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18 Mar

Mobile Monday: Two apps that can help students in an individualized math classroom

App info: Khan Academy for the iPhone, iPod, and iPad / Cost: Free (No official Android version, but many 3rd party equivalents exist) App info: Wolfram Alpha for the iPhone, iPod and iPad / Cost: 4.99$ (Android version available too)...
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25 Feb

Mobile Monday: iPad apps organized by learning objective (not just a huge list of apps!)

Link: http://tinyurl.com/learnobjapps (EdTechTeacher.com) Quick overview: A list of iPad apps organized by learning objective, rather than by subject. OK, so what’s different about this list? If you’ve ever tried searching for iPad apps to use in your classroom, you may...
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11 Feb

Mobile Monday: Phoster allows students to create simple printable posters on an Apple mobile device

App info: Phoster for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod / Cost: 1.99$ Quick overview: An app that allows students to easily create posters on an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. This app can be used for any course that requires...
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24 Sep

Mobile Monday: Brainscape enables students to create their own flashcards

iPad version: Link / Web version: Link / Cost: Free Quick overview: An iPad app that allows students to create their own sets of flashcards to be used as a study aid. How can it be used in an individualized...
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19 Mar

ICT Tip: Mathboard is an iPad app that helps students with basic arithmetic

Info: Mathboard for the iPad. Cost: 4.99$What is it? Mathboard is an iPad app that can help students work out basic arithmetic problems with minimal intervention from the teacher. How can it be used in the classroom? So far, we’ve...
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20 Feb

Mobile Monday: Using Videolicious to help students with oral presentations in a language class

Info: Videolicious for the iPad, iPhone, iPod. Cost: Free Quick overview: An overview of how we’ve used the Videolicious app with FSL and English students to help develop writing and communication competencies. An advantage to using Videolicious is that it...
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9 Jan

Mobile Monday: Speech-to-text with Dragon Dictate for the iPad

Info: Dragon Dictate for iPhone, iPod, iPad. Cost: Free. What does it do? The app will transform spoken speech into text. No training required, just speak and go! How can it help my students? If you are an ESL (Literacy)...
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