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Head Back to School With Six Interactive Apps

Teachers and students alike want the best apps and games for back-to-school time. Hundreds of apps cover a number of school subjects such as mathematics, language arts, social studies, basic life skills, science and more. Use them to liven up instruction, recommend them for extra practice outside of the classroom, or use them to differentiate for students who are struggling with certain subjects.

Below are EducationWorld's top picks for interactive apps perfect for back-to-school time. (Each description includes price and grade level.)
 

  1. LanguageBuilder Deluxe ($9.99), grades 7-12:  Help students improve sentence ideation, sentence formation, and the ability to create grammatically correct sentences. Use 250 distinct images to create sentence fun and record them in kids' own voices. 
  2. Explain Everything ($2.99), grades 13-17:  Teachers can annotate, animate, narrate, import and export anything from almost everywhere. Users can create slides, draw, add shapes, add text, use a laser pointer and more. This app has the ability to add new or existing photos and videos to help students easily understand every subject. Kids can access these files during class time or at home when struggling with homework. 
  3. Marble Math Junior ($2.99), grades 2-6:  With this interactive game, students solve a variety of math problems as they drag or roll marbles through a series of mazes. This is a great app to reinforce core math subjects and practice mental math. 
  4. Grammar Girl ($1.99), grades 13-17:  Students have instant access to the show and can learn hundreds of easy and quick grammar tips. Help kids learn how to write more effectively and intelligently. 
  5. Barefoot World Atlas ($4.99), grades 2-6:  Kids can fly around the world with an interactive 3D globe. Players travel from country to country and learn about wildlife, discover famous landmarks, and explore natural features, buildings and more. 
  6. Virtual Nerd Mobile Math (free), grades 7-12:  Get on-the-go access to interactive tutorial videos covering fundamental math concepts for middle and high school. The videos feature math experts standing in front of a whiteboard writing out problems step-by-step. 


Article by Kassondra Granata, EducationWorld Contributor
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