App Name

Cost per installation

Total cost per pool

Number Line

Free

Number Frames

Free

My Script Calculator

Free

Fractions by Braining

Free

Number Pieces Basic

Free

School A to Z

Free

Sums Stacker

$2.49

$24.90

IXL Maths Practice

Free

Dragon Box Family Pack (3 apps)

16.99

169.9

Mathematics

Dragon Box Algebra 1

Dragon Box Algebra 2

Dragon Box Elements

Quick Maths Pack (4 apps)

4.99

49.9

Math Snacks HD

Free

Lobster Diver

Free

Quick Maths Arithmetic and times Tables

Quick Math+
Quick Fractions
Algebingo

Numbers League

Free

Financial Football

Free

3.99

39.9

Free

Free

CAPA - Music
Mad Pad HD
Loopy HD
DM1

Music Theory and Practice by Musicopolus

Groove maker
Sounddrop
Italian
Duolingo
English - Writing
Comic Life 3
Word Search +
Squramble
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
3

6.49
3.79
$1.29
$6.49

64.9
37.9
$12.90
$64.90

Poet's
Pad- Story and Character Idea Generator to Eliminate Writer's
Storyteller
Block
Shakespeare
Writer's Hat
Story Cubes
Poetry Creator
Visual Poet
School Writing
Day One
Life Skills

$12.99
$2.49
$12.99
$1.29
$2.49

QuizUp
The Mindfullness App
Stop. Breathe. Think.
Smiling Mind
Pocket
Middle School Confidential - 3 series
Cogmed
Conversation Cards

$3.79

$37.90

$1.29

$12.90
$0.00

In-App Purchases
Free

Calm Counter

Bag Game
ABC

$7.49

$129.90
$24.90
$129.90
$12.90
$24.90
0
0
$74.90

FREE

FREE
$3.79
FREE
FREE
FREE
$8.99
FREE
$2.49

$0.00
$37.90
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$89.90
$0.00
$24.90

Confetti
Great Decisions 7
BIO
Better Health Channel

FREE
$8.99
FREE
FREE

Pomodoro
English-Reading
Google Docs
Dictionary.com

Free
Free

Elevate
Popplet Lite
Prezi
Audio Boom
Reading Arena
Brain POP
Spelling Notebook Free
English idioms Illustrated
Reading Comprehension Prep
Inference Ace
Marvel Comics
Poetry Magnets
iTooch Elementary School
Brush of Truth

Free
Free
Free
Free
Free
Free (in app purchases)
Free
Free (in app purchases)
Free (in app purchases)
Free
Free (in app purchases)
Free
Free (in app purchases)
$2.49

$2.49

$0.00
$89.90
$0.00
$0.00

$24.90
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
$24.90

Science and Creative Arts

3D Brain
3D Cell
Skeletal 3D Anatomy
Frog Dissection
Star Walk HD
Solar Walk
Supernova
NASA
National Geographic World Atlas
Myth busters HD
Science Illustrated
Popular Science
Skeptical Science
The Ultimate Dinopedia
Paper
Hokusai Audio Editor

Free
Free
$3.79

0
0
$37.90

$4.99
$2.99

$49.90
$29.90

$2.99

$29.90

$0.99

$9.90

Free

$0.00

$1.99
$4.99

$19.90
$49.90

Free
Free

$0.00
$0.00

Free

$0.00

$6.49

$64.90

Free

$0.00

Free

$0.00

Free

$0.00

Loopseque Lite

GrooveMaker
Free
Soundrop
VideoScribe Anywhere
Adobe Voice

$0.00

$2.00

$20.00

Free

$0.00

Free

$0.00

Free

$0.00

Shadow Puppet Edu

Comic Life 3
Pic Stich
LEGO Movie Maker
Puppet Pals 2 - School

Mathematics
CAPA - Music
Italian
English - Writing
Life Skills
English-Reading
Science and Creative Arts
Total Cost

$4.99

$49.90

Free

$0.00

Free

$0.00

$5.99

$59.90

244.7
39.9
0
578
$318.30
24.9
422
$1,627.80

Size

IOS Version KLA

Strand

Type

Visual aid

922KB

Maths

Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division

3.9MB

Maths

Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Fractions, Computation Visual aid

15.3MB

Maths

Basic Algebra, Calculations

Calculator

48.7MB

Maths

Fractions

Visual aid, Tutorials,

Questions

1.2MB

Maths

Place Value, Multi Digit computations.

Visual aid

39.5MB

Maths

Maths dictionary, times tables

Time table quiz

9.6MB

Maths

Addition

Games

14.6MB

Maths

All

Tutorial, problems

See below

Maths

Algebra, Geometry

Maths

Algebra, addition, division, multiplication, basic linear

equations

34.5MB

Game

72MB

Maths

Parentheses, positive/negative signs, addition of fractions,

factorisation, substitution

134Mb

Maths

Geometry

See below

Maths

Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Fractions

27.9MB

Maths

Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division

Skill based quiz

48.2MB

Maths

Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division,

Skill based quiz

Game
Game/play

Skill based quiz

5.0MB

Maths

Pre-algebra & algebra, addition, subtraction, multiplication

306MB

Maths

Ratios, number lines, scale factor, proportions.

21.9MB

Maths

Number lines, Negative numbers, fractions

Game

Game

46.1MB

Maths

Addition, subtration, problem solving, cooperative learning

Game

314MB

Maths

Money and finance skills/life skills

Game

Music

Music maker

Italian

20.3MB
English
English
English
English
10

Creatve Writing / Creativity / Multi-media

Literacy
Literacy
Literacy

Word search game

Word search game
Movie/reading/cartoon etc.

English
English
English
English
English
English
English
English

11.6 MB

Life Skills

31.8 MB
30.3 MB

Life Skills
ALL

27.6 MB
121 MB
45.9 MB
31.4 MB
142 MB
78.3 MB
695 KB

11

Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Drama / Literacy
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Writing
Journal / Diary

Poet for iPad

Game

Visual and audio tool

Meditation
Life Skills Mindfullness
LS
Meditation
Storage
LS
LS
Working Memory

363 KB
8.3 MB
3.5 MB
20.8 MB

15.1 MB

LS
LS
PDHPE
LS

Decision Making
Meditation
P.D Health

ALL

* Timer
-Goal Setter and Tracker
-Break
-reminders

80.8 MB
63.3 MB

7 or later
7 or later

ALL
English

90.6 MB
2.6 MB
137 MB
30.9 MB
41.9 MB
10.0 MB
17.3 MB
8.0 MB
8.1 MB
27.1 MB
27.7 MB
3.8 MB
38.3 MB
3.0 MB

7.1 or later
6.1 or later
7 or later
7 or later
5.1.1 or later
5.1.1 or later
5.0 or later
7.0 or later
4.3 or later
6.0 or later
6.0 or later
3.2 or later
7.0 or later
3.0 or later

English
All
All
English
English
English
English
English
English
English
English
English
English
English

12

File Share
Reading, Writing

Reading Comprehension

Reading
Reading
Reading Comprehension
Reading Spelling
Reading Comprehension
Reading Comprehension year 3, 4 and 5
Reading Comprehension
Reading
Reading
Reading
Reading

Brain Training
Mind Mapping
Presentation
Podcast receiver
Skills based
games
Short
movie and
comprehension quiz
Basic skill revision
Comprehension
Comprehension
Basic Inferrring skills
Comic reader
Poetry composer
Basic skills revision

57.3
40.5
137

Visual Interactive Aid

Visual Interactive Aid
Visual Interactive Aid

321
90.6

Skill based quiz

Tutorial/ Tool

256

Tool Explore

4.4

Explainatory/Explore

8.2

Explainatory/Explore

33.3
135

Skill based quiz

Skill based quiz

11.9
14.5

Article/Journal
Article/Journal
Explainatory/
Explore
Explainatory/
Explore

13.2
542
75.3
6.8

Creative Tool
Creative Tool/Audio
Editor

21.3

Creative Tool/Audio
Editor

13

12.9
0.7
54.4
168

17.6
97.5
26.3
80
237

14

Creative Tool/Audio
Editor
Creative Tool/Audio
Editor
Creative Tool/Video
Editor
Creative Tool/Voice
Video Creator
Creative
Creator
Creative
Creator
Creative
Creator
Creative
Creator
Creative
Creator

Tool/Animation
Tool/Animation
Tool/Animation
Tool/Animation
Tool/Animation

Use (relation to schools

Login needs)

Description (what it does)

Visual tool to assist in basic

maths skills

Represent visually maths problems.

Visual tool to build skills in

arithmetic efficiency

Counting, representing and grouping numbers

Calculator

Calculator that you can write directly on to the screen

with. Can be used for all functions and also basic
algebra.

May suit longer lessons.

Fractions - Lesson and quiz based app which provides

theory, manipulatives and then ends with a challenge

Visual aid

Virtual manipulative which assists with place value and

computation strategies.

Maths dictionary, times table

practice.

Provides students with a maths dictionary and times

table quiz

Short games

Students have to drag amounts across stacks to make

target numbers. Very engaging cartoon style visual.
Various levels of difficulty. Requires strategy and
problem solving skills

Timed, quiz based app

Students can choose the year level and target area

they would like to practice. Wrong answers are given a
short tutorial on how to solve the problem next time.

Game

Basic maths level.

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Game

Advanced maths level

Game

Advanced maths level

Short quiz games of 20

questions. Players can login. Mental arithmetic, quick recall, memory and
Aim is to beat personal best computation strategies and maths skills. Various levels
time.
of difficulty. Options to skip questions.

Short quiz games of 20

questions. Players can login. Mental arithmetic, quick recall, memory and
Aim is to beat personal best computation strategies and maths skills. Various levels
time.
of difficulty. Options to skip questions.

Y
N

Short game

Short videos which explain a

maths concepts in humorous
way. Can be integrated into
Short videos which can be linked to lessons, or used as
longer lessons
stand alone to build understanding.

Short game

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Bingo style game

Game where students are required to locate a number

or fraction on the number line.

No

Players spin for a superhero which provides them with

3 numbers. They need to match their total with a villain
to capture him. They can add superheros together to
increase their total, and include negative numbers and
Short game. Can be single
multiplication to keep capturing villains. Game starts
player or multiplayer. Various off easy but requires strategy and good computation
levels of difficulty.
strategy to be successful. Highly engaging.

Short quiz style game.

17

Player play NFL and need to correctly answer financial

maths questions in order to run further along the field
and score.

NO

NO
NO

NO
YES
YES
NO
YES
NO

Very simple language and

visuals and a quick tool to
assist students in calming
down.

Calm Counter is a visual and audio tool to help people

calm down when they are angry or anxious. The app
includes a social story about anger, and audio/visual
tools for calming down.

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Brain training program designed to improve focus,

speaking abilities, processing speed, memory, math
skills and more. Each person is provided with a
personalized training program that adjusts overtime to
maximise results. Detailed performance tracking.

N
N
N

Chemistry/Anatomy
Chemistry/Anatomy
Biology/Anatomy

N
N

Biology/Anatomy
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Solar System

Solar System

Solar System

N
N

Geo
Various/Misc

N
N

Various/Misc
Various/Misc

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MISC/Creative

Music

Music

20

allows
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etc. provides an excellent perspective for
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Various levels of difficulty.
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Edit many tracks side-by-side, mix them
together, and export to wave or mp4 format
Loopseque is an incredibly simple app for
creating music.

Music

Create dance and hip hop tracks, easily.

Music

Draw lines and Sounddrop will create music.

Make animations with sound without needing to
draw.

Video/Misc
Y

Creative

Creative

Make Sound only presentations

Voice helps you create stunning animated videos
in minutes. No filming

Creative

Visual

Allows Ss to create Comics using their own

photos and media.
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framed picture.

Visual

Allows Ss to create their own lego Animations

Visual

Create animated cartoons.

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Comments
Great for demonstrating basic maths to students who require a
visual aid.
Basic maths skills

Very versatile. May suit students who are tactile.

Unfortunately does not provide why answers were incorrect. Not
as engaging as other apps.

Very good resource

Addictive!

Graded across K-12

Due to the cost I have not tested these apps.

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Can be used in conjunction with resources on wewanttoknow.com

Great for drill, practice, revision. Can set up users to keep scores.

Engaging

Animations and videos that explain basic concepts. Can download

worksheets to supplement.
Not as easy as it looks!

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Advanced level will provide more challenge to students.

Website to support http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/games/trainingcamp/ff/ There are lesson plans provided in the game on topics such

Maybe for more advanced students

Easy to use. Could also be useful as a refocusing task.

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An Australian recommended product.

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Very Good quality app

very high level of detail, degisned for older Ss
Very detailed images
Winner of peTA Mark Twain Ethical Science Award and best
science app award.
Great for Ss into star formations, live.
There is so much to explore here! Great tool worth the
investment.
Can be used as a calmer.
Few resoures from Nasa.
replacement of classroom globes. Ss can use their Ipads to
find countries
etc.
Very
varied and
high level of entertainment value, can be
used for reward
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early finishers
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early finishers
Great for Ss interested in Dinos, Great for a Dino topic if
the teacher is attempting Ss to use ipads for research.
Great early finishers tool and also would help calm a
studentlevels
down of
in undo
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infinite
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synthesis.
With Loopseque making music is like playing a game.
Create beats, switch fast between patterns and arrange
compositions. You can access your music instantly and
everywhere.

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Ss into dance or creating their own mix tapes will love this
app. Good time waster although needs full version to
enjoy all the
tools,
free
version
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enough.
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worth
the
money
to get
pro version to get
rid of all ads, this app is fantastic for students of all ages.
Students
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of its own sounds and imagest that are
copyright and royalty free. Ss can use this to create their
own videos.
A fantastic app that Ss will enjoy, however saving files is a
bit of a technical process. Needs an adobe log in.
Kids will be able to explain things and present using
pictures, words, and even music in very little time! For
Free, this is an absolutely stunning app. Has heaps of
scaffolding
Ss
can edit integrated.
photos within the app making them look more
cartoony and animated. Ss can also add sounds etc.
Allows Ss to quickly display their work onto one frame.
Extremely fun app, children will love it. Very easy to use,
resuts are fantastic.
Extremely fun app for all ages and order children would
enjoy this too.

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http://www.fastertimestables.com/parent-approved-times-tables-app/

http://digizip.co.uk/articles/best-ipad-apps-2014/

http://www.ipadinschools.com/ipad-apps-for-high-school/

http://www.tcea.org/documents/PD/Free%20Must-Have%20Apps%20for%20Secondary%20Math.pdf
http://www.tcea.org/documents/PD/Free%20Must-Have%20Apps%20for%20Secondary%20Math.pdf

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