Social Studies Apps
Middle School content and productivity apps
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below is information about all the apps that are being presented today. I hope you have your ipad and access to your app store :)
Good resources: Apps Gone Free and Fotopedia
Apps gone free is an ipad app that gives you access to apps that are being offered free for a limited time. It updates daily and has in the past given some good deals on educational apps.
Fotopedia is a company that has various apps. They vary from culture, to country to wildlife. All are full of pictures and article that connect to the various topics.
Fotopedia is a company that has various apps. They vary from culture, to country to wildlife. All are full of pictures and article that connect to the various topics.
School Tools....apps to help students show their learning
Apps that are can be used in class to facilitate what the students have learned or are currently learning.
Haiku Deck
Trading Cards
BitBoard
Popplet lite
Videolicious
Educreation
Haiku Deck
Trading Cards
BitBoard
Popplet lite
Videolicious
Educreation
Haiku Deck app
an easy lay out for students to use in presentation creation.
Trading Cards app
Students are able to create a printable trading card in varied formats. In order to demonstrate their understanding of various topics.
BitsBoard app
Used to make personalize flash cards. Has feature to read the word and definition of the word
Popplet Lite
A webbing app that allows student to map out content. Has the added feature to add pictures to each popplet web box.
Videolicious
Students are able to edit together video, audio and pictures easily and quickly. Good to use for interviews or presentations.
Educreation
Interactive whiteboard that allows students to type, write, add pictures and record information.
History and Geography Apps
These are just a few apps that I have found success with when it come so explaining and showing history and Geography.
History Tools
History Pin
History: Maps of the World
History Tools
History Pin
History: Maps of the World
History tools
An app that gives you specific information on any given historic day. Famous people born, important news also other cultural holidays celebrated on that day. Good for daily warm up or connections to content being taught.
History Pin
Access to pictures from all over the world in all different time periods.
History: Maps of the world
This app gives you all kind of historical maps that help show the impact of urbanization, gives you dated maps in order to show the progression of change of a particular area, war time maps, ocean and world maps.
Social Studies Content related Apps
These apps connect directly to the content. Some include interactive games, pictures, maps, narratives, and articles related to the content.
Civil War lite
Constitution on the Ipad
Multi-Language dictionary and translator
History Line
Time Tours:Chichen Itza
European Exploration
Civil War lite
Constitution on the Ipad
Multi-Language dictionary and translator
History Line
Time Tours:Chichen Itza
European Exploration
Civil War: A visual history
Students are able to experience the civil war in an interactive setting. You are able to travel around to the battle sites and see picture of the scenes, read journal entries written by soldiers, learn about the influential figures that impacted the war and see maps from around the country during the war.
Contitution on the Ipad
Students can read the actual constitution on this app. The constitution is broke into parts article by article and amendment by amendment. Students will also be able to learn about the signers and see who is who in the famous Signing of the Constitution of the United States painting.
Multi Language Dictionary and translator
This Multi Language Dictionary will translate most majorly spoken languages into english. It give the written translation, the meaning of the word, origin and how it is used in a sentence. Great when teaching elements of culuture.
History Line
This iteractive game is great to use during your American History unit. It allows the kids to play with 1,2,3, or 4 players. The object is to identify the event and place it on the time line in the correct order.
Time Tours: Chichen Itza
This is an interactive app that allows the kids to explore the ancient Mayans. They are able to see how life was lived, explore how The Ball Game was played, and see panoramic 360 degree pictures of important places in the Mayan lands.
European Exploration
Students can use this app to explore Europe's expansion into the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Learning everything from how the boats were prepared, how they were built, where they traveled to and how the conquistadors took over the land when they arrived.