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|App Icon |App Name |Description |Curriculum Connection |STLP Rating |

| |Presidents |Need to know something about the Presidents? This app |Historical Perspective |Curriculum Connection: |

| | |can tell you! | |Authenticity: |

|[pic] | |With Presidents of the United States for iPad, you can| |Feedback: |

| | |learn about all the Presidents! | |Differentiation: |

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|[pic] |Flickr Search |Share your photos. Watch the world. Flickr for the |Depending on how the app is used, it could be a tool |Curriculum Connection: |

| | |iPhone enables photo-sharing on the go. |for teaching all areas of Social Studies curriculum. |Authenticity: |

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|[pic] |Flashcards+ |Study anywhere you go! |Depending on how the app is used, it could be a tool |Curriculum Connection: |

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|[pic] |eFlashcards |The eFlashcard app gives you a quick and easy way to |Depending on how the app is used, it could be a tool |Curriculum Connection: |

| | |study your key vocabulary terms for a variety of |for teaching all areas of Social Studies curriculum. |Authenticity: |

| | |titles. | |Feedback: |

| | |The cards allow you to study the key terms from each | |Differentiation: |

| | |chapter in the textbooks. You can start with terms or | |User Friendliness: |

| | |definitions. It even keeps track of which ones you | |Student Motivation: |

| | |mark as correct or missed so that you can keep trying | | |

| | |until you get it. | | |

|[pic] |Edmodo | Edmodo for iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad makes it easy|Depending on how the app is used, it could be a tool |Curriculum Connection: [pic][pic][pic] |

| | |for teachers and students to stay connected and share |for teaching all areas of Social Studies curriculum. |Authenticity: [pic][pic][pic] |

| | |information. Use your iOS device to send notes, submit| |Feedback: |

| | |assignments, post replies, and check messages and | |Differentiation: |

| | |upcoming events while away from the classroom. | |User Friendliness: [pic][pic] |

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|[pic] |Dropbox |Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring all your|Depending on how the app is used, it could be a tool |Curriculum Connection: |

| | |photos, docs, and videos anywhere. After you install |for teaching all areas of Social Studies curriculum. |Authenticity: |

| | |Dropbox on your computer, any file you save to your | |Feedback: |

| | |Dropbox will automatically save to all your computers,| |Differentiation: |

| | |your Android device, and even the Dropbox website! | |User Friendliness: |

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|[pic] |Cultures |This app is essential for any traveler. It includes |Cultures and Societies |Curriculum Connection: |

| | |customs, cultural information, and facts on over 165 | |Authenticity: |

| | |different countries. Easily browsable by flag, by | |Feedback: |

| | |index, or just by scrolling, you'll be able to find | |Differentiation: |

| | |the exact country you're looking to travel to or are | |User Friendliness: |

| | |currently in quickly and easily. | |Student Motivation: |

|[pic] |Critical Thinking |Did you know critical thinking is the skill of most |Government and Civics |Curriculum Connection: |

| | |increasing importance in the workplace over the next 5|Cultures and Societies |Authenticity: |

| | |years – surpassing innovation or the application of |Economics |Feedback: |

| | |information technology? Even many emerging leaders |Geography |Differentiation: |

| | |lack good critical thinking. But every job requires |Historical Perspective |User Friendliness: |

| | |critical thinking. | |Student Motivation: |

|[pic] |Compass App |Compass App is a GPS-based compass application that |Geography |Curriculum Connection: |

| | |pictorially displays the direction you are travelling | |Authenticity: |

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|[pic] |Civ Rev Lite |This application is a Lite version of Civilization | |Curriculum Connection: |

| | |Revolution. | |Authenticity: |

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|[pic] |America Lite |This application is a Lite version of Civilization | |Curriculum Connection: |

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|[pic] |History:Maps |Collection of high resolution historical maps. |Geography |Curriculum Connection: [pic][pic] |

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|[pic] |Wikipedia |Wikipedia is now officially on the iPhone! This is our|Depending on how the app is used, it could be a tool |Curriculum Connection: [pic] [pic][pic][pic] |

| | |official application and we are working hard on making|for teaching all areas of Social Studies curriculum. |Authenticity: |

| | |the absolute best Wikipedia app out there. | |Feedback: [pic][pic][pic][pic] |

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|[pic] |iFlashcards FREE |Create your flashcards and carry them around in |Depending on how the app is used, it could be a tool |Curriculum Connection: |

| | |convenient digital format. Perfect for studying on the|for teaching all areas of Social Studies curriculum. |Authenticity: |

| | |go! | |Feedback: |

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|[pic] |GeoPlay |Fun geography review and quiz. |Geography |Curriculum Connection: |

| | |States, Countries, International Capitals, Continents,| |Authenticity: |

| | |Potpourri. Pick and choose the categories, questions | |Feedback: |

| | |per game. | |Differentiation: |

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|[pic] |Countries LE |7 Educational Geographic apps in one: World Countries |Geography |Curriculum Connection: |

| | |Factbook (CIA, WIkipedia, Anthems, Maps, Flags, | |Authenticity: |

| | |Capitals) - all 260 countries/territories, Continental| |Feedback: |

| | |maps, Flags, 3 types of Quizzes: capitals, maps, flags| |Differentiation: |

| | |and trivia, Flash cards and Rankings. | |User Friendliness: |

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|[pic] |Brain Tuner Lite |Get your brain in shape with Brain Tuner, a great math|Government and Civics |Curriculum Connection: |

| | |game for all ages. Players have called Brain Tuner |Cultures and Societies |Authenticity: |

| | |"very addictive" and "lots of fun!" It's a great way |Economics |Feedback: |

| | |to keep on top of your math, and many users have |Geography |Differentiation: |

| | |already seen improvements in their speed. |Historical Perspective |User Friendliness: |

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|[pic] |Brain Toot |Exercise helps keep the body healthy and fit, and your|Government and Civics |Curriculum Connection: |

| | |brain works in a similar manner. As you get older, you|Cultures and Societies |Authenticity: |

| | |lose muscle mass, and your brain function begins to |Economics |Feedback: |

| | |decrease as well. "Brain Toot" is a brain game that |Geography |Differentiation: |

| | |will give you a simple and fun way to help challenge |Historical Perspective |User Friendliness: |

| | |and stimulate your brain. | |Student Motivation: |

|[pic] |Brain Challenge 2 |Brain Challenge 2 is the latest entry in the most |Government and Civics |Curriculum Connection: |

| | |comprehensive brain training franchise on iPod touch, |Cultures and Societies |Authenticity: |

| | |providing a total brain workout. Train your brain in |Economics |Feedback: |

| | |the classic brain exercise categories: Memory, Visual,|Geography |Differentiation: |

| | |Logic and Math as well as innovative categories |Historical Perspective |User Friendliness: |

| | |exclusive to Gameloft’s Brain Challenge franchise: | |Student Motivation: |

| | |Stress Training, Focus and never seen before on | | |

| | |iPhone, Visual training. | | |

|[pic] |States and Capitals Free |States & Capitals Free for iPod Touch is an easy way |Geography |Curriculum Connection: |

| | |to teach your young learner each of the first 13 | |Authenticity: |

| | |states and capitals. This app has flashcards for each | |Feedback: |

| | |of the original 13 states along with its capital and | |Differentiation: |

| | |flag, voice pronunciations of each state and capital, | |User Friendliness: |

| | |and a link to Google Maps for each state. Check your | |Student Motivation: |

| | |memorization skills in the timed game mode with 10, | | |

| | |20, 30, and 50 questions which are recorded in the | | |

| | |scoring table to track progress. | | |

|[pic] |BrainPop |Learn something different each day with the free |Government and Civics |Curriculum Connection:[pic][pic][pic][pic] |

| | |BrainPOP Featured Movie App for the iPod touch! Watch |Cultures and Societies |Authenticity:[pic][pic][pic][pic] |

| | |BrainPOP’s daily animated movie, then test your new |Economics |Feedback:[pic][pic] |

| | |knowledge with an interactive quiz. Brainpop is used |Geography |Differentiation:[pic][pic] |

| | |by millions of students in thousands of schools across|Historical Perspective |User Friendliness:[pic][pic][pic][pic] |

| | |the U.S. and worldwide. Our topics cover Science, | |Student Motivation:[pic][pic][pic][pic] |

| | |Math, Social Studies, English, Technology, | | |

| | |Engineering, Arts & Music, and Health - everything | | |

| | |from Carnivorous Plants to Abraham Lincoln! All movies| | |

| | |are captioned, making it easy to read along. The more| | |

| | |you know, the more you know!® | | |

|[pic] |Dictionary |Easy to use dictionary app for your iPod. Helps you |Depending on how the app is used, it could be a tool |Curriculum Connection: |

| | |find your words when you need to without getting in |for teaching all areas of Social Studies curriculum. |Authenticity: |

| | |your way. | |Feedback: |

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|[pic] |Google Earth |. With Google Earth for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, |Geography |Curriculum Connection: |

| | |you can fly to far corners of the planet with just the| |Authenticity: |

| | |swipe of a finger. Explore the same global satellite | |Feedback: |

| | |and aerial imagery available in the desktop version of| |Differentiation: |

| | |Google Earth, including high-resolution imagery for | |User Friendliness: |

| | |over half of the world's population and a third of the| |Student Motivation: |

| | |world's land mass. | | |

|[pic] |Whiteboard |Collaborate with friends and family with Whiteboard, |Depending on how the app is used, it could be a tool |Curriculum Connection: |

| | |the easy-to-use collaborative drawing app for iPhone |for teaching all areas of Social Studies curriculum. |Authenticity: |

| | |and iPod touch. Two users can create pictures together| |Feedback: |

| | |over local Wi-Fi or Bluetooth peer-to-peer. | |Differentiation: |

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| | |Connect without an access point. | |Student Motivation: |

| | |• If both devices are an iPod touch 2nd gen, iPhone | | |

| | |3G, or iPhone 3GS running iOS 3.0 or higher, you can | | |

| | |connect using Bluetooth. | | |

| | |1. Turn off Wi-Fi to prevent conflicts. Go to Settings| | |

| | |-> Wi-Fi -> OFF. | | |

| | |2. Go back one screen to Settings -> General -> | | |

| | |Bluetooth -> ON. | | |

| | |3. Press the Home button and launch Whiteboard. | | |

| | |• You can safely ignore the alert that says "Not | | |

| | |Connected to a Wi-Fi Network" -- just tap OK! | | |

| | |4. Wait until BOTH devices see each other in their own| | |

| | |list. | | |

| | |5. On ONE of the devices, tap the name of the other | | |

| | |device. | | |

| | |6. Wait up to 60 seconds for the connection to | | |

| | |establish. The first resolve takes the longest; if you| | |

| | |disconnect and reconnect after this, it should be much| | |

| | |faster. This is a hardware/OS limitation. | | |

|[pic] |Dictionary |The free Dictionary app delivers trusted reference |Depending on how the app is used, it could be a tool |Curriculum Connection: |

| | |content from and . NO |for teaching all areas of Social Studies curriculum. |Authenticity: |

| | |INTERNET CONNECTION IS NEEDED TO SEARCH WORDS. The app| |Feedback: |

| | |includes nearly 2,000,000 words, definitions, synonyms| |Differentiation: |

| | |and antonyms. It also features audio pronunciation, | |User Friendliness: |

| | |voice-to-text search and ’s popular Word| |Student Motivation: |

| | |of the Day and Hot Word blog. | | |

|[pic] |iTalk |iTalk Recorder Lite 4.0 is handheld recording the way |Depending on how the app is used, it could be a tool |Curriculum Connection: |

| | |it should be: simple, robust and searchable. Use iTalk|for teaching all areas of Social Studies curriculum. |Authenticity: |

| | |Recorder Lite for lectures, meetings, nature walks, or| |Feedback: |

| | |anywhere you want to be sure you're getting | |Differentiation: |

| | |high-quality digital recordings. | |User Friendliness: |

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|[pic] |World Wiki |Get quick access to detailed demographic information |Cultures and Societies |Curriculum Connection: |

| | |of almost 250 countries around the world, right on |Government and Civics |Authenticity: |

| | |your iPhone or iPod touch. | |Feedback: |

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|[pic] |Earthquake Lite |Track and follow earthquakes around the world in real |Geography |Curriculum Connection: [pic] |

| | |time! | |Authenticity: |

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|[pic] |Evernote |Creates text, audio, and photo notes. |Depending on how the app is used, it could be a tool |Curriculum Connection: |

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|[pic] |Oregon Trail Free |Fun and educational with historic references through |Geography |Curriculum Connection: |

| | |real locations and famous characters from the past. |Historical Perspective |Authenticity: |

| | |Also historic facts that explain the journey of | |Feedback: |

| | |pioneers. | |Differentiation: |

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|[pic] |USA Today |Get the latest news on your iPod. |Depending on how the app is used, it could be a tool |Curriculum Connection: |

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|[pic] |Wikipanion |Search Wikipedia. |Depending on how the app is used, it could be a tool |Curriculum Connection: |

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