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Thinking and presentation tools that make sharing and collaborating easy.
Grades
Pre-K–12
Awesome audio to inspire ideas, and tools to make those ideas into great podcasts.
Subjects
Arts, acting, radio and podcasting, music, script writing
K–12
Reviews of Apps & Websites
Quizzes provide good basic practice but little instructional content
6–8
Price
Free
Platforms
Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
Basic math games housed in sweet theme could use coherence
Pre-K–K
iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
Top-notch digital content takes students beyond the airwaves
9–12
Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire, Nook HD, Chrome, Windows, Web
Share files with Microsoft’s free but limited cloud storage tool
Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire, Nook HD, Chrome, Windows, Mac, Web
Short video clips might pique interest but don't deliver much content
6–12
Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire, Nook HD, Web
Language-learning network has good potential, but questionable content
11–12
Free, Free to try, Paid
Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire, Chrome
Sweet game teaches early number sense; could use more game variety
Pre-K–1
Paid
Easy access to news, but most content is available only to subscribers
Free, Paid
A pre-algebra package: knowledge delivered, fun lost in transport
4–8
Mac, Windows
Strong phoneme development activities; good practice
No-frills spelling game better for Italian speakers than learners
1–3
Android, iPad
Animated, open-ended games invite kids to explore the world of numbers
Free to try, Paid
Dungeon-crawling adventure where code is king
4–12
Free to try
Web
