Suggested Apps

Open Tools

Skitch
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Educreations Interactive Whiteboard
Penultimate
FieldNotesLT
Skitch
Productivity
Free
Wikipanion
Reference
Free
Voicethread
Education
Free
Penultimate
Productivity
Free
FieldNotesLT
Productivity
Free
iOS App Store
iOS App Store
Voicethread
iOS App Store
Google Play Store
Educreations Interactive Whiteboard
Education
Free
iOS App Store
iOS App Store
iOS App Store
Google Play Store

General

BrainPOP
BrainPOP
Education
Free
iOS App Store
Slice It!
Slice It!
Games: Strategy
$0.99
iOS App Store
KickBox
KickBox
Games: Puzzle
Free
iOS App Store
Google Play Store
Google Play Store

Chemistry

Oresome Elements
Oresome Elements
Education
Free
iOS App Store

Economics

Google Play Store
iOS App Store
The Economist
News
Free
The Economist
The Economist
WDI DataFinder
Reference
Free
iOS App Store
Google Play Store
Economy
Economy
Finance
$3.99
iOS App Store
Google Play Store
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
Finance
Free
iOS App Store
Google Play Store
The Economist
BBC News
News
Free
iOS App Store
Google Play Store

English Language

Shakespeare
Shakespeare
Education
Free
iOS App Store
Google Play Store

Geography

Google Earth
Google Earth
Travel
Free
iOS App Store
Google Play Store
Interatlas
Interatlas
Education
Free
iOS App Store

Maths (Pri)

King of Math
King of Math
Games: Puzzle
Free
iOS App Store
Google Play Store
Motion Math: Zoom
Motion Math: Zoom
Education
Free
iOS App Store

Maths (Sec)

Free Graphing Calculator
King of Math
Education
Free
iOS App Store
Google Play Store
Motion Math: Zoom
Maths Formulas
Education
$0.99
iOS App Store

Physics

Angry Bird HD
Angry Bird HD
Games: Arcade
Free
iOS App Store
Angry Birds Rio
Angry Birds Rio
Games: Arcade
Free
iOS App Store
3D Cell App
Visual Anatomy Lite
Education
Free
Vernier Video Physics
Education
$4.99
iOS App Store
iOS App Store
FieldNotesLT
iOS App Store
Visual Autonomy Lite
iOS App Store
Vernier Video Physics
Google Play Store
Google Play Store
3D Cell App
Education
Free
NASA App
Education
Free
Google Play Store
Google Play Store
Google Play Store

Why Mobile Devices?

Klopfer argues that the strengths of the mobile platform - its portability, context sensitivity, connectivity, and ubiquity - make it ideal for learning games in elementary, secondary and university and lifelong education. There are both pros and cons when it comes to the use of mobile devices for learning...