For all ages
Photos of the World.
Website: http://www.panoramio.com/
Kids will learn all about the Civil War as they discover the difference of opinion over slavery and states’ rights, roam the battlefields with the soldiers, and meet the most famous figures of the period in this interactive reading app.
Paid iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/civil-war-by-kids-discover/id715838342?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
The World Factbook Visual Edition has information on the people, society, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Paid iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/visual-world-factbook/id904420273?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Earthquake Finder provides a visual display of recent earthquake activity on a 3D globe or 2D flat map of the world. Simple, easy to use interface shows the most recent day's quakes upon start. Take more control with pop-up windows to see the previous week's data plus recent volcanic activity. Tap an earthquake to see a list of all nearby quakes. For each earthquake in the list the latitude, longitude, magnitude, and depth are displayed. Tap the latitude/longitude to view its location in your browser. Tap a volcano to see a list of all nearby volcanoes.
Paid Android Tablet app: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C6CFLCC/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00C6CFLCC&linkCode=as2&tag=edshelf-20&linkId=CZLRG6NZUV2ADMBA
Paid Android Phone app: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C6CFLCC/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00C6CFLCC&linkCode=as2&tag=edshelf-20&linkId=CZLRG6NZUV2ADMBA
Paid iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/earthquake-finder/id626877098?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Paid iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/earthquake-finder/id626877098?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
U.S. Geography by Discovery Education is a fact-filled app that teaches and tests geography and culture facts for different regions of the United States. Kids read information and watch videos about each region and then complete activities and challenges. Activities aren't timed, but challenges are. The app keeps track of kids' progress, giving them the option to post scores on a parent's Facebook account. In addition, the app provides access to recent and timely Discovery news stories and video segments. News story categories include Earth, dinosaurs, and archeology, and the videos show a wide variety of topics; each video is a minute or two long. The app also awards kids a medallion each day they answer enough activity questions.
Paid iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/u.s.-geography-by-discovery/id374922243?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Create Share Engage Measure interactive images & videos
Website: http://www.thinglink.com/
Free iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/thinglink/id647304300?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Free iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/thinglink/id647304300?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Create your own timelines.
Website: http://www.myhistro.com/
Edmodo app: http://www.edmodo.com/publisher/myhistro
Free iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/myhistro/id541529118?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Inspiring Curiosity and Creative Thinking Explore, create, and share with family and friends.
Free iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wizard-school/id949704805?mt=8&at=10l6SU
Free iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wizard-school/id949704805?mt=8&at=10l6SU
Learn Local History.
Website: https://www.historypin.org/
Free Android Phone app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.historypin.Historypin
Free iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/app/historypin/id455228207?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Create interactive online tests.
Website: https://quizslides.com
Augmented Reality Freedom Stories highlights seldom told African Canadian histories from the era of the Canada/US Underground Railroad including Harriet Tubman's efforts to bring American slaves to freedom in Canada. Primary and secondary documents have been hand-crafted in consultation with community partners into a unique experience that has been approved for use as part of an Ontario primary school curriculum as part of the Breaking the Chains history project.
Free iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/augmented-reality-freedom/id616766825?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Free iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/augmented-reality-freedom/id616766825?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Fantastic for geography practice at any age. Students answer multiple choice questions and have visuals of each state as they choose their answer.
Paid iPad app: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/stack-the-states/id381342267?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Paid iPhone app: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/stack-the-states/id381342267?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Fantastic for geography practice at any age. Students answer multiple choice questions and have visuals of each state as they choose their answer.
Paid iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id1080767538?mt=8&at=10l6SU
Paid iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id1080767538?mt=8&at=10l6SU
Fun app that teaches facts and trivia about the presidents of the United States. It’s interactive and informative and a great way to use transition times between subject areas, as a behavior management incentive, or to kick off a unit on United States History.
Free iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/presidents-vs.-aliens-lite/id427421823?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Paid iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/presidents-vs.-aliens/id427418941?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Free iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/presidents-vs.-aliens-lite/id427421823?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Paid iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/presidents-vs.-aliens/id427418941?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Bring the news to life for your students
Free iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/news-o-matic-daily-reading/id578023255?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Free iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/news-o-matic-daily-reading/id578023255?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Explore American history with 365 of the most fascinating documents and photos from the collections of the US National Archives. Today's Document is an interactive gallery that displays a significant historical document or photo for each day of the year. You can learn what happened on your birthday, search for a document by keyword, or just browse at your leisure.
Free iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/todays-document/id412969819?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Free iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/todays-document/id412969819?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
World History Buddy is the ultimate tool for learning history. This app was designed by a teacher who has used all possible multimedia resources in the classroom for teaching. World History Buddy is not only an app for learning World History but also a app for teachers. The features of this app makes studying extremely convenient.
Paid iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/world-history-buddy/id551764224?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Paid iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/world-history-buddy/id551764224?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Knights and Castle looks at the rise of the chivalric knight and knightly orders, life inside a medieval castle and further medieval legends all in a really cool and interactive way. This app has been designed to help with homework, projects and exams but at the same time children get fun and excitement while learning. Plus as it’s from Britannica you can be sure it’s appropriate and safe for the whole family!
Paid iPad app: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/britannica-kids-knights-castles/id439944971?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Paid iPhone app: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/britannica-kids-knights-castles/id439944971?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Parents need to know that 270 to Win is a website that offers an interactive map of the electoral college, plus a history of presidential and other elections in the United States. You can review interactive maps for recent presidential elections and find out how battles in the Senate and House played out. There's a blog, some quizzes, and an election simulator that's connected to the most recent presidential election. Kids who already have a pretty clear understanding of how this system works will benefit from the site, but there's not a ton of explanation or kid-oriented details about the election process.
Paid iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/270towin/id483161617?mt=8&uo=6&at=10l6SU
Website: http://www.270towin.com/