The Digital Backpack: Nine Must-Have Free iPad Apps
2 comment(s) so far...
August 25, 2012 By: Vicki Windman
Aug
25
Written by:
8/25/2012 12:52 PM
Your district has made the iPad plunge: Either every student will receive a shiny new iPad or every class will have an iPad cart to use for all classes. Here are the must-have apps for all iPads—and the best part is they are all FREE!
| App | Cost | Features | Grade | Highlights |
| Dictionary.com | Free | Thesaurus Example Sentences | All Grades | Word of the Day |
| Calculator Free | Free | Three calculating modes- Standard, String and RPN | All Grades | Retina Ready Biorhythm calculator Tip Calculator Great colors- to help differentiate |
| UPAD Lite | Free | 3 in 1- notepad, bookpad and photopad | All Grades | Monthly and weekly calendar- use as a memo pad |
| Educreations Interactive Whiteboard | Free | Recordable whiteboard | All Grades | Enables differentiating instruction |
| Study Blue | Free | Make your own Flashcards | All Grades | Use photos, audio or text for your vocabulary word |
| Doodlebuddy | Free | Drawing App | All Grades | Comes with paintbrush, chalk, glitter, and more |
| Inspiration Maps Lite | Free | Graphic Organizers | All Grades | Free version comes with 5 graphic organizers |
| CNN for iPad | Free | News | Grades 4 and up | Needs Wi-Fi |
| Toontastic | Free | Storytelling | K-6 | Storytelling and understanding of the Story Arc |
Vicki Windman is a special education teacher at Clarkstown High School South.