Technology Month: There's an App for that!: The best educational Apps

Applications or Apps are becoming one of the best ways to get new programs for our electronic devices. Many of these programs are great educational tools to help children in a variety of subjects. Here are some Apps for your Apple IOS devices (I.e. iPhone, iPad, iPod) that I personally think are great tools to help your child succeed.

The Elements: A visual exploration
Appropriate Grades: High School (9-12)
Price: $6.99
Learning the periodic table can be difficult, and some students need help to visualize where each element is placed. The Elements: a visual exploration allows students to see and interact with the periodic table and it’s elements. Which will bring the visual table to life, and help tactile and audible learners figure it out.

iStudiez Pro
Appropriate Grades: Middle (6-8) and High school (9-12)
Price: $0.99
A school day is crazy! Parents and students have a thousand activities to do in a day, and it sometimes can be hard to keep everything organized. iStudiez Pro is a great tool that allows you to organize in one place, all your assignments, class times, deadlines and many other dizzying activities. Which will lead your child down the path to success because it allows them to stay organized and on top of their studies.

Number Line
Appropriate Grades: Elementary school (1-5)
Price: Free!
Sometimes your child will do anything to keep playing instead of learning arithmetic. Number Line combines the two by turning addition, subtraction, multiplication, and dividing into a fun and addicting game. The App is perfect to spice up math, which is an important, but sometimes dry subject. Oh, and how can you go wrong with a free App?

History: Maps of the World
Appropriate Grades: Elementary (1-5), Middle (6-8) and High school (9-12)
Price: Free!
History: Maps of the World is an App that allows for it’s users to observe world maps from all across history. It breaches both Geography and History, and is similar to The Elements: A visual exploration, because it take a visual medium, and make it easier for other learning styles understand the material.    

StoryKit
Appropriate Grades: Pre-school/kindergarden and Elementary School (1-5)
Price: Free!
Storykit makes writing fun, and allows kids to make their own stories with pictures and texts. It gets students to continue to write, and by writing more, they will become better writers. It also has the added artistic benefit of improving the users drawing skills. With the App making your child a better writer and drawer, it is definitely worth the download.


That’s all for now, and I hope you enjoyed the first blog in October’s Technology Month,
David

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