Some are likely new to you, some are already known and worth another try, and others are somewhere in between.It’s impossible to list of all the terrific new (and old) apps and tools but we did our best to showcase some new, some older, and some just plain fun resources.(These are in no particular order.)
Google Maps
Developer Description: View 360-degree panoramas of places around the globe with Street View; View high resolution satellite imagery of locations around the world.
QuickOffice
QuickOffice used to be its own deal, but now its been eaten by the Google Monster. Which should tell you something – Google tools tend to be easy to use with a lot of bang for your buck. QuickOffice comes in two varieties: Plain, and HD flavor. In a nutshell, it enables users to create and edit all MS Office documents, spreadsheets, and presentations (as well as PDFs) on the go. Need to do some last minute editing but there’s no computer in sight? No problem. For every useful thing MS office can be used for, its now available on your mobile device, which makes it that much better.
Twitter
Developer Description: “Instant access to all the media, news, events, and information you need.”
History Line
Developer Description: “History Line is a collaborative learning game for the iPad focusing on US History. The game can be played by 1-6 players. As a single player game, a series of historical events are presented on the screen and the goal of the game is to place the events onto a timeline at the bottom of the screen in the correct sequence. When the event placed on the line is correct the date appears below.”
Dictionary.com
Offers app and web based resources for students (and adults) of any age. Use Dictionary.com for trusted answers to word lookup. The site also houses Thesaurus.com as well as a ‘Word Dynamo’ functionality that lets you learn about new ways to express yourself using the written or spoken word.
Pocket Body Lite
Developer Description: “(This) full body app, with its elegant design and nine layers of musculoskeletal, neurovascular, and internal organ visual content, contains over 70,000 words of learning material.”
iDevBook
iDevBooks is a set of 20 math apps for iPhone and iPad by Esa Helttula. Each app explores a particular mathematical concept. The interface is very basic and thus quite easy to use, and since each concept is contained in its own app, you aren’t stuck buying a large, expensive app which you might only use a small percentage of. These apps get three thumbs up from Edudemic because they’re so easy to use, and focused on making the concepts easy to learn rather than being bogged down with bells, whistles, and ads.
Kindle
Developer Description: “The Kindle app is optimized for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, giving users the ability to read Kindle books, newspapers, magazines, textbooks and PDFs on a beautiful, easy-to-use interface.
Evernote
Use it for: note taking/word processing, voice recording, photos (snapshots of teachers’s notes group work, etc), share work between teachers and students, organize and search all of your notes. Great for students and teachers, sharing, and personal use. Offers free and premium options for use.
Blackboard
You know Blackboard. You’ve probably used it whether you want to or not. We included it in the list of top tools because it’s seen some terrific enhancements over the past year but also the fact that the apps and web-based tools are used by just so many teachers and students around the world. Blackboard has been rolling out numerous new products that you should know about: Blackboard Collaborate, Transact, Mobile, Learn, Connect, Analytics, and Engage. In other words, it’s not going away anytime soon and is worth knowing about.
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