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1. QuiverVision We specialize in leading Students can color and The app is free,
edge coloring technology – label parts of a cell. as well as most
our premier App is called Once colored in, pages, but
“Quiver” and is available
on both iOS and Android.
students can interact some pages
While Augmented Reality with the coloring cost up to
has been perceived as sheet with trivia $4.99. It is a
being gimmicky in the questions on the one time fee,
past, that is no longer the QuiverApp. so once it is
case and the experience bought you do
we provide is both high
not have to
quality and engaging for
everyone to enjoy!
buy the page
to reuse it.
2. FlipGrid Create a discussion Students can video FlipGrid (the
Topic. Share it with themselves discussing app and
your learning a topic. In a middle website) is
community. Learners school reading class, I completely
record and share short could use this as a free to use.
videos with you and book discussion.
your class. Students could
respond to
classmate’s video in a
discussion format.
3. Monster Physics Monster Physics® is a Since Monster Physics Monster
unique building app is suggested for ages Physics is $1.99
that lets you play with 10+, it would be great to purchase
physics! Build and for a middle school the app. It
operate your own car, classroom. I could use does not
crane, rocket ship, this as a hook to contain any in-
plane, helicopter, tank interest students in app purchases,
and more! physics, or I could use so there is just
it as a formative a one time fee.
assessment before the
end of the lesson to
see where they are.
4. Simple Machines by Simple Machines This would work really Simple
TinyBop integrates with STEM well in an 8th grade Machines is
curriculum: kids can science classroom for $2.99 to
alter and test each many reasons. 8th purchase the
machine to learn about grade is physical app. The
force and motion, science, so this would activity sheets
actions and reactions, be a good introduction are free.
inputs and outputs, to wheels, axis,
conservation of energy, pulleys, and forms of
mechanical energy. It could be
advantages, and used as a hook or
tradeoffs. Get free anchor activity.
activity sheets at
[Link].
5. Grammaropolis Our innovative, Although this app is Grammaropolis
classroom-proven listed for ages 4+, is $5.99. It is
approach blends after looking at the just a one time
character-based screenshots of the fee, there are
content with app, it has different no in- app
traditional quiz-based neighborhoods and purchases.
assessment and is types of nouns. I could
designed to address use this as an
students' varied anchoring activity
learning styles. after students are
Because the parts of done with their work,
speech are personified or I could have them
based on their roles in complete
the sentence, the “neighborhoods” for
characterization an assessment to see
provides students with where they are at.
a more effective way to
visualize and
internalize the roles of
the parts of speech and
to identify how a
sentence is put
together.
6. Star Walk 2 Star Walk 2 is a Star Walk 2 would be Star Walk 2 is
stargazing app with a good as an $2.99 and does
beautiful, crisp UI. It introduction to offer in- app
offers a variety of constellations or purchases.
camera modes: free planets, just having
roam, scroll/manual, the students getting to
and augmented reality. know space and
You can travel in time understanding it. This
to see skies from the also makes me think
past and future, and of when there was a
the app also boasts an solar eclipse in 2018. I
interesting "What's think that although
New" feed of the latest that is not in the
astronomy news. curriculum, it was a
way to get the
students to relate it to
their everyday lives.
7. The Human Body by Learn anatomy and This app could be used The Human
TinyBop biology in an in a 7th grade science Body by
interactive model of classroom. I TinyBop is
the human body — the remember learning $3.99 and
heart beats, guts about the different offers in- app
gurgle, lungs breathe, systems of the body, purchases, so
the skin feels, and eyes the nervous system, some features
see. endocrine system, etc. may have to be
I could use this in my paid for. I still
classroom as an think it looks
introduction or interesting and
formative assessment a good hook.
to see where the
students are at.
8. Simplex Spelling Phonics 3 Simplex Spelling is one Although most Simplex
of the best ways to students should know Spelling
improve English simple phonics in Phonics 3 is
spelling and reading middle school, I chose $4.99, but it
skills. Using a powerful this app because I feel has a light
combination of phonics as though it challenges version for free
lessons, spelling/word students, but there is and other less
patterns, syllabication, also a less complex complex
our unique “reverse version that focuses versions for
phonics” (phonics on simple phonics, $4.99 as well.
encoding) approach which may be
and contextually beneficial to an ELL
relevant spelling rules. student. I believe this
version could work on
any student but would
be best as an
anchoring activity
after they are done
with their assignment.
9. Kahoot! Play engaging quiz- This could be used at Kahoot! Is free
based games (kahoots) any level in any and offers in-
at school, at home and classroom. With this app purchases,
at work, create your app, I could make a but I have used
own kahoots and learn pretest or a post test it many times
something new! over the material I am and never had
Kahoot! brings the quizzing the students to buy
magic of learning for on. This is a great app, anything.
students, teachers, but should only be
office superheroes, used for formative
trivia fans and lifelong assessments, not
learners. summative since the
whole class is
involved.
10. Mad Libs The world’s greatest Mad Libs would be a Mad Libs is
word game is back with great way to free, but some
an all-new look! Fill in incorporate of the stories
the blanks and be the vocabulary words into you must pay
funniest person in the any classroom but for. Price for
room! could be a very good them is
introduction to parts unlisted.
of speech and other
complexities.
11. BrainPOP Help kids understand BrainPOP would be BrainPOP is
their world with the good for an free, but offers
BrainPOP Featured introduction video to a in- app
Movie app. Our topic, or it could be purchases.
animated movies used as a formative
engage via narrative, assessment through
humor, and characters the BrainPOP quizzes.
who speak in a voice Students can search
kids can relate to, by subject or just
encouraging self- browse and find
directed learning and videos and quizzes.
further exploration of
the world around
them, and the world
within them.
12. Presidents vs Alien Presidents vs. Aliens® Although this app gave Presidents vs
makes learning about me a laugh, I looked Aliens is $1.99.
the presidents fun! As into it and think it
you learn presidential could be used as a
facts, quotes, good anchoring
nicknames, and activity throughout
historical events, you the school year. It can
can use your also be used as a hook
knowledge to help the or station in centers.
presidents defeat the
aliens. Fling the
presidents at the aliens
to knock them all
down. Use the many
special objects and
"Executive Powers" to
increase the fun!
13. WORLD BOOK- This day in This Day in History for Although this app is WORLD BOOK
History iPad is an interactive technically used for is free.
multimedia calendar history, I think it could
that displays historical be good for any
events for the current classroom. Often in
day or any selected class, especially in
day, along with related history classes,
media such as photos, students are asking,
illustrations, music, “Why do we need to
and speeches. You can know this?” With this
hear the national app, teachers could
anthems of countries relate it to what is
on the day they happening in the
became a nation, listen world today and could
to presidents’ speeches use it as an opener to
on the anniversaries of that day’s lesson.
their inaugurations,
and play sound clips
from famous artists on
their birthdays.
14. Geography Drive USA Hit the road in the This app is a really Geography
awesome traveling good formative Drive USA is
trivia challenge loaded assessment that $2.99.
with family fun! From includes formative
state capitals to US assessments and trivia
landmarks and key questions.
historic events,
Geography Drive USA
packs 800 important
facts into one amazing
adventure with
surprises around ever
bend.
15. Inquisition Earth! Map Inquisition Earth! is a This provides Inquisition
Quiz geography quiz game questions about Earth! Map
with a game-like country’s flags, Quiz is free.
structure and friendly capitals, and other
presentation. Unlike a trivia. This would be
school test, Inquisition really great as an
Earth! has a style that anchoring activity or
engages the whole group activity.
family and an
immersive campaign
that stores all of your
progress, so a few
minutes each day
builds up to greater
geography knowledge
(and world
domination!).
16. Dynamic Plates Dynamic Plates is an This app allows Dynamic Plates
educational interactive students to see, is $1.99.
app that lets you create, and play with
observe and different structures,
understand the like convergent,
internal dynamics of transform, and
the Earth. In Dynamic divergent boundaries.
Plates, you’ll find 7 This is great for
wonderful interactive formative assessments
animations. or a great hook to get
students interested in
a visual.
17. Geo World GeoWorld is the This app could be Geo World is
International great to use on a field free.
Professional Network trip, or even outside
for Geo-Professionals. day, to show students
It is a free tool how to use this app
developed by the and find different
ISSMGE and interesting facts about
[Link] that the world around
allows the exchange of them.
information among
geotechnical engineers
and professionals in
related fields,
professional
organizations,
universities and
companies.
18. Mystery Math Town Players use math skills This would be a great $3.99
to unlock rooms and anchoring activity, or
passages on their could be a formative
journey. Encounter a assessment to see
quirky cast of how far students can
entertaining characters get in one or two class
along the way as you periods.
earn talking portraits
for your Gallery.
19. Merge Explorer Using innovative virtual I could use this as a This app is free
and augmented reality hook for students to and has some
(VR/AR) technology introduce them to any in app
and aligned with Next topic, geography, purchases, but
Generation Science volcanoes, or anatomy provides 3
Standards (NGSS), all under this app. apps for free.
students will learn There are also quizzes
about topics such as I could use for
earth science, life formative
cycles and traits, ocean assessments.
animals, space
systems, structure and
properties of matter,
energy, waves, light,
sound and more.
20. Factor Samurai - Multiply Factor samurai is a I could use this as an $2.99
and Divide your way to great way to learn anchoring activity or
Times Tables Mastery times tables. You play hook in my lesson to
as the samurai whose appeal to the students
sacred duty is to cut all interests.
the numbers down to
their prime factors.
