iTunes Store: Top Free Applications in Education

Photomath - Camera Calculator - Photomath, Inc.

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Photomath - Camera Calculator
Photomath, Inc.
Genre: Education
Release Date: October 17, 2014

Simply point your camera toward a math problem and Photomath will magically show the result with detailed step-by-step instructions.

Photomath provides:
∙ Camera calculator
∙ Handwriting recognition (NEW)
∙ Step-by-step instructions
∙ Smart calculator

Use Photomath+ for more powerful features:
∙ Complete step-by-step instructions
∙ Colorful explanations
∙ Extra math knowledge

Photomath supports arithmetics, integers, fractions, decimal numbers, roots, algebraic expressions, linear equations/inequations, quadratic equations/inequations, absolute equations/inequations, systems of equations, logarithms, trigonometry, exponential and logarithmic functions, derivatives and integrals.
© © 2016 Photomath, Inc.

Daniel Tiger for Parents - PBS KIDS

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Daniel Tiger for Parents
PBS KIDS
Genre: Education
Release Date: February 1, 2017

Daniel Tiger for Parents empowers parents and caregivers with songs and videos from the hit PBS KIDS series Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood.

Is your child learning about sharing? Struggling with trying a new food? Working on what to do with mad feelings? Daniel Tiger for Parents has a song for these important social-emotional skills – and many more of life’s little lessons!

Designed with busy parents in mind, the app is simple, educational and entertaining for caregivers and children. It features over two dozen Daniel Tiger songs, supporting videos from Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, and helpful hints for parents about the important skills children need to be ready for school and life.

Features:
•Over two dozen of the most popular songs from Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, covering important topics like feelings, self-control, and responsibility
•Over 60 video clips to watch and share with your child, modeling how Daniel Tiger and his family use these songs
•Over 90 conversation starters and tips for parents with practical ways to use Daniel Tiger songs in every day life
•A custom picture frame for each song to take photos, capture the moment, and share with friends and family
•Available in English and Spanish

Daniel Tiger for Parents is based on Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, produced by The Fred Rogers Company. For decades, Fred Rogers and Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood helped generations of parents and children navigate the ups and downs of everyday life. Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood and this app extend that philosophy to empower parents and caregivers with confidence in their ability to help their children learn important social and emotional skills.

Check out the other Daniel Tiger apps for children: "Daniel Tiger's Stop & Go Potty," “Explore Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood,” “Daniel Tiger’s Day & Night,” “Daniel Tiger’s Grr-ific Feelings,” and “Play at Home with Daniel.”

For more family fun with Daniel Tiger, visit pbskids.org/daniel

ABOUT PBS KIDS
Daniel Tiger for Parents is part of PBS KIDS’ ongoing commitment to helping kids build the skills they need to succeed in school and in life. PBS KIDS, the number-one educational media brand for kids, offers all children the opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds through television and digital media, as well as community-based programs.

Privacy
Across all media platforms, PBS KIDS is committed to creating a safe and secure environment for children and families and being transparent about what information is collected from users. To learn more about PBS KIDS’ privacy policy, visit pbskids.org/privacy.
© © 2017 Public Broadcasting Service

Duolingo - Learn Languages for Free - Duolingo

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Duolingo - Learn Languages for Free
Duolingo
Genre: Education
Release Date: November 13, 2012

Duolingo is Apple's iPhone App of the Year!

Learn Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Irish, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, and English. Totally fun. Totally free.

"Far and away the best language-learning app." —The Wall Street Journal

"Duolingo may hold the secret to the future of education."—TIME Magazine

PC Magazine Editors' Choice for Language Learning: "Among iPhone apps for learning or practicing a language, you can't beat Duolingo."

"The most productive means of procrastination I’ve ever discovered. The short lesson blocks are painless and peppy, and reaching the next level (and then the level after that) becomes addictive." —Slate

Duolingo is changing the way people learn languages.

With Duolingo, you learn a language completely for free. You have fun while you learn, leveling up and competing with friends.

Yeah, it's pretty sweet.
© © 2017 Duolingo, Inc.

Socratic - Homework answers and math solver - Socratic

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Socratic - Homework answers and math solver
Socratic
Genre: Education
Release Date: July 9, 2015

Take a PHOTO of your homework question and get explanations, videos, and step-by-step help instantly. Supports Math, Science, History, English, Econ and more. Completely free, NO in-app purchases. "This app is a lifesaver"

• Fast - Take a photo, get instant results, no waiting
• Explainers - Teaches you exactly what you need to learn
• Videos - The best Youtube videos for your question
• Powerful - Better than Google for homework help
• Free - Free to use and always will be

~~ Students LOVE this 5 star app ~~

*Amazing*
“Whenever I don't get homework I use this and it is helpful and useful. Usually apps either don't give you what you want or just give you the answer straight up. This app actually shows you the site the whole paragraph they found it in and more it's not like cheating”

*Wow!!*
“I only got this today, and it's already been a lifesaver. I've had apps that only helped with one subject or were too difficult to operate, but this one is so easy! I love it!”

*<3<3<3<3*
“It's way easier to search up things for hw instead of typing I really love the camera. I like how the whole system works!!! It helps me learn how to go search and get the answers for myself.”

~~ How it works ~~

Socratic is a homework app that combines cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) with amazing learning content to make learning on your phone easy.

Take a picture of a homework question and our AI instantly figures out which concepts you need to learn in order to answer it, and shows you simple, high-quality content designed to make learning easy.

Socratic’s AI combines cutting-edge computer vision technologies, which read questions from images, with machine learning classifiers built using millions of sample homework questions, to accurately predict which concepts will help you solve your question.

Socratic’s team of educators is creating highly-visual, jargon-free content to teach every important high school curriculum concept, and is curating the best online videos from sources like Khan Academy, Crash Course, and others.

Together, the Socratic app represents a huge improvement in how students learn on the Internet.
© © 2015 Socratic, Inc.

Peak - Brain Training - brainbow

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Peak - Brain Training
brainbow
Genre: Education
Release Date: September 1, 2014

It’s time to play smarter and feel sharper with Peak, the app that was chosen as Best App 2014 in over 24 countries around the world. Join millions of brain trainers worldwide and see what the fuss is all about.

Reach Peak performance with over 40 unique games, each one developed by neuroscientists and game experts to challenge your cognitive skills and push you further. Use Coach, the personal trainer for your brain, to find the right workout for you at the right time. Choose from Coach’s best recommendations to push your skills to the max. Or take contextual workouts like Coffee Break if you’re short on time. Coach will help you track your progress using in-depth insights and keep you going when you need it most.

Play for free or upgrade to Pro and get the best brain training experience available.

PEAK FEATURES:

- Free games that challenge your Memory, Attention, Problem Solving, Mental Agility, Language, Coordination, Creativity and Emotion Control.
- Learn which categories you excel in, and compete with friends by comparing your brainmap and game performance.
- Get access to Peak Advanced Training Plans: intensive programs that train a specific skill, including the new Wizard memory game created with Professor Barbara Sahakian and Tom Piercy in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge.
- Unwind with Peak’s relaxing activities to bring calm and balance to your experience.
- Available for Apple Watch with 3 games that assess your memory and attention.

DEVELOPED BY NEUROSCIENCE EXPERTS

Peak games are designed in collaboration with experts in neuroscience, cognitive science, and education. Peak's scientific advisory board includes Bruce E. Wexler, M.D., Professor Emeritus and Senior Research Scientist in Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine and Founder & Chief Scientist at C8 Sciences, Professor Barbara Sahakian FMedSci, DSc, Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Cambridge, and Professor Vincent Walsh,PhD, Professor of Human Brain Research at University College London.

IN THE NEWS
Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, The Guardian, Techcrunch, Venturebeat, Wired
Apple: App Store Best of 2014, Best App of September and Editor's Choice

Have questions, feedback, or just want to say hi? Contact us at hello@peak.net or visit peak.net.

PEAK PRO
Peak is free to use, but you can get even more from your training by upgrading to a Pro Training Account. Peak Pro offers personalized workouts, unlimited access to all games, and in-depth insights so you can track and review your performance.
Follow us - twitter.com/peaklabs
Like us - facebook.com/peaklabs
Visit us - peak.net
Say hi -hello@peak.net

PEAK PRO PRICING & TERMS
For Peak Pro upgrades we offer the following subscriptions:

1 month from $4.99* [NB/ Changes per local]
 12 months from $34.99*
* Prices displayed are USD$, actual charges might be converted to local currency depending on your country of residence.

Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase.
Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.
Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be provided. 
Subscriptions may be managed by the user. Auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase.
No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period.
Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication.

For more information:
 Terms of Use - http://www.peak.net/terms-and-conditions/
 Privacy Policy - http://www.peak.net/privacy-policy/ 
Payment Policy - http://www.peak.net/payment-policy/
© © 2014 Brainbow Ltd.

Kahoot! - Kahoot! AS

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Kahoot!
Kahoot! AS
Genre: Education
Release Date: September 19, 2016

Kahoot!: Make Learning Awesome

Play fun, social learning games for any subject, for free.

1. Join games instantly and easily, no account needed.
2. Look up and play together so you can share and celebrate learning.
3. Get personal and group feedback during gameplay for increased engagement and learning outcomes.
4. A more stable connection to games.
© © Kahoot! AS 2016

Remind: Fast, Efficient School Messaging - remind101

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Remind: Fast, Efficient School Messaging
remind101
Genre: Education
Release Date: May 2, 2012

Remind, formerly Remind101, is a free text messaging app that helps teachers, students, and parents communicate quickly and efficiently. By connecting school communities, Remind makes it easy for everyone to succeed together. Remind is based in San Francisco, CA and is used by more than 35 million people in 3 out of 4 U.S. school districts.

* Real-time messaging for your school, group, or just a single person.
* Schedule reminders ahead of time.
* Send text messages straight to any phone.
* Translate messages into more than 70 languages.
* See who's read your messages and who's missing out.
* Plan important activities and collect funds—on time.

“Once a teacher starts to use the tool, it tends to spread through the rest of the school like wildfire. Domonique Roberts, a history teacher at University High School in Newark, N.J., has been using Remind to communicate better with parents. 'I have been messaging one student’s mom, telling her when he’s not doing homework, or if he fell asleep in class today,' Roberts says. 'She’s on top of it and his grade improved by two letter grades from the first marking period to the second, just by keeping up with her.'” – Fast Company

“…Remind’s features have proved especially popular in low-income districts, where parent engagement is a key issue for teachers, and parents’ sometimes erratic work schedules can make it difficult to get in touch by phone.” – Buzzfeed

Link 1: Remind website: https://www.remind.com/
© © Remind

Google Classroom - Google, Inc.

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Google Classroom
Google, Inc.
Genre: Education
Release Date: January 13, 2015

CLASSROOM IS AVAILABLE TO ANYONE WITH A GOOGLE APPS FOR EDUCATION ACCOUNT

Using Google Classroom in school? Get the iOS App to use Classroom on the go.

Classroom helps teachers save time, keep classes organized, and improve communication with students. It is available to anyone with Google Apps for Education, a free suite of productivity tools including Gmail, Drive and Docs.

Classroom is designed to help teachers create, collect, and grade assignments paperlessly, including time-saving features like the ability to automatically make a copy of a Google Document for each student. It also creates Drive folders for each assignment and for each student to help keep everyone organized.

Students can keep track of what’s due on the Assignments page and begin working with just a click. Teachers can quickly see who has or hasn't completed the work, and provide direct, real-time feedback and grades right in Classroom.

With the mobile app for iOS, students and teachers can view their classes and communicate with their classmates in real time. Students can open their assignments and work on them right from their phone or tablet. Teachers can keep track of who has turned in work and grade the assignment - at school or on the go. Students and teachers receive notifications when they have new content in Classroom, so they are always up to date.

There are many benefits of using Classroom:

Easy to set up
Teachers can add students directly or share a code with their class to join. It takes just minutes to set up.

Saves time
The simple, paperless assignment workflow allows teachers to create, review, and grade assignments quickly, all in one place.

Improves organization
Students can see all of their assignments on an assignments page, and all class materials are automatically filed into folders in Google Drive.

Enhances communication
Classroom allows teachers to send announcements and start class discussions instantly. Students can share resources with each other or provide answers to questions on the stream.

Affordable and secure
Like the rest of our Google Apps for Education services, Classroom contains no ads, never uses your content or student data for advertising purposes, and is free for schools.
© © Google Inc.

Quizlet: Study Flashcards, Languages, Vocab & more - Quizlet LLC

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Quizlet: Study Flashcards, Languages, Vocab & more
Quizlet LLC
Genre: Education
Release Date: August 8, 2012

Master your classes with the leading education app! Create your own flashcards or choose from millions created by other Quizlet users on thousands of subjects. If you're doing standardized test prep for big exams like the SAT or ACT, studying for an upcoming midterm or test, or just need homework help, you can feel confident with these powerful interactive learning tools — inside the classroom or out:

- Put your memory to the test with Learn
- Race against the clock in a game of Match
- Share flashcards with classmates (if you're a student) or your students (if you're a teacher)
- Listen to automatic pronunciations in 18 languages to make studying foreign languages a breeze
- Enhance your studying with images and audio

Offline access lets you study anywhere, anytime, whether you're inside the classroom or out. From middle school to grad school, be prepared studying for any subject, including vocabulary, biology, chemistry, AP classes, the SAT and ACT, and more. Learn foreign languages more effectively with study modes that allow you to memorize vocabulary, learn pronunciation and test yourself for more than 18 languages, including Spanish, French, German and Chinese. Available on multiple platforms, including the web, making it great for teachers to use with the entire class.

What our students and teachers say:
• “Quizlet is a must for every language learner.” -Toshi, English Teacher
• “Quizlet has really helped my studying habits and I love the fun games!” -Samuel, High School Student
• “Quizlet helps me be more confident on tests.” -Trenton, Middle School Student

We love feedback! Please email us at quizletapp@quizlet.com or tweet us at @quizlet.

If you enjoy the app, please leave a review. It means a lot!
© © Quizlet, Inc.

PowerSchool Mobile - PowerSchool Group LLC

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PowerSchool Mobile
PowerSchool Group LLC
Genre: Education
Release Date: June 30, 2015

Calling all students and parents! Check out PowerSchool’s brand new PowerSchool Mobile app with an all-new user experience and push notifications. Get real-time access to attendance, assignments, scores, grades and more!

Now, instantly monitor changes to grades and attendance with push notifications!*

PowerSchool is the fastest-growing, most widely used student information system, supporting more than 13 million students across the globe.

You can also use PowerSchool Mobile to register to receive email alerts for grades, attendance, assignments and more.

IMPORTANT!!
Your school district must be using the PowerSchool student information system. If you are not sure what student information system your school is using, contact your school and ask if they’re using PowerSchool.

PLEASE NOTE
Requires iOS version 8 or higher
* Access to PowerSchool is controlled by school administration
* Requires a wireless connection or mobile data plan
* Users must consent to receive push notifications when connecting to servers outside of the United States
* Lunch transactions are only available using the PowerLunch meal management system
© © 2016 PowerSchool Group LLC