and share them online. Its an amazingly simple app to use. |
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Pentultimate (Free) |
This is the original easy to use handwriting app for iPad. It combines the natural experience of pen and paper with the flexibility and syncing of Evernote. Lose the paper, and keep the handwriting, and remember everything. |
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Apps Gone Free (Free) |
This app features a daily assortment of apps that are free for a limited time. |
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Socrative (Free) |
Socrative is a smart student response system that empowers teachers to engage their classrooms through a series of educational exercises and games via smartphones, laptops, and tablets. |
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Nearpod (Free) |
Nearpod is an all-in-one solution for the use of mobile devices in education. Easily create interactive multimedia presentations to engage your audience. |
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Theodolite (Free) |
Multifunctional viewfinder that combines a compass, two-axis inclinometer, rangefinder, GPS, map, nav calculator, tracker, geo- tag, photo/movie camera all in one app. Used extensively by architects, engineers, first responders, military persons, and search and rescue personnel. |
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My Script Calculator (Free) |
This calculator turns your handwriting into results. Performs mathematical operations naturally using your handwriting. |
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CamScanner HD (Free) |
Turns your smart Phone into a scanner for intelligent document management. Has an auto-crop and enhancer to make documents more readable. |
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Touchcast (Free) |
Creates a video that is fully browsable and responsive. It’s an interesting combination of Webpages, images, and video that can be combined for an interesting two way video experience. It’s a mini studio that includes sound effects, green screen, teleprompters, and more. |
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Doceri Interactive Whiteboard (Free) |
Combines screen casting, desktop control and an interactive whiteboard in one app. Easily create a lesson or presentation, insert images, save and edit, and record a screen-cast video that can easily be saved and shared. |
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Essential Skeleton 3 (Free) |
Great anatomical models of the skeletal system with excellent detail, cool 3D technology. |
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Essential Anatomy 3 ($24.99) |
Great anatomical models with excellent detail, cool 3D technology. Includes 4,000 structures and 10 systems. Also has a quiz function. |
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iTunes U (Free) |
Numerous free courses on a variety of subjects. |
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iTunes U Books (Many are Free) |
Many free books on a variety of new subjects and interest. |
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Groovy Grader (Free) |
This app is designed to replace your old school paper grading calendar. It is more convenient than slide graders and can be configured to work for hundreds questions. It has the option to display the grade as a whole number or with one decimal place. |
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ZipGrade (Free) |
This app grades multiple choice test, quizzes and assessments instantly in the classroom by using your iPhone or iPad’s camera as a scanner. Bonus! Answer sheets are available in several formats and sizes. It organizes results for reporting and exporting via PDF or Excel-readable format. |