iPad Applications


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A list of All The Best iPad Apps Teachers




Social Studies:

  1. Geo Play 2 – States, Countries, International Capitals, Continents, Potpourri.
  2. The Presidency – The Presidency application is an excellent educational reference for easy access to historical information regarding the 44 United States Presidents.
  3. GeoMaster – In GeoMaster – US State Game, your goal is to place as fast and as accurately as possible all US states on a map.
  4. Stack the States – Stack the States makes learning about the 50 states fun!
  5. Early Jamestown – Victory Productions presents an interactive textbook exploration of the early days of the Jamestown settlement and the state of Virginia.


100 iPad Apps for Middle School

Social Studies:

  • U.S. Geography by Discovery Education – Become an expert in U.S. Geography with this app. Dozens of videos and interactive gameplay.
  • Civil War America’s Epic Struggle-Civil War: America’s Epic Struggle Features over 1,000 high-res photos, more than an hour of multimedia presentations, in excess of 100 authentic maps, dozens of first hand accounts, and numerous text articles and biographies, it provides instantaneous access to information on every aspect of the war.
  • Beautiful Planet HD – Beautiful Planet is a groundbreaking app that captures the breathtaking beauty of our world and its cultures. Featuring a collection of galleries three decades in the making by travel photographer, author and explorer, Peter Guttman, Beautiful Planet spans seven continents and 160 countries.
  • World Atlas HD – The best maps available from National Geographic
  • History:Maps of World – Collection of High-Resolution historical Maps.
  • The History Clock – An app that converts the current time to a year and gives a fast fact about that year.
  • USA Thematic Atlas & Facts – High quality maps filled with facts and information.
  • USA Puzzle – A USA puzzle that needs to be put together. Double tap on the state for information about that state.
  • Motionx GPS HD – Maps and navigation instruments. Maps from all over the world. Can include waypoints. Can be good for Geocaching.
  • The World Factbook for iPad – Extensive information of over 250 countries around the world.
  • WORLD BOOK – This Day in History – Interactive multimedia calendar that features historical events for the day.
  • The Presidency – Historical information on every President of the United States.
  • Presidents HD- Historical information on every President of the United States.
  • Declaration for iPad – A copy of the Declaration of Independence.
  • Constitution for iPad – A copy of the Constitution of the United States.
  • MyCongress – A portal to detailed information about elected congress officials. Please note: This is not an official government resource
  • GeogXPert – A reference app – containing maps which allow you to look up countries and find country information – as well as a quiz app.

All Subjects/General/Productivity:

  • Keynote – A slideshow presentation program
  • Pages- A word processing program
  • Numbers – A spreadsheet application
  • iBooks – a ereader book store.
  • Notability – text to speech or just a note taking app
  • Puppet Pals – Create your own unique shows with animation and audio in real time!
  • Mobile Mouse – Mobile Mouse instantly transforms your iPad into a wireless mouse and trackpad for your computer.
  • Bento – Manage things with 25 ready to use databases.
  • GoodReader – Within moments of downloading GoodReader, you’ll be transferring files from the computer to the iPad. Supports a wide range of files.
  • Note Taker HD – An app for writing handwritten notes, diagrams, etc.
  • Sundry Notes Pro – Sundry Notes is the first social note taking application. Write, draw, record and research right within the app – and then share your notes with others.Take notes right within your application, including: Write text (and change font color, size, etc.), draw anywhere in your notes, search Wikipedia, Google, and Google Books – and grab images from them for your notes using two fingers, Import PDFs from the internet, Import images from your photo library, record sound/voice, Change page background to graph paper, lined paper, legal paper, etc.
  • MindNode – Mind mapping, brainstorming, organization.
  • iThoughtsHD – A mind map tool for the iPad
  • Evernote – Evernote turns the iPad into an extension of your brain, helping you remember anything and everything that happens in your life.
  • Stick It – Sticky Notes with Bump™ – Sticky notes you can share with other iPad Users
  • Educate – The ultimate teacher’s companion providing mobile access to your student’s data, teaching strategies, eLearning tools, and timetable.
  • Cramberry – Create flash cards to study from.
  • Professor Garfield Cyberbullying – Garfield and Friends share information about Cyberbullying
  • Professor Garfield Online Safety – Garfield and Friends share information about Online Safety
  • eClicker and eClicker Host- A personal response system that allows teachers to poll their classes in real time.
  • PDF Reader Pro Edition – PDF reader.
  • Discovery Education – Educational videos