This document provides summaries of iPad apps that can be used for English/Language Arts and Social Studies. It describes the features and content of apps such as Voice Dream Lite for text-to-speech, Total Recall for mind mapping, Dictionary.com for dictionary and thesaurus references, and Google Drive for accessing files saved to the school network. For social studies, it outlines apps like DocsTeach for activities using primary sources, This Day in History for multimedia timelines, apps focused on the Constitution, Congress and American history games. The document aims to showcase free iPad apps that teachers can utilize.

1. Free iPad Apps
for ELA
& Social Studies
Karen Vitek
Computer Teacher
Spackenkill Schools
Poughkeepsie, NY
March 26, 2014

2. iPad Apps for ELA
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Voice Dream Lite1
2
3
5
Total Recall
Dictionary
Free Books
Google Drive
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3. Voice Dream Lite
NavigatingAudioFile Types
• Features
• Change voice and
reading speed
• Continues to read when
screen is locked
• By sentence, page
paragraph, chapter, etc.
• Bookmarking,
highlighting and note
taking
This app is a text-to-speech reader app. It works
beautifully with Bookshare and other documents.
• PDF, Plain Text, Word,
PowerPoint
• DAISY, Bookshare and
Gutenberg

4. Total Recall
PlatformsAppearance
• Features
• iPad, iPhone and iPod
This app is a mind mapping tool.
• Unlimited size - expands
automatically
• Various shapes, colors, sizes and
arrows

5. Dictionary
ReadabilityMoreContent
• Features
• Audio pronunciations
• Spelling suggestions
• Custom font sizes for
better viewing
This app is from dictionary.com and
includes a Thesaurus
• Over 2 million
definitions, synonyms
and antonyms
• Word of the Day
• Word origins & history

6. Free Books
FormatLiteratureReading
• Features
• Shakespeare, Benjamin
Franklin, and more
• 23,469 books
• Author pages, reading
statistics, night mode
This app provides access to public domain content.
• Includes notes,
highlights, bookmarking
and dictionary support.

7. Google Drive
StorageEditing
• Features
• Access files that you have saved to
Spacknet
This app provides access to Spacknet Google Docs
• Documents and Spreadsheets can
be created and edited in the app
• Always have access to the latest
version of files

8. More ELA Apps to Explore
• iTooch Middle School
• Simplenote
• Penultimate
• Idioms Illustrated
• Poetry from the Poetry Foundation
• Inspiration Maps Lite
• Dragon Dictation
• firefly
• Word Stack Free
• Shakespeare

9. iPad Apps for Social Studies
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DocsTeach1
2
3
5
This Day in History
Constitution
My Congress
American History

10. DocsTeach
Students/TeachersActivitiesContent
• Features
• Focusing on Details
• Making Connections
• Finding a Sequence
• Mapping History
•Weighing the Evidence
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Students can complete
activities designed by
teacher
• Teachers can create
their own activities at the
website
This app was developed by the National Archives
and Records Administration.
• Choose by topic or
historical era
• Activities based on
primary source
documents

11. This Day in History
Type of ContentContent
• Features
• Photos, illustrations, music and
speeches
• National anthems for country birth
dates
This app was created by World Book
• Interactive multimedia calendar
that displays historical events
• For the current day or any
selected day

12. Constitution
NavigationContent
• Features
• Menu: by Articles and Amendments
• By Signers
Created by a professor at the
University of Mary Washington
• Full text of the US Constitution
• Includes notes

13. MyCongress
ContentNavigation
• Features
• Description of elected official
• Ability to link to their website and
contact them through the app
• Twitter feed
This app is a portal to information about
elected U.S. Congressional officials.
• By name, state, party or chamber
• Locate elected officials by zip
code or auto location

14. American History Games
GamesContent
• Description of the contents
• Whacky History
• Clues to the Past
• History Hunter
• Say What?
This app was created by Pearson Education, Inc.
• Games, puzzles and interactive
word games.
• More than 100 different games
• Multiple levels of difficulty

15. More SS Apps to Explore
• The Presidency
• Ken Burns
• History: Maps of the World
• Today’s Document
• iAmerica
• Early Jamestown
• Google Earth
• Declaration for iPad
• Lincoln Telegrams
• U.S. Westward Expansion

16. Thank You!