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AASL 20 Best Apps For

Teaching and Learning

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ChatterPix

Level: All
Developer: Duck Duck Moose LLC
Platform: iOS & Android
Cost: Free
Topic: All Subjects

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EarthViewer

Level: 6-12
Developer: hhmi BioInteractive
Platform: iOS & Android
Cost: Free
Topic: Earth Science

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Equity Maps

Level: K-12
Developer: David Nelson
Platform: iOS
Cost: FREE for Standard, $9.99 for Premium
Topic: Class Participation and Discussion Tracker

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Figment AR

Level: K-12
Developer: Viro Media
Platform: iOS, Android
Cost: Free
Topic: AR/VR

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Green Screen by DoInk

Level: All
Developer: DK Pictures, Inc.
Platform: iOS
Cost: $2.99
Topic: All Subjects

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iCell

Level: 5-12 grades
Developer: HudsonAlpha
Platform: Apple, Android, Windows
Cost: Free
Topic: Science

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iCivics

Level: 6th-12th grades
Developer: iCivics
Platform: Android and Apple
Cost: Free
Topic: Social Studies

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Khan Academy Kids

Level: Early Childhood
Developer: Khan Academy
Platform: iOS, Android, Kindle
Cost: Free
Topic: Early Learning

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Mixerpiece

Level: All
Developer: Giuseppe Ragazzini
Platform: iOS (9 or later)
Cost: $2.99
Topic: Art

Curate:

Choose parts of famous pieces of art to create your own.
Over 300 pieces in the gallery to choose from.

Engage:

Art history embedded into each item. You can hold down your finger, see the original piece of art and read a small excerpt about it’s history or provenance.
Multiple ways to share you new “work of art” and save it when you are done.
Integrate technology as a means to create art in a meaningful way.

Teachers:

Imagine being about to develop a timeline of art movements by creating your own unique piece of artwork.
Isolate an art movement and challenge your students to create something new using only artwork within that movement.
Have students demonstrate their understandings of the art elements - line, shape, color, form - using original masterpieces.
Have students identify similarities or differences in pieces of artwork by putting them together into something new.
The possibilities are limited only by your imagination.

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Nearpod

Level: All
Developer: Stanford University
Platform: iOS & Android
Cost: Free
Topic: All subjects

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Novel Effect

Level: PreK-5
Developer: Novel Effect
Platform: iOS & Android
Cost: Free
Topic: Literature, Read Aloud

Novel Effect uses voice recognition to compliment read alouds with sound effects and music. From the developer website: “As you read aloud, Novel Effect follows along and plays customized music and sound effects at just the right moment. The app keeps up with your voice and personal reading style at your pace. Skip pages, read your favorite parts over and over again, or take a break - the app will respond to you no matter how you read.”

Novel Effect features a catalog of over 200 popular and well-loved titles for children, with new titles regularly being added. The app works whether reading from a physical book or an e-reader. Parents, teachers, and librarians can use it to spice up their read alouds or revisit old favorites by adding a new soundscape. Students can practice their reading fluency as the app responds to their voice.

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Object Viewer

Level: K-12
Developer: MERGE
Platform: iOS, Android and Windows 10 compatible
Cost: Free
Topic: AR/VR

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PBS Kids ScratchJr

Level: K-2
Developer: PBS Kids
Platform: iOS, Android
Cost: Free
Topic: Creative Coding for Kids

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Quizlet

Level: All
Developer: Quizlet Inc.
Platform: iOS, Android
Cost: FREE
Topic: Study Tools

Quizlet is a free app which enables teachers and students to create digital flashcards. That’s not where the magic stops, however. Quizlet can automatically generate interactive games and even tests of the material you enter into it. Five or ten minutes of typing (or pasting!) up front can yield literally hours’ worth of automatically-assessed activities inside and outside of the classroom.

Features to note:

text-to-speech capabilities in 18 languages
Quizlet tests students one item at a time. The items a student performs more poorly on are brought back for further review to help students focus their efforts on items which they have not yet learned or which are more difficult to remember.
Quizlet can generate tests involving written, matching, multiple choice, or true/false questions, or any combination thereof.
generates interactive games to help students study your course content
You can create a “class” for your students on Quizlet and even track their progress if you choose to do so
Easily searchable for previously generated content quizzes

**Info pulled from Bill Price’s Future Imperfect Blog.

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Sites in VR

Level: K-12
Developer: Ercan Gigi
Platform: iOS, Android
Cost: FREE!
Topic: Virtual Reality, History and Global Culture

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Sora

Level: PreK-12
Developer: Overdrive
Platform: iOS & Android
Cost: Free
Topic: Reading, ebooks, audiobooks

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Stop Motion Studio

Level: All
Developer: Cateater, LLC
Platform: iOS & Android
Cost: $1.99-$9.99
Topic: Video Creation

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Tynker

Level: K-8
Developer: Tynker
Platform: iOS & Android
Cost: Free with some in app purchases
Topic: Computer Science

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Wakelet

Level: PreK-12
Developer: Wakelet Ltd.
Platform: iOS & Android
Cost: Free
Topic: Productivity, Curation, Research

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Wolfram Alpha

Level: 5-12
Developer: Wolfram Group LLC
Platform: iOS, Android, Kindle, Windows Phone, Windows Tablet
Cost: $2.99
Topic: Knowledge Engine