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Spell + Friends is a free iPad app that provides students with word lists to practice in a virtual spelling bee manner. There are three modes in Spell + Friends. Learn mode is for creating word lists to study. Practice mode reads words to students that they then have to spell correctly in the app. Compete mode allows students to compete head-to-head against other users of the app. 
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Explore and learn the multiplication table in a visual way. Use four different ways to study times tables!
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Read & Write is a free Google Chrome Web App that increases the accessibility of the text of documents in your Google Drive account. After installing the app you will see a Read & Write tab appear at the top of your browser window whenever you have a document open in Google Drive. Clicking that Read & Write tab will open a menu of accessibility options.
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Nearpod is an App that allows teachers to share presentations; but wait, there’s more! It also lets you be a fully engaged participant and interact with the presentation through polls, quizzes, videos, drawing interactivity, website-sharing, self-guided quizzes and more.
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Extreme Environments is a free iBook on the Digital Geography blog. The book has four chapters about challenging environments, the characteristics of extreme environments, the opportunities and challenges of extreme environments, and the potential impact of climate change on extreme environments.
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Androids and iPhones are just waiting to help you save time in your grading. There are a number of grading apps that can cut down the time it takes to grade in no time. Here's a quick list!
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In 1979, when Jim Stigler was still a graduate student at the University of Michigan, he went to Japan to research teaching methods and found...
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ABC House, from Peapod Labs, is one of their 'ABC' range of apps that provide pictures, videos, interactive activities and information on alphabetically listed objects within a certain theme - in this case, every day items you would likely find in...
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Purchasing a Nomad Brush just got much easier. Soon the company’s newest product, the Nomad FLeX – Single will be sold at Best Buy. This attractive paintbrush stylus comes in 5 colors — cobalt blue, pink, red, silver, and charcoal.
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When it comes to sharing your pictures, there are quite a few options out there, from social networks to dedicated apps. If you’re looking for the right photo sharing solution for you, make sure to check out this list of top photo sharing apps.
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This is from the Washington Association of Educators of the Gifted and Talented Conference. Their presentation was a run-down of their favorite apps and websites.
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Halloween is just around the corner. Besides looking for scary costumes for your kids, you might be thinking to dress up your iPad as well. There are actually several Halloween apps out there but only few of them are really worth the try
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Scholastic offer a selection of their musical and non-fiction books on Storia®, the teacher-recommended eReading app for kids. Available for free download on PC, iPad and select Android tablets (with more platforms to come later this year), the Storia eReading app, is specially designed to captivate kids while helping them become better readers. Storia offers thousands of titles for kids from toddlers through teens with more content being added weekly.
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Count To 100! is a counting app with something every kid loves to press — elevator buttons! We've transformed the 100 chart, used in schools to help develop number sense and recognition, into an interactive version to help motivate and delight your child with a friendly voice, uplifting music, and those irresistible buttons that light up.
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This free iPad app puts students in charge of exploring the "New World." In the game students are in charge of selecting explorers and ships to send out to the New World. Students have to manage the finances of their expeditions so that they don't run out of money before they can return home safely.
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If angles and planes confuse you or you have trouble finding volume and area, there’s an app for you. These top 8 apps for geometry provide interactive representations of geometrical concepts and activities to help geometry students build their skills. They’re ideal for students needing homework help and teachers who want to spice up instruction in the geometry classroom.
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It’s no secret that kids love the iPad, but it turns out that using the iPad during times of stress, such as a visit to the emergency room, may help kids feel less pain.
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While it can seem that they take to the proliferation of gadgets and apps more naturally than we do, it’s incumbent upon us to try as hard as we can to stay ahead of the game and ensure that their tech time is spent constructively. The best approach is to be proactive and provide kids with fun, enriching activities in the digital realm. Here are Best College Online’s recommended educational apps and other electronic products:
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Whether an instructor is prepping 4-year-olds for the annual holiday concert or teaching Ph.D. candidates about fluid mechanics, all teachers create classroom materials for their students.
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5 Dice is a nice iPad app that provide students with a place to practice and develop their understanding of the order of operations.
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Today we are providing you with a batch of some awesome apps that enable you to keep track of hurricanes on the go.
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The folks at PadGadget are lucky, lucky people because so many wonderful apps cross their digital desktops that they can’t possibly review them all. In this month’s installment of the Kids’ App Roundup, they include 10 can’t miss apps that cover playtime, bedtime, and (of course) schooltime.
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Craftsy, an online tutorial site based in Denver, CO, earns high marks from adventurous DIY knitters, quilters, and creators of all stripes. Now, Craftsy for iPad brings the breadth and depth of knowledge available online to the iPad.
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Apple has recently released its latest production: iPad Mini. Though it is still relatively new, but just like all the other products of Apple, iPad Mini has been under spotlight since its launch. Here is a list of the main benefits of having an iPad Mini
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