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Eastside iPad Apps

Education

|App |Description |Grade Level(s) |Comments |

|[pic] |Brain Pop |PK, K, 1, 2, 3, 4,|You must have a BrainPop subscription to |

| |For more than a decade, BrainPOP has been a trusted, go-to source of animated, |5 |use this app! |

| |education content, in homes and in thousands of subscribing schools around the globe.| |(Check on school license???) |

| | | |3rd-covers many standards |

| |***Must have BrainPOP subscription. | | |

|[pic] |Flipboard |4, 5 |5th-Is there a way for the teacher to |

| |This free iPad app can be used creatively in the classroom. For example, you can | |control the materials that students will |

| |create a class Twitter feed, and see how Flipboard turns it into a | |see/use? |

| |professional-looking virtual newspaper. Or simply use Flipboard to follow current | | |

| |events, choosing a precise news feed or collection of feeds to suit your class. | | |

|[pic] |Flash Board |K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |K-a keeper |

| |Get your message across the room, platform, or even the street! Flash Board turns | | |

| |your device into a super fast cue card! | | |

|[pic] |Prezi |PK, K, 1, 2, 3, 4,|Download pre-made Prezi presentations and |

| |Create and present beautiful presentations with Prezi for iPad. Get started by |5 |use this app to view them. |

| |choosing a template and adding your text and images. | | |

|[pic] |Edmodo |PK, K, 1, 2, 3, 4,|3rd-access to teachers – communication |

| |Edmodo makes it easy for teachers and students to stay connected and share |5 |tool |

| |information. | | |

|[pic] |Response Ware |PK, K, 1, 2, 3, 4,|Turn your smartphone or tablet into a |

| |ResponseWare allows students or participants to respond to interactive polling. |5 |responder. |

| |Responses are transferred to TurningPoint software. | | |

|[pic] |NeoReader – QR and Mobile Barcode Scanner |PK, K, 1, 2, 3, 4,|Have your students complete a digital |

| |A fast and simple QR Reader. |5 |scavenger hunt by creating QR codes that |

| |You can even create your own QR codes for free! | |students can use scan to find clues. |

|[pic] |Early Learning Academy |PK, K, 1 |Ever heard of ? This is the |

| |Early Learning Academy is the mobile app version of the web-based program called | |mobile version that students can use on |

| |. Teachers can create a free account and use this app with | |the iPads. |

| |more than 3,000 fun and interactive learning activities that teach reading, math, | | |

| |beginning science, art, music, and much more. | | |

|[pic] |Show Me – Interactive Whiteboard |PK, K, 1, 2, 3, 4,|Record yourself teaching a lesson or have |

| |Show Me allows you to record voice-over whiteboard tutorials and share them online. |5 |students create a tutorial themselves. |

| |Amazingly simple to use! | |You can then post it online or email it to|

| | | |parents of students struggling with the |

| | | |current concept. |

Eastside iPad Apps

Language Arts

|App |Description |Grade Level(s) |Comments |

|[pic] |Grammar Wonderland |2, 3, 4, 5 |Advanced words |

| |Lead your character through many wonderful adventures as you practice using nouns, | |2nd-good for higher 2nd graders |

| |verbs, adjectives, and more! | | |

|[pic] |Grammar Wonderland |1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |1st-Easier categories/words |

| |Lead your character through many wonderful adventures as you practice using nouns, | |2nd-good for higher 2nd graders |

| |verbs, adjectives, and more! | |3rd-great practice |

|[pic] |Grammaropolis |1, 2, 3, 4 |1st-quizzes & words too high for 1st, but |

| |Hailed as a Schoolhouse Rock for the 21st Century, Grammaropolis uses the parts of | |has good videos and books. |

| |speech as animated characters whose personalities are based on the roles they play in| |2nd-want to purchase full version (only |

| |the sentence. | |nouns available in free version) * reads |

| | | |to students |

| | | |3rd-lower levels are great |

| | | |*want to upgrade |

| | | |4th-The questions are all the same if you |

| | | |go back & re-take sections. |

|[pic] |Homophones Free |2, 3, 4, 5 |2nd-not a lot of activities (upgrade for |

| |Homophones are words that sound alike, although they have different spellings and | |more) |

| |meanings. | |4th-sort of boring – moves slowly |

| |• 15 homophones, with a sentence for each word | |5th-excellent |

| |• Two different skill levels | | |

| |• Audio pronunciation for every word | | |

| |• Every word is clickable and pronounces the word | | |

| |• A picture for each sentence | | |

| |• Images and audio can be turned on or off | | |

|[pic] |Fry Words |PK, 1, 2, 3 | |

| |The Fry 1000 Instant Words are a list of the most common words used for teaching | | |

| |reading, writing, and spelling. | | |

|[pic] |Spelling City – Vocabulary |PK, K, 1, 2, 3, 4,|1st-good for higher 1st graders |

| |Vocabulary Spelling City is a fun way to learn spelling and vocabulary words by |5 |2nd-teacher can enter words (full version |

| |playing engaging learning games using any word list. The most popular activities are | |is great) |

| |a spelling test, Hang Mouse, and the vocabulary games. | |4th-alphabetize game is good, but only 1 |

| | | |group per list |

|[pic] |Sentence Builder – Free |K, 1, 2, 3 |K-good for higher Kindergarteners |

| |Sentence Builder is designed to help elementary aged children learn how to build | |1st-unscramble words to make a complete |

| |grammatically correct sentences. | |sentence |

| | | |2nd-great if upgraded |

|[pic] |Cimo Spelling Sight (Lite) |PK, K, 1, |K-Sight words are appropriate for |

| |This is a great app for kindergarten through 3rd grade children. It teaches a |2, 3 |Kindergarteners. |

| |combination of high frequency and sight words (from the Dolch Sight Word list). The | |1st-spells sight words |

| |list of 255 words was selected to cover words that a child encounters most often when| |2nd-great for non-readers |

| |learning to read (high frequency), including words that cannot be learned using | | |

| |pictures (sight words). Learning to spell these words adds to a strong foundation in | | |

| |reading and spelling for beginning readers. | | |

|[pic] |Cimo Can Spell – Lite |K, 1, 2, 3 |K-great for Kindergarteners |

| |This is a great app for beginning readers to learn new words. Some of the apps 100 | |2nd-practice phonics patterns – great for |

| |words can be sounded out using common phonics rules (i.e, grouped by short vowel, | |beginning 2nd grade |

| |long vowel, Bossy R's and other vowel team words, and others do not follow those | |3rd-good app – Maybe purchase? |

| |normal rules and must be memorized. Learning to spell these words adds to a strong | | |

| |foundation in reading and spelling for beginning readers. | | |

Eastside iPad Apps

Letter Formation

|App |Description |Grade Level(s) |Comments |

|[pic] |Letter Quiz - Free |PK, K, 1 |K-like it, but limited letters of the |

| |Four different games for every stage of learning; flashcards, identification, | |alphabet |

| |matching and handwriting. Designed for kids but great for all ages. | |1st-free version is limited |

|[pic] |iWrite Words - Lite |K, 1 |PK-doesn’t read directions aloud |

| |Students help Mr. Crab collect the numbers in sequence by dragging him with their | |1st-limited good practice – only allows |

| |finger – and drawing the letter at the same time. | |training in correct direction (app would |

| | | |be worth buying) |

|[pic] |Letter Quiz Alphabet Learning Games & Flash Cards |PK, K |PK-some good games |

| |Dive into the depths of the ocean to learn letters and alphabet. With 7 games to | |K-only a few free games |

| |learn letter recognition, beginning letter sounds, and alphabetical order. | | |

|[pic] |Little Writer for Kids |PK, K |PK-good for writing letters, but asks you |

| |Letter tracing app | |to rate the app |

| | | |K-good for beginning tracers |

|[pic] |Alphabet Tracing |PK, K |PK-ok app, not the easiest to use |

| |Fun train, truck, and worm animations come to life for children to follow, while | |K-good for beginning tracers |

| |showing the proper way to write alphabet letters and numbers. Trace with your finger,| | |

| |try the color palette and textures, use as a doodle pad. | | |

Reference

|App |Description |Grade Level(s) |Comments |

|[pic] | – Dictionary & Thesaurus |K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |3rd-good for many reasons including that |

| |Features: | |it will read the words aloud |

| |* English Dictionary and Thesaurus - over 2,000,000 definitions, synonyms & antonyms | | |

| |* Offline access – no Internet connection needed for most content | | |

| |* Daily content, including Word of the Day & The Hot Word | | |

| |* Audio pronunciation | | |

| |* Example sentences | | |

| |* Word origin & history | | |

| |* Voice search (five free searches included) | | |

| |* Favorite words | | |

| |* Search history | | |

| |* Spelling suggestions | | |

| |* Popular & local trending searches | | |

|[pic] |Merriam-Webster Dictionary |K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | |

| |In addition to all the definitions from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, the | | |

| |app offers voice search – to let you look up a word without having to spell it – | | |

| |along with an integrated thesaurus, example sentences, Word of the Day, Favorites, | | |

| |and more. A great tool for reference, education, and vocabulary building. | | |

|[pic] |Kids Picture Dictionary - Free |K, 1, 2, 3, 4 |K-can upgrade to ad free |

| |Hundreds or words and sentences with a fun self-record tool for kids and parents to | |1st-realistic pictures used |

| |record their own voice and playback! | |3rd-word bank is limited – allows students|

| | | |to hear and speak words |

| | | |5th-cute app, but not appropriate for 5th |

| | | |graders |

Eastside iPad Apps

Math

|App |Description |Grade Level(s) |Comments |

|[pic] |Division – Free |3, 4, 5 |4th-great app – it highlights the next |

| |A great way to learn and practice long division. From simple 1-digit problems to more| |step in the process for students |

| |advanced 2-digit problems, Division ! ! will provide the necessary guidance and | | |

| |practice to master long division. | | |

|[pic] |Flash to Pass – Free |K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |K-higher K students can use +/- |

| |FlashToPass is an easy-to-use elegant program designed to facilitate mastering the | |1st-great fluency practice – gives option |

| |basic math facts learned in elementary school. | |to time students or not |

| | | |3rd-really like this app |

| |Splash Math |K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |Each individual grade level has an app |

| |Splash Math is a fun and interactive collection of math games and problems that are | |tailor made to meet their Common Core |

| |aligned to Common Core standards. Each grade level (K-5) has its own app and icon | |standards. |

| |shown below. | | |

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| |K 1st 2nd 3rd 4th | | |

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|[pic] |Math Puppy – Bingo Challenge |K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |You will have to go through iPrism in |

| |Math Puppy will take you on a journey of arithmetic fun like never before! Enjoy a | |order for this app to open correctly. |

| |constructive, supportive, interactive and full of fun environment as you master the | | |

| |arts of basic math. | | |

|[pic] |Math Board – Addition |1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |2nd-addition only – activities are good, |

| |A stunning app for teaching addition. The number of customization options available | |but limited |

| |makes this a brilliant app for making math fun for elementary school children. | |3rd-look at buying the full version |

| | | |5th-would like to be able to do other |

| | | |operations |

|[pic] |Money Counter Calculator – Free |2, 3 |2nd-like the app for adding coins, but too|

| |The popular Money Counting Calculator uses realistic coin buttons for the penny, | |difficult to use for subtracting money |

| |nickel, dime, quarter, half dollar, and coin dollar. Additionally, the Money Counting| |3rd-good to use whole group |

| |Calculator uses dollar buttons for the one-dollar bill, five-dollar bill, ten-dollar | | |

| |bill, twenty-dollar bill, fifty-dollar bill, and the one hundred dollar bill. | | |

|[pic] |Multiplication Genius – Free |2, 3, 4, 5 |2nd-good for higher 2nd grade students |

| |Encourage your kids to master multiplication facts. | |5th-good app to practice review facts |

| |The free version includes facts for 2’s – 5’s. | | |

|[pic] |Multiplication ! ! – Free |3, 4, 5 |3rd-good for all levels of learners |

| |A great way to learn and practice long multiplication. From simple 1-digit problems | |5th-appropriate for students who have |

| |to more advanced 2-digit problems, Multiplication ! ! will provide the user the | |mastered facts |

| |necessary guidance and practice to master long multiplication. | | |

|[pic] |My Math Flash Cards App |2, 3, 4, 5 |2nd-Students will need scratch paper to do|

| |My Math Flash Card App is for mastering basic elementary math facts. It’s an easy to | |actual work- double digits with regrouping|

| |use and customizable application to enable focused learning. | |3rd-has all operations to practice |

| | | |5th-good that it has all operations |

Eastside iPad Apps

Reading and Writing

|App |Description |Grade Level(s) |Comments |

|[pic] |Scholastic – Storia |PK, K, 1, 2, 3, 4,|You will have to iPrism before using this |

| |Working in close collaboration with the reading experts at Scholastic, Storia is a |5 |app! |

| |FREE teacher-recommended eReading App designed to engage kids of all ages and reading| |PK-reads stories to students |

| |levels. Storia's exciting digital experience offers fun, age-appropriate learning | |2nd-really like this app for individuals &|

| |activities along with a growing collection of the just-right titles kids love, from | |small reading groups |

| |the award-winning authors they want to read. | |3rd-Is there a way to have titles already |

| | | |downloaded to iPads? |

| | | |4th-great features: read to students, |

| | | |games, access to MANY books |

|[pic] |Story Buddy 2 – Lite |1, 2, 3, 4 |1st-Students can write on it like a |

| |StoryBuddy is a magical way to create, read, and share stories with the power of | |whiteboard, type on it, add pictures, etc |

| |multi-touch on the iPad. | |to create their own story. |

| | | |3rd-simple in nature |

| | | |4th-traditional story book version – add |

| | | |photos, text, draw – only 1 story at a |

| | | |time |

|[pic] |Story Kit | |Can be used to create stories, but is not |

| |Create an electronic storybook. Write some text, illustrate by drawing on the screen,| |the easiest for students to use. Try it |

| |tag a photograph or drawing on paper and then photograph the image. Sounds can be | |or others like it listed on this page. |

| |recorded for narration or effects and the layout elements of your story can be | | |

| |dragged, pinch and altered with ease. | | |

|[pic] |Phonics Tic Tac Toe |K, 1, 2 |PK-does blends, digraphs & vowels |

| |Children build language skills in a fast-paced game of tic-tac-toe! Fun, interactive | |K-good with supervision – needs to be read|

| |game explores vowel sounds, syllables, and more. For ages 6-8 years. | |to non-readers |

| | | |1st-good for teams to play for phonics |

| | | |review |

|[pic] |ABC Phonics Sight Words – Free |K, 1 |K-Great! |

| |Four games in one: Flashcards, Drag & Spell, Unscramble, Prize Award | |1st-flash cards, spelling words, & |

| | | |unscramble words are very easy to hear & |

| | | |manipulate |

|[pic] |Phonics Genius – Free |K, 1, 2, 3 |1st-Students can hear the words and can |

| |One of the best ways to rapidly learn how to speak, read, and recognize words is | |record themselves repeating the words. |

| |through phonic awareness. This app is specifically designed to help students | |2nd-Students can practice phonics, words |

| |recognize and distinguish words by sounds. This app is loaded with content. We are | |and sounds |

| |talking over 6,000 professionally recorded words carefully grouped into 225 | |3rd-very simple, but the kids like it |

| |categories by phonics. | | |

| |Ideal for Kids 1 - 6 Years Old | | |

|[pic] |BOB Books – Reading Magic Lite |PK, K, 1 |PK-good for children – rhyming and working|

| |Start your child reading with this phonics-based interactive game. The simple | |on CVC words |

| |drag-and-drop interface can be used by the youngest children. Your favorite Bob Books| |K-only one game – have to buy additional |

| |characters and full-color animations encourage kids along the path of learning to | |ones |

| |read. | |1st-good for phonics, left to right, |

| | | |sounding out words – You can play 4 levels|

| | | |for free, but have to buy more levels |

|[pic][pic] |Puppet Pals HD & Puppet Pals 2 HD |PK, K, 1, 2, 3, 4,|Students can create their own puppet shows|

| |Simply pick out your actors and backdrops, drag them on to the stage, and tap record.|5 |and record their own voice to tell the |

| |Your movements and audio will be recorded in real time for playback later. | |story. |

|[pic] |Scribble My Story |PK, K, 1, 2, 3 |Very easy to use story telling app. |

| |Scribble My Story is a book creation platform where kids can write and illustrate | |Markers and other tools are visually |

| |their own stories. This app is designed for kids ages 3-7. | |represented for the youngest of students. |

|[pic] |Super Duper Story Maker |PK, K, 1, 2, 3 |This is one of the apps that Mrs. Biles |

| |Another story telling app that is very easy for students to use to create, illustrate| |shared at the faculty meeting. Her first |

| |and record their own stories. | |graders created their own stories about |

| | | |plants. |

Eastside iPad Apps

Science

|App |Description |Grade Level(s) |Comments |

|[pic] |Where’s My Water? & Where’s My Water 2-Free |K, 4 |4th-Free versions limit the number of |

|[pic] |Where’s My Water? is a challenging physics-based puzzler complete with vibrant | |levels that students can play. |

| |graphics, intuitive controls, and a sensational soundtrack. To be successful, you | | |

| |need to be clever and keep an eye out for algae, toxic ooze, triggers, and traps. | | |

|[pic] |NASA |4 |You will need to iPrism first! |

| |The NASA App collects, customizes and delivers an extensive selection of dynamically | |K-could be a great tool for demos |

| |updated information, images and videos from various online NASA sources in a | |4th-This could be a great app for teachers|

| |convenient mobile package. Come explore with us. | |and students. |

Social Studies

|App |Description |Grade Level(s) |Comments |

|[pic] |American Revolution Interactive Timeline |4, 5 |4th-great info |

| |An informative and entertaining experience that will be enjoyed by history lovers, | |5th-good timeline review |

| |parents, students, and teachers. A version of the timeline is also available on the | | |

| |Center’s website, . | | |

|[pic] |Early Jamestown |3, 4 |4th-great for teacher and students who |

| |An interactive textbook exploration of the early days of the Jamestown settlement and| |want to learn more |

| |the state of Virginia. Enjoy the rich interactive graphics and the engrossing story | | |

| |of a key moment in the history of the United States. | | |

|[pic] |Globe for iPad |PK, 3, 5 |5th-good for historic info research |

| |A Geography app which shows the countries of the world on a 3D globe - you can | | |

| |manipulate the globe with the normal iPad gestures — drag your finger or use a rotate| | |

| |gesture to rotate the globe; pinch to zoom in and out. | | |

|[pic] |Google Maps |3, 5 |PK-could be teacher directed |

| |Explore new places, discover local favorites, and navigate your world with Google | | |

| |Maps, the mapping service trusted by more than a billion users. Now available on | | |

| |iPhone and iPad with a simple, easy-to-use design. | | |

|[pic] |Google Earth |2, 3, 5 |PK-could be teacher directed |

| |You can fly to far corners of the planet with just the swipe of a finger. Explore the| | |

| |same global satellite and aerial imagery available in the desktop version of Google | | |

| |Earth, including high-resolution imagery for over half of the world’s population and | | |

| |a third of the world’s land mass. | | |

Eastside iPad Apps

Word Games

|App |Description |Grade Level(s) |Comments |

|[pic] |Bluster! |2, 3, 4 |3rd-ok app, not great |

| |This word matching game develops vocabulary and word understanding for school-aged | |4th-good app |

| |children, or anyone brave enough to battle the elements. | | |

|[pic] |Complete the Word for Kids |K, 1, 2 |K-good, but only has one level of CVC |

| |This simple word game is for kids who are in pre-school, grade 1 or grade 2 or in the| |words |

| |age group 2-6. Parents will love this app because kids will spend lots of time with | |1st-Only 1 level unlocked |

| |the app and learn their first words and spellings along side. | | |

|[pic] |PopWords! |2, 3, 4 |2nd-students can practice making words |

| |PopWords! Is an addictive new word finding game. Drag your finger to select words, | |3rd-hard, but useful with our phonics |

| |and watch them vanish with a pop! New letter tiles fall to fill in the gaps, so | |program – purchase would be good |

| |there are always fresh tiles to work with. You can even select words strategically | |4th-hard to use |

| |to move tiles into place and form even longer words. | | |

|[pic] |Chicktionary |2, 3, 4 |2nd-create words – kid friendly |

| |Unscramble a roost full of letters and create as many words as possible. | |4th-fun to play |

|[pic] |Hangman - Free |2, 3, 4, 5 | |

| |Classic hangman game with a twist: games are based on real life news. Never play the| | |

| |same game twice. | | |

Eastside iPad Apps

Miscellaneous (Not in a folder on iPads)

|App |Description |Grade Level(s) |Comments |

|[pic] |Timmy’s Kindergarten Adventure – Free |K, 1 |K-a keeper |

| |Timmy's Kindergarten Adventure focuses on the basic skills learned in Kindergarten: | |1st-From what the free version shows, this|

| |Basic Math, Sight Words, Spelling, Telling Time, Counting Money, Color Mixing and | |app may be good to purchase |

| |more. | | |

|[pic] |Timmy’s Preschool Adventure – Free |PK, K |PK-starts you on a path and you have to |

| |Timmy's Preschool Adventure focuses on the basic skills for your preschooler: | |keep going where it wants you to |

| |Matching, Patterns, Counting, Numbers, Letters, Colors and more. Win stickers along | |K-a keeper |

| |the way to place in your virtual sticker book. | | |

|[pic] |Chalkboard for iPad |PK, K, 1, 2 |PK-Great! |

| |Chalkboard HD for iPad let you sketch all you want with your fingers ! | |K-ok app |

| | | |1st-great for practice writing words, |

| | | |letters, etc |

| | | |2nd-write spelling/sight words |

|[pic] |Destiny Quest |PK, K, 1, 2, 3, 4,|You log in to Destiny Quest app following |

| |Go beyond the walls of your library with the Destiny Quest Mobile App. Search your |5 |the directions on your blue Login Cheat |

| |library catalog anytime, anywhere. | |Sheet! |

| | | |3rd-lots of resources |

|[pic] |Flashcardlet |K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |You can search pre-made flash cards for a |

| |Collaboratively creating and sharing study material does not get easier than | |variety of topics |

| |Flashcardlet. You can email your flashcard decks or share them using Dropbox. | |K-maybe for higher level k |

| |Flashcardlet allows you to search for, study, and make local edits to | |3rd-good for math, reading, etc |

| |flashcards. | | |

|[pic] |First Grade Learning Games |K, 1, 2, 3 |K-ok for Kindergarten |

| |10 fun mini-games to help your child learn First Grade lessons! Teach them reading, | |1st-only 2 skills are unlocked – the full |

| |spelling, math, fractions, compound words, contractions, and more! Whether they are | |version would give access to all games |

| |just starting first grade, or need to review and master the subjects, this is a | |3rd-could be used for struggling learners |

| |perfect learning tool for your kids aged 6-8. | | |

|[pic] |Preschool Memory Match |PK, K |PK-ok app |

| |Introducing the classic game of concentration specifically designed to be fun and | |K-ok for Kindergarten |

| |educational. | | |

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