iPad for Education

App Gems: Honorable mentions

For iPhone and iPod touch on the iTunes App Store\nA powerful, flexible graphing calculator . . . and it's free!

For iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store\nThe first official NASA App invites you to discover a wealth of NASA information right on your iPhone or iPod Touch.\n\nThe NASA App collects, customizes and delivers an extensive selection of dynamically updated information, images and videos from various online NASA sources in a convenient mobile package. Come explore with us.\n\nFEATURES:\n\n* NASA Mission Information\n* Live streaming of the NASA TV public channel\n* Launch Information & Countdown clocks\n* Sighting Opportunities (Visible Passes for the ISS and Shuttle)\n* Mission Orbit Trackers\n* NASA Image of the Day\n* Astronomy Picture of the Day\n* NASAImages.org collection of images\n* NASA Videos\n* NASA Twitter Feeds/Mission Updates\n* Facebook® Connect for easy sharing\n* Integrated Twitter™ client

For iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store\nThis award-winning app offers you the fastest way to input formulas you have ever experienced. With the highest number of available mathematical functions, you will be able to solve almost every mathematical problem you can imagine.\n\nThe most advanced tutorials will introduce you into the application. The contextual help is always available and contains lots of examples.\n\nWith a powerful mathematical keyboard and an intuitively structured function reference, entering terms is a breeze! A unique feature is the integrated support for units and constants in physical formulas.

For iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store\nTuneout blocks unwanted noise. Choose from a selection of neutral audio tracks to help you focus in a noisy environment. Audio plays continuously without melody or lyrics and can be set to fade out automatically

For iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store\n\nLearn Talking & Spelling Flashcards Kids Games Free Lite \n\nThis FREE app makes it fun and easy to go over the alphabet phonetics, spelling, reading, and sounds.\n\nThis ABC app provides a unique interactive teaching tool that makes learning letters fun.

For iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store\nHistory:Maps of World" is a fun and educational collection of high-resolution historical maps. Check it out to keep up with your history, learn something about history.

For iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store\nLearn or refresh your French, anytime and anywhere with your own personal language lab.\n\nThe FUN way to learn a language!\n\n24/7 Tutor French goes beyond the simple talking phrasebook or flashcard programs, providing a set of engaging, interactive study tools that help you really learn the language. FREE French Tutor Lite Edition (LE) is a fully functional version containing a useful subset of vocabulary and phrases drawn from several of the learning modules in the 24/7 French series.

for iPhone, iPod touch (2nd generation), iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), and iPad on the iTunes App Store\n\nTalking & Spelling Alphabet Flashcards Kids Games \nDeveloped by a group of parents - the app mimics and automates how they would go over each flash cards with their own children, focusing in on the alphabet phonetics, spelling, reading, and sounds.\n\nThe word spellings, letters, sounds, and images in this game reinforces associative learning which may aid in early brain development in young kids and may help your child get a head start in reading.

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For iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store\nThe Library of Congress is the world's largest library and the largest body of knowledge under a single roof. Whether you're onsite, at home, in a classroom or elsewhere, this app will give you a virtual tour that mirrors the Library of Congress Experience, an award-winning group of exhibitions and features that has drawn record numbers of visitors.

For iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store\nThis is a free lite version which has a LIMIT of 4 decks and 4 cards per deck. The paid version does not have this restriction.\n\nFlashcards Deluxe is an easy to use, yet powerful flashcard app which you can use to study just about anything you want. I use this app for my own Chinese studies, and am constantly improving it to make it better for myself and others.

For iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store\nLearn or refresh your Spanish, anytime and anywhere with your own personal language lab.\n\nThe FUN way to learn a language!\n\n24/7 Tutor Spanish goes beyond the simple talking phrasebook or flashcard programs, providing a set of engaging, interactive study tools that help you really learn the language. FREE Spanish Tutor Lite Edition (LE) is a fully functional version containing a useful subset of vocabulary and phrases drawn from several of the learning modules in the 24/7 Spanish series.\n\n- NATIVE SPEAKER audio for all words\n- Priority based optimization system\n- Entertaining PUZZLE GAME\n- WRITE IN quiz to test language recall\n- Manual & automatic FLASH CARD method\n- Self contained, network access not required\n- MULTIPLE CHOICE quiz

For iPhone for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store\nBlackboard Mobile Learn works with Blackboard's Web-based teaching and learning software. Given all the important and secure information in your school's Blackboard system, Blackboard Mobile Learn must be enabled by your school before the app will work on your device. There are several eligibility factors (all versions of Blackboard software aren't yet supported, for example) which could impact the timing for your school.

For iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store\niStart Spanish!" is an ABSOLUTE BEGINNER app for learning Spanish. If you already know some Spanish, please try the last lesson (#50) first in order to see if the app is suitable for you. Please enjoy this once-only limited-time free campaign!\n

For iPad on the iTunes App Store\nLearn the alphabet with bright, colorful, interactive, illustrated flash cards!\n\nBabies, toddlers, and preschoolers will love seeing, hearing, and interacting with the fun animated pictures.\n\nFeatures:\n✓ Original characters and artwork make it easy for kids to pick up!\n✓ Fun animations and sound effects capture your child's curiosity\n✓ Memorable unique interactions keep your child coming back for more\n✓ Fun and upbeat Original Music -- keeps you dancing, not wincing\n\nThis app keeps kids (and some parents too) entertained long enough that you'll lose track of time!