Apps

=ipad Apps=

Buying and Distributing Apps

 * Be aware that that the ipad is a personal device, schools should read the terms and conditions involved when buying and distributing apps.
 * It is definitely NOT legal to buy an app once and distribute it to many devices
 * Bulk purchase of Apps is not yet available in Australia (but is coming soon)
 * Try contacting the developer of an app you wish to buy bulk direct to negotiate a better price.

Where do you get the Apps From?
Your Apps are downloaded for the The Apps Store from the Apps icon on your ipad or you can browse the Apps Store [|online here]. There are free and paid Apps and many [|Education Apps]
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Some other great places to learn about great Apps in education and more specifically how teachers are using them is to serach through links or follow specific groups on online social bookmarking sites like [|Delicious] and [|Diigo], here are some ipad related groups you can browse Delicious http://www.delicious.com/cgaus/ipad Diigo @http://groups.diigo.com/group/ipad4ed or Social Networking sites like [|Twitter] allows you to have conversations with like-minded educators if you have an account. If you don't have a Twitter account you don't you can search for related [|Twitter hashtags via google Realtime search]or [|Twitter Search Page]. try #ipad4ed and #ipadapps to get you started.

iPad specific tools
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 * [|EZCam Lite](Free) EZ Cam lets you use the built-in camera on an iPhone as a camera for iPad, iPod Touch, or even a remote camera
 * [|Splashtop] Remote desktop app that allows you to access your computer files, print via your computer etc. This app can also be used to play Flash files via your computer through your iPad.
 * [|Chromy internet browser]
 * [|Good reader](Paid) - useful to get documents onto ipad from web without connecting the ipad to a computer. Can arrange documents, PDFs etc in folders. Can use markups - annotate, bookmark, add shapes, highlight etc
 * [|Docs to Go](Paid) - looks lik MS documents
 * [|Compass HD](Paid) a compass for your ipad
 * Zapd – Create beautiful websites. In 60 seconds. From your iPhone
 * [|Atomic lite](Free) - web browser that uses tabs
 * GoodReader – pdf reader for iPad
 * SlingNote Wish to pair a web browser and a notepad Or a calculator and a notepad side by side? sling Note does exactly that plus many more!
 * Printopia Run Printopia on your Mac to share its printers to your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch
 * NeoReader QR reader, barcode scanner, & more
 * QR Reader QR Reader
 * TED Talks

Administration

 * [|Attendance] (Paid) take and keep attendance records

Augmented Reality

 * [|Compass AR] (Free) (Augmented Reality) uses the live view function of the iPhone to show a compass with reticle which can be used for bearing objects. You can choose between true and magnetic north.
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English/Literacy

 * [|Word with Friends] (Paid) - Words with friends - addictive Scrabble type game

Games - Cause life can be fun

 * iSwifter
 * iBeer (Paid) Drinks fun on your iPad
 * Real Racing HD Realistic racing experience available on iPad

Geography/Mapping

 * [|Oxford Atlas] (Paid) allows you to layer data across maps

History

 * [|Wikihood] (Free) Displays features and history of of local neighbourhood, with visuals and distances to sites - links through to Wikipedia

HSIE

 * Not an app specifically but **Spot Device**is a geo-location tracking device
 * iEarthquake Track and follow earthquakes and tsunamis now around the world in real time!

Images

 * Sonic PicsSonicPics is the easiest way to turn your images into custom slideshow movies to share with your family and friends
 * TypeDrawingTypography Art (Paid)
 * HDR Pro (Paid) Automatically create stunning full-resolution HDR images with just a single tap!
 * PhotogeneManipulate photos
 * Camera+(Paid) Photo Editor
 * Photoshop Express (Free)
 * Slow Shutter (Paid) This camera app lets you select shutter speeds, which range from 1/15 to 30 second. In addition, it has exposure compensation function

Languages
Favourite apps Chinese Language Apps (Ken Wong, Sydney)
 * Flashonary (Free) Chinese flash cards – includes games and revision activities
 * ChinesePad (Free) An app that has lots of activities for language learners.
 * Word Power Lite Chinese (Free) A Chinese vocabulary app
 * Pleco (Free) An excellent Chinese dictionary with hand writing recognition.
 * Qingwen Dictionary (Paid) Another excellent Chinese dictionary, you can create you own word lists and it has sound!
 * China Pictorial (Free) Photos showing the many different faces of China.
 * Photo China (Free) A collection of photos about China

Language/Literacy
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 * [|Shakespeare Pro] (Paid) the complete works of Shakespeare with all kinds of useful search features
 * [|Celtx Script](Paid) Scriptwriting Tool
 * [|Scripts Pro] (Paid) Scriptwriting Tool
 * [|Docs to Go](Paid) - looks lik MS documents
 * Comic Life (Paid) An expensive app but I love it (Ken Wong). It's a great app that let's you create comics by importing pictures, graphics or fav comic hero and add dialogue in Chinese (or any language).
 * Animation Creator HD Lite (Free - the HD Version allows you to upload to Youtube)Create your own cartoons, animate your Chinese characters to make them come alive!
 * Talking Tomcat (Free) Tom is your pet cat, that responds to your touch and repeats everything you say with a funny voice.
 * Comic Touch (paid) Add balloons to your photos to create comics
 * ComicStrip (Paid) Create comic strips with your photos
 * Marvel Comics (Free) Faturing the world’s most popular super heroes! Download hundreds of comic books featuring your favorite characters -— including Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Spider-Man, Wolverine and more
 * Rory’s Story Cubes Creativity - Story telling
 * PlayTime Theater (Paid) Story telling skills
 * Kirkus Reviews Best Kids Book Apps of 2011 many other useful litercy related ipad apps are also reviewed on this site.

Learning Support

 * SoundAMP Amplify the world around you

Maths

 * Live Mathletics
 * MathBoard (Paid) Integer practice app
 * Numbers (Paid) Mac spreadsheet software

Mind Mapping

 * [|Popplet Lite] (Free) - mind mapping
 * Thoughts HD mind mapping tool for the iPad

Music

 * [|iLectribe] (Paid) music mixing app

Organising/Priority Management Tools
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 * [|EpicWin] organisational tool that plays like a game.
 * Bento (Paid) Organise contacts, track projects, plan events, and manage things – personal database

Presentations
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 * [|Keynote] (Paid) - for presentations
 * i-Prompt Pro (Free) Professional Tele-prompting software for your iPad.

Questioning/Polling

 * [|eClicker]polling tool (free for students to download)
 * QuestionPressAudience Responses captured
 * Student Response Network

Science

 * [|Starwalk] (Paid) allows you to explore star formations in the day or night sky
 * [|Planets] (Free) similar to Starwalk
 * [|Earth Observer](Paid) Explore your planet with your fingertips. Visit frozen icecaps, study geological maps and more
 * [|Elements](Paid) - Periodic table - beautiful, expensive
 * Frog Dissection – []
 * iEarthquake Track and follow earthquakes and tsunamis now around the world in real time!
 * SolarWalk [] (Paid) 3D solar system model for Mac
 * StarWalk (Paid) Interactive astronomy guide

Social Media

 * [|Flipboard]read social media like tweets, blogs or RSS feeds like a magazine style page through your iPad.

Sound/Recording

 * [|Sound Note] record voice with time stamp and then play back the recording jumping to any place in the recording via the timestamp. Time Stamps can also be tagged with key search words.

Storage

 * [|Dropbox]store and access files online in the cloud.

TAS

 * [|IDT] (Free) - great TAS app written for MYP IB program but useful even for Year 12 D&T

Writing/NoteTaking/Collaborating
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 * [|Sundry Notes] (Free) note taking app/tool. Record, note, add equations, symbols and more.
 * [|Evernote]note taking software popular with many educators allows you to add images and clips from webpages etc (webclippings) and notes sync on ipad, computer and phone
 * [|Pages] (Paid) a writing and typing app for iPad similar to Word
 * [|Instapaper] saves onlibe pages for offline use (cost approx $6)
 * [|Remember the milk] to do list app
 * Flipboard (Free) Also listed above -Great social media compiler of your favourite sites. Excellent for Chinese, some suggested sites are;Learn Chinese – ChinesePod, How to Learn Chinese well, Learn Chinese==
 * Flashcards (Paid)A necessary app for students, get them to create vocabulary lists and revise with this app. Download sets of cards from a variety of resources such as Quizlet
 * Eyewitness (Free)Amazing photos from around the world by the Guardian photographers.
 * AudioNote (Paid) Record notes and audio synced with note taking app

Video
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 * Reel Director powerful video editor for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
 * Splice Splice together HD photos and videos in an amazingly simple way. Add music tracks from your iPod library, sound
 * TimeLapse iTimeLapse - Create stunning time lapse and stop motion videos straight from any iphone, iPod, or iPad 2
 * Puppet Pals HD Create your own unique shows with animation and audio in real time!

Apps Links List

 * [|Department of Education and Early Childhood Development Victoria - ipad Education Apps]
 * [|BC Spreadsheet of Apps]
 * List of [|iPad1 - apps that will display onto screen, a collaborative working document.]
 * One teacher's attempt as Blooms taxonomy explored with iPad Apps
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