Apps for Your Class. Google Play for Education (PUBLIC on WEB)

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75 Apps for your classTools for teachers and students from Google Play for Education

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Contents

● Section 1: Overview of this resource…………...……...………..………..….....Slides 3-5

● Section 2: Overview of Google Play for Education…………………….……Slides 6-11

● Section 3: Student tools……………………...……………………………………..…..Slides 12-70○ Study and reference○ Student productivity & organization○ Creation tools○ Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) tools

● Section 4: Teacher tools……...…………………………………………………….…...Slides 71-84○ Instructional planning, delivery, and assessment○ Classroom management and communication

● Section 5: Language and literacy apps…………………...………………...…...Slides 85-93


Overview of Apps for Your Class

This slide deck highlights apps that are useful tools for education in and out of the classroom. All apps in this deck can be found in Google Play and in Google Play for Education.

On Google Play anyone can choose from over 1 million apps and games, and browse the world's largest eBookstore.

Google Play for Education is a special view of Google Play designed just for schools. In addition to the over 1 million apps in Google Play, educators whose schools purchase tablets with Google Play for Education will find it easy to discover, purchase, and deploy teacher-approved apps and educational videos. Learn more in section 2 of this document.


Where can you find these tools and apps?

Google Play○ All of the apps in this presentation can

be found in Google Play.○ Google Play can be accessed by any

individual, anytime at play.google.com.

○ Schools who purchase tablets from Google receive access Google Play for Education, which allows users to browse apps approved for teachers by teacher, complete bulk purchase and deploy apps instantly to a class.

● Chrome Web Store○ Many apps in this presentation are also

available in the Chrome Web Store.○ The Chrome Web Store has web-based

apps for anyone using the Chrome browser.

○ Schools in the Chromebooks for Education program have the additional ability to deploy Chrome web apps instantly to groups of students

Click the icons at the top right of each page to access the app in Google Play or Chrome.

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Availability

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Which apps and tools do you want?

Questions:● Do you have an app that you love to use, but

you don’t see it in Google Play?● Are you looking for apps for a certain tool or

curriculum area, but can’t find any?

Answer:● Submit your request to our team by

completing the form at goo.gl/YjcO6h

We’ll do our best to reach out to developers to meet your needs.

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Overview of Google Play for Education


Hillsborough Township Public Schools share their experiences with Google Play for Education

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzvpcEffvaE


Designed for learning, made for the classroom

With tablets and Google Play for Education, teachers can discover, purchase, and share educational apps, videos, and a selection of top classic books. Schools can learn more about and purchase this program at google.com/edu/tablets.

Google Play for Education allows educators to browse apps approved for teachers by teachers, viewing content by grade, subject, and standard including Common Core. This gives teachers more power to customize learning for individual students. And with cloud deployment, educators can share content across a school or entire district with just a few clicks.



These 4 videos provide an overview of Google Play for Education

Browse EDU-approved apps by grade, subject, and standard

Identify apps approved for teachers by teachers

Use POs where payment is required, and deploy apps instantly

Discover a range of content in Google Play for Education

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Understand badges in Google Play for Education

Once you find an app, click on it to read the detail. Inside you’ll find screenshots of the apps and up to three yellow badges:● EDU signifies that this app was approved by educators who reviewed the app for quality● IN APP FREE means that the app does not allow in-app purchases● AD FREE shows that the app does not contain advertisements


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Student tools


Study and Reference


Quizlet


Availability

Create quizzes and access over 21 million study sets and flashcards.

▪ Increase student engagement with quiz competitions

▪ Help students learn at their own pace

▪ Provide visual aids and flashcards

▪ Help students study anywhere, with or without internet access

How teachers can use this app:

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StudyBlue School Edition


Availability


StudyBlue is an interactive, digital study tool where students learn classroom materials with custom flashcards, class notes and practice quizzes.

▪ Quickly create study materials

▪ Easily monitor individual and group study routines

▪ Quickly adapt your instruction to focus on tough areas

http://goo.gl/j8zczR

http://goo.gl/Qayx9Y


Google Maps


Availability


Explore new places and navigate your world with Google Maps.

▪ Teach geography by letting students explore and navigate the world

http://goo.gl/7E3rxK

http://goo.gl/lpDWAm


Google Earth


Availability


Explore the world in 3D and at street level with Google Earth.

▪ Teach geography by letting students explore and navigate the world

▪ Discover the architecture of ancient and modern landmarks with 3D views

http://goo.gl/EYdFLk



Availability

Wikipedia

Learn from the worlds most comprehensive, community built, free encyclopedia with over 20 million articles in 280 languages.

▪ Encourage classes to augment their knowledge using Wikipedia

▪ Develop students’ ability to source reference materials

▪ Help students learn in different languages


http://goo.gl/M2Np4W

http://goo.gl/48PBr7


Dictionary.com


Availability


An English dictionary app with over 2 million definitions and synonyms from Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com.

▪ Encourage students to learn new words and develop their vocabulary with or without internet access

▪ Incorporate “Word of the Day” from Dictionary.com into daily routine

http://goo.gl/0VQl7A

http://goo.gl/cN16bg


Pleco Chinese Dictionary


Availability

Pleco is the ultimate Chinese learning companion—an integrated Chinese English dictionary and learning app

▪ Translate content easily with the built-in camera or one-tap lookup

▪ Use customizable flashcards to speed understanding

▪ Import your own vocabulary lists for students to practice

▪ Use audio pronunciation from a native-speaker to improve accuracy


http://goo.gl/vKM2OJ


KhAndroid


Availability

How students can use this app:

KhAndroid is a fully accessible Android application that enables its users to view Khan Academy's library of more than 2,200 micro lectures via video tutorials.

▪ Watch video lectures that reinforce classroom lessons

▪ Download multiple videos on a specific subject to watch offline

http://goo.gl/e7T2zS

http://goo.gl/JkQPVQ


Student Productivity & Organization


Springpad


Availability


Save anything from anywhere. Springpad enhances anything you save with useful details and relevant suggestions.

▪ Bookmark sites for reading later—never forget an important article or book

▪ Follow trusted experts and others to be on top of trends and useful tips

▪ Build personal to-do lists with reminder alerts

▪ Collaborate with others on a project with notes, videos, links and tasks

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Google Keep


Availability


Quickly create, access and organize notes, lists and photos. All your notes are automatically stored in Drive.

▪ Take notes in class or while reading, including adding photos

▪ Set reminders associated with notes, such as homework due dates

http://goo.gl/isJZBU

http://goo.gl/2QMfXs


Evernote


Availability


Evernote lets you take notes, capture photos, create to-do lists, record voice reminders

▪ Take notes and organize them by class or subject

▪ Sync your notes across devices and computers for studying anywhere

▪ Share notes with classmates and collaborate through the app

http://goo.gl/Op1p2b

http://goo.gl/B6fTQj


Diigo Power Note


Availability


Organize and annotate links, pages, notes and pictures for better reading, researching and sharing.

▪ Read more effectively with highlighters and sticky notes

▪ Build your library in the cloud for access on any device

▪ Capture and mark pages to provide feedback to the group

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Availability

Google Drive


Create and share work online and access your documents from anywhere. Manage documents, spreadsheets, presentations, surveys, and more all in one place.

▪ Take notes or do writing projects in a word processor

▪ Create forms, lists, and graphs with a spreadsheet

▪ Collaborate with classmates on group projects in real-time

▪ Check out 40 Ways to Use Google Apps for Education

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Box


Availability


Box makes it easy to access and edit your files, share content and stay connected with students and teachers from anywhere on any device.

▪ Store all class notes, files and homework in one place

▪ Improve collaboration with shared folders

▪ Access anytime from any device

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Wunderlist for Education


Availability

Wunderlist for Education is the easiest way to manage and share your daily to-do lists with colleagues.

▪ Create to-do lists and assign them to study group members

▪ Add comments and start a conversation amongst the group

▪ Assign to-do’s to ensure the class project is completed on time


http://goo.gl/RmRjWP

http://goo.gl/eHYcSt


Any.do


Availability


Any.do is a powerful and flexible task manager with easy to use speech recognition.

▪ Organize tasks into folders for specific classes or subjects

▪ Never miss a deadline with alerts and home screen widgets

▪ Auto-suggest and voice dictation allows you to study more and type less

http://goo.gl/4l11MR

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A digital replacement for paper student planners, school diaries, or academic agendas.

myHomework Student Planner


Availability

How students can use this app:▪ Access from any device - never

lose your planner

▪ Home screen widgets and notifications to remind you

▪ Get your syllabus and schedule automatically from Teachers.io

http://goo.gl/MM75eN

http://goo.gl/6laTn2


Skitch


Availability


Use Skitch to annotate photos and PDFs, or start from scratch with a blank canvas.

▪ Take notes directly on existing documents or articles

▪ Search notes and handwritten text to find items quickly

http://goo.gl/sNIyTg


Repligo


Availability

An easy way to view, mark-up, and print PDF files.

▪ Open PDF files and take notes directly on the documents

▪ Print edited and noted PDF files to local printers wirelessly

▪ Use your own style with highlights, cross outs, underlines, sticky notes, freehand drawings and more


http://goo.gl/1OxTGA


iAnnotate


Availability


View and annotate PDF files easily. Tabs make it easy to manage multiple files.

▪ Add your own notes directly within any PDF document

▪ Reference personal notes and documents at the same time with tabbed PDF viewing

▪ Share using the Box app

http://goo.gl/bsI00u


Connected Mind


Availability


Brainstorm with the group and recall faster with this mind mapping tool

▪ Visualize projects, ideas,and essays to structure ideas in advance

▪ Share and access colorful maps from anywhere

http://goo.gl/oKyz9F

http://goo.gl/O2XjDC


MindPlan


Availability


Draft and work through ideas easily with this outline-based interface. Add text, images, and drawings to your outline easily.

▪ Build structure to your ideas to develop outlines and plans more quickly

http://goo.gl/MHXrZa


SimpleMind Mind Mapping


Availability


SimpleMind is a mindmapping tool that makes brainstorming and thought- structuring easy.

▪ Speed the project by organizing ideas by group or color

▪ Share via email or Dropbox

http://goo.gl/WQ8yLY


Mindomo

“Mindomo has increased student engagement and definitely saved the reams of paper we used to use to have students create the same thing on paper. Now, students can get to the content of their thinking more quickly, instead of having to spend time drawing the bubbles they once drew for paper and pen mind maps.”

Elizabeth Calhoon, Academic Technology Specialist, San Jose, CA


Availability

Create mind maps and turn them into presentations easily, with easy cloud syncing.

http://goo.gl/fCe8wT

http://goo.gl/7KDFMT


Creation Tools


Magisto


Availability


Edit your video files and turn them into movies, complete with sound, graphics, and other effects.

▪ Magisto automatically splices the best parts of your video

▪ Add sound and graphics while editing videos to create polished projects

http://goo.gl/vmoL2K

http://goo.gl/3VNjFg


WeVideo

“The ease of use and to have a full featured video editing tool...that is FREE is unbelievable. Plus to have it fully integrated in Google Drive is a game changer since now students don't have to remember multiple logins.”

Brian Scheibach, Director of Digital Learning, Portage, WI


Availability

Capture and edit videos on your device and share them easily.

http://goo.gl/PqDPNC

http://goo.gl/Cqt1BU


Vidtrim


Availability

A powerful video editing tool that includes trimming, audio extraction, and file conversion.

▪ Edit and trim videos to use in classroom projects

▪ Remove excess sound from video clips

▪ Grab video stills to highlight important parts or save for other projects


http://goo.gl/5XVNmZ


Movenote


Availability

Record video to play alongside your own content.

How students can use this app:▪ Show what you know by

presenting our documents with video

▪ More quickly save, share and access from anywhere with Gmail and Google Drive

▪ Follow viewer statistics

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Comic Strip It!


Availability


Turn your images into compelling comic strips and storyboards.

▪ Get creative with photos by creating their own stories

http://goo.gl/zec2Jd


Diptic


Availability

Easily create beautiful photo collages and share with colleagues and teachers.

▪ Create collages from photos on your camera roll, Facebook or Flickr

▪ Showcase your school photo projects


http://goo.gl/AMrwcJ


SketchBook


Availability

A paint and drawing application with extensive, sophisticated brushes and pencils.

▪ Create artwork directly from a touchscreen with a variety of different brushes

▪ Showcase your talent to teachers and fellow students


http://goo.gl/zOhuY1


Scrap! Photo Book Maker


Availability

Add frames, text, and other graphics to your photos to easily make photo books.

▪ Showcase your photo project with easy to use custom photo book tools


http://goo.gl/tXxQfw


Creative Book Builder


Availability

An easy way for anyone to create, edit, and publish their own e-books.

▪ Create professional looking e-books from your classroom writing

▪ Add and edit chapters to organize your story


http://goo.gl/9kSARx


NearPod


Availability


Nearpod combines presentation, collaboration, and real-time assessment tools into one integrated solution.

▪ View multimedia content provided by your teacher

▪ Get immediate feedback on your assignments

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SyncSpace


Availability


SyncSpace creates a zoomable drawing space that can be shared in real time over the net, a sort of shared whiteboard.

▪ Work with a teacher on subject coaching

http://goo.gl/gpJba3



Explain EverythingAvailability


An interactive screencasting and whiteboard app loaded with customization features.

▪ annotate, animate, narrate, import and export almost any content

▪ View recorded lessons later

http://goo.gl/kFvf5E


STEM Tools


GeoGebra


Availability


GeoGebra is dynamic mathematics software for all levels of education that brings together geometry, algebra, spreadsheets, graphing, statistics and calculus in one easy-to-use package.

▪ Visualize abstract mathematical concepts across a variety of math concepts

▪ Engage with the GeoGebra community for assistance

http://goo.gl/lekYVY

http://goo.gl/xe9fyh


WolframAlpha


Availability

Access WolframAlpha’s computational engine to get answers and generate reports on a variety of subjects.

▪ Use as a graphing calculator to answer virtually any math-intensive question

▪ Check answers on homework or classwork


http://goo.gl/kqRiZB


MathStudio


Availability

Handle anything from basic calculations to college calculus with this incredibly comprehensive math app.

▪ Use as a graphing calculator

▪ Create matrices


http://goo.gl/xCC5ex


MyScript Calculator


Availability


Perform mathematical applications naturally using your handwriting.

▪ Use as a graphing calculator▪ Write in their own math

problems and watch the app solve them

http://goo.gl/UI4scG


Algeo


Availability

Create graphs, draw functions, and find intersections with this easy-to-use app.

▪ Use as a graphing calculator


http://goo.gl/uEoYl7


Smart Tools


Availability

A package of apps that include a ruler, compass, sound meter, and flashlight.

▪ Learn measurement units hands-on

▪ Understand how sound waves work with personal experiments


http://goo.gl/vIwgr1


PocketCode


Availability

Create, edit, and execute Catrobat programs with PocketCode.

▪ Learn the basics of programming in a visual way


http://goo.gl/zqH69C


NASA


Availability


See images, videos, and interactive features from the US’s space agency.

▪ Learn about the solar system

▪ Engage with current NASA projects

▪ Get notified when the International Space Station is in sight

http://goo.gl/eVwUyq


StarChart


Availability

How students can use this app:▪ Point your device at the sky

to get nearby constellation information

▪ View what any part of the world can see

Create a virtual planetarium in your pocket to understand the universe around you.

http://goo.gl/sY4WEo


Audubon Science Apps


Availability

A collection of scientific reference apps, with detailed, in-depth descriptions of birds, animals, trees, and more.

▪ Get more information about subjects being studied in science class

▪ Learn about birds, trees, mammals, butterflies and more▪ Learn about where insects


http://goo.gl/jzh9iG


SimpleRockets


Availability

Learn physics by designing rocket ships and blasting into space.

▪ Test concepts learned in physics class and put them to practical use

▪ Have fun learning by building rocket ships


http://goo.gl/1u3JqA


Chemist


Availability


Create a virtual chemistry lab on your device, without the danger of real experiments.

▪ Play with combinations of compounds that wouldn’t be available for hands on experiments

http://goo.gl/x6yxlF


Frog Dissection


Availability

How students canuse this app:

▪ Study anatomy without dealing with physical dissection

▪ “Cut” without fear of making mistakes

Study how a frog’s body works on your device.

http://goo.gl/ZiGjeR


SimplePhysics


Availability


Design complex structures and then animate it with a sophisticated physics engine.

▪ Apply physics lessons to real world examples in a game setting

▪ Build tree houses, ferris wheels and more

▪ Build for strength and cost savings

http://goo.gl/aB3NVD


D. Bones – Learn the Skeleton


Availability

An educational app designed to help kids reinforce and practice human anatomy lessons

▪ Solve puzzles to place bones in their correct location on the body


http://goo.gl/1MvA5C


Math Ref


Availability

Powerful tool to help with math, physics, chemistry and more.

▪ Browse over 1,400 formulas, figures, and examples

▪ Consolidate math notes and reference sheets

▪ Perform common calculations with unit converter, quadratic solver, and triangle solver and more


http://goo.gl/FBUZM0


Motion Math: Fractions


Availability

Make fractions more visual and fun with arcade game style

▪ Quickly estimate four forms of fractions: numerator over denominator (1/2), percents (50%), decimals (.5), and pie charts.

▪ View your progress and get rewards for solving problems


http://goo.gl/zFnxn6


Math Bingo


Availability

Make learning math fun by playing Bingo while you study

▪ learn addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

▪ Compete with friends on the scoreboard

▪ Unlock bonus games


http://goo.gl/EojPVr


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Instructional Planning, Delivery and Assessment



Net Texts


Availability

▪ Use or customize many types of courses with videos, PDFs, and more for download and offline learning

Net Texts helps students learn from multimedia courses customized by their own teachers.

http://goo.gl/ZWfc1m


Edmodo


Availability

Interact with students easily with Edmodo. Have discussions, view assignments, and track gradebooks with ease.

▪ Manage class curriculum and make assignments accessible to students from anywhere

▪ Stay in touch with the class anytime


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GoClass


Availability

More accurately provide and gauge learning with live lesson interaction.

▪ Broadcast lessons, test knowledge, validate engagement and track student performance in real-time.

http://goo.gl/Eoomyv


Teacher Aide Pro


Availability


Manage attendance, track assignment completion, create progress reports and more.

▪ Notify parents about grades, attendance and assignments

▪ Text or email students in bulk

▪ Manage gradebook categories, weighting and grading style

http://goo.gl/9v2Wk8


Socrative Student


Availability

Engage with students in real-time with educational games and exercises, while getting student results instantly.

▪ Engage student teams with race games.

▪ Get a quick paper-free pulse check before students leave.

▪ Save on quiz building time by importing questions from Excel.

▪ Save on grading time with automatic result reporting.


http://goo.gl/BONPh7


eduTecher – Backpack


Availability

A curated list of the educational websites and resources.

How teachers can use this app:▪ Save time finding the best tools and lesson plans

▪ Search by subject and grade level

▪ Share links, notes, messages and more

http://goo.gl/0s5P0t


Classroom Management and Communication


Splashtop Whiteboard


Availability


Turn your device into an interactive whiteboard, with synced content across teacher and student devices.

▪ Project text, sound, or video

▪ Control mobile, PC or interactive whiteboard content

▪ Access current student work for instant assessment

http://goo.gl/2HnDPE


Availability

Piazza


Save teacher and student time with a safe and secure platform for students to answer each other’s questions

▪ Attach or download files to improve understanding

▪ Create real-time polls to check the pulse of the class

▪ Review participation statistics


http://goo.gl/fLel61


Blogger


Availability

Teachers and students can use this to:

Blogger is Google’s platform for blogging.

▪ Create class or individual blogs

▪ Control whether comments and post are teacher-approved before they are posted

http://goo.gl/6fQCuJ

http://goo.gl/lNW829


Edublogs


Availability

Increase parent and student awareness with a safe and secure blog platform dedicated to education

▪ Replace your paper newsletter to increase readership

▪ Get your students blogging

▪ Create class publications or post videos and documents


http://goo.gl/64ESEo

http://goo.gl/gH54y7


ClassDojo


Availability

Keep students alert and on-task with real-time feedback on their behavior.

“It is very easy to instantly keep track of how students are doing in class. The teacher can customize those behaviors (s)he wants to target for positive reinforcement or negative redirection.”

MaryFran Lynch3rd Grade Teacher, Los Gatos, CA

▪ Improve behavior with positive or negative reinforcement

▪ Save time with one-click behavior recording

▪ Share accomplishments and behavior with students and parents in real-time


http://goo.gl/tYK0Kz

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Curriculum apps


Language and Literacy


Kids ABC Phonics


Availability

How students canuse this app:

▪ Make learning words and pronunciation a fun, interactive game

A child-friendly app to learn alphabet letter sounds easily.

http://goo.gl/HYsehK


Booksy: Learn to Read Platform


Availability


Booksy is a learning-to- read platform for young kids to help them practice and develop their reading skills.

▪ Read multiple books through this fun interface

▪ Tap on words to hear how it sounds

▪ Take quizzes and view progress

http://goo.gl/oGGMtI


Dr. Seuss


Availability


▪ Read classic stories

▪ Have new words read aloud to them by in-app narration

A collection of Dr. Seuss’s popular books, made highly interactive and optimized for touch screen interfaces.

http://goo.gl/OkwznZ


Duolingo


Availability


▪ Practice language learning and play language games with classmates

▪ Learn Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, or English

Learn a new language for free.

http://goo.gl/PZOSRP

http://goo.gl/PL0xPG


Shake-a-Phrase


Availability

A fun language app for creative writing prompts, vocabulary, and parts of speech practice.

▪ Quiz themselves on understanding new vocabulary

▪ Use Story Starter feature as a classroom writing prompt to complete a story


http://goo.gl/Vh0D3d


iStorybooks


Availability


▪ Have books read aloud to kids

▪ Practice reading by themselves

Interactive storybooks with pictures, textand audio.

http://goo.gl/7twUdi

http://goo.gl/nhkopx


VocabularySpellingCity


Availability

“VocabularySpellingCity takes the drudgery out of practicing spelling words. Students enjoy spelling homework assignments much more since they are interactive, and parents are freed from quizzing student spelling. For the teacher, it is easy to monitor student completion of the assignment. Student spelling scores have gone up since there is homework accountability.”

MaryFran Lynch, 3rd Grade Teacher, Los Gatos, CA

Learn spelling and vocabulary words by playing engaging learning games using any word list.

http://goo.gl/Rr9fJR

http://goo.gl/D8eUfs


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