Core iPad Apps
iPads offer many options to students and teachers. There are a number of apps for each activity type. Below is a list of specific activities/projects and apps that support learning. This list is not exhaustive, but these are recommended options for each activity/project type. It is recommended that you have at least one app for each activity type on your iPads. It's a great idea to check the options out prior to having your students use the app, but don't feel like you have to know all of the ins and outs of how each app works. Your students will figure it out given some guidance in exploration of the apps.
Recommended Core Apps
There are a number of apps that we recommend considering for iPads that can be used by students. There are positive and negative things about all apps, so you just have to see what works for you. Paid apps generally have few (or no) advertisements and may have more functionality, however, you may find that what the free version offers is enough for what you want to do. For the apps below: (A) requires an account or login, ($) costs to download
Screencasting - ScreenChomp, Explain Everything($), Draw and Tell($), Educreations(A), ShowMe(A)
Voice Recording - iTalk, SoundCloud, Recorder Plus
Movie Making/Video Editing - iMovie, Splice, Stop Motion Studio Pro($)
Authoring - Google Docs(A), Google Drive(A), Pages
Drawing - Hello Crayon, Drawing Box Free, Drawing Pad($), awwapp.com
Photo Annotation - Skitch, Over, Annotate,
Brainstorming - Popplet Lite, Padlet
Note-taking - Notability($), Evernote(A), Paper
File Sharing - Google Drive(A), Simple Transfer
Augmented Reality/Animations - Aurasma, Tellegami, Chatterpix
Reference - Dictionary.com, Google Earth, Star Chart, Periodic Table
Presentation - Google Slides(A), Keynote,
Digital Learning Portfolios/ePortfolios - SeeSaw(A), Google Sites(A)
*** iPhoto, iMovie, Pages, Numbers, and Keynote should be free on the App Store for qualifying iOS 7 compatible devices activated on or after September 1, 2013. iOS 9 devices also can download Garageband and iTunes U for free.***
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