10 Best Droid Apps for Education from eSchool News
Our story on ‘iPhone Apps for Education‘ published exactly a year ago was quite a hit, and we figure we should put together a similar one for Android apps, but until we do, here’s a list compiled by eSchool News. These seem to be skewed towards teachers and classroom use, but do try them out and tell us what you think!
1. Chemical Equation Balancer Pro
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Cost: $1.00 Features: Enter the reactants and products and then press balance, and this app instantly delivers results. Best For: Science teachers looking to demonstrate problem examples to their students. |
2. CoursePro
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Cost: $2.99 Features: Using a to-do style list, CoursePro allows users to define assignment types and keep track of weighted grades. Best For: Students looking for a way to organize their homework assignments, school projects, and grades |
3. Flash Card Maker Pro
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Cost: $2.95 Features: With text-to-speech capability and advanced gesturing functions, Flash Card Maker Pro uses multi-sensory learning techniques to help improve memory. Shake to hide memorized cards, look at multiple decks at one time, or time how long it takes you to complete a deck. Best For: Students or educators exploring new ways to retain information. Teachers can use this program and create flash cards to help their students prepare for large exams, or put lesson planning notes on them. |
4. Google Sky Map
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Cost: Free Features: With the ability to turn your Android device into a “window to the night sky,” Sky Map shows the stars, planets, and other celestial objects in view when you point your device towards the sky. Best For: Teachers trying to use more compelling visuals during their astronomy units. |
5. Gutenberg eReader
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Cost: $2.99 Features: This app gives the user access to the entire Project Gutenberg eBook library, allowing users to search by author, subject, and titles to find the book they need quickly. Best For: Teachers looking for an easy way to share passages with their classroom, or students who want to research a topic without purchasing a book. |
6. Grade Book for Professors PRO
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Cost: $4.99 Features: Use the primary grade book on Google spreadsheets and sync it to all of your devices. Easily eMail grades to students and PIN-protect grades against accidental loss. Best For: Teachers who want a new way to streamline the grading process and a way to consistently backup their grades. |
7. Student Clicker
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Cost: Free Features: Teachers can run the app from their laptops while students enter their responses to quiz questions on mobile devices. Best For: Educators looking to quickly gauge the level of understanding in their classroom. |
8. Tick!
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Cost: Free Features: A timer with an easy interface. Best For: Educators looking for a way to count down the time left in a task for students to complete. |
9. Trippo Mondo
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Cost: Free Features: A language translator, Trippo Mondo translates any phrase and speaks it out loud in the language chosen. Best For: Foreign language instructors looking to increase students’ knowledge of common phrases. Encourage students to translate different common phrases they hear during the day to increase knowledge of colloquial terms. |
10. Where’s My Droid?
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Cost: Free Features: After hooking up your eMail account, this app allows you to locate any lost Android devices within a 30-foot area, complete with a Google Maps display of the location. Best For: Teachers who want to be able to monitor the location of their electronic devices. |
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android apps, google, mobile, mobile devices
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