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5 Essential Education Apps
The iPad is the perfect platform to help you develop your knowledge of a wide range of subjects. Regardless of your age, there’s an app to suit everyone. Babies can be stimulated by simple cause and effect when they tap the screen to trigger pictures and sounds, and toddlers can be entertained and educated by story-telling apps that they can interact with. Seasoned stargazers can use apps to identify stars and constellations in the night sky or explore the wonders of the universe via images of space captured by the orbiting Hubble telescope. In this section we also recommend good apps to use in the classroom when teaching, plus there are some amazing apps out there to enthuse, engage and entertain you when you need a little extra inspiration.
5 Essential Education Apps
- Duolingo – Learn Languages – Free
As you may be aware, there are thousands of language-learning apps available for iPad, but this one is free and without hidden charges. A simple interface makes learning fun and easy by turn it into a game and you can also translate phrases into the language you are learning, making this app the ideal travel companion when you’re off on holiday.
Apple has near enought created a portable university, with this app giving you access to genuine courses and materials. Real universities have made their content available, complete with reading lists to donwload to your device thanks to a link with iBooks. There are also course overviews and objectives to check.
All the latest news from the space agency direct to your iPad, including information on current missions. An impressive image gallery contains more than 150.000 space images, as well as videos and maps, plus there’s a Twitter link for the lastest social-network discussions. This is your ultimate space information centre.
A fantastic place to go to be inspired, the official TED app is full of the best educational talks from a huge range of speakers. Whether it’s a famous musician or professor, TED gives users the chance to watch their lectures in full, or listen to the audio. You can then share the talk with others via social networks.
- Fit Brains Trainer – Free
If your mind feels groogy and congested with cloudy thoughts then this app is a great way to tone it up and get it sharp ready for the challenges of the day ahead. You can enjoy a varied mix of fun brain games and personalised training sessions to improve your brain’s performance.