Category Archives: Apps

Create Your Own Education App in Minutes With Cleverlize

“There’s an App for that”… Well actually, sometimes there isn’t. Sometimes the App you want is the one in your head, not in the App Store. This is where German startup “Cleverlize”…


5 Different Ways to Start Creating Apps With Students

It’s true… Coding is officially cool! Well, at least that’s what Will.I.Am is telling me. With high profile figures in business, sport, technology and music promoting coding, it is no longer a…


10 of the Best Free Windows 8 Apps for Teachers and Students

There may be a huge amount of buzz around iPad and iPhone apps for education. But don’t write Windows off just yet – there are a host of excellent Windows 8 apps for…


5 Fantastic Apps for Reluctant Readers

Trying to encourage reluctant readers is an age-old problem for parents and educators alike. But luckily education technology brings a whole raft of new resources to bear on this ancient dilemma, providing…


5 Brilliant Poetry Apps for Students

Poetry is one of the areas of the curriculum in which it can be particularly challenging to engage and excite students, with teachers sometimes battling the unfounded stereotype that poems are ‘old-fashioned’…


Seven Sensational Free Science Apps!

1. 3D Cell  This fantastic free app helps biology students get to grips with cells and their components. Learners can rotate the cell 360 degrees and zoom in on any specific structure plus…


5 Brilliant Math iPad Apps

1. Rocket Math This brilliant, simple app appeals to children’s building and collecting instincts! By performing sums involving the four basic operations as well as other important skills like telling the time, students…


5 Wolfram|Alpha Apps That Are Perfect For The Classroom

I think it’s pretty safe to say that almost everyone on the Internet these days has heard of Wolfram|Alpha, the “computational knowledge engine”. It’s a pretty fascinating, not to mention handy, website….


7 Free Apps for iPads in the Classroom

As the new school year has just begun you might still be on the look for some interesting apps to load up those iPads in the classroom. With so many new apps…


5 Great Ideas for Using iPads in the Classroom

1. Celebrate Mobility The whole point of m-learning (mobile learning) using devices such as iPads, iPods and tablets, is just that: it’s MOBILE! One of the greatest ways to get the best…