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  • Language Arts

SpeakEasy Voice Recorder- http://www.zarboo.com/speakeasy.htmlRecord and playback notes, reminders, or just about anything from your iPod Touch. SpeakEasy gives you a recording studio that fits into your pocket. Intuitive and fun, SpeakEasy is the premier voice recorder. You will need a microphone for an iPod Touch. iPhones are able to use the built-in microphone. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=284652710


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iTalk Recorder Premium- http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/italkWAY more than a "voice recorder"... whether you just want to recall a conversation later, or are serious about capturing the sounds around you. 2G iPod touch requires Apple Stereo Headset or similar compatible headset. Your recordings are saved for replay on your iPhone or iPod, and you can use iTalk Sync (a free download available at http://www.italksync.com/download) to drag-and-drop them as high-quality AIFF files to your computer over a Wi-Fi connection. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=296271871

OriginalWordPops - http://larvalabs.comWordPops is an addictive cross between Tetris® and Scrabble®. Spell words with your finger to stop the bubbles from filling the screen. Earn more points by spelling difficult words, while adding bonuses to really put your score over the top. The game gets faster as you clear more rows of bubbles. Use freeze, explosion and mutate bubbles to your advantage and try to beat your top scores. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=298757007


Blanks - http://sites.google.com/site/smarterbits/blanks 'Blanks' is a simple application helping you to learn new English words. It shows you word definition and gives 4 choices as answer.
Select one of the choices by dragging it on the hole in the paper.
If you are correct, a green hock is displayed. If the selected word does not fit to the definition, you will see a red cross. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=286883373


OriginalChicktionary - http://www.blockdot.com/iphoneGet ready for an egg-citing game! Chicktionary is one of the most popular word games on the Internet, and now you can hatch up some fun on your iPhone! Each hen bears a letter. The more words you create, the more points you earn! Chicktionary has cool features that gives it depth and makes it one of the more engaging games on the iPhone/iPod touch. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=299636943&mt=8


OriginalWordWhirlFree - http://www.happyappyinc.com comes with over 8000 words, awesome graphics, and addictive sound. Its the best word game for the iPhone and a great way to improve your vocabulary. You can now play against a friend on WiFi in real time! You both play with the same puzzle, and the first person to get the BINGO has the option to reset both puzzles. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=292609365


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Wordle - http://www.twinpeaks.meCombine the six letters in the shelf below to make as many words as you can. The goal is to uncover the six letter word. You can advance to the next level once you reveal it. It's a Text Twist like game for the iPhone/iPod Touch. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=293984338



OriginalFree Word Warp - http://www.mobilityware.com/iphone/Default.htm anagram type of word game similar to the popular Text Twist game. The object of the game is to find words using the 6 letters you are given. You receive points for each correct word, to continue accumulating points you must find at least one word that uses all 6 letters before the time runs out. Free Word Warp is ad supported and has the same features as the paid (ad-free) version of Word Warp. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=284480400

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Twisty Text - http://brainiumstudios.com/products/twistytext/index.html - wisty Text is a classic word puzzle that will challenge your speed, your agility, your pattern recognition, and your spelling prowess, as you try and find all the possible words within a set of 5, 6, or 7 letters. And remember, if all else fails, at least you will have learned a word or two from the the built in dictionary.


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LocalChat - http://www.possiblygiant.com LocalChat 1.0 provides multi-media chat and information sharing across your local network.
Features: Multi-party instant message (IM) chat, Personalized icons, Record and send audio notes for that personal touch, Share photos from your device camera or photo library at wifi speeds, Share contact information from your contact list.

OriginalAutoCue - http://www.softalkltd.com/products/autocue/default.aspTurn your iPhone into a professional tele prompting device and make better, more fluent, speeches. FEATURE SUMMARY: Write your speech using an easy to use text editor, or, Import text files using built-in wi-fi sharing, Controllable playback speeds, Choose background color, font size, color and line spacing, Control the playback speed during speech delivery, Automatically remembers your last position when re-opening a speech, Indicators for time remaining and elapsed time. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=303561083




  • Math

Basic Maths - http://explorer-sg.blogspot.com/Basic Maths is an application based on the drill-and-practice instructional strategy. Similar to memorization, such a strategy presents the tasks to be completed repetitively to build up the foundation skills for more meaningful learning in the future. This application provides exercises covering basic mathematical skills like addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. The exercises are targeted for children under 12 years, with varying degrees of difficulty depending on their age. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=291808633


Brain Blaze Divide - http://www.imakcreations.com/Boost your brainpower and keep your brain young with this fun and challenging math game. Each of the twelve levels presents you with a set of division flashcards of increasing difficulty. Your goal is to complete each of the twelve levels as accurately and quickly as possible. You can view your progress on a color-coded division grid. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=293689810


DiaMath - http://www.palasoftware.com/DiaMath (Diamond Math) is a fun and challenging way to improve your problem solving skills. The principle of DiaMath is to solve for the two empty spaces in the diamond. The rule for a diamond patterns is: Add the left and right numbers together to get the bottom number (sum); multiply the left and right numbers together to get the top number (product). Knowing the rule is only the first step. You will find yourself asking questions along the way like what two numbers multiply together to get x but add together to get y? Though the basis of DiaMath is addition and multiplication it will also test your subtraction and division abilities. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=293827476

FlowMath - http://www.palasoftware.com/ FlowMath will test your skills to build a math problem that matches the answer. You see FlowMath provides the answer and wants you to make the equation. Choose the numbers and the operator and see how fast you can make your way through this twist on arithmetic tables. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=294549225



HiCalc Lite - http://www.ppclink.com/The ultimate calculator for your iPhone or iPod Touch has arrived! HiCalc Lite Edition includes 3 modules including Arithmetic, Trigonometry and Tip calculator.



Solve24!- Solve 24! is a maddeningly addictive math game that increases computation speed, accuracy, and problem-solving skills. Solve24! is simple to play, but super-challenging to master. Each puzzle provides you with four numbers and four mathematical functions: add, subtract, multiply and divide. Using each number once (and only once), you must compose a mathematical equation that equals 24. The faster you solve each puzzle, the better your score! Solve 24! includes over 2400 puzzles with varying levels of difficulty, so kids and adults will enjoy it. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=299487879


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24 Game Ex - http://groups.google.com/group/24gameex This is a fun and relaxing mathematical game, in which you are given 4 integers (from 1 to 13), and you need to find a way to manipulate them using five arithmetic operations (addition(+), subtraction(-), multiplication (×), division(÷) and power(^)) as well as the parentheses so that the end result is 24.


Mighty Math Lite & Mighty Math - http://mkpprod.wordpress.com/mighty-math/ Fun math problem solving quiz for kids of all ages.




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Brain Tuner - http://www.gengarstudios.com/ Tune your brain in less than a minute a day! Like a Brain Age exercise. Get your brain in shape with this great math game for all ages.



OriginalBrain Thaw - http://www.brainthawgame.com - Brain Thaw is an addictive puzzle game that will help keep your brain sharp. You're Newton, the cleverest penguin in the land, and you love to snack on digits! Eat the right numbers to solve each puzzle according to a given math rule (e.g., “Multiples of 3”). Watch out, though! Fearsome yetis are everywhere, and there’s nothing they like better than making a meal out of little eggheads like you!

  • Science


WeatherBug - http://weather.weatherbug.com/Puts live, local weather conditions from over 45,000 locations in the world on your iPhone or iPod touch.



OriginalCrayon Physics Deluxe - http://www.dothehudson.net/app/crayon-physicsIt first became a phenomenon in the beginning of 2008 in YouTube websites around the globe. The Grand Award winner for 2D Physics.
Paint a picture by dragging your finger across the screen... Presto! The picture becomes an object and drops to the bottom. Just move the ball to the Star to clear the stage!
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=300830915

OriginalPlanets - http://www.qcontinuum.org/iphone/Planets.htmlThis application will help you identify planets in the sky, and enable you to predict when a particular planet will be visible.

A variety of interesting and useful information about the solar system is available: location of the sun, moon, and planets in the sky, rise and set time of the sun, moon, and planets, civil, nautical, and astronomic twilight times, current and future moon phases, miscellaneous planetary information, rotatable globe showing day and night. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=305793334




  • History/Social Science

Google Earth - http://www.google.com/mobile/apple/earth.htmlHold the world in the palm of your hand. With Google Earth for iPhone and iPod touch, you can fly to far corners of the planet with just the swipe of a finger. Explore the same global satellite and aerial imagery available in the desktop version of Google Earth, including high-resolution imagery for over half of the world's population and a third of the world's land mass. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=293622097


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Declaration of Independence -http://cbagwellconsulting.com/iphone.html This copy of the Declaration of Independence is a companion to our Constitution application, also free. Features include full text with historical notes & images of original document.



The United States Constitution in your pocket.



  • Problem Solving

    OriginalToobz - http://toobz-game.comoobz-Free is a challenging, fast-paced game that brings together quick reactions, planning, and a little bit of luck. Your goal is to create a system of "Toobz" (pipes) beginning at a randomly-placed starting point. Your Toobz network must allow water to flow without any spilling. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=295462558



    Tangram Puzzle Pro - http://www.theembassyvfx.com/Relax and expand your mind with tangrams, the classic geometry puzzle. Featuring 360 puzzles to complete in any order, play for a few minutes or a few hours – the choice is yours.

    • Search / Reference


    Google Mobile App - http://www.google.com/mobile/ Search the web.



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    WeDict - http://app.weiphone.com/wedictWeDict is a free dictionary program for iPhone/iPod touch. It supports all stardict dictionary. This version including an basic English-Chinese dictionary and the WordNet(r) 2.0 English dictionary. FEATURES: Over 149,000 words in WordNet(r) 2.0 dictionary; Over 51,000 words in basic English-Chinese dictionary

    OriginalDictionary.com app http://www.dictionary.com/apps/iphonedelivers world-class reference content from Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com including more than 275,000 definitions and 80,000 synonyms. 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 more than a million users. It's free!


    • Visual & Performing Arts


    MiniPiano - http://jyproduct.webhop.net/jyblog/index.php/minipiano Single finger piano player.




    OriginalTappyTunes - http://www.utilitouch.comWhy struggle with piano keys or guitar strings when you can make music like a pro just by tapping the melody anywhere on the screen? Hear your tune come to life in full chords immediately upon your first tap. Watch delightful animated graphics bounce and swirl right under your fingertips. No little piano keys to press. No note order to follow. Just tap away! TappyTunes™ is your own personal band, waiting to follow you. Never hit a wrong note. TappyTunes™ has all the notes and chords pre-loaded in sequence! Tap fast or slow to change the tune as you go. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=299495181

    OriginalSimpleDraw - http://www.teamslah.com - SimpleDraw allows for quick and easy drawing and doodling. Designed with instant usability in mind, this application will allow you to start drawing right away without any bothersome start menus, splash screens, or ads.

    If you need more options, accessing the menu is very easy--just touch the screen with two fingers and you will be able to change your color and stroke. If you feel your drawing is important, hit the "Save" button and the image on the canvas will be saved to your photo album. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=312257243



    • Other

    OriginalNaturespace - http://www.naturespace.com/iphone.php - The sound of the wind through the trees... above you. The sound of water moving gently over land... below you. The Naturespace application faithfully recreates the sound and space of outdoor natural surroundings. Utilizing the latest HD recording technologies in an entirely new way, Naturespace is created specifically for headphone listening. With exclusive holographic ambiences from all across North America, recorded by our professional audio engineers. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=312618509&mt=8


    Easy Relax - http://www.rockifone.com/Want to keep yourself from the outside noise? Find it hard to fall asleep? Feel like a trip to wonderland during tea break? All you need is Easy-relax! Unlike other ambient noise applications, Easy Relax takes full advantage of the sound power of iPhone with which you can design your own relax themes by mixing background music with several ambient noises and configure volume level, interval independently. Imaging that sit by warm campfire and add the sounds of flute, owl, or a nearby creek, any sounds in the list as you want. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=292416392

    Memoreasy Lite - http://www.kolordesign.com.au Voice Flash cards application. First create, and then learn and remember your own collection of facts or words that you always had difficulties with. You do not need to type anything, just record yourself and learn using recorded voice material



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    MobileFiles - http://www.quickoffice.com/mobilefiles MobileFiles™ enables you to Access, View, Download, Store, and Manage Apple MobileMe® iDisk® files. Stay connected and in control while on the go. Experience the freedom of MobileFiles!



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    Air Sharing - http://www.avatron.com/products/airsharingWith Air Sharing, you can: Mount your iPhone or iPod touch as a wireless drive on a Mac, Windows, or Linux computer, over Wi-Fi, or connect from your computer's web browser. Drag-drop files between your iPhone or iPod touch and your computers. View documents in many common formats. VIEWABLE FORMATS: iWork (Pages, Numbers, and Keynote), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), Web Archive, HTML, PDF, RTF, RTFD, Plain text, Source code, Movies, Audio, and Images http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=289943355

    OriginalFiles lite - http://www.olivetoast.com/Files Take and view documents wherever your iPhone or iPod touch goes, sharing them easily with any compatible Mac or PC. Connect to Files lite over Wifi from any Mac or PC; drag and drop files straight from the Finder or Windows Explorer, as you would with any other shared folder. In fact any client which understands the WebDAV protocol can connect to Files lite. 200 MB STORAGE LIMIT http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=294150896

    Jose HernandezApr 20, 2009 2:34 PM

    Brain Thaw is another application that is perfect for multiplication/division.
    http://www.brainthawgame.com/
    There's the $0.99 version and the free version.

    tomborerApr 24, 2009 11:28 AM

    Thanks Jose, I've added to the list above.

    (unauthenticated)Apr 24, 2009 4:44 PM

    Cheryl says iflipper

    Bradley (unauthenticated)Jun 12, 2009 9:38 AM

    'Twenty Four' is another variation of math 24 game.
    http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=316367668&mt=8

    bradpascoeJun 28, 2009 8:33 PM

    Saw this recommendation on Classroom 2.0
    So, with full disclosure of personal interest and much pride, I recommend the following tools from Tacticality Software: SentenceSpin, a language arts sentence builder. We wrote this to provide an opportunity for kids to "spin" for a sentence they like, get a chance to do some reading, understand that sentences have a beginning, middle and end, and then get the very cool opportunity to draw their sentence on the next screen in living color. For the teacher's sake pictures can be saved into a digital portfolio. We also have the math tools CountBy and TimesBy in the store. To check these out to see if they'd make sense for your classrooms we've made uTube videos which can be found by entering the apps by name or through this address:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGnmy4VMpmM

    Don Truett (unauthenticated)Sep 18, 2009 4:28 PM

    Wurdle, not to be confused with Wordle above is a great game the purpose of which is to make words by dragging adjacent letters. It’s $1.99 and my third graders couldn’t get enough of it. Difficulty and appearance are configurable.

    Don Truett (unauthenticated)Sep 18, 2009 4:29 PM

    The link:
    http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2008/11/09/interesting-iphone-app-wurdle/

    Sandy (unauthenticated)Sep 22, 2009 12:56 PM

    Mathemagics is very cool for mental math tricks. Some of them are pretty amazing! The app has a practice mode so you can tune-up while on the go.

    Paul (unauthenticated)Sep 23, 2009 8:00 PM

    "ArithFit" is a tetris-like app for the iphone that has "lots of action" for training basic arithmetics speed.

    ansen (unauthenticated)Oct 5, 2009 9:14 AM


    We have developed a handful of applications for kids and mainly focusing on education category.

    Math Magic: Kids can learn as well as have fun with math. They can practice addition, subtraction, multiplication and divisions. Random problems will be shown to the kids and they need to choose the correct answer

    Word Magic: Kids need to choose the missing letters for the picture shown. Best suited for kids from UKG till 2nd standard. http://wordmagic.anusen.com

    Math Series: Kids need to identify the missing numbers. The numbers could either be in descending or in ascending orders. http://mathseries.anusen.com

    Match Magic: This application is best suited for younger kids < 6 years. They need to match the pictures/colors/count the numbers by identifying and matching them. http://matchmagic.anusen.com

    Count Magic: This application is also suited for kids < 6 years. This app helps to kids to learn counting. They need to catch the number shown. As they keep counting, audio voice will help the kids in counting.

    Think BIG: This app is kids in 5 to 10 age group. A group of numbers are shown. They need to pick up the largest or smallest number.

    All of our games have rewards and stickers and scores built to motivate and encourage the kids.

    Please check them out at http://www.anusen.com and videos @ http://www.youtube.com/kidsiphoneapps


    Here are couple of blogs on our apps
    http://tinyurl.com/c5kbmx

    http://tinyurl.com/dmzyqq

    Lucy (unauthenticated)Jan 18, 2010 10:39 PM

    Hi,

    It looks like Solve24! in your list is no longer in iTunes.

    I recently released another version of the 24 math game for the iPhone and iPod Touch called TwentyFour! There are a few iPhone versions out there already, but I felt like they didn't do my favorite game justice. For example, some don't support fractions (some problems need fractions! like 3 3 8 8). And most have very poor UI (Having to type parentheses can be tiresome!).

    So, I spend 2 months working on a better version which I'm now proud to share with the world. You can checkout a video demo of my game at http://www.twentyfourgame.com. Enjoy!

    Jenny F (unauthenticated)Mar 17, 2010 4:21 AM

    We've turned our iPod Touch classroom into a clicker response system using Student Response Network. A Windows computer is needed for the teacher, but all students use the free SRN Client App.
    It's brilliant and very affordable for the server (teacher) program - http://studentresponsenetwork.com/2010/01/08/srn-client-for-ipod-touchiphone-coming-soon/

    Brenda Hall (unauthenticated)Mar 17, 2010 11:30 AM

    I used to have a Bloomberg Financial System in my classroom. The lease price increased and we lost it. I understand there is a Bloomberg Application o the Pod. What information can you share with me that I can teach the students using that app?

    Jason Jardim (unauthenticated)Mar 31, 2010 7:26 PM

    I developed an iPhone / iPad app for Math Flash Cards, I have gotten some pretty amazing feedback from TUAW.com staff writers and Macenstein.com editor. Here is a quick and dirty link to some screen shots / videos - for both versions. My 7 year old uses my app every day! I think it looks amazing, and is super clean. If anyone wants to contact me JSquared@MacSpots.com
    Thanks!
    http://web.me.com/jayjardim/TUAW_First_Look/TUAW_Review_Page.html

    Gabriella Gaby (unauthenticated)Dec 8, 2010 7:28 AM

    Talking about the best educational iPhone apps for kids I would like to mention about Kinder Hangman - http://sharkfuel.com/kinderhangman.html that is specially designed to improve vocabulary of kids and help them remember new words. iTune link is http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kinder-hangman/id375734517?mt=8 This iPhone app works to improve child's development and can be used to prepare kids for school. It is intended for kids of 4-6 years.

    Justin Wright (unauthenticated)Apr 3, 2011 9:53 PM

    Me and my partner have created a couple of learning apps for kids used to help learn their math tables. A lot of learning apps we've seen are kind of complicated for young children, so we have created simple to use apps that have the same function as flash cards with the ability to shuffle and sort. Each app contains the tables 1-12, has backgrounds for boys or girls to choose from, and is great for kids just beginning to learn their math tables. We are always looking for good learning app ideas for kids, so if any one has anything they would like to see, post on here and we can see what most people are looking for.

    Addition Tables Link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/easy-as-1-2-3-addition-tables/id417605450?mt=8

    Subtraction Tables Link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/easy-as-1-2-3-subtraction/id417629625?mt=8

    Multiplication Tables Link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/easy-as-1-2-3-multiplication/id417629514?mt=8

    Division Tables Link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/easy-as-1-2-3-division-tables-2/id417629366?mt=8

    Toby Chapman (unauthenticated)Apr 6, 2011 10:19 PM

    "Me and my partner have created a couple of learning apps for kids"
    That's great! By the way, It's "My partner and I..."

    Mushroom Pudding (unauthenticated)May 3, 2011 6:08 AM

    I am a teacher and have started to make good use of the iPhone/iPod touch in the classroom. Your list is quite extensive, thanks for posting. I have been so impressed with how beneficial iDevices are to learning that I have started developing apps myself (mostly for young learners at this stage). Please check them out if you get a chance!

    Eye Spy Touch (based on the Eye Spy car game to learn basic phonics) - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/eye-spy-touch/id432766128?mt=8&ls=1

    Captain Squibble (Drawing/Creativity based game) - http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/captain-squibble/id431072685?mt=8

    and a free app to help people pass the Australian Citizenship Test:

    http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/captain-squibble/id431072685?mt=8

    Regards

    Mushroom Pudding