We have recently started using iPad apps to add some fun and variety to the boys learning.
Below is a list of iPad apps we are currently using. I will add reviews in due course
Bible
FREE YouVersion Bible ~ Join over 30 million people who read, listen and share God’s Word using the Bible App. Huge selection of 150+ Bible versions and 200+ plans to help you track your progress. Now the Bible reads to you with audio Bibles! No in-app purchases – everything is FREE
Children’s Bible ~ contains comic books and movies about the Bible for children of all ages. More than 500.000 families trust in us! More than 1.000 reviews around the world! ★ Children’s Bible comic books collection are a good tool to start reading the Bible and an easy way to talk about Jesus and God with your kids. ★ Every week, one comic book and a one movie for free!
Children’s Bible Daily Prayer By Barcelona Multimedia ~ An easy way to share, at any place or circumstance, the Word of God with children. Talk about Jesus and God to your kids and discuss the Bible quotes. ★ A free new Bible prayer every day! Go to our facebook and share your answer to the daily prayer!
God’s Ten Commandments Pictures Book For Kids ~ Presents God’s Ten Commandments in a very attractive way: nice, high quality pictures, sounds and music. The app also includes an enjoyable game which you can play and have fun together.
Happy Day Bible Stories ~ Explore the world of Happy Day® Books—filled with fun-to-read stories that teach Christian values. Happy Day® books are specifically designed for beginning and independent readers.
Bible Colouring Stories the Lords Prayer ~ is a fun Bible Story Colouring Book. Great for ages 3+ Listen to the story of The Lords Prayer while colouring. It’s great for hours of entertainment, especially for kids. It’s great for road trips or even when trying to get a second to think while shopping.English
English
ABC Order ~ Designed to help kids practice putting words into alphabetical order.
Idiom in Use – Advanced English Idioms Dictionary ~ will help you master comprehension and use of English idioms and collocations in speech. Bright and memorable examples from the colloquial speech will help you quickly memorize idiomatic expressions and learn how to use them in everyday language. And an extended test of the IELTS standard will help you nail down your knowledge.
Using Idioms in Use you’ll get:
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628 most used idioms and collocations of the English language which are often met in different English tests for foreign speakers;
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idiom definition in English in simple words which can be understood by any English student including beginners;
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3 examples of the idiom usage in speech taken from the spoken language and classic literature;
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an option to mark the necessary idioms as ‘Favourites', that is, form your own idiom lists;
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a Quiz of 150 questions which will help you study the idioms by choosing one answer out of four to the question.
English Idioms Illustrated ~ An idiom is an expression or term that is unique to a language, whose meaning can not be understood by reading the words. The origins of these unusual phrases are astonishing, poetic, bizarre and sometime mysterious. The origin and meaning of each idiom is masterfully illustrated by Professor Potts. Download now to see for yourself!
Grammar
Grammar Jammers Primary Edition ~ Grades K-5. Catchy animated songs and rhymes make English language arts exciting! Grammar Jammers animations will have you tapping your toes to the beat while learning grammar usage and mechanics. Each animation unlocks a quiz. Answer all the quiz questions for all the Grammar Jammers topics and unlock an interactive reward.
Grammar Jammers is also available in Elementary and Middle Editions.
All the Grammar Jammers are perfect for use in classrooms or at home for extra practice. A reset feature allows for the data to be cleared and the game to be re-set, ready for the next user.
Grammar Jammers Primary Edition includes unique animations and quiz questions on the following topics:
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Adjectives
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Contractions
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Nouns
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Pronouns
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Punctuation
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Sentences
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Verbs
Grammar Express: Nouns ~ the complete course in mastering the kinds of noun such as common noun, proper noun, collective noun, material noun and abstract noun. It contains over 48 pages of lessons explaining Noun-Number, Gender and Case with several examples. You can learn the grammar rules, study the examples and test their understanding by taking quiz. At the end of quiz the user is presented with test summery and explanation for each test question. Grammar Express can help you to improve your understanding of kinds of noun and their classification into concrete and abstract noun. Custom timer setting can assist you to improve response times under exam time constraints. Research suggest that kids and adults learn most quickly when playing learning games with real-time error-feedback. Grammar Express provides learners with an opportunity to improve strategies for grammar success.
✓ Over 48 Pages of Grammar Lessons.
✓ Over 327 examples with Grammar Rules.
✓ Over 450 Test Questions with Explanation.
Grammar Express: Degrees ~ the complete course in mastering the use of variety of expressions in writing English. It contains over 26 pages of lessons explaining how to change a sentence from one grammatical form into another without changing its meaning with several examples. Its a valuable exercise for it teaches you how to introduce variety in writing English. You can learn the grammar rules, study the examples and test their understanding by taking quiz. At the end of quiz the user is presented with test summery and explanation for each test question. Grammar Express can help you to improve your understanding of Degrees and make use of them in your writing for greater effect. Custom timer setting can assist you to improve response times under exam time constraints. Research suggest that kids and adults learn most quickly when playing learning games with real-time error-feedback. Grammar Express provides learners with an opportunity to improve strategies for grammar success.
✓ Over 26 Pages of Grammar Lessons.
✓ Over 102 examples with Grammar Rules.
✓ Over 300 Test Questions with Explanation.
Grammar Express: Active & Passive Voice ~ the complete course in mastering transformation of sentences, a process which enables you to change a sentence from one grammatical form to another without changing its meaning. It’s a valuable exercise for it teaches you how to introduce variety in writing English. It contains over 46 pages of lessons with several examples explaining how to change Active Voice into Passive Voice and the vice versa. You can learn the grammar rules, study the examples and test their understanding by taking quiz. At the end of quiz the user is presented with test summery and explanation for each test question. Grammar Express can help you to improve your understanding of Active and Passive Voice and make use of variety of expressions in writing English. Custom timer setting can assist you to improve response times under exam time constraints. Research suggest that kids and adults learn most quickly when playing learning games with real-time error-feedback. Grammar Express provides learners with an opportunity to improve strategies for grammar success.
✓ Over 46 Pages of Grammar Lessons.
✓ Over 123 examples with Grammar Rules.
✓ Over 1000 Test Questions with Explanation.
Grammar Express: Prepositions ~ the complete course in mastering English grammatical preposition. It contains over 68 pages of lessons explaining each Preposition with several examples. You can learn the grammar rules, study the examples and test their understanding by taking quiz. At the end of quiz the user is presented with test summery and explanation for each test question. Grammar Express can help you to improve your understanding of Prepositions and make use of correct preposition. Custom timer setting can assist you to improve response times under exam time constraints. Research suggest that kids and adults learn most quickly when playing learning games with real-time error-feedback. Grammar Express provides learners with an opportunity to improve strategies for grammar success.
✓ Over 68 Pages of Grammar Lessons.
✓ Over 265 examples with Grammar Rules.
✓ Over 500 Test Questions with Explanation.
Grammar Express: Tenses ~ the complete course in mastering English grammatical tenses. It contains over over 100 pages of lessons explaining each grammar tense with several examples. You can learn the grammar rules, study the examples and then test their understanding by taking quiz. At the end of each quiz the user is presented with test summary and explanation for each test question. Grammar Express can help you to improve your understanding of tenses and make use of correct form of verb. Custom timer setting can assist you to improve response times under exam time constraints. Research suggests that kids and adults learn most quickly when playing learning games with real-time error-feedback. Grammar Express provides learners with an opportunity to improve strategies for grammar success.
✓ Over 100 Pages of Grammar Lessons.
✓ Over 1000 examples with Grammar Rules.
✓ Over 1000 Test Questions with Explanation.
Grammar Express: Clause Analysis ~ the complete course in mastering the art of breaking up simple or complex or compound sentences into their different components for better understanding. It contains over 8 pages of lessons explaining various rules for analysing different kinds of clauses with several examples. You can learn the grammar rules, study the examples and test their understanding by taking quiz. At the end of quiz the user is presented with test summery and explanation for each test question. Grammar Express can help you to improve your understanding of how to identify clause whether it is adjective clause or adverb clause or a noun clause. Custom timer setting can assist you to improve response times under exam time constraints. Research suggest that kids and adults learn most quickly when playing learning games with real-time error-feedback. Grammar Express provides learners with an opportunity to improve strategies for grammar success.
✓ Over 8 Pages of Grammar Lessons.
✓ Over 50 examples with Grammar Rules.
✓ Over 300 Test Questions with Explanation.
Grammar Express: Figures of Speech ~ the complete course in mastering the art of expressing figuratively for the sake of greater effect. It contains over 58 pages of lessons explaining each figures of speech based on resemblance, contrast or difference, association, imagination, indirectness of speech and sound with several examples. You can learn the grammar rules, study the examples and test their understanding by taking quiz. At the end of quiz the user is presented with test summery and explanation for each test question. Grammar Express can help you to improve your understanding of figures of speech and use of flowery and ornamental language. Custom timer setting can assist you to improve response times under exam time constraints. Research suggest that kids and adults learn most quickly when playing learning games with real-time error-feedback. Grammar Express provides learners with an opportunity to improve strategies for grammar success.
✓ Over 58 Pages of Grammar Lessons.
✓ Over 278 examples with Grammar Rules.
✓ Over 300 Test Questions with Explanation.
Grammar Express: Single Word For Many ~ the complete course in mastering the art of expressing ideas in brief and to the point. It contains over 2 pages of lessons explaining the importance of conciseness, brevity and relevance in expressing what needs to be said without unnecessary words. You can learn the art of effective and professional writing and test their understanding by taking quiz. Grammar Express can help you to improve your writing skill so as to catch the eye of a superior by what you write than by what you say or do. Custom timer setting can assist you to improve response times under exam time constraints. Research suggest that kids and adults learn most quickly when playing learning games with real-time error-feedback. Grammar Express provides learners with an opportunity to improve strategies for grammar success.
Grammar Express: Articles ~ the complete course in mastering the use of correct articles in writing English. It contains over 14 pages of lessons explaining each article with several examples. You can learn the grammar rules, study the examples and test their understanding by taking quiz. At the end of quiz the user is presented with test summery and explanation for each test question. Grammar Express can help you to improve your understanding of Articles and how to use them correctly in writing English. Custom timer setting can assist you to improve response times under exam time constraints. Research suggest that kids and adults learn most quickly when playing learning games with real-time error-feedback. Grammar Express provides learners with an opportunity to improve strategies for grammar success.
✓ Over 14 Pages of Grammar Lessons.
✓ Over 109 examples with Grammar Rules.
✓ Over 300 Test Questions with Explanation.
Grammar Express: Parts of Speech ~ the complete course in mastering usage different parts of speech.It contains over over 130 pages of lessons explaining each part of speech with several examples. You can learn the grammar rules, study the examples and then test their understanding by taking quiz. At the end of each quiz the user is presented with test summary and explanation for each test question. Grammar Express can help you to improve your understanding of the different parts of speech. Custom timer setting can assist you to improve response times under exam time constraints. Research suggests that kids and adults learn most quickly when playing learning games with real-time error-feedback. Grammar Express provides learners with an opportunity to improve strategies for grammar success.
✓ Over 130 Pages of Grammar Lessons.
✓ Over 1000 examples with Grammar Rules.
✓ Over 800 Test Questions with Explanation.
Grammar Express: Reported Speech ~ the complete course in mastering Direct and Indirect narration in English. It contains over 50 pages of lessons explaining rules for conversion of Direct Speech into Indirect Speech with several examples. You can learn the grammar rules, study the examples and test
their understanding by taking quiz. At the end of quiz the user is presented with test summery and explanation for each test question. Grammar Express can help you to improve your understanding of Reported Speech and introduce variety of expressions in writing English. Custom timer setting can assist you to improve response times under exam time constraints. Research suggest that kids and adults learn most quickly when playing learning games with real-time error-feedback. Grammar Express provides learners with an opportunity to improve strategies for grammar success.
✓ Over 50 Pages of Grammar Lessons.
✓ Over 138 examples with Grammar Rules.
✓ Over 400 Test Questions with Explanation.
Grammar Express: Question Tag ~ the complete course in mastering the art of using tag questions in your day to day conversation. It contains over 13 pages of lessons explaining various rules for using Question Tags to suit the sense and statements with several examples. You can learn the grammar rules, study the examples and test their understanding by taking quiz. At the end of quiz the user is presented with test summery and explanation for each test question. Grammar Express can help you to improve your understanding of Question Tag and make use of it in your communication. Custom timer setting can assist you to improve response times under exam time constraints. Research suggest that kids and adults learn most quickly when playing learning games with real-time error-feedback. Grammar Express provides learners with an opportunity to improve strategies for grammar success.
✓ Over 13 Pages of Grammar Lessons.
✓ Over 69 examples with Grammar Rules.
✓ Over 500 Test Questions with Explanation.
Daily Grammar Lessons Workbook ~ a fun, convenient way to learn grammar. By simplifying complex grammar subjects, Daily Grammar is a great teaching tool for both public and home-schooled children, ESL students, and anyone needing to refresh English grammar skills. By practicing language rules, any person able to read will be able to master English grammar.
Daily Grammar consists of 440 lessons and 88 quizzes. Lessons 1-90 cover the eight parts of speech, which are verbs, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. Lessons 91-300 cover the parts of the sentence, such as appositives, predicate nominatives, direct objects, prepositional phrases, clauses, and verbals. Lessons 301-440 cover the mechanics of grammar, which is also known as capitalization and punctuation.
Spelling
FREE Spellosaur ~ First you enter the words to learn. Unlike other apps that are limited to a set of fixed words, with Spellosaur you enter the words you want to learn – this can be your weekly spelling list, or just a set of words that you have been struggling to learn.
Spellosaur makes learning their words more fun with a set of games to help progressively learn each spelling – listen and choose the correct word, complete the word by adding the missing letters, plus re-arrange the letters to make the word.
You can also test yourself on your word list just like you would at school – listen to the word, then spell it, then the app will report which you got correct and incorrect at the end of the test.
Each time you enter a new word list your prior words are saved for future review – so you can track how many words you have learned and keep practicing them if you like.
Spelling Made Simple ~ The app uses the same proven strategy the Windows-based software uses which has worked so well for so many people. Take a look at www.SpellingMadeSimple.com to check out the customer testimonials. As of today Spelling Made Simple is still ranked #1 on major search engines for the search term “Spelling Software”. It comes with built-in spelling lists and has facility to add customized lists as well.
FREE My Spelling Test ~ This is the *FREE* version of My Spelling Test. Most of the functionality from the full version has been included so you can evaluate this educational app. Practice the same words you get in homework. It’s like creating your own spelling bee. With My Spelling Test, you create the test and decide which words to add. After each test, your scores and which words were misspelled are saved. Even if your child practices by himself, you can always see how he did each time he took the test.
Foreign Languages
English as Additional Language
FREE LearnEnglish ~ Fun English language listening practice for English learners from the British Council, the world authority in English language learning. LearnEnglish Elementary Podcasts app is a series of English learning podcasts for you to directly download and enjoy on your iPhone or iPod Touch. You also have the option to stream. Each show, with the dynamic duo of Tess and Ravi is 20 minutes long and comes with questions aimed at Elementary learners of English, of which you can try and answer while listening to the podcast. The tapescript also moves in time with the audio to aid listening. This mode is not available when in live streaming mode. You can also access Tess and Ravi’s Twitter and Facebook pages directly from the application enabling you to directly ask them questions about the show or anything to do with studying English.
Afrikaans
ABC van Diere ~ This Afrikaans language app, brought to you by Baba & Kleuter magazine, will teach your toddler or pre-schooler the alphabet through fun interactions with South African animals. There is an amusing animation with every letter. Just tap or shake to make the animal kingdom come alive. Kids can also learn to form letters through the repetition of tracing, improve their memory skills by matching the animals and enjoy building simple puzzles. Join us on this fun safari of learning.
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Afrikaans
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Adorable illustrations of South African animals
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Entertaining animations
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Four types of learning activities
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Easy navigation for all ages
German
German in a Month ~ How to learn to understand the world – a question that has an answer! How can children learn a foreign language within half a year? And why does a regular person spend years of difficult studies on the same task? It’s all because of a certain skill that children aren’t aware of, and adults have forgotten.
Here are a few examples in which our system is especially efficient:
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Learn basic phrases and vocabulary quickly and elegantly without tedious study and repetition.
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Begin hearing and understanding native speakers. You will no longer have to think long and hard before understanding what your conversation partner has just said. You will understand him naturally, as it happens to you in your own native language. Every word or phrase is pronounced by two narrators (male and female), who pronounce words in various intonations and speeds. From the very first moment, you will submerge yourself into the richness and variety of a new language.
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Overcome your psychological barriers. A foreign language, will be perceived as pleasant and interesting, its study- fun and addictive.
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Learn how to study.
Learn German with busuu.com! ~ An online community for language learning, brings you the perfect app to learn German on the go: ✓ Extensive vocabulary – over 3,000 words and key phrases ✓ From beginner to advanced intermediate levels (A1 – B2) ✓ Covering 150 different topics using day-to-day situations ✓ Comprehensive audio-visual learning material with photos and recordings by native speakers.
Play2Learn ~ Designed for children from 3 to 12 years learning foreign languages, as well as for young native speakers eager to play with iPad. Offers children vocabulary in “Point & Listen” as well as “Listen & Point” modes.
The base word sets covers:
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Jewellery
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Computer
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Colours
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Shapes
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Human body
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Human face
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Family
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House
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Fruits
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Vegetables
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Animals & pets
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Clothes (boys & girls)
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Toys
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Vehicles
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Tableware.
Additional bundles are also available:
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Bundle 1: Inside the House, Kitchen, Arm & Leg, Landscape, Winter clothes, ZOO;
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Bundle 2: School equipment, Living room, Bedroom, Bathroom, Food, Sweets;
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Bundle 3: Insects,Army,Car,Tools,Vehicles 2,Sports (to be released soon)
Bilingual Kids ~ This app was made to teach our children both English and German. A simple fun game appears in between the cards, keeping the kids busy for some time. Card Flow! – swipe through the pictures. In the mouse game, tap the screen to move and catch a fruit to learn its name. Help screen to understand all new features.
FREE German Numbers ~ Master your German Numbers now! Learn your numbers anywhere you want, with one of several games.
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☆ Listen to the spoken number and type in the digit. If you’re stuck, just press the ‘skip’ button.
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☆ Read the number word, and type in the digit. If you’re stuck, just press the ‘skip’ button.
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☆ Have the app speak whatever number you want.
☆ Keep track of your score; play with your friends to -
See who can get the highest number of correct answers in a row.
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☆ Covers the numbers from 0 to 42 (Paid version goes to 1,000,000) but you can set whatever range you want to practice.
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☆ Guided mode, where the app is your teacher, carefully choosing the numbers when you’re ready for them.
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☆ For more advanced students, go totally random.
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☆ Displays subtle indicator as to how well you know a particular number.
FREE German Essentials by AccelaStudy® ~ PRONOUNCE each word perfectly after listening to NATIVE SPEAKER audio for all words.
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Fully functional version of AccelaStudy with a useful subset of its 2,400 professional translations
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The vocabulary includes commonly used VERBS
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SPACED REPETITION feature helps you quickly memorize new words
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Automatic STATISTICS help you track your learning progress
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Searchable DICTIONARY of all vocabulary
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Flashcards
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Multiple Choice Quiz
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Audio Quiz
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NEW! Completely HANDS-FREE Audio Auto Advance mode allows you to study vocabulary while driving or jogging
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All text and audio content is contained within the application. No Internet connection is required.
Hello Word Deluxe HD German | English ~ software for learning foreign languages, which allows the user to remember vocabulary in an easy and pleasant way. You can also compete with other users and compare your results in a ranking both within the software and on our web page. The software is dedicated for beginners, intermediate and advanced users. As far as the age is concerned, thanks to a simple and intuitive navigation both younger and older persons can use our program.
FREE German Audio FlashCards ~ Learn over 2,400 German words!* — all with native speaker audio. Includes flashcards and exercises.
Learn German Quick ~ Learn section: You will learn the name and pronunciation of a word as you slide across the screen.Every word is pronounced in both German and English. Quiz section:You will hear a name belonging to one of images show on the screen. You should tap an image to complete the quiz,the pleasant applause tells a correct answer. Every section is designed so you can enjoy success time after time and receive positive reinforcement from the likable teacher.
German English Dictionary ~ Over 35,000 Translations ✦ Audio Pronunciation ✦ 1,682 Conjugated Verbs ✦ Comprehensive Phrasebook ✦ Vocabulary Quiz Tool
German Dictionaries ~ “German Dictionaries” (with advanced WebBrowser) is an offline multi-language dictionary dedicated to German or to people who is studying German.
Sign Language
Sign Language Alphabet Trainer ~ Here is an easy way to learn the American Sign Language Alphabet. Have you ever wanted to be able to spell in sign language? Here is your chance. This app helps you learn the essentials of sign language quickly. In the game mode you have increasingly more difficult levels that will enable you to identify all characters in an instant. You have 30 seconds to recognize as many signs correctly as you can. Identify more than 20 correctly and the next level will be unlocked. Tap the reverse button to switch between sign language view and alphabet view. Make it a multiplayer game: Give your iPad to a friend and start spelling words. Have your friend identify what you are spelling by simply pressing the corresponding buttons.
Mathematics
Math Kid ~ Math Kid gives your 4-10 year old child the foundation needed to excel in math at home and in school. The application features graphical feedback and rewards, and its clean and simple interface is ideally suited for children (Verified!).Helpful and extensive hints allow kids to use it with minimal parental supervision.
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Addition and Subtraction – varying difficulty targeted for 4-8 year old kid
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Arithmetic Sequence – great for any age from toddler (simple sequences of course) to 8 years old (complex sequences)
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Roman Numerals – fun in any age
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Multiplication and Division – different levels suitable for 5-10 year old
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Percentages – suitable for 8-11 year old student
Math Puppy – Bingo Challenge Educational Game for Kids HD ~ Math Puppy will take you on an journey of arithmetic fun like never before! From toddlers to grade school, From Babies to teens – Math Puppy is the perfect way to build up your math skills. Enjoy a constructive, supportive, interactive and full of fun environment as you master the arts of basic math.
What’s inside:
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Two game types: Bingo / Challenge.
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Full featured animated math calculator
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Five game modes: Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide , All in One
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Three well balanced difficulty levels from beginner to experts
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Bingo Scoreboard to keep track of results
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Select from three adorable avatar puppies to play with you
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Enter your name and personalize the game
Math Puppy is designed with 3 difficulty levels and 5 game types that provide complete coverage of basic math skills for pre-school, elementary school, grade school and more.
Math Wise ~ fun for kids, analytics for teachers and parents.
play2learn Multilingual Clock HD ~ Learn the clock the easy way, or die hard, if you like 
It is not the “usual learn-the-clock” application. We believe this is the richest clock app on iTunes. Now your kids, or yourself, can learn how to tell time in multiple languages and on various clock faces. Learn the typical clock, with old good digits displayed. Then change the clock face, and test your skills with no figures displayed. Or change to Roman digits… Or Chinese… Switch the speaker language between one of the 10 supported languages… Enjoy beautiful artwork and funny sounds.
TimesTableLite – A multiplication tables learning tool for kids ~ a delightful, challenging, fun and interactive way for children to learn the multiplication tables. TimesTables uses visual, audio and tactile tools to help children remember, understand and retain multiplication facts.
Math Circus ~ A fun and thorough introduction to multiplication, especially suited to visual and auditory learners.
Stephanie and her friends guide children through the Multiplication Circus where learning times tables is fun. Choose a factor and away you go. Much more than a memorization tool, each section teaches concepts and memorization strategies with models, recitations, and algebraic thinking. What is Multiplication? Engaging models show that multiplication is a shortcut for repeated addition or skip counting.
Virtual Manipulatives ~ a virtual set of fraction bars onabcya. Many teachers have contacted me about creating a similar application for the iPad. Here it is! I offer this app for free because virtual manipulatives alone do not provide meaning for learners; they require a teacher to guide meaning and connections.
Science
VideoScience ~ A growing library of over 80 hands-on Science lessons that are great for home and the classroom. These short videos demonstrate inexpensive and easy to recreate experiments that are designed to inspire and excite kids of all ages. VideoScience is hosted by Dan Menelly, a Science Teacher at the UN International School and a 2010 Einstein Fellow with the National Science Foundation in the Office of Cyberinfrastructure.
Popular Science+ ~ the re-imagined and re-designed digital version of Popular Science magazine. It has ALL the same content as the print magazine, along with special iPad-only features.
Astronomy
A Solar System Journey ~ This includes all of the planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. A few comments and facts about each planet and close up image of the planet is also included. There is also an animated orbit for the planets.
Orbits ~ Have fun learning how your solar system works. You have full control over the sun and the planets. Change the behaviour of the planets by modifying their mass, radius, or image. Increase the Sun’s mass enough and a planet is sucked in, burned up, never to return. Be master of your own universe by adding new planets and experimenting with changes and possible catastrophes. Zoom in to see the orbit in more detail. Zoom out to see more planets including Jupiter. Turn on tracing and see the full orbits. Speed up or slow down the time factor to create interesting and entertaining designs. This is all made possible by using a custom physics engine developed over two years to accurately simulate the delicate movements of the planets. Newtons Laws will greatly increase your understanding of the play between mass, momentum, and the gravitational pull of the Sun.
Earth Science
World Explorer ~ World Explorer is the must-have worldwide travel guide for all your trips, week-ends and holidays! With over 350 000 articles (rated 0-5 stars), it’s just like having a universal travel guide always in your pocket. You will discover places, monuments and museums everywhere, even next to your home! Just select any of them to open the article on Wikipedia with pictures and detailed explanations, or to localize it on a map. ‘World Explorer’ covers all countries for all your trips (US, UK, France, Germany, Italy…) and thousands of cities in the World (New-York, London, Paris, Berlin, Rome…).
Life Science (Biology)
iDinobook: Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs ~ It is easy to use and contains lot of interesting information. I recommend this app for users who have a passion for dinosaurs.
Most relevant features:
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Lots of dinosaurs, easy to navigate. More than 200 from all varieties, including flying and aquatic reptiles!
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Test your knowledge on dinosaurs with the Quiz: thousands of different questions with three difficulty levels. You will never see one repeated. For sure!
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Great use of multi-touch interface to have a great time learning about dinosaurs.
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Enjoy hundreds of pictures, classifications and dinosaur descriptions! All organized in a very intuitive way.
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Explore the map where the fossils have been discovered.
Dinosaurs Unleashed Free! ~ Flash cards present beautiful renditions of what each dinosaur may have looked like, as well as vital statistics and interesting facts. Solidify your newfound dino-knowledge through the accompanying dino-quizzes.
Social Studies
Green Planet 4 Kids ~ Join the Eco family as they learn everyday ways that they can become environmentally friendly in their own home, while saving money at the same time. Illustrated with humorous and often hilarious cartoons of our dinosaur family exhibiting all-too-human behaviours, they learn how to implement green practices into their lives by making thoughtful and educated choices.
This app reads like a book and is divided into seven categories:
- Water
- Electricity
- Heating & Cooling
- RRR
- Yard & Garden
- Transportation
- Environmental Choices
Elementary Safety ~ Do you know all the safety rules? Our extensive team of animal experts show you how to play and stay safe both at home and when outside. Everything is more fun when you play safely!
This app is divided into 9 categories:
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Home Safety
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Outdoor Safety
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Road & Car Safety
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Animal Safety
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Fire Safety
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Electricity Safety
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Water Safety
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Personal Safety
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Emergency Safety
Geography
Kids World Maps ~ What are the major deserts of the world, the highest mountains, or the longest rivers? The Kids World Maps app will help you answer these important geographical questions. The Kids World Maps is specifically aimed at 5-9 year olds. The maps are designed with these ages in mind, are high resolution, have clear graphics, engaging fonts and a level of information that can be understood by kids of this age.
The Kids World Maps app contains 6 World Maps each with a different focus as shown below:
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a brightly coloured Political coloured world map
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a world map with physical colouring
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shows the continents largest cities
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shows the continents major deserts
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shows the continents major mountains
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shows the continents major rivers
History
Beyond Textbooks 2010: American History Games ~ This application helps students connect to the Social Studies content that they are about to learn through fun interactive games. The games are designed to get students warmed up and ready to learn. For each chapter, students can play a mini-game: “Say What?” or “Clues to the Past” that has them interact with Virginia’s Essential Questions. When they complete all the topics, students unlock a bonus game: “Whacky History” or “History Hunter” that reinforces the concepts introduced in each chapter.
Beyond Textbooks 2010: American History Test Prep ~ This application provides a quick way for students to assess and improve their understanding of the Social Studies content they have been studying in each chapter and find out if they’ve mastered Virginia’s Standards of Learning.
Students can review content, study flash cards, and answer multiple-choice questions on chapter content. At the end of each quiz, students get a scorecard showing how they did on the VA SOLs tested. They can view their current score and scores on previous tests. They can then access personalized feedback to help them review and master the essential knowledge and essential understandings from Virginia’s Standards of Learning Curriculum Framework.
Beyond Textbooks 2010: World History Games ~ This application helps students connect to the Social Studies content that they are about to learn through fun interactive games. The games are designed to get students warmed up and ready to learn.
For each chapter, students can play a mini-game: “Say What?” or “Clues to the Past” that has them interact with Virginia’s Essential Questions. When they complete all the topics, students unlock a bonus game: “Whacky History” or “History Hunter” that reinforces the concepts introduced in each chapter.
Beyond Textbooks 2010: World History Test Prep ~ This application provides a quick way for students to assess and improve their understanding of the Social Studies content they have been studying in each chapter and find out if they’ve mastered Virginia’s Standards of Learning.
Students can review content, study flash cards, and answer multiple-choice questions on chapter content. At the end of each quiz, students get a scorecard showing how they did on the VA SOLs tested. They can view their current score and scores on previous tests. They can then access personalized feedback to help them review and master the essential knowledge and essential understandings from Virginia’s Standards of Learning Curriculum Framework.
Technology
How It Works ~ the magazine that explains everything you never knew you wanted to know about the world we live in. Loaded with fully illustrated guides and expert knowledge, and with sections dedicated to science, technology, transportation, space, history and the environment, no subject is too big or small for How It Works to explain.
Popular Mechanics Magazine ~ Subscriptions now available to the award-winning, iPad-optimized version of POPULAR MECHANICS. Sign up from within the app to access additional reporting, interactive diagrams, 3D models, videos, and links to online material, all with an easy interface.
Economic & Management Science
Accounting
Accounting WhizKid ~ is an animated, entertaining and easy to understand course of just 5 modules. So if you’re studying accounting in college or trying to learn it as a business manager or entrepreneur — this course is for you.
Additional Content
In this course, you’ll learn
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Fundamental accounting equation: Assets = Liabilities + Owner’s Equity
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Accounting debits and credits
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Double entry method of bookkeeping
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Revenue and expense items
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Recording accounting transactions
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Preparing the trial balance
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Preparing adjusting entries
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Preparing financial statements which include the:
◦Balance Sheet
◦Income Statement
◦Statement of Owner’s Equity
◦and Cash flow statement
Accounting Terms ~ Accountancy is the process of communicating financial information about a business entity to users such as shareholders and managers. People face a lot of issues to understand and relate to accountancy terms.
Accounting Equation Lite ~ Learning accounting has never been easier. Record transactions in the accounting equation and easily trace them to the financial statements using a colour-coded accounting equation. Each transaction from a simple accounting problem can be input on the entry page using the accounting equation: Assets = Liabilities + Shareholders’ Equity.
Handwriting
Write On ~ lets your child practice their name, follow proper strokes for both Block and Script letters, has multiple lines so they can see their progress, sounds in both American and UK English, letter sounds, phonetic sounds, animated letter strokes, cute animal animations, write in multiple colors, erase last stroke, and more.
The ABC Alphabet Song at the home page is worth the price of the app, it is a lot of fun, and your child will be playing it and singing along for hours. Write On can help your child to write the right way. Kids must learn to write using the proper strokes.
Write On improves over all of the writing apps by allowing your child plenty of space to practice either with the finger, or with a stylus that works with the ipad. No more wasting paper or buying expensive writing books.
Full version includes;
- Alphabet Song page
- Writing page
- Word page
- Practice page
- Easy to Hard Strokes mode.
Books
Kindle ~ gives users the ability to read Kindle books, newspapers, and magazines on a beautiful, easy-to-use interface. You’ll have access to over 1,000,000* books in the Kindle Store plus over 100* newspapers and magazines. Amazon Whispersync automatically syncs your last page read, bookmarks, notes, and highlights across devices (including Kindle), so you can pick up your book where you left off on another device.
Free Books ~ Free Books unlocks a world of public domain content, allowing you to acquire the great books of human history. Letters of leaders, the collected works of geniuses, the finest Victorian novels, the plays of Shakespeare, the philosophy of Seneca and Marcus Aurelius, the autobiographies of Benjamin Franklin and Andrew Carnegie. It’s all here, along with tens of thousands of other books.
Read for Me Children’s Classics ~ Enjoy some of the most time-honored stories from our literary heritage with your children. Read and Record, so that your child can listen to these stories over and over again.
Magazines
National Geographic Magazine ~ Subscriptions to National Geographic magazine are now available! Download National Geographic magazine on iPad and you can get a sample issue for FREE! Print subscribers to National Geographic magazine can access the iPad edition for FREE beginning with the September 2011 issue.
Workbooks
Workbook for Kids ~ Work packages are divided into two age-groups: 3-6 years: counting shapes in drawing, finding pairs, less/more, find the difference, on/under, drawing, labyrinth, finding shadow of an item, big/small, left/right. 6-9 years: completing words, finding out secret codes, analogue clocks, numbers, find the difference, criss-cross puzzles, labyrinth, money, pattern recognizing, drawing, relations, sodoku, finding words.
Music
Guitar Trainer HDx ~ An educational game to learn the location of the notes on the fretboard of the guitar and other stringed instruments. Also includes bass (4/5/6 strings), mandolin, ukulele and banjo. Now a full universal app for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch! You are presented with a random note on the fretboard, and are offered a variety of choices for the correct answer. Just pick the button corresponding to the correct choice to score a hit! As your score gets better and you manage to identify notes faster across the entire fretboard, your working knowledge of your instrument increases! Training mode allows to focus learning on particular parts of the fretboard, and even focus on individual strings. Game mode provides a fun way to make progress. Work your way through levels of increasing difficulty!
Miscellaneous
Khan Academy: A Classroom In Your Pocket ~ a non-profit video channel with over 1,000 videos covering topics ranging from high school math and science to banking and venture capital.
Blackboard Free for Exercise ~ Blackboard Free for Exercise is a software for children to do their homework. It gives children the real experience of doing exercises on blackboards. With a cartoon interface, easy and convenient operations, multiple choice of learning, this app becomes an indispensible software for your children. At the first time you open this app, you can start to do exercises directly. Ten questions will pop up randomly and after you have answered them, the system will give you useful hints and judge if your answers are true or false. Meanwhile, the number of questions you have answered and the time you spend in answering each question will be recorded. Your final score of all questions will be marked as A+, A-, etc. Move over, you can choose questions based on your children’s personal situation. You may choose only additive operations, decimal point operations or you may choose to do 10 questions, 20 questions, or other number of questions.
FREE BrainPOP Featured Movie ~ Watch a different animated movie every day, then test your new knowledge with an interactive quiz!
For even more access to BrainPOP’s award-winning content, choose an optional in-app subscription and enable kids to explore more than 750 Science, Math, Social Studies, English, Engineering & Tech, Arts & Music, and Health subjects right on their mobile devices. All movies are close captioned, so it’s easy for them to read along.
Kid Genius: 13 in 1 ~ This application was designed with the help of parents just like you. Are you looking for the perfect application to teach your young children fundamental reading, writing and math skills? Well, look no further, because Kid Genius: 13 in 1 brings the classroom to the palm of your hand. We have designed the perfect app for both parents and kids.
Paint Sparkles Draw – my first colors HD ~ Grant your kids a colorful “welcome” to their first steps in the world of colors. Combining simplicity and fun, Paint Sparkles Draw introduces children to the names of all basic colors while developing their sense of vision and creativity. Finger painting was never so easy to master.
gFlash+ Flashcards & Tests ~ offers users a robust platform for creating, downloading, and manipulating flashcards in every subject under the sun. With even more free features than before, this version of gFlash+ is a must have study tool for students of all ages.
FREE Flashcards Deluxe Lite ~ Flashcards Deluxe is an easy to use, yet powerful flashcard app which you can use to study just about anything you want. This is a free lite version which has a LIMIT of 4 decks and 6 cards per deck. The paid version does not have this restriction.
Chess – Learn Chess ~ Learn Chess is a short, fun, interactive e-book that teaches you the rules, terminology, essential strategies, and more. Even if you already know the rules, it can help you improve your game.
Features:
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118 pages of content
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91 chess diagrams
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Interactive diagram feature lets you try out legal moves
Dream Career ~ Do you have a dream of having a successful career to make your life better, but not sure from where to start? Then this app is for you. This app can help & guide you to decide your education and career path from school to professional level using your current interests. It has covered almost every profession in different fields. If your current career has not worked out well for you then this app is also for you.
ATP Flight School ~ Where registered ATP students and instructors access training materials like videos, publications, syllabuses, and much more. This FREE version includes access to FAA and ATP training publications, training videos and information about airline pilot career training.
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