Published by the same company as The Elements, The Solar System for iPad is a stunning eBook exploration of space, astronomy, and exploration. Complete with interactive scenes, 3D objects, videos, animations, scientific data, and stunning NASA imagery, the Solar System app takes readers on a grand tour of the solar system and our cosmic backyard. While […]
Solar Walk is a stunning 3D Solar System model for iPhone / iPad (and now Mac), from the makers of Star Walk. It enables users to explore (fly though) a scale model of the solar system, exploring the planets, moons, satellites, etc. The app also includes in-depth information and short educational videos about each planet, […]
The Google Earth app lets you hold the world in the palm of your hand – on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. It enables you to explore global satellite imagery, tours, and photo overlays on your iOS device. There is a large education community built around the Google Earth application, and it has many […]
The World Factbook is a highly recommended iPod / iPhone / iPad app for social studies and geography teachers (primary and secondary). It includes extensive information on 250+ countries around the world, including maps, flags, geography, demography, government, and so much more. This app is a fantastic resource for student research, and is available entirely […]
SlideShark is a multi-award winning app for viewing and sharing PowerPoint Presentations on the iPad – complete with original animations, fonts, colours, and pictures. The app does not currently allow viewing of embedded videos or hyperlinks; however, these features are coming later this year. SlideShark works by having users upload the PowerPoint file to their […]
Are you sick of boring PowerPoint presentations? Why not try Prezi, the zooming multi-modal presentation tool? Prezi Viewer for iPad enables users to view and present your prezis anywhere, anytime … You can touch navigate, revise, and download your presentations for offline viewing. Note: To use Prezi, teachers and students will need to create an account – […]
This is a great free app which enables users to download and read the iPhone / iPad version of the Australian Teacher Magazine, via a FREE subscription. Highly recommended for K-12 educators. For: Teachers, ICT Integrators, Administrators Cost: Free (Download) Requires WiFi: Yes, for download of publication only. (Average 80-90MB download)
The eScience Magazine is a new, free quarterly iPad magazine published by the Adelaide University. Written by researchers, it is a fantastic resource for secondary science teachers – exploring the “10 Big Questions in Science”. The magazine includes feature articles from researchers, touch-interactive content, teaching resources, and links to useful science resources and information. It […]
Wunderlist HD s a free ‘To-Do List” which synchronises your tasks / lists across all your devices – iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, and your web browser. It is a great personal organisation tool. Requires a free user account. For more information about how it works, please visit the official site. For: Teachers, Students (Upper Primary […]
Confer is an assessment and reporting app which enables teachers to organise and track notes and observations of individuals, and small groups of students. It is available for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. At its heart, Confer is a classroom note-taking app – with powerful features to sort and search notes by ‘tag’, ‘strength’, ‘teaching point’, […]
Sound Recorder Pro is an easy-to-use voice-recorder for the iPad, useful for recording just about anything – meetings, memos, voice emails, reminders, … It enables users to easily categorise and colour-code recordings, and will soon enable users to download recordings via their computer web browser. (It currently only supports email export). You might also want to […]
A truly stunning iPad app, Star Walk provides an augmented reality view of the night sky above. Point your iPad camera at the sky, and it will match (and identify) the constellations and star formations above. You can search for visible planets, track satellites overhead, and explore what the night sky would look like in […]
Having previously reviewed DocumentsToGo Premium ($17.99 AUD), we were pleasantly surprised to find Office HD offering almost identical features and cloud functionality at a much more affordable price ($8.49 AUD). While neither app performs flawlessly; if you need to access and edit your Microsoft Office and cloud documents (e.g. Google Docs, Dropbox) on your iPad, we […]
The Australian Curriculum: Mobile Edition is an iPhone (iPad compatible) app which brings the new F-10 English, History, Science, and Mathematics Australian curriculum documents to your iOS device. For the latest details on the rollout of the Australian Curriculum, please visit: http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/. For: Australian Teachers Cost: Free (Download Link) Requires WiFi?: Not for general use, […]
The Brushes app is a beautiful professional painting app for the iPad. With realistic colours, hues, saturation, and colour-mixing, and advanced editing options, this app is ideal for art teachers and students. Brushes even records your brush strokes while painting, saving your actions as a file which you can download off the web, and view […]