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With the advent of the school year, teachers who have access to mobile technology are scrambling to find the best education apps for the iPod Touch, iPad and iPhone. Educators use apps for everything from communicating with students to inspiring creativity to dissecting virtual frogs. Luckily, we have lots of educators (including Apple Distinguished Educators) on Appolicious who share their lists of the best education apps for elementary, middle school, junior high, and high school.


These are the education apps most listed by educators on Appolicious.

1. 3D Brain (iPad, iPhone. Free)

Reviewed by educator lmorris: “This is a great learning tool for any student. It shows and describes all the parts of the brain.”
Subject/Grade: Science (Biology). 4-12.

2. BrainPOP Featured Movie (iPad, iPhone. Free)

BrainPop movies teach kids different each day in a variety of subjects, and include quizzes.
Subject/Grade: Language Arts, Math, Science. Social Studies. K-12.

3. Early Jamestown (iPad. Free)

Reviewed by educator lmorris: “This app is a chapter from an interactive textbook series [of the early days of the Jamestown settlement]. At the end of the chapter, they give review questions. The chapters are written to keep student interest and the pictures are great.”
Subject/Grade: Social Studies. 3-6.

4. Edmodo (iPhone, iPad. Free)

Reviewed by 9th grade teacher justatitch: “We have an iPad pilot program at my school and this app is the most commonly used app for sharing stuff. It's easy to use and great for sharing documents and other information. I love it!”
Subject/Grade: Classroom Management. 8-12.

5. History:Maps of the World (iPad, iPhone. Free)

Lots of different maps including ancient maps. Can be displayed on VGA.
Subject/Grade: Social Studies. 4-12.

6. Mad Libs (iPhone. Free)

Subject/Grade: Language Arts. 1-5.

7. NASA App (iPhone. Free)

NASA’s official app has space images and videos, a calendar of their missions, a and a launch schedule. You can also tap on satellites and learn about how and why they were launched into space. Inspiring to future astronauts!
Subject/Grade: Science (Astronomy). K-12.

8. Number Line (iPhone. Free)

This game has you put fractions, decimals, and percentages in order. Great for kids new to these concepts.
Subject/Grade: Math. 2-8.

9. Professor Garfield Cyberbullying (iPad, Free)

Teach kids anti-bullying messages and strategies for dealing with cyberbullies with the help of Garfield and friends.
Subject/Grade: Internet Safety. 3-6.

10. Project Noah (iPhone. Free)

Spot and document flora and fauna in your local area.
Subject/Grade: Science (Biology, Botany, Ecology). 2-12.

11. StoryKit (iPhone. Free)

Students can create their very own storybook with this app by adding text and images.
Subject/Grade: Language Arts. K-12.

Refference: http://www.appolicious.com/