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Kids Discover Space Cost: $3.99 An interactive book with more than 200 images, facts and diagrams. The app allows students to travel to space learning about things like star clusters, black holes and the solar system as a whole. This app is rated new and noteworthy by Apple. Edmodo Cost: Free Provides a safe, easy way for teachers and students to engage and collaborate for free, anytime, anywhere. Teachers can post messages, discuss classroom topics, assign and grade class work, and share content and materials. Dragon Box Algebra 12+ Cost: $9.99 An inexpensive algebra tutor that covers curriculum from late primary to early high school.
Tech T@lk There are seemingly endless choices when it comes to apps that may help you in the classroom. There are apps to organize your work, apps that focus on specific lessons. There is even an app that lets parents track children while they are on the school bus. Below are seven apps that can help you go digital.
Interactive Science Glossary: Life Science Cost: Free A great review and study tool for learning nearly 100 life science terms and concepts. The app is best used for middle and high school students learning everything from the human body to cells to ecosystems. Lessons are presented in a variety of forms including videos and flashcards.
SpellingCity Cost: Free A fun way to learn spelling and vocabulary words by playing different kinds of games using different word lists.
Free Graphing Calculator Cost: Free
Olly Safe Browser with Parental Controls Cost: Free This is an iPhone browser you control. It’s perfect for schools because the teacher can decide the level of blocking and automatically removes certain items from potential searches. Also available for iPad. September 2014 • www.maineea.org
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