iPod Educational Apps

iPod Educational Apps 

Here are a collection of recommended apps to buy for iPod touch:

App Name	Subject Area	Cost	Description	Screen shots
Kid Klok	Math-Measurement (Time)		Make time telling fun and easy to learn. Your children will love this educational clock because it is fun and has helped children world wide to master the art of time telling. The Kid Klok, praised by parents, teachers, and children, segregates the hour and minute components of time and creates a simple visual link between the numbers and the hands through size and color. This eliminates the confusion and frustration young students experience while learning and using analog time.
BrainPOP Featured Movie	Cross-curricular		Learn something new every day with the free BrainPOP Featured Movie App for the iPad! After watching BrainPOP’s animated movie, you can test your new knowledge with an interactive quiz.
ArithFit	Math-Number Sense, problem solving		ArithFit is an app mainly targeted towards getting children to practice arithmetics, but it is an engaging game, not an app that is just asking questions. Even though it is considered an educational game for children, it can also be totally enjoyed by adults.
Tangram XL Free	Math		Simple version of popular Tangram designed with kids in mind. Avoids unnecessary design and decoration to keep kids attention over important geometric concepts that the game develops.The pieces are handled naturally following the movement of fingers as much to move them or turn them both at once. Double tap on the diamond to flip it.This version does not include any figure template; next version, coming soon, will include figure templates to challenge the user.
eClicker Host	Cross-curricular		http://overview.eclicker.com
Math Magic	Math-Number Sense		Math Magic uses a combination of your choice of vibrant colours, simple interface and a reward system of stars to encourage and teach kids between the ages of 3 and 8. It’s really easy to use. The child simply has to tap on an answer to solve the problem. Whether they get the answer right or not, a real voice expresses appreciation for the child choosing a response.
Dictionary.com	Language Arts		The free Dictionary.com app delivers trusted reference content from Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com, including nearly 1,000,000 words and definitions and 90,000 synonyms and antonyms. No Internet connection is needed. The app also features audio pronunciations, similarly spelled words and Dictionary.com’s popular Word of the Day that is enjoyed by millions of people.
CountBy	Math-Number Sense		CountBy Interactive Hundreds Board is the touchable math tool that helps elementary school students practice counting all the way to 100, and learn about the patterns that make counting easier
TimesBy	Math-Multiplication		TimesBy Interactive Multiplication Board is the touchable math tool that helps elementary and middle school students practice multiplying all the numbers up through 9, and learn about the patterns that make multiplying easier.
SentenceSpin	Language Arts		SentenceSpin Interactive Language Arts Sentence Builder is the fun, touchable tool that helps elementary and middle school students become better readers, writers and communicators.
Sonicpics Lite	Cross-curricular		Snap, Talk and Share! SonicPics is the easiest way to turn your images into custom slideshow movies to share with your family and friends!
Quickword	Cross-curricular	$8.99	Enjoy superior Microsoft® Word document editing. Easily access email attachments, email or transfer files without MS Exchange®. No desktop client installation required! Edit important documents with confidence.
Sketchy	Cross-curricular	$0.99	Get started now with Sketchy - the easy to use drawing and animation app. You can use different drawing tools, photos from your library or direct from the camera, and even text to create frame based animations (or flipbooks).
Cramberry- flash cards	Cross-curricular	$4.99	Cramberry helps you study with flash cards on your iPhone. As you study each card, Cramberry analyzes your progress and builds a studying schedule for you, reducing wasted effort and letting you study less and remember more.
iStoryWriter Lite	Language Arts-Reading/ Writing	free	iStoryWriter Lite is a the free version of the collaborative story telling application iStoryWriter for the iPhone.  Browse or search existing stories and contribute to stories other users have created
StoryKit	Language Arts-Writing	Free	Create an electronic storybook with text, pictures, and sound
Dropbox	Cross-curricular	Free	Dropbox is the easiest way to sync and share your files online and across computers.
Lemonade Stand	Math-money, addition	$0.99	Remake of the original game where you have 30 days to make money.
Number Line	Math-Fraction, decimals, percents	Free	Put fractions, decimals, and percents in order on a number line.