Looking for free iPod and iPad apps for Education?
So you found us? I know it has been awhile and we might look a little paler because we have been out of the sun researching new apps for you but I think it was worth it. Take a look around and hopefully you'll find some apps that you'll be able to use with your classes. Many of them are elementary but quite a few are actually quite useful for adults as well. If we have overlooked a gem please let us know so we can add it to the list. That will of course allow us to get out into the sunlight and get a little vitamin D.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Teacher Apps
Evernote
Hands down my favorite productivity tool. Record and organize all of your notes and get them from just about anywhere.
Hands down my favorite productivity tool. Record and organize all of your notes and get them from just about anywhere.
Dropbox
Get your files from there to here and back there if you want. 2 gigs of free online storage to manage files.
Get your files from there to here and back there if you want. 2 gigs of free online storage to manage files.
Books and Literature
Kindle App
Have a Kindle Account? Read your books on your device with this free app.
Have a Kindle Account? Read your books on your device with this free app.
Nook App
Have a Barnes and Noble Account? Read your books on your device with this free app.
Children's Classics
16 free classic children's novels including: Black Beauty, Call of The Wild and The Secret Garden
Free Books - 23, 469 Classics
Lot's of classic books spanning many genres including titles like Dracula, The War of the Worlds and The Count of Monte Cristo.
Stanza
Nice little app for reading pre-purchased or downloaded ebooks and pdf files.
WattPad - 100,000 Free Ebooks
Lots of titles. Exactly like you'd think and best of all free!
Read Me Stories
The upside is a new free story everyday. The downside is you never know what you might get!
Spelling and Phonics
Skill Builder Spelling
Allows you create a spelling quiz in multiple languages. Two different modes to choose from. Kindergarten and up.
Allows you create a spelling quiz in multiple languages. Two different modes to choose from. Kindergarten and up.
Spelling Cat
Jazzy! Create and customize word lists in this spelling app. Four mini-games to choose from.
Jazzy! Create and customize word lists in this spelling app. Four mini-games to choose from.
Miss Spell's Class
Who doesn't like a good pun? Practice spelling the most commonly misspelled words in the dictionary.
Who doesn't like a good pun? Practice spelling the most commonly misspelled words in the dictionary.
Text to Speech
ReadIt
Type in some text and it reads it back in three different voices. Easy to use but contains ads.
Type in some text and it reads it back in three different voices. Easy to use but contains ads.
Social Studies and Geography
Stack the States ($.99 full)
Big fun! Learn state capitals, shapes, geographical locations and more. Full version is worth it! Grades 4-12
Big fun! Learn state capitals, shapes, geographical locations and more. Full version is worth it! Grades 4-12
Pass the Past
Prepare for Virginia SOL's with a focus on World, U.S. and Virginia history, civics and geography. Grades 3-12
State Capital Study Buddy
Learn the states and capitals. Like flash cards? You'll like this.
Learn the states and capitals. Like flash cards? You'll like this.
Early Jamestown
Ever see that really great website about Jamestown. Just like it but mobile and still awesome.
Google Earth
Hands down one of the best ways to share geography with students no matter what grade.
Oregon Trail ($.99 full)
Just like you remember. Shell out $.99 and relive your past in its full glory.
European Exploration
Become a 15th Century explorer. Like Oregon Trail without Oregon or a trail.
Math
Rocket Math Free ($.99 full)
I just love this app. Do math. Earn money. Build and launch a rocket. What more could you want?
I just love this app. Do math. Earn money. Build and launch a rocket. What more could you want?
PopMath Lite (.$99 full)
Find the math problem and its answer and pop'em. Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Fun but a little repetitive in the lite version.
Math Ninja HD Free ($1.99 full)
Defend your tree house from and angry tomato and its robotic army. Come on. How awesome is that?
Stick Math HD
Move one matchstick to get the correct equation. Harder than you'd think and really great combination of puzzle and math remediation.
Counting Bills and Money
5 different activities counting change and cold hard cash up to $20. Total cost to you? Free.
5 different activities counting change and cold hard cash up to $20. Total cost to you? Free.
MathTappers - Clock Masters
Learn to read clocks. No iPad version yet but good solid app for telling time.
MathTappers -Multiples
A game to help students make sense of multiplication and division of whole numbers with accuracy and fluency.
MathTappers - Estimate Fractions
Understanding fractions can be hard for students. This app can help but be warned this should be paired with solid instruction.
MathTappers - Find Sums
Good app for helping students with their sense of finding sums.
Kids Math Fun - Kindergarten
Very basic addition and subtraction app. Kindergarten is free upper grade will cost ya. Fun? You decide.
Science
Explore the Animal Kingdom
Go on a Safari in your classroom! Great for PreK and K.
Go on a Safari in your classroom! Great for PreK and K.
Moon Globe
Neat little app that puts the moon in your hand. 3D rendering of the moon for your students. Grades 4 and up.
Neat little app that puts the moon in your hand. 3D rendering of the moon for your students. Grades 4 and up.
Planets
3D guide to the solar system. Over 5 million downloads to date. Solid app for aspiring astronomers.
NASA App
Everything you could want to know about NASA and more. Live streaming, videos and picture updated regularly.
Everything you could want to know about NASA and more. Live streaming, videos and picture updated regularly.
Moon Phase Tracker
Nice app that allows you to see the moon phase based on the date. Great way to explain it to your 4th graders.
Nice app that allows you to see the moon phase based on the date. Great way to explain it to your 4th graders.
