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POMT

Powers of Minus Ten - Cells and Genetics - Green-Eye Visualization

Powers of Minus Ten lets you interactively zoom into a human hand and explore environments with scientifically-accurate 3D content. Discover some of the basic concepts in biology and learn about the structures of a few of the key cells, proteins, and molecules found in our bodies.

Want to zoom into something besides a hand? Do you want to zoom further 'down' into molecules and atoms? Zoom into a cookie? A diamond? Visit the GEV Education website to vote for what should be in the next version of POMT!

Produced with funding from the National Science Foundation, Powers of Minus Ten is a one-of-a-kind educational app that will blow your mind! Perfect for a general introduction to the structures of the cell and key molecular processes.

The iPad version includes full screen high resolution cell and molecular 3D animations and instructional mini-games.

Topics covered include: mitosis, transcription, translation, cell parts, and DNA replication.

PS Touch

Adobe Photoshop Touch - Adobe Systems Incorporated

Transform images with core Adobe® Photoshop® features in an app designed for tablets. 

Combine images, apply professional effects, share results with friends and family through sites like Facebook, and more – all from the convenience of your iPad.

• Use popular Photoshop features designed for the tablet such as layers, selection tools, adjustments, and filters to create mind-blowing images.  
• Use your iPad camera to fill an area on a layer with the unique camera fill feature.
• Select part of an image to extract by scribbling with the Scribble Selection tool. With Refine Edge, use your fingertip to capture even hard-to-select image elements, like hair, with ease. 
• Search and acquire images with the integrated Google Image Search. 
• Share images on Facebook and view comments right within the app.
• Browse an inspirational gallery for the styles and results you'd like to achieve. Then follow step-by-step tutorials to easily learn techniques the pros use for great-looking results.
• Use AirPrint for wireless printing of Photoshop Touch projects.
• Upload projects to Adobe Creative Cloud* and open layered files from Adobe Photoshop Touch in Photoshop CS5.
• Maximum image resolution: 1600 x 1600 pixels

 

 

Splash Math

1st Grade Maths: Splash Math Worksheets App for Numbers, Counting, Addition, Subtraction and others [HD Free] - StudyPad, Inc.

Splash Math is a fun and innovative way to practice math. With 15 chapters covering over 200 math concepts and an endless supply of problems it is by far the most comprehensive math workbook in the app store. All of the included problems are aligned with state standards for 1st grade.

★ Easy to use:
The content is highly interactive. Children drag and drop shapes, pop bubbles, rotate clock hands and more to solve problems. The user interface is simple and clear with lots of pictures so that problem solving is fun.

★ Learn at your own pace:
Splash Math enables your child to learn various math concepts at his or her own pace. After each question, the app appropriately chooses the next question. Each topic starts with an easy level and based on the child's progress, the medium and hard levels are gradually unlocked. The practice mode can be used to focus on problem areas.

★ Have fun while learning:
Take a break between sessions and enjoy playing with fun creatures in the aquarium. Earn new ones such as angel fish, clown fish, squid, crabs as you earn more points. The more you practice more the prizes!

★ Track your child's progress:
And last but not least, you can also configure the app to send you reports by email to monitor your child's activity.

Collins Big Cat

Collins Big Cat: It Was a Cold, Dark Night Story Creator - HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

Develop your children’s reading and writing skills with It Was a Cold, Dark Night interactive book and Story Creator, from the primary literacy specialists at Collins Education. Also available: The Steam Train and Around the World.

The perfect way to develop essential literacy skills and transfer good reading to great writing. This book has been carefully levelled for children aged 5+.

CONTAINS:

• An animated, interactive book that brings the story to life
• Audio narration, music and sound effects to aid language learning – read along with the narration as the words are highlighted
• Opportunities to develop speaking and listening skills by recording your own narration and sound effects - perfect for storytelling and to hear progression
• Hidden surprises to discover on every page and a Collins Big Cat quiz to see what you can remember
• Transfer reading to writing using Story Creator: make your own book using pictures, characters and key vocabulary from the story, transforming readers into writers
• Practical guidance for adults helping children to develop their reading, writing and communication skills

THE STORY:

It was a long winter night, and Ned the hedgehog was looking for a home. Does he live down a big hole? Does he live in a tree? As leaves fall to the forest floor and stars twinkle in the night sky, help Ned find a warm place to sleep for the winter.

Counting Ants HD

Counting Ants HD - The Guys In The Booth

Counting Ants HD is a great app for early learning - the best way to help your toddler practice counting to ten on the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. It's also a great way to introduce your kids to a foreign language.

Featuring custom animations, support for HD retina display, and audio for ten languages including English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, French, Italian, Hungarian, Ukrainian and German.

The simple interface is designed for early learning - simply tap the screen to practice counting the ants in whatever language you choose.

Please let us know if there's another language you'd like to see added to Counting Ants HD -- we're excited to add support for more foreign languages and we're happy to take requests.

SAS Flash Card

SAS Flash Cards - SAS Institute Inc.

SAS® Flash Cards gives you the ability to easily create, learn, and share flash cards for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. With SAS® Flash Cards, you can download and play flash card decks in numerous subjects, create new flash card decks in a variety of question formats, and share your flash card decks with others.

Features

My Decks - Browse through your collection of downloaded flash card decks - including those that you created.

Search - Pinpoint thousands of flash cards for math, science, social studies, English, and foreign languages across the internet, using this safe search feature.

Build Your Own Deck - Create your own deck of flash cards. Easily create true/false, fill in the blank, multiple choice, and traditional flash cards. Questions can be math or text, image, and sound based. You can submit your deck to be shared with others, or maintain it privately on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch.

Practice and Quiz Modes - Easily launch each deck in Practice mode or Quiz mode using the settings available from the Deck Detail view. Replay the cards answered incorrectly in Quiz mode, replay the same cards in a quiz, or launch a new quiz from the Quiz Review panel. Quiz results can easily be emailed or tweeted from an option available on the Quiz Review panel.

A Scratch Pad – Easily take notes, draw pictures or write down steps to solve math problems with the integrated scratch pad. Your images are saved in practice mode and are retrieved with each practice. Quiz mode (see above) reveals a blank scratch pad for each card. Landscape Support – Now play flash cards in portrait or landscape mode (iPad only).

Eggs on Legs

Eggs on Legs for iPad - Primary Games Ltd

Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division skills are all put to the test as you try to crack eggs hiding a digit. Four great Primary Games combined into one cracking iPad App!

Three levels of difficulty allow practice of the following skills:

Addition
Level A: Single digit + Single digit
Level B: Two digits + Single digit
Level C: Two digits + Two digits

Subtraction
Level A: Single digit - Single digit
Level B: Two digits - Single digit
Level C: Two digits - Two digits

Multiplication
Level A: Facts up to x5
Level B: Facts up to x10
Level C: Facts up to x12

Division
Level A: Facts up to ÷5
Level B: Facts up to ÷10
Level C: Facts up to ÷12

MathBoard

MathBoard - palaware

MathBoard is a fantastic math learning tool for your iPad. -- MathBoard is appropriate for all ages from kindergarten (with simple addition and subtraction problems) to elementary school where learning multiplication and division can be a challenge. You can control the range of numbers you want to work with, the amount of questions you want to answer and even assign a time limit per quiz. MathBoard will make learning math fun.

MathBoard features:
- Random problem generation (up to 250 questions per quiz).
- Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Squares, Cubes and Square Roots
- Includes One Step Equation style problems. e.g (6+x=12; x-8=2; 5x=25;)
- Number ranges are configurable from -9999 to 9999, including the ability to require certain numbers to be in each problem.
- Intelligent "wrong" answer generation makes guessing more difficult. Includes the ability to omit negative answers.
- A quiz can be timed, and timing can be set as a countdown timer or elapsed time.
- A quiz can be saved making it simple to replay a similar quiz or the same quiz at a later date.
- Wrong answers are reviewable with both the incorrect and correct answer visible (and equation displayed). You can even generate a quiz from just the wrong answers.
- Problem Solver for Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division will explain the required steps to solve these types of problems.
- Quick reference math tables for Addition, Subtraction and Multiplication.
- LanSchool EdApp certified.
- Supports VGA/HDMI/AirPlay Output.

Kids Opedia

KIDS Opedia (Learn, Quiz, Report, Analyse) - CrediPoint Solutions

KIDS Opedia is an engaging & addictive App built for children to entertain, educate, and help them learn. As the name suggests it is a complete encyclopedia for kids.

It is designed such that it engages and entertains the Kids using various multimedia elements such as sound, text, images, animations, and quizzes.

While most of the apps for kids focus only on the learning aspects, we at CrediPoint have taken this concept further to provide a holistic learning experience. This application uses the best practices applied in educational games including the L-A-R-A ( Learn – Assess – Report – Analyse ) Model. This application is not only meant to teach kids but allows them to test their knowledge through variety of quizzes. It further allows the parents / guardians to view the Quiz reports and analyse their kids progress.

The quizzes used in this app are stress free and do not overload the children. They are presented in a fun and game format. The right / wrong answers and feedback animations encourage the kids to do better and think before they respond.

The reports present a detailed summary such as words, correct / incorrect response, score in points, average time spent on each item, total score etc. The quizzes come in different types and levels. 

Additionally you can configure the quiz by selecting single or multiple categories and randomize items to increase / decrease the complexity and levels depending on your kid’s age and how they progress. 

As a result this application can be used right from Preschool to Kindergarten to School aged kids. The reports are stored and segregated by Date / Time format for future reference.

The analyze feature helps the adults to analyse the kids progress across multiple test and over a period of time. This feature is also helpful in identifying the strong and weak areas of the kid and thus provides focussed and prescriptive training to them.

The full version of KIDS Opedia contains over 25 categories with more than 15 items per category and a total of more than 500 items, 

* Alphabet 
* Numbers
* Animals (Land, Water, Birds)
* Colours
* Shapes
* Vegetables
* Fruits
* Food
* Transport (Land, Water, Air)
* Time
* Nature
* Flowers
* Body Parts
* Time
* Buildings
* Countries and Flags
* Occupation
* Emotions
* Family 
* Sports
* Clothing

uTalk HD Irish

uTalk HD Irish - EuroTalk

NO TIME to get fluent? Need the basics now?

"Fun intelligent interactive learning games. Worth the money." ★★★★★ MarPixel
"Unlike many other apps, this one makes learning fun and doesn't get boring." ★★★★★ iPhonoah

Developed by a company with 20 years of experience in language learning and over ten million customers, uTalk HD gives you the key words you need and a fast, scientific way of remembering them.

Unlike a phrasebook or translator, this beginners app hardwires basic spoken Irish into your brain so that it feels like your first language.

WHAT you learn
Learning fewer words which trip off the tongue like your own language is far better than learning heaps that aren't there when you want them, so uTalk HD focusses on the basics – 275 of the words and phrases you're most likely to need including how to order a drink, find a chemist and ask for an aspirin! Plus food, phrases, colours, numbers, shopping and more.

HOW it works
This interactive product is the result of extensive research into how the brain learns fastest. It uses:

✓ Images – to stimulate both halves of our brains, visual as well as logical.
✓ Fun quizzes – because we remember best what we’re interested in.
✓ Speech, recording and playback – to perfect your accent by comparing with native speakers.
✓ A point scoring system – that gives feedback on progress and rewards success.

WHY waste time? Download now and see how much vocabulary you can learn in a spare 10 minutes with this best-selling method from EuroTalk!

 

Writing Prompts

Writing Prompts - 21x20 Media, Inc.

Writing.Com presents "Writing Prompts", the iPhone app with an endless supply of creative inspiration! Our users LOVE this app and suggest that you read their reviews if you have any doubt about purchasing!

-->> Search iTunes for "A+ Writing Prompts", our an all inclusive, bundled app... perfect for the classroom! 

-->> Are you an artist? Search iTunes for "Art Prompts" - Our app just for you!


Our writing prompt generators use current events, scene elements, words, sketches, colors, genres and writing types, unleashing endless random bits of fantasy to fuel your muse. Plus, we've included our database of 600 creative writing prompts so you've got them right at your finger tips, online or off!

Shake your device or swipe across the screen to change prompts. Add the prompts you like best to your favorites and revisit them at any time.

** Five prompt generators: News, Scenes, Sketches, Texts and Words. Store your favorite prompts into the "Fav's" tab by tapping the favorite star on any prompt.

** Includes over 250 scene elements, 400 words, 60 sketches, 10 colors, 80+ genres and more -- all of which generate millions and millions of unique prompts. Add up to 4 additional packs of prompts through in-app purchase. Each pack includes hundreds of new scene elements, 100 sketches and more. Add them all you'll have literally billions of possible prompts.

** Includes 600 text prompts. This assortment of phrases, quotes, writing exercises, story openers and much more will help jump start your writing muse.

** Store an unlimited number of prompts in your "Favorite Prompts". Quickly swipe back and forth to page through them.

Wheels on the Bus

Wheels on the Bus HD - Duck Duck Moose

The award-winning Wheels on the Bus is now available for the iPad! 
★ 2010 Parents’ Choice Gold Award winner - Parents’ Choice Foundation
★ Winner of "Best Children's App” KAPi Award - 2010 International CES
★ Editor’s Choice Award for Excellence in Design - Children’s Technology Review
“This award is given to only the highest quality children’s products in the interactive media category. These are ‘no fail’ products, worthy of their cost, and able to keep children engaged for days at a time.”

Featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, San Francisco Chronicle, Gizmodo, Discovery Channel, MSNBC.com, Wired.com, Daily Candy

One of the “best iPhone apps for kids”
-- New York Times

“Wheels on the Bus is everything one could look for in a children's application. With its great artwork, music, sound effects and interactivity, it is sure to be a great addition to any mother's collection. Definitely pick it up!”
-- AppVee review: 4.4 stars out of 5

“Great educational tool”
-- 148Apps review: 5 stars out of 5

“This one has it all: great sound, art and interactivity.”
-- USA Today: 5 stars out of 5

Word Magic

Word Magic - Anusen Inc

Word Magic is nominated for Best Educational App by 2009 Best App Ever awards and also featured in "Apps for kids" by Apple
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Word Magic is designed keeping preschooler and kindergarten kids in mind. It is very ideal for kids between the ages 3 to 8. It is an excellent application for kids to have fun with words and their spellings. Word Magic is very ideal for parents since it engages kids while driving, in the airport or while waiting in the restaurants.

Word magic is loaded with lot of fun features:
- Very simple design. Kids need to just touch and pick the answer.
- A picture is shown and the kids should select the missing letter for the picture. There are three flavours. Based on the kids level, you can choose missing letter at the beginning or in the middle or in the end.
- Very attractive, funny and cute pictures.
- Once they identify the correct answer, shaking the iphone will take them to a new problem.
- Every time they pick the answers they get appreciated with surprise appreciation (real voice)
- After every 5 successive correct answers different coloured stars appear as their rewards. Kids love this.
- You can choose between 2 different vibrant colour schemes for the kids

Word magic is fun learning experience for kids which would help them in
- Positive reinforcement
- Surprises and rewards
- Very simple design
- Vibrant colours
- Attractive, cute and funny pictures

iWrite Words

iWriteWords (Handwriting Game) - gdiplus

What people are saying:
AppStruck:
"The whole app is delightful to behold. Bright background colors are juxtaposed against equally bright and scribbly child-like artwork that convey the word being spelled. You and your child will enjoy tracing your finger along those necessary building blocks of language. With its memorable artwork and way cool physics engine, it is sure to entertain and teach your child."

A Touch of Learning:
“Its got an intuitive interface for young children. It has high quality graphics and effects. I have no hesitation in recommending this app for children ready to start learning to write. To me, this is exactly the sort of app I am looking for in my quest to have apps that are fun, but teach my kids something really useful in the real world.”

The iPhone Mom:
"I know from personal experience that learning to write can be tedious for the little ones and I loved how iWriteWords takes that task and made it fun."

Nerd Dads:
There is no doubt in my mind that iWriteWords is easily one of, if not THE best, iPhone/iPod App available for kids.

MetroGlow:
iWriteWords is one of the most polished education apps we’ve seen on the iTunes store yet. It’s combination of numbers and letters is sure to be a hit with you toddler.
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How to play:
Help Mr. Crab collect the numbers in sequence by dragging him with your finger - and drawing the letter at the same time.
Once all the letters in the word are drawn properly, a cute drawing appears.
Slide the letters into the rotating hole and advance to the next level.

Features:
• Learn handwriting the fun way
• Playback the accomplished words featuring your child's own handwriting
• 70 levels of words
• 20 levels of numbers
• 26 levels (A to Z) of individual letter tracing for uppercase letters
• 26 levels (a to z) of individual letter tracing for lowercase letters

iBook Author - A very Special TME Tutorial

 

iBooks Author - Apple

Create and publish amazing Multi-Touch books for iPad.

Now anyone can create stunning iBooks textbooks, cookbooks, history books, picture books, and more for iPad. All you need is an idea and a Mac. Start with one of the Apple-designed templates that feature a wide variety of page layouts. Add your own text and images with drag-and-drop ease. Use Multi-Touch widgets to include interactive photo galleries, movies, Keynote presentations, 3D objects, and more. Preview your book on your iPad at any time. Then submit your finished work to the iBookstore with a few simple steps. And before you know it, you’re a published author.

Apple-designed templates
• Give your book a great beginning with templates that include a choice of page designs with matching fonts, colors, and textures
• Easily customize your book with text and images, create new layouts, and even save a custom template
• Use the Book Navigator to organize your book and add a cover and table of contents

Beautiful text and layouts
• Use a variety of text styles in each template to give your book a rich yet consistent look
• Add text, shapes, charts, tables, and media anywhere on the page
• Import a chapter written in Pages or Microsoft Word and apply a great-looking layout from your current template
• Add any word to the glossary with a single click and easily include photos, images, charts, tables, and shapes next to any definition
• Automatically create a portrait view of your book, which allows readers to focus on the text