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Common Sense offers great reviews and advice to parents as well as educators. Their new Beta site - Learning with Technology - reviews apps, games, and other media for kids in terms of learning.

What Did We Do Today? (WDWT) is a mobile platform for sharing class events with teachers, parents, and students to track assignments, reminders, homework, etc. 

Created by the people who made Vimeo, DIY is an open tool for kids to make their own digital portfolios and for parents to have a login to the account. Using the app and the web, kids can save all that they create. This is definitely worth exploring when thinking about extended learning environments.

This is an evidence-based app to support speech and occupational therapists as well as special education instructors or parents looking to support their children. It is pricey - $39.99 - but that is less expensive than computer based versions of similar products.

This could be a great tool for after-school programs, early childhood centers, and parents. We Want Apps helps to find age-appropriate apps for kids.

This site makes recommendations for young children and helps guide parents towards educational apps.

This claims to be the first browser created by a doctor that is just for kids. The idea is that parents and educators curate content and students then can only access what they have identified. An interesting concept to present curated vs. filtered content.

This app, intended as a way for parents to create narrated bedtime stories for their children, could be a great digital storytelling tool for a broader audience. Students can create a movie that incorporates clay-mation figures and their own narration. It's Free and has potential.

Great example of reflection, portfolios, and AR/QR

Responsible Use Guidelines for iPad use in Middle School.