Language Central for Science Life: Science Edition

Language Central for Science Life: Science Edition

            This app makes learning vocabulary words fun and engaging. This app is a fun way for children and parents to refresh their science vocabulary words. The app includes a memory challenge that checks with Life, Earth, and Physical sciences through interactive flash cards. There is a trivia challenge that includes all the sciences together. This could easily be used in a classroom setting as an interactive activity, or be used at home to get the parents more involved. It is recommended for grades 6th-8th.  The app is free, and available on iOS 3.2 and later versions.

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Word Wizard

Word Wizard 

Word Wizard is an app that allows kids to hear the sound of letters and words using a talking movable alphabet. This app can pronounce and spell check many words. It also has a sentence builder feature that uses a phonics movable alphabet. It has spelling practice with more than 1400 words and you can also add your own words. The app also keeps track of a detailed report so the teacher/parent can see the progress each child is making. This app has won many awards from New York Times to Apple. This app has 4.5 star rating. This app only cost $2.99.

Link:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/word-wizard-talking-movable/id447312716?mt=8

KidCalc

KidCalc 7-in-1 Math Fun

KidCalc is an app that teaches number recognition and math to preschoolers, kindergarteners, and elementary school age children. This app engages the children with flash cards and puzzle games. The app has engaging artwork and voice overs. KidCalc includes basic math skill like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. KidCalc has many features such as number recognition by sight and sound, quantity recognition with icons, counting forward and backwards, reading number spelled out, etc. This app also has cool themed graphics such as Easter/spring, birthday, valentines, Christmas, Halloween, and Thanksgiving. This app has a skill setting from ages 2-10. This app has a five stare rating. This app only cost $0.99.

Link:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kidcalc-7-in-1-math-fun-including/id324332876?mt=8

SparkleFish

Sparklefish

Sparklefish is a free app available on iTunes. It allows students to record parts of speech in their own voices in order to complete pre-recorded stories. It is very much like an interactive, audio version of Mad-Libs, which kids love because it is silly and fun. It is also good for practicing parts of speech, such as adverbs, nouns, etc. This app would also be helpful for students who have problems with pronounciation and enunciation.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sparklefish/id432462341?mt=8

The Shmoop Essay Lab

The Shmoop Essay lab is an online, interactive app that guides students through the process of writing different styles of essays. It includes sections for brainstorming, forming a thesis, and editing essays. Students can choose from argumentative essays, literary analysis, and even college application essays, and they recieve tips and step-by-step help in creating their papers. The Shmoop Essay Lab can be found at the link below.

http://www.shmoop.com/essay-lab/

GradeBook Pro

GradeBook Pro 

GradeBook Pro is an app that is a paperless gradebook. The teacher can record student grades, attendance, and student performance in this app. With the grade section of this app you can apply weighted or point-based scales. Extra credit can be awarded and penalty points can be deducted. With the behavior section the teacher can keep track of performance, participation, preparedness, behavior, conduct, and many others. With the attendance section the teacher can make a student as present, tardy, and absent. With the absent and tardy selections it can be flagged excused or unexcused. The teacher can also attach pictures to each student helping learn the student’s names. Alsop this app is compatible with dropbox so all data can be backed up by dropbox.  This app cost $9.99.

Link:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gradebook-pro/id393777614?mt=8

Stick Pick

Stick Pick 

 Stick Pick is an app that can be used as an assignment tool. This app allows the teacher to pick students at random. With this app you can put questions into each lesson the when a child name is drawn it puts a question with that child. The question for each child is chosen is based on degree of difficulty that can be chosen for each student. Then teachers can rate the students understanding of the question from 0-5. With this app it is easy to send student progress to the parents with one click. This app has a four star rating and cost $2.99.

Link:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/stick-pick/id436682059?mt=8

Class Dojo

Class Dojo 

Class Dojo is an app that helps teachers manage their classroom using an iPad or iPhone but can also be accessed through a website. With this app the teacher can track the students attendance and it also makes recording students behavior easy.  As the teacher you can give your students instant feedback. When the children receive positive feedback this app can keep track of positive behavior points the children have received. It also allows the teacher to encourage the behaviors important to the classroom. This app also has a feature that allows you to share behavior reports with the parents at the click of one button. On the apple app store this app has an overall five start rating. It is a free app which gives teachers even more of a reason to try it out.

Link:

https://www.classdojo.com/ (website)

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/classdojo/id552602056?mt=8 (app)

Google Drive

Google Drive

Google Docs and Google Drive allow teachers and students to share and collaborate on files. Users can use the chat function to communicate while they work together on a file—regardless of where they are. There is even a hangout add-on that allows users to communicate via webcam while working on a document. Drive stores files and allows access on any internet-equipped device, including Chromebook and Ipad, which are commonly used in classrooms.

https://www.google.com/drive/

Endless Alphabet

Endless Alphabet 

Endless Alphabet is a free app helping children build their vocabulary. The monster themed activities teach students new words along with the spelling of each word. This stress free game helps children with behavior problems not to become upset as each game is not timed or given a score.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/endless-alphabet/id591626572?mt=8