More Education Apps

Our guest blogger this week is Kay Baker, who serves as an education consultant with SHARE Education Services and lives with her husband and son in Sweden. Kay leads PACE’s Education Planning for Families in Transition course and serves on the leadership team of PACE. When she’s not consulting with families, she sings with a local gospel choir and hosts dozens of visitors in her home each year.

It’s time for another installment of apps.

Apps Gone Free (AppAdvice.com, free) –  Find good quality paid apps for free each day. Many categories are included, so it is wise to check each day for education-related apps. Some of the apps I’ve gotten for free:

•  Chemio: A Student’s Chemical Reference (AppBit Software, LLC) – An interactive chemical reference which includes the periodic chart, solubility table, molar calculator and atom model.
•  Fractions (Brainingcamp, LLC) – A comprehensive fractions app which includes narrated lessons with visual models, practice questions, challenges and badges that can be earned.
• Geography Drive USA (Spinlight Studio) – This app turns learning about the 50 states into an engaging travel game. Great for families doing a lot of traveling around the good ole’ US of A. It is a fun way to learn the shapes, capitals, nicknames, postal abbreviations, flags, key symbols and more for all the states. Also includes national rivers, mountains, parks, time zones, important trails & railroads, major US cities, important landmarks and movements & key moments in US history.
• Van Gogh: Painted with Words (WEI YAO) – Main features include a full biography of Vincent van Gogh, letters between Vincent and his brother Theo, essays on his pieces of art, interactive travel map and a short movie.

Free App of the Week – Along the same line as Apps Gone Free, check the App Store for their free app of the week. Sometimes it is a good education-based app. Look for it on the “Featured” page…left side right under “Best New Apps” in iTunes.

How Stuff Works HD – Features over 40,000 articles, 12,000 videos, 2000 shows (podcasts) and 1000 quizzes. I check this app every time I’m developing a new theme for children’s programs. It’s a great resource.

Khan Academy  – I know I mentioned this the last time I wrote. I’m mentioning it again because Khan Academy is partnering with the College Board to offer free test prep for the new SAT coming out in 2016. Check https://www.khanacademy.org/sat for more information. It will be available on their app and online.

What are your favorite education apps to share with families?

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