Summer is coming to an end soon, and teachers in classrooms around the country will clean the whiteboards and prepare to mold the minds of tomorrow. Most parents will take out pocket books and shovel out money for the coolest school supplies for their children.
Back-to-school shopping always proved successful in making me excited for the coming year. However, I am quite envious of children today. Why, you ask? In addition to new pencils, paper and the jumbo pack of highlighters (that you really never use), today’s students also have a myriad of tech gadgets at their fingertips.
Additionally, more schools across the country are raising money for technology for students because of the positive, creative impact it is proving.
Of course, most children are well aware of the games that they can play on their tablets, but there are also thousands of brain-stimulating education apps that children and parents alike will approve of. Here are the top-five education apps that students should have.
1) Based on the popular children’s books, Aesop’s Fables, Aesop’s Quest is a learning game where the student must remember elements of a story to complete a level. The game uses reading comprehension to develop cognitive reading skills, and the touch mechanic of the game engages children in a hands-on learning process, implementing kinesthetic learning.
Unlike when 20-somethings were in middle school and high school, children today can download this FREE graphing calculator app. This app transforms users’ tablets or smartphones into a powerful, flexible graphing calculator. Compare to a Texas Instruments graphing calculator that can retail for $100 to $200.
3) Evernote
Evernote helps users stay organized and improve productivity by allowing access to all notes and information across all devices. This app allows users to take notes, capture photos, create to-do lists, record voice reminders--and makes these notes completely searchable, whether at home, at work or on the go.
4) The title pretty much says it all. Documents To Go allows users to access Microsoft Office files at anytime, anywhere. This app is perfect for students who meet for group projects or attend group study sessions at different locations.
5) Audio Memos
This free audio memo app allows users to record lectures and presentations with the touch of a button. The recordings are high quality, clear and easy to understand.
So, while you are shopping for back-to-school supplies this year, don’t forget about these great education tools to put on your smartphones, tablets and other gadgets.
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