These apps I thought where worthy to speak upon. The website where I located these apps can be found on http://www.rasmussen.edu/student-life/blogs/main/100-apps-for-teachers/.
I will elaborate on the apps, first all the apps are useful in everyday life just to stay attune with education and training your brain. I believe I will be using more of these apps because it is useful of course and I will incorporate some of these apps in an educational setting to make the learning environment much more fun.
These are Iphone apps for teachers.
1) 10,000 Science Facts: (http://www.macworld.com/appguide/app.html?id=298184&expand=false)
Become well–versed in biology, chemistry and physical science with this great
iPhone/iTouch app. With a complete database of scientific subjects, teachers
will be able to answer every quirky query their student pose.
2) 30Boxes: (http://30boxes.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/25/30-boxes-for-iphone-oh-so-sweet/)
Stay on top of assignments, meetings and deadlines using this calendar iPhone
application.
3) AccelaStudy Vocabulary Builder: (http://www.accelastudy.com/) Teachers can expand
their English vocabulary and share their knowledge to the inquiring minds of
students. The application imbeds educational flashcards, vocabulary lists,
quizzes and audio pronunciations.
4) Air Sharing: (http://www.apple.com/iphone/apps-for-iphone/staff-picks/air-sharing.html)
This app allows users to access documents from their computer onto their iPhone.
Talk about efficiency!
5) Assignments: (http://www.apptism.com/apps/assignments)
Assignments, as the name suggests, allows you to keep track of assignments and
coursework—and works great for teachers and students. Not only can you add an
assignment with a due date, but you can also add recordings and note the
priority of each assignment.
6) Attendance Countdown: (http://www.apple.com/webapps/productivity/attendancecountdown.html)
Attendance Countdown is the ultimate tool for project managing and tracking
time.
7) Brain Tuner: (http://www.apple.com/webapps/games/masterbrain.html)
Give your brain a workout with this fun application. It’s great for students and
teachers alike.
8) BookShelf: (http://iphone.iusethis.com/app/bookshelf)
Paper–bound books are so 90s. Apple is now offering an application called
BookShelf, where users can read books straight from a mobile device.
9) Creative Whack Pack: (http://iphoneapplicationlist.com/2009/03/31/creative-whack-pack%C2%AE/)
Teachers can find ways to inspire the creativity of their students with Creative
Whack Pack, an app with more than 64 illustrated creativity strategies created
to inspire.
10) Cliff Notes on the Go: (http://www.appsafari.com/productivity/9292/cliffnotes-to-go/)
The CliffNotes that you know and love has emerged into the mobile device scene.
Teachers and students can read abbreviated texts and summaries of classic
literature through this application.
11) Easy GPA: (http://iphoneapplicationlist.com/2009/03/20/easygpa/)
This application allows students and educators to calculate grade point averages
on the go.
12) eBooks by Shortcovers: (http://iphoneapplicationlist.com/2009/10/06/ebooks-by-shortcovers/)
Read from a collection of thousands of essays, short stories and books directly
from you iPhone to pick the perfect books for the classroom.
13) EditGrid Spreadsheets: (http://www.editgrid.com/) EditGrid offers one of
the leading online spreadsheet programs that now available on your iPhone. This
app allows users to manage their Excel spreadsheets in a web–hosted
database.
14) Educate: (http://www.appsafari.com/productivity/9237/educate/)
The Educate application is a perfect mobile project manager for teachers,
offering the ability to personalize your weekly timetable and plan for
individual lessons all from a single interface.
15) EngLits: (http://appshopper.com/education/englits–the–tempest)
Download and read hundreds of classic books with detailed audio and text
summaries of books and plays by Shakespeare, Dickens, Austen, Hawthorne, Bronte,
and other authors.
16) Evernote: (http://www.evernote.com/about/download/iphone/)
This iPhone app will make it easy to capture and tag items and notes so you can
retrieve the data when it’s convenient for you.
17) Facebook: (http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=2915120374&b)
Check up on your students via Facebook for the iPhone and iPod Touch. You can
even keep them updated on class assignments and due dates through this
application.
18) Foreca.Mobi Weather: (http://www.apple.com/webapps/weather/) Concerned
that there may be a snow day in store? Foreca.Mobi Weather is a cool weather app
that gives a 10–day forecast of more than 140,000 locations.
19) Geek Logik: (http://www.apple.com/webapps/entertainment/geeklogik.html)
The ScientificBlogging.com author has harnessed the power of algebra to help
teachers and students learn simple formulas for algebraic success in this cool
app.
20) GPA Calc: (http://www.apple.com/webapps/calculate/gpacalc_johnrouda.html)
Set your students up with GPA Calc, where they can track their grade point
average on a 4.0 scale.
21) Grammar Up: (http://eknathkadam.com/grammarup/Grammar_Up_For_iPhone.html)
(http://www.macworld.com/appguide/app.html?id=66862&expand=false)
This English grammar application allows users to refine their grammar through
stimulating quizzes.
22) GPA.me: (http://www.apple.com/webapps/productivity/gpamefreestudentwebsites.html)
GPA.me features include grade and class checking, photos, schedule, grade point
average stats and class notes.
23) GlueyNotes: (http://www.apple.com/webapps/productivity/glueynotes.html)
GlueyNotes is the original list–making application for the iPhone. Educators can
utilize this program for note taking, accessing telephone numbers and archiving
information.
24) iBlueSky: (http://www.iphoneappreviews.net/2008/10/23/ibluesky-mindmapping/)
iBlueSky offers mind mapping for the iPhone, so you can get your thoughts,
lesson plans or presentations mapped out from anywhere.
25) iDictionary: (http://www.apple.com/webapps/searchtools/idictionary_1webappscom.html)
iDictionary is the ultimate dictionary source on the iPhone—in fact, the
application can pull from up to 16 sources at once.
26) iHistory: (http://www.appsafari.com/productivity/8557/ihistory/)
iHistory is a perfect tool for teachers and students to brush up on their
historical facts. This ever–expanding application hosts an encyclopedic
collection of information about art history, past wars and inventions.
27) iSchool: (http://iphoneapplicationlist.com/2009/09/18/ischool/#ixzz0WNy70aIC)
iSchool is an educational suite focused on teaching scientific and mathematical
principles. The application explains the concepts and principles behind
mathematics—which enables teachers to grasp the complex ideas before presenting
the information to students.
28) jkPassword: (http://www.apple.com/webapps/productivity/jkpassword.html)
Privacy is important for educators and jkPassword is the perfect application to
safeguard personal information. jkPassword safely stores (and encrypts) all your
sensitive information with templates that store everything from website logins
to credit cards.
29) NYTimes: (http://www.apple.com/iphone/apps-for-iphone/staff-picks/ny-times.html)
A 2009 Award–winning Mobile Application, the NYTimes app is an essential tool to
access current events.
30) Omnifocus: (http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnifocus/iPhone/)
Winner of the 2008 Apple Design Award for Best iPhone Productivity Application,
OmniFocus brings task management to your fingertips through software that
systematizes tasks by project, place, person and date.
31) Quote of the day: http://www.apple.com/webapps/entertainment/quoteoftheday_nerdofnewyorkcity.html)
Seaching for an inspirational quote or just want to a this app makes
it simple to look up info. Quote of the Day displays a carefully selected quote,
updated daily and formatted for your iPhone or iPod touch.
32) ReaditLater: (http://readitlaterlist.com/iphone/) Perfect for
busy educators, this application lets users save pages to read later—even
without an internet connection.
33) Remember the Milk: (http://www.apple.com/webapps/productivity/rememberthemilk.html)
Make your iPhone or iTouch work harder than your brain with “Remember the Milk,”
an application that is used to streamline productivity through digital list
making.
34) Poptiq: (http://www.poptiq.com/) Multimedia videos are
(literally) at your fingertips with this iPhone/iTouch application, so teachers
and students can enjoy educational videos anywhere.
35) Presidential Trivia: (http://iphoneapplicationlist.com/2009/10/26/presidential-trivia/)
This app allows users to dive into the rich history and dynamic personalities of
the 44 Presidents of the United States.
36) School Supply List: (http://iphoneapplicationlist.com/2009/07/04/school-supply-list/)
Creating school supply lists is made easy with this app, where you can choose
from a database of more than 150 school items and send out the list
digitally.
37) Scientific Calculator: (http://www.apple.com/webapps/calculate/scientificcalculator.html)
This application serves as an advanced calculator that can calculate cosines,
sines, tangents, square roots and exponents.
38) Stanza: (http://www.appcraver.com/stanza/)
This e–reader app makes it easy to read digital books, newspapers and other
publications on your iPhone. It supports a wide variety of e–book formats:
DRM–free Amazon Kindle, Mobipocket, Microsoft LIT, PalmDoc, Word, RTF, HTML and
PDF.
39) Today in History: (http://www.apple.com/webapps/entertainment/todayinhistory.html)
Another great history app, this program presents fun facts in American and World
History with 40,000 events listed each year.
40) TouchType: (http://ithinked.com/archives/2008/10/spellcheck–for–the–iphone/)
With this tool, teachers can cross–check research papers with this of an online
spell check app.
41) Unit and Currency Converter: (http://www.apple.com/webapps/calculate/unitandcurrencyconverter.html)
Math teachers can utilize this app to teach students conversions between
currencies, length, temperature, speed, volume, weight and mass, computer units,
time, metric units, area, energy and work, power, pressure and angles.
42) US States and Capitals: (http://iphoneapplicationlist.com/2009/03/06/usstates/)
Teachers can gain knowledge on U.S. geography with this nifty
application.
43) Verbatim: (http://www.apple.com/webapps/productivity/verbatim11.html)
The iPhone can aid memorization or lectures or speeches with this sleek and
unique application.
44) VoiceNotes: (http://www.apple.com/iphone/iphone-3gs/voice-memos.html)
VoiceNotes allows teachers and professionals to quickly record a quick note or
even a lecture. VoiceNotes allows you to sync notes back to your computer using
some additional software provided by the developer.
45) WorldCat: (http://www.worldcat.org/default.jsp) Find the
location of a book in a library near you by using this app on the iPhone.
46) WeDict: (http://app.weiphone.com/wedict/) The WeDict
application allows users to reach into a database of thousands of words right
from your pocket.
47) Webster’s Third New International Dictionary: (http://www.appstoreapps.com/2009/01/08/merriam-websters-collegiate–dictionary/)
With more than 2225,000 words, definitions, literary references, origins and
illustrations, Webster’s Dictionary iPhone app is an essential source for
academic information.
48) Wikipanion Deluxe: (http://www.macworld.com/appguide/app.html?id=67157&expand=false)
Access Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.com) to research background
information on your next unit.
49) WordPress for the iPhone: (http://iphone.wordpress.org/)
Hosted by the web app for bloggers, WordPress, this app allows educators to
write posts, upload photos, edit pages and manage comments on your blog from
your iPhone or iPod Touch.
50) Word of the Day: (http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/reference/wordoftheday.html)
Expand your vocabulary with the World of the Day application, a tool that sends
out unique words to your mobile device on a daily basis.
I will elaborate on the apps, first all the apps are useful in everyday life just to stay attune with education and training your brain. I believe I will be using more of these apps because it is useful of course and I will incorporate some of these apps in an educational setting to make the learning environment much more fun.
These are Iphone apps for teachers.
1) 10,000 Science Facts: (http://www.macworld.com/appguide/app.html?id=298184&expand=false)
Become well–versed in biology, chemistry and physical science with this great
iPhone/iTouch app. With a complete database of scientific subjects, teachers
will be able to answer every quirky query their student pose.
2) 30Boxes: (http://30boxes.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/25/30-boxes-for-iphone-oh-so-sweet/)
Stay on top of assignments, meetings and deadlines using this calendar iPhone
application.
3) AccelaStudy Vocabulary Builder: (http://www.accelastudy.com/) Teachers can expand
their English vocabulary and share their knowledge to the inquiring minds of
students. The application imbeds educational flashcards, vocabulary lists,
quizzes and audio pronunciations.
4) Air Sharing: (http://www.apple.com/iphone/apps-for-iphone/staff-picks/air-sharing.html)
This app allows users to access documents from their computer onto their iPhone.
Talk about efficiency!
5) Assignments: (http://www.apptism.com/apps/assignments)
Assignments, as the name suggests, allows you to keep track of assignments and
coursework—and works great for teachers and students. Not only can you add an
assignment with a due date, but you can also add recordings and note the
priority of each assignment.
6) Attendance Countdown: (http://www.apple.com/webapps/productivity/attendancecountdown.html)
Attendance Countdown is the ultimate tool for project managing and tracking
time.
7) Brain Tuner: (http://www.apple.com/webapps/games/masterbrain.html)
Give your brain a workout with this fun application. It’s great for students and
teachers alike.
8) BookShelf: (http://iphone.iusethis.com/app/bookshelf)
Paper–bound books are so 90s. Apple is now offering an application called
BookShelf, where users can read books straight from a mobile device.
9) Creative Whack Pack: (http://iphoneapplicationlist.com/2009/03/31/creative-whack-pack%C2%AE/)
Teachers can find ways to inspire the creativity of their students with Creative
Whack Pack, an app with more than 64 illustrated creativity strategies created
to inspire.
10) Cliff Notes on the Go: (http://www.appsafari.com/productivity/9292/cliffnotes-to-go/)
The CliffNotes that you know and love has emerged into the mobile device scene.
Teachers and students can read abbreviated texts and summaries of classic
literature through this application.
11) Easy GPA: (http://iphoneapplicationlist.com/2009/03/20/easygpa/)
This application allows students and educators to calculate grade point averages
on the go.
12) eBooks by Shortcovers: (http://iphoneapplicationlist.com/2009/10/06/ebooks-by-shortcovers/)
Read from a collection of thousands of essays, short stories and books directly
from you iPhone to pick the perfect books for the classroom.
13) EditGrid Spreadsheets: (http://www.editgrid.com/) EditGrid offers one of
the leading online spreadsheet programs that now available on your iPhone. This
app allows users to manage their Excel spreadsheets in a web–hosted
database.
14) Educate: (http://www.appsafari.com/productivity/9237/educate/)
The Educate application is a perfect mobile project manager for teachers,
offering the ability to personalize your weekly timetable and plan for
individual lessons all from a single interface.
15) EngLits: (http://appshopper.com/education/englits–the–tempest)
Download and read hundreds of classic books with detailed audio and text
summaries of books and plays by Shakespeare, Dickens, Austen, Hawthorne, Bronte,
and other authors.
16) Evernote: (http://www.evernote.com/about/download/iphone/)
This iPhone app will make it easy to capture and tag items and notes so you can
retrieve the data when it’s convenient for you.
17) Facebook: (http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=2915120374&b)
Check up on your students via Facebook for the iPhone and iPod Touch. You can
even keep them updated on class assignments and due dates through this
application.
18) Foreca.Mobi Weather: (http://www.apple.com/webapps/weather/) Concerned
that there may be a snow day in store? Foreca.Mobi Weather is a cool weather app
that gives a 10–day forecast of more than 140,000 locations.
19) Geek Logik: (http://www.apple.com/webapps/entertainment/geeklogik.html)
The ScientificBlogging.com author has harnessed the power of algebra to help
teachers and students learn simple formulas for algebraic success in this cool
app.
20) GPA Calc: (http://www.apple.com/webapps/calculate/gpacalc_johnrouda.html)
Set your students up with GPA Calc, where they can track their grade point
average on a 4.0 scale.
21) Grammar Up: (http://eknathkadam.com/grammarup/Grammar_Up_For_iPhone.html)
(http://www.macworld.com/appguide/app.html?id=66862&expand=false)
This English grammar application allows users to refine their grammar through
stimulating quizzes.
22) GPA.me: (http://www.apple.com/webapps/productivity/gpamefreestudentwebsites.html)
GPA.me features include grade and class checking, photos, schedule, grade point
average stats and class notes.
23) GlueyNotes: (http://www.apple.com/webapps/productivity/glueynotes.html)
GlueyNotes is the original list–making application for the iPhone. Educators can
utilize this program for note taking, accessing telephone numbers and archiving
information.
24) iBlueSky: (http://www.iphoneappreviews.net/2008/10/23/ibluesky-mindmapping/)
iBlueSky offers mind mapping for the iPhone, so you can get your thoughts,
lesson plans or presentations mapped out from anywhere.
25) iDictionary: (http://www.apple.com/webapps/searchtools/idictionary_1webappscom.html)
iDictionary is the ultimate dictionary source on the iPhone—in fact, the
application can pull from up to 16 sources at once.
26) iHistory: (http://www.appsafari.com/productivity/8557/ihistory/)
iHistory is a perfect tool for teachers and students to brush up on their
historical facts. This ever–expanding application hosts an encyclopedic
collection of information about art history, past wars and inventions.
27) iSchool: (http://iphoneapplicationlist.com/2009/09/18/ischool/#ixzz0WNy70aIC)
iSchool is an educational suite focused on teaching scientific and mathematical
principles. The application explains the concepts and principles behind
mathematics—which enables teachers to grasp the complex ideas before presenting
the information to students.
28) jkPassword: (http://www.apple.com/webapps/productivity/jkpassword.html)
Privacy is important for educators and jkPassword is the perfect application to
safeguard personal information. jkPassword safely stores (and encrypts) all your
sensitive information with templates that store everything from website logins
to credit cards.
29) NYTimes: (http://www.apple.com/iphone/apps-for-iphone/staff-picks/ny-times.html)
A 2009 Award–winning Mobile Application, the NYTimes app is an essential tool to
access current events.
30) Omnifocus: (http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnifocus/iPhone/)
Winner of the 2008 Apple Design Award for Best iPhone Productivity Application,
OmniFocus brings task management to your fingertips through software that
systematizes tasks by project, place, person and date.
31) Quote of the day: http://www.apple.com/webapps/entertainment/quoteoftheday_nerdofnewyorkcity.html)
Seaching for an inspirational quote or just want to a this app makes
it simple to look up info. Quote of the Day displays a carefully selected quote,
updated daily and formatted for your iPhone or iPod touch.
32) ReaditLater: (http://readitlaterlist.com/iphone/) Perfect for
busy educators, this application lets users save pages to read later—even
without an internet connection.
33) Remember the Milk: (http://www.apple.com/webapps/productivity/rememberthemilk.html)
Make your iPhone or iTouch work harder than your brain with “Remember the Milk,”
an application that is used to streamline productivity through digital list
making.
34) Poptiq: (http://www.poptiq.com/) Multimedia videos are
(literally) at your fingertips with this iPhone/iTouch application, so teachers
and students can enjoy educational videos anywhere.
35) Presidential Trivia: (http://iphoneapplicationlist.com/2009/10/26/presidential-trivia/)
This app allows users to dive into the rich history and dynamic personalities of
the 44 Presidents of the United States.
36) School Supply List: (http://iphoneapplicationlist.com/2009/07/04/school-supply-list/)
Creating school supply lists is made easy with this app, where you can choose
from a database of more than 150 school items and send out the list
digitally.
37) Scientific Calculator: (http://www.apple.com/webapps/calculate/scientificcalculator.html)
This application serves as an advanced calculator that can calculate cosines,
sines, tangents, square roots and exponents.
38) Stanza: (http://www.appcraver.com/stanza/)
This e–reader app makes it easy to read digital books, newspapers and other
publications on your iPhone. It supports a wide variety of e–book formats:
DRM–free Amazon Kindle, Mobipocket, Microsoft LIT, PalmDoc, Word, RTF, HTML and
PDF.
39) Today in History: (http://www.apple.com/webapps/entertainment/todayinhistory.html)
Another great history app, this program presents fun facts in American and World
History with 40,000 events listed each year.
40) TouchType: (http://ithinked.com/archives/2008/10/spellcheck–for–the–iphone/)
With this tool, teachers can cross–check research papers with this of an online
spell check app.
41) Unit and Currency Converter: (http://www.apple.com/webapps/calculate/unitandcurrencyconverter.html)
Math teachers can utilize this app to teach students conversions between
currencies, length, temperature, speed, volume, weight and mass, computer units,
time, metric units, area, energy and work, power, pressure and angles.
42) US States and Capitals: (http://iphoneapplicationlist.com/2009/03/06/usstates/)
Teachers can gain knowledge on U.S. geography with this nifty
application.
43) Verbatim: (http://www.apple.com/webapps/productivity/verbatim11.html)
The iPhone can aid memorization or lectures or speeches with this sleek and
unique application.
44) VoiceNotes: (http://www.apple.com/iphone/iphone-3gs/voice-memos.html)
VoiceNotes allows teachers and professionals to quickly record a quick note or
even a lecture. VoiceNotes allows you to sync notes back to your computer using
some additional software provided by the developer.
45) WorldCat: (http://www.worldcat.org/default.jsp) Find the
location of a book in a library near you by using this app on the iPhone.
46) WeDict: (http://app.weiphone.com/wedict/) The WeDict
application allows users to reach into a database of thousands of words right
from your pocket.
47) Webster’s Third New International Dictionary: (http://www.appstoreapps.com/2009/01/08/merriam-websters-collegiate–dictionary/)
With more than 2225,000 words, definitions, literary references, origins and
illustrations, Webster’s Dictionary iPhone app is an essential source for
academic information.
48) Wikipanion Deluxe: (http://www.macworld.com/appguide/app.html?id=67157&expand=false)
Access Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.com) to research background
information on your next unit.
49) WordPress for the iPhone: (http://iphone.wordpress.org/)
Hosted by the web app for bloggers, WordPress, this app allows educators to
write posts, upload photos, edit pages and manage comments on your blog from
your iPhone or iPod Touch.
50) Word of the Day: (http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/reference/wordoftheday.html)
Expand your vocabulary with the World of the Day application, a tool that sends
out unique words to your mobile device on a daily basis.