Fappulous Apps

Below are a list of apps teachers recently shared during Appy Hour.  Be sure to check these out and don't forget to keep a list of apps you want to share at the next Appy Hour...

Reading/Language Arts Apps

• Grammaropolis - reviews parts of speech
• Puppet Pals - create stories using, add voices and animation to enhance your text
• Wordball - videos and games to review phonics skills (from the creators of The Electric Company)
• Zooburst - digital storytelling tool that creates pop-up books
• Bluster - vocabulary building game from McGraw-Hill
• K12 Timed Reading Practice ($1.99) - timed fluency passages leveled K-4

Math Apps

• Khan Academy - instructional videos for reading and language arts
• My Math App - flashcards for math
• Splash Math - fun ways to practice skills and available for 1st-5th

Science Apps

• The Water Cycle - interactive app showing the four stages of the water cycle

Social Studies

• Atlas for iPad Free - world maps on your iPad

Teacher Apps

• Teacher Kit - personal organizer for teachers (track behavior and students, organize your class, etc)
• Stick Pick ($2.99) - classroom management, student engagement, monitor questioning and student responses
• Common Core Standards - national common core standards in math and language arts
• Who Had What? - create and manage a checkout system of items in your classroom (scans the barcode on a item or add your own items)
• Educreations - a white board application to create lessons

Other Apps

• AppsGoneFree - free apps of the day
• Dragon Dictation - converts spoken message into text
• 10,500+ Cool Facts - random facts to be used as fact of the day, morning messages, brain busters, etc.
• Sticky Note - sticky notes for lists and reminders
• Corkulous - cork board for your device