iPods in the Classroom

Schools all across the country are beginning to use the iPod Touch as a learning and teaching tool. There are currently over 100,000 applications for the Touch available for immediate use in your classroom. The links below provide resources, ideas and app reviews. Check 'em out!

Learning in Hand
An educator's resource for using some of the coolest technologies with students.

Lemonade Tycoon
Fun (and educational!) economics game
App Guide from MacWorld
Helpful apps from someone who should know
Big Top Ten
A great basic math game!
Top 50 Apps for Educators
Whether you're a teacher, librarian, or other educator, there are a number of apps that can help you do your job better

 

Teaching resources

iLearn with the iPod
Thumbtack mics for the iPod Touch
iTunes
iTunes App Store
Mobile Learning: A Brief Reading List
iPod Touch for Mobile Learning
iPod Education
Lit2Go
100 Ways to Use Your iPod to Learn and Study Better
Apple Learning Interchange - iPods
Apps list for educators

Application review sites

App Safari
AppSim
AppReview
AppShopper
I Education Apps Review
freeappalert.com

Applications

Free

Dictionary.com
Also a thesurus & Word of the Day
Google Earth
Google Mobile Apps
Units
A converter tool
Build-a-lot lite
Nice econ game
Civilization Revolution Lite
Awesome redo of Sid Meier's Civ sim
Number Line
Great for reviewing fractions, percentages and decimals
EverNote
Useful notetaking tool
iTrade
Stock market game tied to live stock prices
Tap Word
A lot like Boogle
Shake & Spell
Even more like Boogle
iFlash Touch
Create, edit and review your own flash cards
Touch Physics
It's about physics
Planets
Astronomy stuff
Easy Writer
Just what it says!
Memory Match
A great Concentration clone
Remember the Milk
Nice to do list creator

Paid

Oregon Trail
Basically the same as the regular version
Convertbot
Nice converter tool
Sim City
Awesome econ / government / geo sim
Wurdle
Probably the best Boogle wannabe
Twenty Four
Hard but fun game teaching math operations
Art
Famous artists and their work
Grade Pad
Helps teachers do quick grades
CIA World Factbook
Huge database of geo stuff
Print
Exactly what it sounds like
Documents ToGo
Microsoft app that lets you edit, create & view
Discovery World Atlas
Geography goodies
Awesome Notes
Handy organizer
Sketchy
Drawing program
Animation Creator
Fun animated cartoon tool