Mobile Tools

Description

Mobile tools have typically been banned in classrooms. We need to embrace them more. Because of their versatility, power, portability, interactivity, and accessibility to free and low-cost applications and content they’ve become a part of our society and should be a part of our learning environment. The following sites provide helpful reviews of educational apps for iPods, iPhones, and iPads. We’ve also included recommendations from LMUSD teachers. As educational use of iOS and Android devices grows we will include more information.

Review Sites

• SmarTots (Grd PreK-2)
• BloomApps 1 | 2 (Apps categorized by levels of thinking and elementary grade)
• Edublog Best Apps for Education
• Common Sense Media Best Apps for Learning
• Texas Computer Education Association (Recommends 1,000 iPad Apps sorted by subject)
• Digital Learning Farm (Apps categorized by learner-driven activity)
• Appitic (1300+ reviews by Apple Distinguished Educators)
• I Education Apps Review (reviews from 500 teachers)
• Mobile App Learning Lounge (UC Merced Center on Teaching Excellence)
• Escondido Unified School District
• Alcanes Union High School District
• Appolicious
• WO Scholar
• 100 Most Educational Apps (Grd 9-12+)
• 20 iPad Apps for Primary Literacy
• Apps in Education Blog
• Special Education Apps
• EdTechTeacher
• Ed Apps
• EconEdLink Apps
• iPad Apps for Elementary
• Apps for Annotexting
• Tap To Learn
• Recommended Free Apps for Education
• Teachers With Apps
• 50 Apps for STEM Education
• Special Education Apps 1 | 2

Helpful Resources

• ISTE iPad in Education
• iPad in Schools Livebinder
• Kathy Schrock’s Guide to iPads and Education
• Apps for Creating Interactive iPad Books
• Hot Apps for Higher Order Thinking eBook
• Go Class (iPad Lesson planning, delivery, interaction)

LMUSD Teacher Recommendations