Technology: Apps
There's an app for that!
There's an app for that!
Looking for an app for your students to create, read, learn, and practice? Check the list to see what is available.
Looking for an app for your students to create, read, learn, and practice? Check the list to see what is available.
Don't see a tool that will do what you're looking for? Contact Lori to help you find an app for that.
Don't see a tool that will do what you're looking for? Contact Lori to help you find an app for that.
The Pedagogy Wheel
The Pedagogy Wheel
Pedagogy Wheel with SAMR Apps.pdfApp Recommendations
App Recommendations
Each year the AASL creates a list of the best apps for teaching and learning.
Each year the AASL creates a list of the best apps for teaching and learning.
You can access the past years lists too to get even more ideas.
You can access the past years lists too to get even more ideas.
Best Apps for Kids
Best Apps for Kids
App Reviews
App Reviews
Common Sense Media has Ed Tech Tool Reviews that rates apps in several categories. Teachers are also able to rate and review apps.
Common Sense Media has Ed Tech Tool Reviews that rates apps in several categories. Teachers are also able to rate and review apps.
iPad Apps
iPad Apps
Some of these icons are not linked because they do not have websites explaining their app.
Please check the self-service cart on your iPads to download apps you are interested in using.
Please check the self-service cart on your iPads to download apps you are interested in using.
App Icon
App Icon
App Name & Description
App Name & Description
Age Cost
Age Cost
Adobe Spark Video gives you the ability to make short videos with photos, icons, text, video clips, featuring your own voice or music.
Adobe Spark Video gives you the ability to make short videos with photos, icons, text, video clips, featuring your own voice or music.
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Free, Paid
Free, Paid
Book Creator gives users the opportunity to create ebooks with photos, illustrations, labels, and more from your writing.
Book Creator gives users the opportunity to create ebooks with photos, illustrations, labels, and more from your writing.
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4+
Free, Paid
Free, Paid
ChatterPix Kids allows you to make anything talk. Your images can speak with your voice and the image of your choosing for up to 30 seconds. Items created with this app can be uploaded onto Seesaw.
ChatterPix Kids allows you to make anything talk. Your images can speak with your voice and the image of your choosing for up to 30 seconds. Items created with this app can be uploaded onto Seesaw.
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4+
Free
Free
Clips is an app for making videos with text, photos, graphics, and effects.
Clips is an app for making videos with text, photos, graphics, and effects.
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4+
Free
Free
Flipgrid allows educators to pose a question and students respond with a video. Kids can then respond to each other's posts.
Flipgrid allows educators to pose a question and students respond with a video. Kids can then respond to each other's posts.
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4+
Free
Free
With iMovie you can make videos from pictures or video clips and set them to music or add voices. You can also make trailers for books, movie, and more with their trailer templates.
With iMovie you can make videos from pictures or video clips and set them to music or add voices. You can also make trailers for books, movie, and more with their trailer templates.
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4+
Free
Free
Novel Effect: Read Aloud Books adds sounds effects to your read aloud to make you sound like a master story teller.
Novel Effect: Read Aloud Books adds sounds effects to your read aloud to make you sound like a master story teller.
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4+
Free
Free
PicCollageEDU is a collage creation app where you can use images, drawings, seach for images on the web, text, gifs, and more. Items created with this app can be uploaded onto Seesaw.
PicCollageEDU is a collage creation app where you can use images, drawings, seach for images on the web, text, gifs, and more. Items created with this app can be uploaded onto Seesaw.
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4+
Paid
Paid
Popplet lite is an app or a web based tool where users can make webs and organize ideas. Each addition is called a popplet. Popplets can contain words, pictures, drawings, or videos.
Popplet lite is an app or a web based tool where users can make webs and organize ideas. Each addition is called a popplet. Popplets can contain words, pictures, drawings, or videos.
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4+
Free,
Free,
Paid
Paid
Scratch Jr. is an app where younger kids (ages 5-7) or those new to coding can learn how to create their own interactive stories, games, and animations by using coding.
Scratch Jr. is an app where younger kids (ages 5-7) or those new to coding can learn how to create their own interactive stories, games, and animations by using coding.
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4+
Free
Free
Seesaw is an app for kids and teachers to create an electronic learning journal that can be shared with kids' families. Seesaw is also a website.
Seesaw is an app for kids and teachers to create an electronic learning journal that can be shared with kids' families. Seesaw is also a website.
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4+
Free,
Free,
Paid
Paid
Shadow Puppet Edu is a creation app that lets you put together images and videos along with text and music or voice recording into a slide show type presentation. Items created with this app can be uploaded onto Seesaw.
Shadow Puppet Edu is a creation app that lets you put together images and videos along with text and music or voice recording into a slide show type presentation. Items created with this app can be uploaded onto Seesaw.
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4+
Free
Free
Skitch allows you to mark up photos with simple tools to help you explain your ideas. Items created with this app can be uploaded onto Seesaw.
Skitch allows you to mark up photos with simple tools to help you explain your ideas. Items created with this app can be uploaded onto Seesaw.
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4+
Free
Free
Tales2go is a subscription app that has thousands of audio books that we have access to free through Heartland AEA. Use our school's AEA username and password.
(Heartland AEA Resource)Tales2go is a subscription app that has thousands of audio books that we have access to free through Heartland AEA. Use our school's AEA username and password.
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4+
Free
Free
Toontastic 3D enables you to draw, animate, and narrate, and turn stories you've created into comics.
Toontastic 3D enables you to draw, animate, and narrate, and turn stories you've created into comics.
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4+
Free
Free