Middle+School+Apps

Language Arts:
[|iBooks] - a ereader book store. [|Free Books] - 23,469 Classics to Go [|Dictionary.com - Dictionary & Thesaurus] - A dictionary and a Thesaurus. [|Literary Analysis Guide] - Elements of literature are arranged graphically around three wheels (poetry, prose, and rhetoric). [|Kindle] - Kindle is an eReader from Amazon.com [|Shakespeare Pro] - Complete works of Shakespeare. 41 plays, 154 sonnets, and 6 poems. All works can be cross searched for anything. [|Jules Verne Collection] - Sixteen of Jules Verne's books [|MaxJournal] - A simple and elegant journal. [|Essay Grader] - Provide feedback on essays with this easy to use app. [|LitCharts] - Link to LitCharts website. Each of the LitCharts are available on the iPad
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Math:

 * [|The Ruler] - measure things in inches or centimeters
 * [|Math Quizzer] - Math Quizzer is an interactive and fun way to, not only learn, but also to boost your skills in; Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division. It offers an easy to understand chalkboard visual, which keeps track of your "score" as you progress.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Bloomberg] - Bring the power of the most trusted source for financial information to your iPad, along with tools to help you analyze the world's markets.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Fractals] - Move and pinch fractals in real time.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|MASTERING MATHEMATICS GRADE 6] - A mathematics practice book for 6th grade students.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|MASTERING MATHEMATICS GRADE 7] -A mathematics practice book for 7th grade students.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Geometry Stash] - Access the most commonly used theorems, postulates, and corollaries.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Free Graphic Calculator][|Ruler]
 * This award-winning app offers the user a fast way to input formulas. With the highest number of available mathematical functions, the user will be able to solve almost every mathematical problem.
 * Included are advanced tutorials to introduce the application. Contextual help is always available and contains lots of examples.
 * The app also includes a powerful mathematical keyboard and an intuitively structured function reference. A unique feature is the integrated support for units and constants in physical formulas.
 * Cost: FREE
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Math Quizzer]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Ace Kids Math Games]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Math Bingo]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|iFactor Quadratics]
 * ====This is a simple application that will factor quadratic equations (of course, the equation has to be factorable!!).====
 * Cost: Free
 * Cost: Free

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|SpaceTime] - Powerful graphing calculator. 2D and 3D graphing <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|PocketCAS pro] - Advanced Graphic and Symbolic Scientific Calculator. Handles every mathematical problem you might encounter in school or university. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|PocketCAS lite] - Free Graphic calculator. Not as many features as the pro version above. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Quick Graph] - 2D and 3D graphing calculator.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Calculators

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Social Studies:
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|U.S. Geography by Discovery Education] - Become an expert in U.S. Geography with this app. Dozens of videos and interactive gameplay. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Civil War America's Epic Struggle]-Civil War: America's Epic Struggle Features over 1,000 high-res photos, more than an hour of multimedia presentations, in excess of 100 authentic maps, dozens of first hand accounts, and numerous text articles and biographies, it provides instantaneous access to information on every aspect of the war. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Beautiful Planet HD] - Beautiful Planet is a groundbreaking app that captures the breathtaking beauty of our world and its cultures. Featuring a collection of galleries three decades in the making by travel photographer, author and explorer, Peter Guttman, Beautiful Planet spans seven continents and 160 countries. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|World Atlas HD] - The best maps available from National Geographic <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|History:Maps of World] - Collection of High-Resolution historical Maps. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|The History Clock] - An app that converts the current time to a year and gives a fast fact about that year. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|USA Thematic Atlas & Facts] - High quality maps filled with facts and information. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|USA Puzzle] - A USA puzzle that needs to be put together. Double tap on the state for information about that state. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Motionx GPS HD] - Maps and navigation instruments. Maps from all over the world. Can include waypoints. Can be good for Geocaching. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|The World Factbook for iPad] - Extensive information of over 250 countries around the world. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|WORLD BOOK - This Day in History] - Interactive multimedia calendar that features historical events for the day. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|The Presidency] - Historical information on every President of the United States. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Presidents HD]- Historical information on every President of the United States. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Declaration for iPad] - A copy of the Declaration of Independence. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Constitution for iPad] - A copy of the Constitution of the United States. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|MyCongress] - A portal to detailed information about elected congress officials. Please note: This is not an official government resource <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|GeogXPert] - A reference app - containing maps which allow you to look up countries and find country information - as well as a quiz app.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Science:
>> [Created by Vivid Apps and AXS Biomedical Animation Studio for the Dolan DNA Learning Center (DNALC) at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL). The 3D brain is derived from the Genes to Cognition (G2C) Online website funded by the Dana Foundation and Hewlett Foundation]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|3D Cell Simulation and Stain Tool] - Learn about the cell and its structures in a 3D tool.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|EMD PTE] - A highly interactive periodic table of elements.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|VideoScience] - Science experiments with video.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|The Elements: A Visual Exploration] - If you think you've seen the periodic table, think again. The Elements: A Visual Exploration lets you experience the beauty and fascination of the building blocks of our universe in a way you've never seen before. And as the first really new ebook developed from the ground up for iPad, The Elements beautifully shows off the capabilities of this lovely device.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|A Life Among Whales] - Video documentary featuring the exploration into the life and work of whale biologist Roger Payne
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Newtons Laws] - Explains Newton's first two laws of motion and his law of universal gravitation.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Periodic Table of the Elements] - Standard periodic table of elements. Free as of May 16, 2010
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Molecules] - View and manipulate 3D renderings of molecules.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Science Glossary] - an extensive glossary of scientific terms and biographies.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|myArm Muscles] - Visually rich and stimulating way to learn about our complex arm muscles.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|HD Birds Encyclopedia] - Highly graphic encyclopedia that has detailed and comprehensive information about a variety of birds.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|HD Marine Life] - An encyclopedia of marine life.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Frog Dissection] - A virtual frog dissection app.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3D Brain
 * Use your touch screen to rotate and zoom around 29 interactive structures. Discover how each brain region functions, what happens when it is injured, and how it is involved in mental illness. Each detailed structure comes with information on functions, disorders, brain damage, case studies, and links to modern research
 * Cost: FREE
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Molecules
 * Molecules is an application for viewing three-dimensional renderings of molecules and manipulating them using your fingers. You can rotate the molecules by moving your finger across the display, zoom in or out by using two-finger pinch gestures, or pan the molecule by moving two fingers across the screen at once. Double-tapping on the display lets you switch visualization modes.
 * Cost: FREE

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|HD Solar System] - Highly graphic encyclopedia that has detailed and comprehensive information about the solar system. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|GoSkyWatch Planetarium] - Easily and quickly identify and locate stars, planets, constellations and more with a touch or by simply pointing to the sky. Have fun with family and friends discovering the images in the night sky. Go outside and explore the night sky. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Star Walk] - An interactive astronomy guide. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Solar Walk] - A 3D Solar System Model. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Distant Suns] - A database of over 130,000 stars, nebula, and galaxies. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|DrakeEQ HD] - 3D simulation of the Milky Way Galaxy <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|GoSkyWatch Planetarium] - Locate stars, planets, and constellations.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Astronomy

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Electives/Other:
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Magic Piano] - Play timeless pieces on spiral and circular keyboards, or follow beams of light – mastery requires only imagination. Play alone, or travel through a warp hole and play Piano Roulette with other performers across the world. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Fashion Sketchbook: The Stylish Dress Up Game] - A fashion design application that allows the users to design outfits. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|SketchBook Pro] - A professional-grade paint and drawing application. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Brushes] - Brushes is a painting application designed from scratch for the iPad. Featuring an advanced color picker, several realistic brushes, multiple layers, extreme zooming, and a simple yet deep interface, it is a powerful tool for creating original artwork on your mobile device. The [|June 1, 2009] cover of The New Yorker was created in Brushes. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Picasso HD] - A virtual gallery of Pablo Picasso's work featuring hundreds of high definition paintings of his greatest works. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Van Gogh HD] - A virtual gallery of Vincent Van Gogh's work featuring hundreds of high definition paintings of his greatest works. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Klimt HD] - A virtual gallery of Austrian Painter Gustav Klimt work featuring hundreds of high definition paintings of his greatest works. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Smudge] - Finger painting app <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Skrambler X] - Assemble famous masterpieces like a jigsaw puzzle. Learn interesting facts about the artists and their artwork while putting each piece in place. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Gravilux] - an app that lets you draw with stars <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|The Hot Rod Art Book: Masters of Chicken Scratch] - Over 100 pages of hot rod artwork. Over one and a half hours of instructional videos that show the complete process from sketch to rendering. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|TAO] - TranslateIt! Online - one click translation of text into numerous languages using Google translate. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|AIUEO-HIRAGANA] - Touch, Listen, and Learn Japanese. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Japanese Phrases & Lessons] - 2,700 Japanese phrases with sound <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|French English Dictionary & Translator] - French - English Dictionary <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|TouchLanguage French] - Learn over 2,000 French words and phrases <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|BidBox Vocabulary Trainer: English - Spanish] - Learn Spanish vocabulary <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|简明英汉词典] - English - Chinese Dictionary <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|German English Dictionary & Translator] - German - English Dictionary <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Italian English Dictionary & Translator] - Italian - English Dictionary <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Key Wiz] - Learn how to play the piano. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Virtuoso Piano Free 2 HD] - Learn the basics of music and how to play the piano. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Magic Piano] - Play the piano freestyle or on a spiral keyboard. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Air Harp] - Strum and pluck the strings for a harp sound. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Proloquo2Go] - full featured alternative communication solution for people who have difficulty speaking <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Speak it! Text to Speech] - A high quality text to speech app. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Pocket Picture Planner HD] - Use pictures or graphics to create a visual calendar.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Art
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Foreign Language
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Music
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">ESE Modifications/Accomodations

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">All Subjects/General/Productivity:
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Keynote] - A slideshow presentation program <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Pages]- A word processing program <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Numbers] - A spreadsheet application <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|iBooks] - a ereader book store. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Puppet Pals] - Create your own unique shows with animation and audio in real time! <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Mobile Mouse] - Mobile Mouse instantly transforms your iPad into a wireless mouse and trackpad for your computer. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Bento] - Manage things with 25 ready to use databases. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|GoodReader] - Within moments of downloading GoodReader, you'll be transferring files from the computer to the iPad. Supports a wide range of files. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Note Taker HD] - An app for writing handwritten notes, diagrams, etc. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Sundry Notes Pro] - Sundry Notes is the first social note taking application. Write, draw, record and research right within the app - and then share your notes with others.Take notes right within your application, including: Write text (and change font color, size, etc.), draw anywhere in your notes, search Wikipedia, Google, and Google Books - and grab images from them for your notes using two fingers, Import PDFs from the internet, Import images from your photo library, record sound/voice, Change page background to graph paper, lined paper, legal paper, etc. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|CourseNotes] - Take notes in class and keep them organized by subject area. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|MindNode] - Mind mapping, brainstorming, organization. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|iThoughtsHD] - A mind map tool for the iPad <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Evernote] - Evernote turns the iPad into an extension of your brain, helping you remember anything and everything that happens in your life. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Stick It - Sticky Notes with Bump™] - Sticky notes you can share with other iPad Users <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|PrintCentral] - View, store, and print from the iPad <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Educate] - The ultimate teacher's companion providing mobile access to your student's data, teaching strategies, eLearning tools, and timetable. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|OmniGraffle] - Brainstorming, diagraming, charts, graphic design, etc. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|GoDocs iPad/iPhone (Google Docs™ support)] - View, edit, share, and download Google Docs <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Office² HD] - View, create, and edit Word and Excel files <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Cramberry] - Create flash cards to study from. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Professor Garfield Cyberbullying] - Garfield and Friends share information about Cyberbullying <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Professor Garfield Online Safety] - Garfield and Friends share information about Online Safety <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|eClicker] and [|eClicker Host]- A personal response system that allows teachers to poll their classes in real time. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Blackboard Presenter] - Turns iPad into a blackboard presenter using the VGA dongle. Mirrors iPad screen to the projector. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|PDF Reader Pro Edition] - PDF reader. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|WritePad for iPad] - WritePad lets you take notes in your own handwriting with an iPad stylus, pen, or even your finger. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Browser Duo] - Designed specifically for the iPad, Browser Duo takes advantage of the iPad's amazing screen size to enable multi-tasking in the browser.