40 Most Awesome iPad Apps for Science Students

Top 20 Must-Have Educational iPhone & iPad Apps Used By Real Teachers in the Classroom - iPhone app article - Shara Karasic With the advent of the 2011/2012 school year, teachers who have access to mobile technology are scrambling to find the best education apps for the iPod Touch, iPad and iPhone. Educators use apps for everything from communicating with students to inspiring creativity to dissecting virtual frogs. Luckily, we have lots of educators (including Apple Distinguished Educators) on Appolicious who share their lists of the best education apps for elementary, middle school, junior high, and high school. These are the education apps most listed by educators on Appolicious. 1. 3D Brain (iPad, iPhone. Reviewed by educator lmorris: “This is a great learning tool for any student. Subject/Grade: Science (Biology). 4-12. Listed by: Alline, techsupv, and SkylineiPads. 2. Reviewed by educator lmorris: “This is a great app for learning about priceless pieces of art. Subject/Grade: Art. 6-12. Listed by: justatitch, uwcsea and LaurieFowler. 3. Subject/Grade: Language Arts, Math, Science. 4. Listed by: klbruni331.

Apps in Education Science Apps for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch Collaborative Whiteboard Apps for the Classroom Interactive and collaborative - Whiteboards are a great way for teachers to explain concepts to their students. With the ability of some iPad apps to record, you ensure that students who did not develop understanding of the concept the first time have the opportunity to watch and listen again and again. Working in small groups or brainstorming as a class, collaborative whiteboards are a great way to share ideas. Work in the same room, on the same network or even from different parts of the country. No matter what you are working on these interactive whiteboards are a great way to document or record your thinking process. Educreations: FREE Educreations turns your iPad into a recordable whiteboard. ShowMe: FREE Turn your iPad into your personal interactive whiteboard!

Using an iPad as a teacher. Every day. My daily apps - well some of them My new school are thinking about getting some iPads so I thought i’d repost this page from my blog about using iPad as a teacher. I’ve updated it with a few things as well. I’ve had an iPad 2 since a 2 1/2 hour queue on launch day. Planning Planbook - Who needs paper eh?? Having taught for 10 years I don’t need to plan every lesson to the minute (thankfully). Attendance/Gradebook TeacherPal - Organise your class by where they sit For this I use TeacherPal. Presentations Prezi - Interesting presentations I use both Apple’s Keynote and the Prezi app to do my presentations. Mindmapping iThoughts HD - Mindmapping in class I use iThoughts HD to develop mindmaps in class. Fun stuff Mathemagics - Good fun to show the students I like this app (Mathemagics) and other number games as a break up in lessons or for friday afternoons TED - Show your class some inspirational talks [UPDATES: I would really like one of my classes next year to do a blog.

Making of science apps: Not the usual suspects On the screens of millions of iPad and other mobile devices, moons and stars, elements and molecules swirl beneath our fingertips. Developer Mike Howard says he wants to “make you feel like you are actually there in orbit.” Theodore Gray wants you to look at the periodic table and be transported to the world of Harry Potter, feeling as “if you checked out a magical version of The Elements from the Hogwarts library.” Apps represent a shift in how students and the public learn about science. The Elements is one of the best known science apps for the iPad. Work on The Elements app started January 2010. Exoplanet is a database of all known extrasolar planets. SkySafari is a virtual telescope for exploring the night sky. Promoting the app was a challenge at first. Luminos is another astronomy app for the iPad. Molecules is an app for looking at any of thousands of molecules, spinning and zooming them in 3D. Downloads for Molecules “wildly exceeded my expectations,” says Dr. One of Dr.

Transforming Teaching and Learning with iPads Quick List Of iPad Resources For The Classroom One question that comes into my inbox or on Twitter a lot lately is one dealing with iPads. Many schools and classrooms all over are investing in these devices and educators want to know how to use them effectively, apps to consider and more. In keeping with the "My Favorite Resources" theme (last week I listed my favorite resources for talking about Twitter) here are my go-to resources when people ask me about iPads in the Classroom. ISTE iPad In Education Webinar Resources-A while back ISTE ran a great webinar with some fabulous educators on using iPads in the classroom. This site has loads of information, a collection of articles, lists of apps and information on Apple's Volume Purchasing Program. iPads For Education- While this site comes courtesy of the Department Of Education in Victoria Australia, there is lots of information that can cross the Pacific that you can use in your classroom. Sample Lessons-iPads In Education-5 Quick Lessons using various iPad apps.