One of the fantastic parts about using mobile devices in your classroom is giving students the ability to explore locations that might be difficult for a field trip. Children can access informational text, images and videos to learn about new places and inspire them to think beyond the walls of their school building.
Here are a list of some of my favorite apps for exploring the world – click on each link to read more about how they can be used in your classroom!
- National Parks on Your iPad
- Interactive Maps
- Art Walk
- Earth Now by NASA
- Museum Exploration on iPads
- Atlas Apps
- 3D Atlas for iPads
- Museums of the World
- Gettysburg Virtual Tour
- Smithsonian Channel for Tablets
- Documentaries for the iPad
- Tree Exploration on iPads
- TapQuiz Maps Geography Game
- Art Museum on Your iPad
- Discovery Channel on iPads
cross posted at classtechtips.com
Monica Burns is a fifth grade teacher in a 1:1 iPad classroom. Visit her website at classtechtips.com for creative education technology tips and technology lesson plans aligned to the Common Core Standards.
