Back to school is getting closer. Luckily for us, the iPad is an excellent device, not only to study, also to attend class. From storing important files, to learn mathematics and chemistry, writing, taking notes, and many other things you can do with the extensive catalog of applications for iPad that you can find in the App Store. From iPadizate we want to show the best applications for education.
Dropbox iPad
Before starting specific applications for education, we must name the ubiquitous Dropbox. As we know, because we've talked about this application countless times, Dropbox is a file storage system in the cloud. With Dropbox you have available, at the time, all the files you need and you can access them from any Internet-connected device. The free account offers 2 GB of storage, enough for any student. Dropbox is a must on any iPad.
iStudiez Pro iPad
iStudiez is a perfect iPad app to keep track of your class schedule, dates, tasks and more. When approaching an important date, iStudiez send notifications to alert you. iStudiez will help you stay organized throughout the school year.
IStudiez If you want to try, you have available a free version that limits management 1 semester, 3 courses, 5 classes per course, 7 subjects, 5 teachers and 2 holiday periods. If you like, unlimited version costs, only, 0.79 €.
Khan Academy
With Khan Academy will have access to over 2,700 videos on all sorts of subjects, from kindergarten to advanced sciences, humanities, history and more. You can download the videos to watch offline, be aware of what the teacher says and using the integrated subtitles earn achievements as you learn. Also is a free application.
Flashcards +
We saw in the article where you were teaching 10 applications to help them learn . One of the most common techniques to study is to use cards. With Flashcards + application for iPad, you can say goodbye to piles of cards and use electronically. Of course, you'll have your cards Flashcards + there you go, so you can study anywhere.
CaptureNotes 2 iPad
CaptureNotes 2 is a note-taking application designed specifically for students. Besides the ability to take notes by hand (better with a Stylus ), CaptureNotes 2 also allows you to record audio and take pictures that can be added to the notes. Besides this, we can import PDF files and annotate them with our own hand. There are many applications in the App Store to annotate PDF files, but consider that CaptureNotes 2 is the best for students, and to organize work in custom notebooks and folders.
Pages iPad
We all know and Pages, the word processor from Apple. Application completely adapted to our iPad to write as comfortable as possible. Also if you have a Mac with OS X Lion Mountain, you can sync your work using iCloud, so you can start work at school with the iPad and continue at home with your Mac
The Elements: A Visual Exploration iPad
Do you teach chemistry? Then you must have this app on your iPad. The Elements provides the periodic table of the elements showing you a sample of each of the elements with which you can interact. The graphics and photos using The Elements are terrific and you want help to find out more about the elements.
Anatomy & Physiology REVEALED: Skeletal & Muscular iPad
Biology classes?? We also have a great app. Anatomy & Physiology will help you learn the skeletal and muscular systems of the human body. It has a very elegant user interface, full of layers over 5,000 anatomical structures, videos and animations. You go "peeling" the human body in layers, as if it were an onion, in order to discover the different structures of the body. The application has many interactive slides, radiology images, high quality videos and animations showing muscle actions, joint movements and anatomical relationships. And if you dare, to have a contest to test your knowledge.
Quick Graph iPad
If yours is mathematics, Quick Graph you may be able to help. This application allows you to make multiple charts simultaneously equations, change the color, trace over them and more. Quick Graph supports 2D and 3D graphics in rectangular and polar forms.
WolframAlpha iPad
Wolfram Alpha is a very used by students of mathematics, but also serves to other sciences such as statistics, history, culture, media, medicine, technology, language and more. The app has a great interface to search through the enormous database with information. In particular, the keyboard includes a series of mathematical symbols that are otherwise impossible to write.
iBooks iPad
Of course I could not miss an app like iBooks. Bring books and books in the backpack or hand is not practical, better bring the iPad with iBooks. Although it is difficult to find textbooks in the iBookstore, if you can find educational books on different topics. Most common literature also have available in iBookstore.
iTunes U iPad
With iTunes U can access courses in universities and schools. These courses are totally free and some include assessments. iTunes U and teachers provide course materials, including audio, video, books, documents, presentations and applications. iTunes U includes more than 500,000 free lectures, videos, books and other resources on thousands of subjects.
These are just some of the thousands of applications dedicated to education you can find in the App Store. Do you think we've left any essential? Tell us in the comments.
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