This document provides summaries of 10 useful apps for teachers, including apps that help students identify countries and capitals on maps, explore an interactive timeline and globe of world history events, read QR codes for scavenger hunts or additional information, access e-books and reading quizzes, create digital lessons by writing on screens and recording audio explanations, explore virtual recreations of ancient Rome and the British Museum collection, play games about ancient Rome, view interactive historical maps, and study for AP World History exams with content reviews and practice quizzes.

1. Apps for Education
10 USEFUL APPS FOR TODAY’S BUSY TEACHER
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2. GeoEurope
 Helps students to identify the countries of Europe
 Map questions presented with the country identified on
map of Europe, as well as a larger map of the country
with the capital marked
 App keeps track of the percentage correctly identified
 Could be used as a formative or summative assessment
 Maps other than Europe available from the same
creator
 Free
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3. History Atlas
 Interactive timeline and globe outlines
important events in world history
 Provides perspective on how cultures
existed simultaneously
 Play mode progresses the timeline mand
shows changes in territory across time
 Links to Wikipedia pages
 Free
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4. QR Reader
 Used to read printed QR codes
 Possible uses include:
 Signs offering more information on a topic or links to
multimedia offerings on a topic
 Scavenger hunts
 Unique ways to access forms, contact information, or links to
websites
 Free
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5. Big Universe
 Turns a tablet into an e-reader, with access to
thousands of texts for different levels of readers
 Offers options for text size, accessibility
 Includes ready-made quizzes
 Options for organizing selected texts
 App is free, but it requires participation in the
Big Universe program at the school or district
level
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6. ScreenChomp
 Allows user to write on a digital whiteboard
and record themselves speaking
 Great for explaining difficult concepts and
reinforcement away from class
 Allows students to “pause” instruction
 Free
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7. Virtual History ROMA
 Virtual reconstruction of ancient
Rome
 3-D exploration of some of Rome’s
greatest monuments
 Captioned exhibits
 Multimedia content included
 $8.99
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8. The British Museum Lite
 Highlights of the British Museum
collection from prehistory to
the present
 Text accompanies all high
resolution images
 Search features included
 Tours available on certain
topics such as Greek
mythology or Asian religions
 Free, $3.99 for the Full Museum
Pack
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9. Britannica Kids: Ancient Rome
 Enrichment content on Rome
 Offerings that cover emperors, gladiators,
religion, and more
 Games that include Memory Match,
Jigsaw Puzzles, and Magic Square
 From the well known and respected
Encyclopedia Britannica
 Other offerings in the series include
examinations of the Aztec and Egyptians
 $4.99
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10. History: Maps of the World
 Interactive maps that cover many
major periods in history
 Maps organized by subject matter
 Scrolling interface that makes
finding a specific map easy
 Free
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11. World History Test Prep
 Designed by Pearson Publishers
 For use with AP World History courses
 Offers brief reviews of content, often in
the form of charts or graphs
 Digital flashcards
 Practice quizzes
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