Apps+for+everyone

Share what apps would help all staff members.

Type on PDF is a way to edit PDF's very easily. You can add text and images. This one is free.

Dictionary.com is free app that works with wifi or offline as a dictionary and thesaurus.

Dragon Dictation is a free voice recognition app. This is great app for students with special needs.

//Dropbox// is a free app/service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. Never email yourself a file again! Download Dropbox to all the computers/tablets you use, and have access to all your lesson plans, files, and pics/videos.

eduTeacher is a free app that contains links to websites that are great Web 2.0 tools that allow students to show what they know in creative ways.

Evernote is a free note taking app. Students create a note and invite the teacher to be linked to this note. After the teacher accepts the invite, the student's note is then linked to the teacher's Evernote account. Students can respond to questions or complete assignments that will automatically be linked to a specific teacher to grade or to check the progress of an assignment. This app allows for a paperless classroom.

Flashcardlet is a free and easy-to-use studying application. You can choose already created lists (vocabulary for Act I of //The Crucible//) or create and share your own. You can email your flashcard decks or share them using Dropbox. Flashcardlet allows you to search for, study, and make local edits to Quizlet.com flashcards.

Keynote is a paid app that is the most powerful presentation app ever designed for a mobile device. Built from the ground up for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, it makes creating a world-class presentation --complete with animated charts and transitions-- as simple as touching and tapping. Highlight your data with stunning 3D bar, line, area, and pie charts.

ibooks is free app with some books that are free and some that are paid. It is an amazing way to download the latest bestselling book or your favorite classic-- day or night.

Pages is paid app that lets you create beautiful letters, reports, flyers, and more on your iPad. No matter which device you're on, iClouds keeps your Pages documents up to date.

Popplet is a free mind map application. There is also a paid version for $4.99. This is a great way for students to brainstorm and prewrite.

RedLaser is a free app that allows the camera in the iPad to scan bar codes and QR codes. QR codes can be used in the classroom to navigate to websites quickly and easily.

Schoology is a free app that is similar to Blackboard in that it is a learning management system. Teachers can post assignments, embed rich text and media, link your Google docs, or place links to additional resources.

SCOTutor is a free app that is a 2 hour long tutorial with the basics of using the iPad.

ScreenChomp is a free whiteboard app. This is a great tool for formative assessments. Students really enjoy this one, and it is very simple to use. You can also import PDF's.

ShowMe is a free interactive white board. It will record sound and drawing so that students can create a video about what they know. It's a great way for students to teach their peers as well.

Socrative is a free app that is a smart student response system that empowers teachers by engaging their classrooms with a series of exercises and games. Teachers can create quick assessments using multiple choice, T/F, or short answer questions. Results are graded and emailed in an Excel file to the teacher. Teachers must grade short answer responses. Great for a quick formative assessment.

Songify is a free app that changes speech into song. This can be used as an assessment tool; give students specific guidelines about what they need in the "song." The students really enjoy it because they don't actually have to sing! It's actually an iPhone app, but it works great on the iPad too.