App+Review

=**Assignment #2: 10 educational + 5 personal =****15 Apps**=

This app is most downloaded Sign Language app in the world now UPDATED with more FREE features on how to fingerspell words, numbers, express basic sentences, idioms and learn about Deaf Culture. I would use this for students to practice their ASL skills out of class time. I also could use it for students to look up various quiz questions about Deaf culture. It is FREE! []
 * __Educational APPs __**
 * 1. Sign Language By EverydayASL.com - FREE **


 * 2. Sight Words Flash Cards - Cost=FREE **

This fully customizable app is great for a child just starting to read. The kindergartener can practice sight words at a variety of levels. This app can be used as a pre/post test of a specific level. It also can be used as a formative assessment to document a students' quarterly progress. It's FREE! []

ABC Letter Tracing is a fantastic and completely free application for children learning to write and recognize their ABC’s. Intuitively trace both uppercase and lowercase letters with the touch of a finger. Hear and see English alphabet letters and real world objects that relate to them. I would use this with my preschool kiddos to practice writing their name. []
 * 3.ABC Letter Tracing - Free Writing Practice for Preschool **

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I would use this app to support students in the preschool program that are learning this song at Circle Time. Wheels on the Bus is a fun, interactive musical book, based on the popular children's song. Come aboard the bus to spin the wheels, open and close the doors, swish the wipers, pop some bubbles, make a dog bark, and much more! Delight your children while encouraging cognitive, language, and motor development:- Sing and read with your children.- Listen to the song in English, Spanish, French, German, and Italian.- Record your children’s singing!- Hear the music played on a violin, cello, piano, and even a kazoo.- Touch, explore, and discover fun surprises in the captivating, interactive illustrations. Cost=.99 []

5. Math Quizzer - FREE
I would use this app for my students to practice and sharpen up their math facts. I could also use it to document student progress with math facts. Math Quizzer is an interactive and fun way to, not only learn, but also to boost your skills in; Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division. It offers an easy to understand chalkboard visual, which keeps track of your "score" as you progress. [] I would use this app to help special education students who have a difficult time creating a story. This visual tool supports the student with writers block! Create your own unique shows with animation and audio in real time! Simply pick out your actors and backdrops, drag them on to the stage, and tap record. Your movements and audio will be recorded in real time for playback later. This app is as fun as your own creativity. Act out a story of Pirates on the high seas, fight as scary monsters, or play the part of a Wild West bandit on the loose. You can even combine any characters however you want! Your creations are only limited by your imagination. []
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">6. Puppet Pals - FREE **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">7. Project Noah - FREE **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I would use this app to help students research and identify species they see and are collecting for their projects. Users can also make submissions directly from the web. ✔ Our ultimate goal is to build the go-to platform for documenting all the world's organisms. By encouraging the mobile masses to document their encounters with nature, we're building powerful force for data collection and an important educational tool for wildlife awareness and preservation. We hope you'll support us by joining Project Noah today. ✔ Noah stands for networked organisms and habitats. Read on to find out how it all works. ➽ The Project Noah app has 3 modes: ✔ Spottings: Grab a photograph of a plant or animal that you find interesting or want to learn more about, select the appropriate category, confirm your location, add some descriptive tags, and submit it. If you need help identifying species, no prob, just select the check box and the community will suggest species IDs ✔ Location-based Field Guide: See what kinds of plants and animals have been spotted near you and learn more about them. Search through a map view, list view, or grid view of most recent spottings all based on your location. You can filter wildlife by categories so you can explore what you’re most interested in. ✔ Field Missions: We work with labs, environmental groups, and various organizations to help them gather important data for their research projects. Missions can range from photographing squirrels or mushrooms to tracking migrating birds or invasive species. Missions allow users to contribute to ongoing research projects, but they can also be for fun and exploration. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[]


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">8. Science360 - FREE **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I would use this app with my students in researching a science project or just to gather more information on a specific science topic. The amazing pictures and videos are helpful to most students of any grade level. The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Science360 for iPad provides easy access to engaging science and engineering images and video from around the globe and a news feed featuring breaking news from NSF-funded institutions. Content is either produced by NSF or gathered from scientists, colleges and universities, and NSF science and engineering centers. This app awesome with its spectacular images from NSF-funded institutions available in high resolution for download to your iPad. Fun and engaging streaming video (WiFi or 3G connection required) on a wide range of topics. Hundreds of images and videos to experience, with new content added weekly Share images and videos on Facebook and Twitter or via email. Keep abreast of breaking stories in scientific discovery as they happen with the in-app news feed. Pan through content in the unique 360 view or find content via keyword with a simple two finger touch. With a single touch, save favorite images and video within the app so that they can easily be found again. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">@http://itunes.apple.com/app/science360-for-ipad/id439928181?mt=8


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">9. Everyday Mathematics Equivalent Fractions - FREE **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We use Everyday Mathematics curriculum so I will use this App with my upper elementary and middle school students who need hands-on practice and review of equivalent fraction. I can use this to document student progress and for students to know what they need to work on. Players must identify cards with equivalent fractions. When cards are matched, they disappear and points are awarded. The game ends when all cards are matched or no more matches can be made. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[]


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">10. Name That Category - $1.99 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I would use this App with students in PreK-1st Grades. They need to be able to categorize like items and be able to name several items when given a category such as: animals, vehicles, things at home, things on a playground etc. This colorful vocabulary App for the iPhone®, iPad®, and iPod touch® has all 56 illustrated picture cards (plus audio of each card text) from the Name That Category! Fun Deck® by Super Duper® Publications. Select the cards you want students to see, and have them fill in the blank to practice describing, categorizing, and organizational skills. The prompts include fill-in-the-blank statements like, “A car, bike, and train are ___.” and “A sandwich, pizza, and French fries are__ _.”This App is simple to use — each student looks at an illustration, and either reads the prompt or touches the screen to listen to the prompt. The student then gives a verbal response. After each answer, tap the green (correct) or red (incorrect) button to score the student’s verbal response. Move to the next card by sliding the card currently on the display screen to the side, and the next image appears. Move to the next player by sliding the bar at the top of the screen. When you finish, view the results, and email them to as many addresses as you like.Name That Category! Fun Deck® App lets you: • Select all 56 cards or just the ones you want students to see.• Enter all your students’ names.• Track correct and incorrect responses for up to five players at a time.• Email your results at the end of each game. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[]

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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">11. Free Books - FREE **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I would use this App to read some of the classics I've been trying to get around to. It would be excellent to have this when I'm waiting at the doctor's office instead of reading those boring magazines that are 6 months out of date! It also can be used when students have a classic book they are reading in class. Browse our handpicked collections, download any of our 23,469 classic books, and read with our fully featured ereader. Notes, highlights, bookmarks, dictionary support -- it’s all here. Have your own ebooks? We have you covered, thanks to Dropbox integration and a fantastic ePUB reader. Just import your books and read anytime, anywhere. Free Books unlocks a world of public domain content, allowing you to acquire the great books of human history. Letters of leaders, the collected works of geniuses, the finest Victorian novels, the plays of Shakespeare, the philosophy of Seneca and Marcus Aurelius, the autobiographies of Benjamin Franklin and Andrew Carnegie. It's all here, along with tens of thousands of other books. We could go on- personalized recommendations, beautiful high resolution covers, author pages, Email to Computer, Night Mode reading- but that would just get away from the point. 23,469 of the greatest books in human history, accessible with the tap of your finger. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[]


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">12. Wunderlist - FREE **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I can't wait to try this app. I am a list person and it would help me not misplace my list or forget it at home on the refrigerator! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Wunderlist HD for iPad will boost your productivity. Organize your to-do lists on the go and synchronize them with your free Wunderlist account. View and modify your tasks on Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone/iPod Touch, Android and the web. Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide use Wunderlist everyday. Wunderlist - your tasks anywhere, anytime. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">★★ Key Features● Free ☆ Wunderlist is completely free for every device● Cloud sync ☆ Your tasks are synced with your free Wunderlist account● Share ☆ Send your lists to friends and colleagues and collaborate on tasks● Push notifications ☆ Remind you instantly of due tasks● Email reminders ☆ Ensure your tasks never slip your mind● Mail2Task ☆ Send tasks to Wunderlist from your email inbox● Organize ☆ Sort your tasks into lists and rearrange them with drag and drop● Due Dates ☆ Assign deadlines to your tasks ● Focus ☆ View a breakdown of your tasks with our filter views● Notes ☆ Give your tasks further detail● Prioritize ☆ Star important tasks● Badge notifications ☆ See how many tasks are due and overdue● Personalize ☆ Make Wunderlist your own with our included background wallpapers <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[]


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">13. American Sign Language Video Dictionary - $2.99 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">This is an awesome resourse to have at your fingertips for those awkward moments when you can't remember the sign for...It has OVER 4,800 SIGNED WORDS. The most complete ASL American Sign Language Video Dictionary. Translate English into ASL, from A-Z, plus the entire numerical system, common English phrases, symbols and much more. A must have educational iPhone, and iPad app. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">FEATURES:• Over 4,800 signs from A-Z• 765 Multiple meaning words signed• Multiple word signs such as “don’t want” & “hard of hearing”• 55 Idioms translated• Time• Money• Dates, Months, Years• General numbers• Finger Spelled Alphabet• Symbols• Common Phrases like “You’re too late” <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[]


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">14. Bible - FREE **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">This is a great App to have handy for those times I'm waiting for the doctor or dentist and when I need a word of encouragement from God's Word! I can also take my iPad to church and follow along with the sermon and highlight or book mark any notes. Free access to many modern English translations including the NIV, ESV, NLT, NKJV, AMP, NASB, CEV, NET, WEB, NCV, TNIV, HCSB, The Message, and more. Free access to many modern Spanish translations including the Reina-Valera 1960 (RVR60), NVI, LBLA, NBLH, and more. Free access many foreign language Bibles including German, French, Italian, Chinese Simplified and Traditional, Swedish, Korean, Japanese, Norwegian, Czech, Bulgarian, Dutch, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, and more. MANY SPECIAL FEATURES: • Easily search the Bible for either a reference or a keyword. Search results are displayed quickly for fast navigation.• Choose from dozens of daily reading plans to help you read the Bible consistently. Track your reading progress, sync your changes back to YouVersion.com where you can join millions of other YouVersion users and discuss what you’ve read.• Connect your Twitter and Facebook account to easily tweet and post verses.• Bookmark your favorite verses and sync those verses with YouVersion.com• NOTES! Take notes and keep them public or private. Notes are synced with YouVersion.com. View public notes (used to be called contributions) from other Bible App users.USE THE BIBLE APP IN CHURCH • Interact with church services and conferences…Just tap the “Live” icon in the dock at the bottom when attending a church service or event where YouVersion Live is being used. Take notes, respond to polls, answer questions, tweet about the event, and more! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">15. The Sounds of Night - $5.99 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">This App can be used when teaching my Sunday School class and/or my future grandkids about God caring for us. The Sounds of Night is a book app that helps put a child's mind at ease when the lights go out at bedtime. This book addresses one of the primary feelings young children face; fear. The Sounds of Night is aimed at kids ages 2-8 years old. It reinforces the principle that God is the Creator of every creature. Since God makes all the animals that scurry and screech at night, children can lie down and sleep in peace. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[]