Educational Uses of iPod Touch Websites

• Apple Learning Interchange

  http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/story.php?itemID=16472

• Learning in Hand

  http://learninginhand.com/ipod/touch.html

• iEar - iPhone Educational App Reviews

  http://www.iear.org/

• iPod Touch Apps by Subject

  http://web.me.com/dowd/Touch/Welcome.html

• 50 Educational Apps

  http://www.utechtips.com/50-educational-apps-for-the-ipod-touch/

• Apple iPhone Apps Home Page

  http://www.apple.com/iphone/apps-for-iphone/

• iPod touch Classroom Management and other resources

  http://sites.google.com/a/ccsd15.net/ipodtouch/home

• Getting a 2nd Grade Class Started with iPod Touch from http://sites.google.com/a/ccsd15.net/ipodtouch/getting-started#

• Science and Math with iPod Touch http://www.teachscienceandmath.com/2010/04/12/tips-for-using-the-ipod-touch-in-science-and-math-classrooms/

    

Data Collection

• iSpreadsheet, Google Docs, and more http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/story.php?itemID=16472&version=7722&pageID=19365
• Response Ware http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id300028504?mt=8

Math

• Number Line - Free - http://www.iear.org/iear/2009/8/4/number-line-app-free-as-of-842009.html
•  Math Tutor Lite- Practice basic math skills -  http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/math-tutor-lite/id325267195?mt=8
• iFormulas - Contains formulas, definitions, laws and properties for quick reference for a secondary level Math class -http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/iformulas/id346888659?mt=8
• Sudoku –Math game - http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/games/sudoku_orange.html
• Basic Math - Skills drill app to practice basic math facts - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flashcard-champion-basic-math/id346684971?mt=8
• Quick Graph - graphing calculator app - http://itunes.apple.com/app/graphing-calculator/id289940142?mt=8
• Data Portal: International data sets - http://www.apple.com/webapps/searchtools/unepgeodataportal.html  
• TanZenLite: Shape awareness with a tangram app - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tanzen-lite/id287657517?mt=8
• Units- Measurement converter - http://www.apple.com/webapps/calculate/iconvert_luaoo.html
• Math Drills Lite: Drills with solutions shown with a variety of on-screen manipulatives - http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/home_learning/instantinteractivedrills.html

Language Arts

•  Dictionary.com - Dictionary, thesaurus, and word of the day - http://www.apple.com/webapps/entertainment/dictionarycomswordoftheday.html
• Miss Spell - Spelling game - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mispell-or-misspell/id334760675?mt=8
• Amazon's Kindle - app turns your iPod Touch into an e-reader and has free ebooks - http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=kcp_iphone_mkt_lnd?docId=1000301301
• Story Kit - International Children's Digital Library App to create stories, add pictures, text, images and sound clips - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/storykit/id329374595?mt=8 
• Exam Vocabulary Builder Build -  vocabulary skills - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/free-exam-vocabulary-builder/id319052551?mt=8
• Grammar Up - Game to test grammar skills - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/free-grammar-up/id299024911?mt=8
• Paper Hangman (Lite) - Word games - http://itunes.apple.com/app/free-hangman/id289265443?mt=8
• Madlibs - Word Games with nouns, verbs and adjectives - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mad-libs/id326885152?mt=8
• Chicktionary(Lite) - Word game-  http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chicktionary-lite/id299636943?mt=8 
•   iTalk Recorder - voice recording app - http://www.italksync.com/ 

Science

•  Dinosaurs - The American Museum of Natural History Collection - dinosaur fossils as photos and recreations - http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/american-museum-of-natural-history-releases-dinosaurs-app/
• The Weather Channel - local and national weather alerts, customizable radar maps - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-weather-channel/id295646461?mt=8
• 101 Science - quizzes 8-12 year olds Biology, Chemistry, Physics, General Science and Earth Science - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/101-science/id334732710?mt=8 
• Science Glossary - Glossary of scientific terms and mini biographies  of scientists-in English and Spanish - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/science-glossary/id331657060?mt=8
• Planets - View the solar system, constellations, planets and moons as well as find facts and information - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/planets/id305793334?mt=8
• The Chemical Touch - Periodic table including mass, density, boiling points - http://www.notebooks.com/2010/07/19/emd-free-periodic-table-app-for-the-iphoneipod-touchipad-could-be-a-students-best-friend/
• NASA - any space related project - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nasa-app/id334325516?mt=8
• 3D4Medical:Flash cards for medicine - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/3d-brain/id331399332?mt=8
• Pangaea - the supercontinent Pangaea and the positions of the continents over the last 200 million years with a time line - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pangea-vr/id284877515?mt=8

Social Studies

• iPresident -  Presidents of the United States of America - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/usa-presidents/id317835093?mt=8 
• Fact of the Day - Educational facts -   http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fact-of-the-day/id292966647?mt=8
• Did You Know? - Useful and interesting facts -  http://news.softpedia.com/news/Did-You-Know-Educational-App-for-iPhone-Released-94411.shtml
• This Day in History - Events in history -http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/today-in-history-lite/id312028719?mt=8
• Maps of the World - Historic maps from around the world -  http://www.appshouter.com/iphone-app-review-history-maps-of-the-world/
  
• Ultimate World Quiz - Information for over 230 countries-  http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ultimate-world-quiz/id317370114?mt=8
• USA Factbook-  50 states, get maps, and find facts -  http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/usa-factbook-free/id305888083?mt=8
• U.S. Historical Documents - 200 historical documents -  http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/u-s-historical-documents/id299849995?mt=8 
• The World Factbook ’09 -  250 countries and territories around the world -  http://www.macworld.com/appguide/app.html?id=90901&expand=false 

Foreign Language

• AccelaStud -  16 different languages with the vocabulary, quizzes, flashcards -  http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/free-exam-vocabulary-builder/id319052551?mt=8
• Lexicon -  foreign languages -  http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/frozen-lexicon/id300077933?mt=8
• World Nomads Italian Language Guide - Common words and phrases -  
• Speak Spanish - Translate between Spanish and English -  http://journals.worldnomads.com/language-guides/post/1273.aspx
• Pocket French - Listening, reading, speaking, and studying vocabulary -  http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/free-pocket-french-beginner/id304321129?mt=8
• Pocket Japanese - Listening and speaking -  http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/free-pocket-japanese-beginner/id304308951?mt=8
• Byki GermanByki - Native speakers, quizzes, and a phrasebook -  http://www.byki.com/iphone/iphone.html 
• Word Power Greek - 2000 Greek words and phrases -  http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wordpower-greek/id297778182?mt=8
• iSign – Sign Language -  American Sign Language or review the individual signs for A-Z and 1-9 -  http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/isign-lite/id292486900?mt=8 

Nutrition

• Restaurant Nutrition http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/restaurant-nutrition/id285180322?mt=8

Audio & Video Recording

• Adobe PhotoShop

  http://nexus404.com/Blog/2009/10/10/free-photoshop-app-for-iphoneipod-touch-released-adobe-photoshop-mobile-app-brings-%E2%80%98industry-leading-digital-imaging-technology-to-users-on-the-go%E2%80%99/

• Audio Recording Hardware & Software

  http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/story.php?itemID=16472&version=7722&pageID=19369

Drawing

• Collaborative Whiteboard - Free

  http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/whiteboard-lite-collaborative/id301962306?mt=8

• Scribble

  http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scribble/id312021341?mt=8

• Color Tilt

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/colortilt/id285024916?mt=8

• Video

  http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/story.php?itemID=16472&version=7722&pageID=19376'

FlashCards

• Mac version with Keynote and iPhoto

  http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/story.php?itemID=16472&version=7722&pageID=19360

Resources for Teacher Apps

• Pointer (desktop software for PowerPoint and Keynote - Mac Only) http://www.zentropysoftware.com/ZS/Pointer.html
• Lesson planning with gCal http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/story.php?itemID=16472&version=7722&pageID=19361

Classroom Management

• Updating Software- Upgrading to next level

  http://web.me.com/jenashby/iPodTouch_Project/Blog/Entries/2009/11/5_Updating_software_on_multiple_iPods.html

• File Management

  http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/story.php?itemID=16472&version=7722&pageID=19370

• Installing Apps on More than one iPod Touch

  http://learninginhand.com/blog/2008/12/installing-ipod-touch-apps.html
• Making your life easy syncing multiple iPods - Auto Sync and other recommendations

  http://sites.google.com/a/ccsd15.net/ipodtouch/

   

  Holly Rae shared these and other resources at the MIRA iPod Touch Apps for Education Webinar in Dec. 2009. You can access the recording here https://admin.na5.acrobat.com/_a769301336/p56298167/

PowerPoint Presentation -  Basic Introduction and Use of your iTouch (including educational apps)

Basic Introduction and Use of Your iPod Touch and Apps.pptx