This week's pick is Qwiki - an amazing app that lets you explore 3 million topics and presents each of them in a fun, exciting way that gets you hooked right away.
Partnered with Brigham Young University to create a course designed to be the easiest way in the world to learn to create apps. For a limited time only we are giving the entire course away free.
free iOS app News360 more than a year ago and found it interesting and useful. The idea behind the app was to show you lots of different takes on a story, so you could see the subject covered from many different points of view.
A new iPad version features a revamped interface, new social features and an option to more closely target your interests.
an app from Scholastic that allows you to download 5 free books. Plus you can buy ebooks from the Scholastic store or use your bonus points to buy them. It also has a classroom management piece built in.
Collins Big Cat: Playing Story Creator
By HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
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Description
Develop your children's reading and writing skills with Playing interactive book and Story Creator, from the primary literacy specialists at Collins Education. Also available: In the Garden and My Bike Ride.
Read, Listen, View, Download, Annotate almost anything you want on your iPad. Files, documents, music, videos, books, any content is at home in Documents by Readdle.
LearnLog is an evidence-based assessment tracking tool.
Using a variety of data formats, including video, imagery and audio, specific evidence can be gathered, stored and reported against attainments from Foundation stage to Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) levels and on to National Vocation Qualifications (NVQs).
The iOS application allows you to capture and upload photo and video-based evidence and record that against the pupils and profile points in your tutor groups.
Offline evidence gathering is supported - uploads will be queued when your internet connection is unavailable, and will be processed when it becomes available again. You don't have to worry about how far the wireless signal will reach in your school.
NOTE: You must have a LearnLog account to use this application.