A list of apps, websites and other stuff which I’ve used and found useful…
Last updated 29/1/16
(NB – There’s lots more to come so keep coming back!)
Apps
| App | What does it do? | Main subject area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.L.E.X | Similar to Lightbot - great for teaching directional programming. Has the advantage of being from 1st person perspective. | Coding | |
| AppFurnace | Coding / App creation | ||
| audioBoom | Record audio and instantly upload it to various online locations / drives - including Wordpress posts. | Audio | |
| Aurasma | View and create 'auras': things that happen (such as playing a video) when a device is pointed at a specific object. Good for interactive displays. | Augmented reality | |
| Cargo-Bot | More 'block' programming. Program a robot to move boxes around. | Coding | |
| Cato's Hike (Lite or Full) | Directional block programming game. | Coding | |
| Codea | Coding | ||
| Codeacademy | Learn some basic code in an hour. App focuses in Python and HTML. | Coding | |
| colAR Mix | Go to their website and download sheets to colour in then watch them come alive in 3D! | Augmented reality | |
| Daisy the Dinosaur | Introduction to drag and drop, block programming for young children. Rather limited. | Coding | |
| Dropbox | File management | ||
| EverClip | File management | ||
| Evernote | File management | ||
| Explain Everything | An excellent presentational app for iPad and Windows 8/10. Output files as video. Essential Purchase! | General | |
| GamePress | Coding / App creation | ||
| Hopscotch | Block based programming app for the iPad. Next step up from Daisy the Dinosaur from the same manufacturers. | Coding | |
| Kahoot.it (website) | Brilliant online multi-choice quiz maker and delivery system. Each participant can use any internet enabled device to input their answer. Questions and leaderboard displayed on IWB. | General | |
| LightBot | Excellent directional programming game including subroutines and loops. The free 'hour of code' version is probably enough. | Coding | |
| Lightbot Jr | Lightbot, but with more of the easier levels. | Coding | |
| Meebie | Coding | ||
| Onedrive | iPad app. Store files in Onedrive! | File management | |
| Pic Collage | Simple but effective iPad app for combining pictures and Text. | General | |
| PopWords | English | ||
| Pottery | Throw your own pots then decorate and virtually 'sell' them. Invest your profits into more patterns and colours. | Art | |
| Pyonkee | It's Scratch - but for the iPad! | Coding | |
| Python 3.3 | Python is generally recognised as the best 'proper' programming language for beginners. Start at year 6/7? | Coding | |
| RD Client | Use Remote Desktop on a Windows PC from your iPad! | Remote access | |
| RoboLogic LE | More directional programming - worth a look. | Coding | |
| Scratch Jr | Simple, block based programming for younger children. Works well. | Coding | |
| Showbie | Set (share files), collect (grab saved work) and feedback (orally or written) on work produced on an iPad. Probably the best way to solve the problem of saving files to a 'network' on an iPad. | File management | |
| Skitch | Augmented Reality | ||
| Socrative | A bit like the old infrared voting systems but for the internet age. Create quizzes or use to collect text from children. Really useful. | General | |
| SoundCloud | Audio | ||
| Unit the Robot (Naace) | Long established web based introduction to directional programming. Good for reception/KS1 who struggle with left/right | Coding | |
| Virtuoso | A simple, but decent piano for iPad. | Music | |
| WebDAV Nav | Save files from an iPad to a webDav server running on your network or the internet. | File management | |
| Wordpress | Create and manage WordPress blog posts. I just wish they would make it so that it's easier to sign in and out as different users. | Blogging |