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Learn, Create or Be Inspired Free Apps For Your iPad
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About this booklet Learn, Create or Be Inspired
Dear Parents, Carers, Students and Families, We have compiled this booklet containing details a number of different apps which are free to download from the App Store on your iPad. The list is based on recommendations from our Digital Directors and contains apps which are great for learning, some for organising and some are just fun or inspiring. Many of them may be useful or just enjoyable for everyone in the family to use, not just our students. We hope that you will be able to find some time to explore these apps and see how they might inspire, amuse or help your whole family. Some of the apps listed in this booklet link to subscriptions held by the school (Rosetta Course and BrainPOP UK) and details are provided for how you can access the school’s subscription service via the app. In addition, we have provided details of 2 new apps (Student Planner and Foldr) that will be used by the students in 2014. These will enable students to use their iPad more as an organisational tool, and also as a method of accessing the school network and sharing their homework more freely with their teachers. For those with iPads or with other devices, both of these services will be available via the internet from another device. This is an exciting development for the mobile learning project and we look forward to sharing more details of this in 2014. At Clevedon School, we firmly believe that iPads and mobile technology can enhance the learning experience, both in and out of the classroom. They can enable parents to share and access their child’s learning in ways not previously possible, and they can provide some wonderful opportunities for adults and children to explore and learn together. I hope that you will enjoy sharing some of the apps in this booklet with your family and I look forward to the next exciting year in our project’s development. Yours sincerely
! ! John Wells Headteacher Please note that descriptions and price (i.e. free) are based on the app’s current status at the time of publishing (December 2013) and may be subject to change by the App Store. Many of these Apps are also available for Android devices – These are indicated by the Android logo by the app details.
QRAfter QR Code Reader
A QR code (Quick Response code) is a type of 2D bar code that is often used to provide access to information through a mobile device. Qrafter (Crafter) is a two-dimensional barcode scanner for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Its main purpose is to scan the contents of QR Codes. Buying the Pro Pack will enable you to create QR codes as well as simply read them, but there are plenty of free websites which will do that job for you (simply Google free QR code generator).
Rosetta Course Online Language Learning
Rosetta Course® brings the award-winning Rosetta Stone® language-learning method to Apple mobile devices, helping you build confidence as you learn. • Learn to speak, listen and read in a new language through our engaging, active, learning environment. • Fine-tune your pronunciation with proprietary, advanced speech-recognition technology you won’t find anywhere else. Students - The school subscribes to this service and you may use it in school already. All students can log into to this app using the following details: Username: Use your school network username. Password: rosetta Portal: clevedon Parents - We have a limited number of licenses available for community use. If you would like to be able to log in and learn a language this year, please email jdavies@clevedonschool.org.uk.
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BrainPop UK Learn Something New Everyday
Bring learning to your fingertips™ with the BrainPOP Featured Movie app for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Watch a different animated movie every day, then test your new knowledge with an interactive quiz – free! Login details will be emailed to all students for use on the app or on the website, www.brainpop.co.uk
Accuweather Weather Forecasting
AccuWeather for iPad brings you the most accurate and personalised local weather details available. This app delivers hourly and long-range forecasts, interactive Apple Maps and pushed severe weather alerts. Plus, the app lets you translate everything into multiple languages, choose from different display themes and share weather info through social media.
Dropbox Store and Share Files
Dropbox lets you bring all your photos, docs and videos anywhere and share them easily. Access any file you save to your Dropbox from all your computers, iPhone, iPad and even the Dropbox website! Sign up for your free account and use it to store, share and transfer files between friends and between devices.
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Merck PTE HD Interactive Periodic Table
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Merck periodic table of the elements app provides detailed information, state-of-the-art functions and an appealing presentation. It offers high-school and university students as well as teachers or professors the opportunity to learn more about the chemical elements - from classification to element features, to their history of discovery. The powerful multi-lingual app renders complex contents intuitively comprehensible: the well-structured and concise arrangement of groups and periods, details for every element, intelligent controls and numerous selection options provide quick access to needed information.
 
 The periodic table of the elements is one of the most important references in chemistry. Here you will find data such as relative atomic mass, melting point and boiling point, density, appearance and additional properties for each individual element.
You Doodle Draw On Photo Editor
You Doodle has been downloaded over a million times and may be the only iOS image editor you will ever need. Download now to enjoy hours of doodling fun!
Beatwave Make Music With Your Fingertips
Create amazing beats and tunes without any musical ability using Beatwave for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Using just your finger, you'll be turning out wicked tracks for FREE that amaze your friends and family, in no time at all!
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iTunes U Free Educational Courses
The iTunes U app gives you access to complete courses from leading universities and other institutions — plus the world’s largest digital catalogue of free education content — all from your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. Whether you’re studying molecular biology at university, learning Spanish at school or just interested in European history, you now have a valuable tool to help you learn anytime, anywhere. Parents – why not download the app and subscribe to our “Introduction to iPad at Clevedon School for Parents” course? It contains loads of really useful information about setting up, backing up and using your iPad and provides links to useful sites, support pages and apps. Scan the QR code to subscribe to the course.
Spacecraft 3D Explore 3D Spacecrafts
NASA's Spacecraft 3D is an augmented reality (AR) application that lets you learn about and interact with a variety of spacecraft that are used to explore our solar system, study Earth and observe the universe. Using a printed AR Target and the camera on your mobile device, you can get up close with these robotic explorers, see how they move and learn about the engineering feats used to expand our knowledge and understanding of space. Spacecraft 3D will be updated over time to include more of the amazing spacecraft that act as our robotic eyes on the earth, the solar system and beyond!
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TED Talks Inspirational Video Talks
Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world. The official TED app presents talks from some of the world's most fascinating people: education radicals, tech geniuses, medical mavericks, business gurus and music legends. Find more than 1,400 TEDTalk videos (with more added each week). The entire library is at your fingertips to browse at any time, even when you’re not online. Watch TEDTalks with subtitles in over 90 languages directly on your device through our new video player. Curate your own playlist. Download full videos to your device and watch them when you’re offline. Listen to an on-demand playlist of TEDTalks audio at any time. The TED app updates almost every day with new talks from TED events around the world. Share your favourite talks with your friends.
Photoshop Express Photo Editor
Snap. Edit. Share. Smile. Photo magic at your fingertips. On-the-go photo editing was never so fun, fast and cool. Touch your way to betterlooking pictures with automatic fixes and filters. Get your pictures to pop! After sharing, you’ll be the talk of your friends.
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Cooliris
Manage and Share Your Photos
Cooliris is your complete media hub. Beautifully experience all your photos in one place and share in private groups. Enjoy all your photos within one app: Camera Roll, Instagram, Facebook, Flickr, Picasa, Twitter, Tumblr, Dropbox and a dozen more. Endlessly discover your friends’ photos from social networks. You can even save photos to your library or the cloud.
Google Earth Explore The World In 3D
Fly around the planet with a swipe of your finger with Google Earth for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Explore distant lands or reacquaint yourself with your childhood home. Search for cities, places and businesses. Browse layers including roads, borders, places, photos and more. Visit the Earth Gallery to find exciting maps such as real-time earthquakes, planes in flight, hiking trails, city tours and more. Integrated Google Maps Street View allows you to explore the world at street level. Use the new “tour guide” to easily discover exciting new places to explore. With a quick swipe on the tab at the bottom of the screen, you can bring up a selection of virtual tours from around the globe. With new 3D imagery, you can now fly through complete 3D recreations of select cities, including San Francisco, Boston, Rome and others. With every building modelled in 3D, you truly get a sense of flying above the city.
Sudoku Maths Puzzle
Discover the next evolution of Sudoku with amazing graphics, animations, and ease of use. This is a Sudoku like one you have never experienced before. Thousands of puzzles, all free.
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Brushes 3 Record Your Art As You Draw
Brushes 3 is a painting app designed exclusively for iOS. Rewritten from the ground up, Brushes 3 is universal — the same version runs on both your iPhone and your iPad. Move paintings between your devices and keep working wherever you go. An accelerated OpenGL-based painting engine makes painting smooth and responsive — even with huge brush sizes. Brushes 3 also records every step in your painting. Show off your creative process by replaying your paintings directly on your device.
Pocket Wavepad Sound Editor
A free sound editor for recording, editing, adding effects and sending audio. Pocket WavePad allows you to record voice or music, then edit the recording and add effects to achieve high quality audio recordings. Work within audio waveforms to make selections for quick editing, such as inserting recordings from other files, or apply effects like the high pass filter to clarify audio quality. For journalists and other professionals making recordings on the go, Pocket WavePad makes it easy to store or send recordings so they are readily available wherever they are needed.
PCalc (Lite) Calculator
PCalc Lite is a fully functional and free taste of our very popular scientific calculator. It includes an optional RPN mode, multiple undo and redo, unit conversions and constants, as well as two stylish themes and our highly praised design.
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Granimator Graphic Wallpaper Creator
Granimator™ is a graphic wallpaper creator with a difference. To get started the user simply selects from the choice of shapes, styles and backgrounds. They can then draw the selected assets onto the stage and erase, move, scale and rotate them to create compositions. Each shape represents a sound that can be manipulated and played – adding another creative and interactive level to the app.
iMotion HD Time-Lapse/Stop Motion Camera
iMotion HD is an intuitive and powerful time-lapse and stop-motion app for iOS. Take pictures, edit your movie and export HD 1080p and 720p videos to your device or directly to Youtube. Time-lapse is a cinematography technique which accelerates movement. It can be used to photograph cloudscapes, plants growing and crowds. Stop motion is an animation technique which makes a physically manipulated object look like it’s moving on its own.
Coach My Video Video Coaching Tool
CoachMyVideo Mobile marks a revolutionary advancement in the art and science of coaching. It's a coaching tool that is powerful, portable and above all, EASY to use: designed to take maximum advantage of the power, speed & technology built into the latest Apple devices and operating systems. • Athletes: Receive clear, understandable guidance for FASTER SKILL DEVELOPMENT. • Coaches and Athletes: Video Analysis promotes constructive interactions by focusing on visual and objectively understandable information. • Coaches: Provide clear and effective instruction with greater ease and efficiency Capture and Save FULL-RESOLUTION IMAGE from ANY Video-Frame. Use Frame-Capture so you don’t waste any coach-able moments (or frames)!
Skype
Voice and Video Calls For Free
Say “hello” to friends and family with an instant message, voice or video call on Skype for free. There’s so much you can do, right from the palm of your hand. Great if friends or family don’t have an iOS device with FaceTime.
Sticky Notes Create and Display Sticky Notes
Sticky Notes is the premium note taking application that is an amazing, multi-touch enabled noteboard designed specifically for iPad. Features include: voice dictation on the new iPad. Just speak, no typing required; choose from a host of beautiful backgrounds; save to photos, email, print and tweet; landscape and portrait mode are both supported; multitouch-enabled; you can move multiple notes around the screen at once just by dragging; notes with multiple colours, fonts, and text colours. A beautiful way to keep reminders and thoughts.
Fotopedia Wild Friends Wildlife Photography
Wild animals, as you have never seen them. Embark on an extraordinary adventure and meet new friends; a baby sea turtle hatching, a sleepy polar bear, a fascinating great grey owl… Each encounter will surprise you and probably make you smile. Perfect for nature lovers, photography enthusiasts, parents and children.
Dictionary.com Offline Dictionary
Top-rated app with trusted reference content from Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com. No internet required connection when searching words.
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Solar Walk: Saturn Explore Saturn
Explore Saturn and its moons: travel in time, read info and watch photos. Did you know that it is still a mystery how long a day on Saturn is? The lite edition of award-winning app - Solar Walk - 3D Solar System Model was specially designed to let anyone enjoy the beauty of one of the best known and most beautiful planet in the Solar System. Saturn is mostly known for its rings and numerous moons. The easy navigation through the app makes the experience of surfing the Space really breath-taking and unforgettable.
Pixlr Express Plus Edit Photos - Add Effects
Pixlr Express Plus is a fun photo editor that lets you quickly crop, re-size and fix any picture, remove red-eye and whiten teeth in a completely ads-free experience. Then choose from the huge variety of effects, overlays and borders to personalise any image, all unlocked for you to choose. From the makers of Pixlr-o-matic, Pixlr Express Plus will make you look like a pro, even if you’ve never edited a photo before.
Homestyler Interior Design Tool
Get inspired with stunning interior design projects, tips and trends. Then watch your own home design ideas come to life by experimenting with real products and colours. Take the guesswork out of home remodelling with Autodesk Homestyler. Watch your home design ideas come to life within a photograph of your own space by experimenting with high-quality 3D models of real products.
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Google Drive Store and Share Files And Photos
Google Drive lets you create, share and keep all your stuff in one place. Upload all your files – even the big ones – and you can access them anywhere, even on your iPhone or iPad. We'll get you started with 5 GB free. Quickly upload and share a photo with a friend 1000 miles away. Read and edit the most up-to-date version of your Google document whether you’re at home, in the office or on the go. Make items available offline so you can view them while you’re on a plane.
Evernote Note Taking Tool
Evernote is an easy-to-use, free app that helps you remember everything across all of the devices you use. Stay organised, save your ideas and improve productivity. Evernote lets you take notes, capture photos, create to-do lists, record voice reminders and makes these notes completely searchable, whether you are at home, at work or on the go.
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The following apps will be used by the students in school during 2014. Both apps are linked to software that is used on the network in school and requires some setting up. Students will be shown how to set up and use these apps in school. Feel free to download the apps now. Training will be provided and notice will be given to ensure that all students have the apps that they need beforehand.
Student Planner By Firefly Solutions
Student Planner integrates with your school's Firefly Learning Platform so you can access your timetable and homeworks from your iPad, iPhone or Android devices. Automatically populated from your school timetable so you don't need to enter any of your classes, and teachers can push homework directly to your planner. You can also manually add your own homework or other tasks and associate them with particular lessons and teachers. These automatically synchronise with your account on your school's Firefly Learning Platform. Features include: - View your school timetable - See homework set by your teachers - Add your own homework and tasks - Receive push notifications when teachers set you new tasks, send you messages or send you links. Download the app and you will be shown how to set up and use it in school.
Foldr
Access Your School Documents
The Foldr server software is run by the school. It is required for this app to work and does not provide access without it. Foldr for iOS is the free addition to the Foldr server software used in school. Foldr enables the effective and secure access to your existing networked documents and files from your iPhone, iPad or iPod.
We hope that you enjoy this opportunity to learn, create and be inspired as a family.
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Produced in association with our Digital Directors.
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