Awesome Apps
Great apps to try at home on iPads and iPods
Here are a few apps available for iPods, iPhones and iPads. There are many great websites which feature new and educational apps if you are interested in finding more. Some of these apps are also available for Android and Windows devices.
Maths Mentals Apps
These apps allow students to practice addition, subtraction, multiplication and division at three different levels.
Maths Bingo - $0.99
Maths Monsters - currently free
Maths Splat - $1.99
Kakooma - $0.99 each
Fantastic apps for practicing addition, multiplication and fractions. These games are also available online to play for free at http://www.gregtangmath.com/kakooma
Puppet Pals HD - Free
Tell stories and perform interviews using sock puppets and your own voice
Hungry Fish - Free
Students look for number combinations to make the given numbers
Maths Slide - Free
Four great apps which can be played individually or in multi-player modes with three difficulty levels
Teaching Money - $1.99
Sort and add Australian coins and notes and determine change for items
Chicktionary - Free
Use given letters in different combinations to make words
ABC Spelling Magic - Free
Listen to and spell words on many different topics. The first app starts with three letter words, moving up to the third app which gives words with multiple syllables
Tellagami - Free
Present a news report or give a short presentation on any topic. Type or record your own voice for the avatar and add your own photo backgrounds
Sentence Maker - Free version, or $0.99
Students read and sort words to make a simple sentence to match a picture
Spelling City - Free
Use built-in spelling lists or your own to practice spelling words and their meanings.
Bluster - Free
Group words according to different categories. Great for grammar and building vocabulary
After more apps and information?
Educational Apps
This site contains an enormous list of apps, sorted by their type
Apple
Apple iTunes has a dedicated section just for educational apps
http://www.apple.com/au/education/apps/