Apps for Education by James Dyson

Puffin Academy / mymaths.co.uk

james_dyson — 2015-02-11 12:18:26 UTC

The school gives all children a mymaths.co.uk account, this doesn't work on the iPad because of the missing flash plugin, but if the children use puffin academy they can access mymaths on the ipad - this was out of action in 2016 but relaunched in 2017

Socrative

james_dyson — 2015-02-11 13:04:58 UTC

A great app for quizes and mini tests for the children, it needs to be a class or group tool.

Thinking Blocks Ratio

2015-02-11 16:01:27 UTC

Great way of breaking down Ratio for students into an understandable chunk

Educrations

2015-02-12 11:59:53 UTC

Keynote

james_dyson — 2015-02-12 12:00:19 UTC

A great app for presentations

Quizlet

2015-02-12 12:02:43 UTC

Quizlet is a great app for making revision clases

for vocab.

Maths Bingo

2015-02-12 12:02:56 UTC

Here is something for maths it is called squeebles

Geography quiz 3d

2015-02-12 12:10:45 UTC

It gets you better at geography and it is very fun.

Explain Everything

james_dyson — 2015-02-12 16:05:57 UTC

As it says a great tool for presentations, video, general explanations

Garageband

2015-02-12 16:08:06 UTC

Make Music and thats about it

King of Maths

2015-02-12 16:10:37 UTC

Great for maths revision

Pic collage

2015-02-12 16:14:04 UTC

helps u remember stuff by making posters

Google Drive

james_dyson — 2015-02-23 16:29:23 UTC

30GB of storage and you can share your work with your friends

Hopscotch

james_dyson — 2015-03-25 09:01:13 UTC

A great programming app for the ipad

Gojimo

james_dyson — 2015-05-01 08:34:12 UTC

Great revision app for English, Maths and Science

Bridge Constructor

james_dyson — 2015-05-01 08:35:43 UTC

Great D&T app for considering how structures are made

Google Classroom

james_dyson — 2016-06-04 23:36:11 UTC

A great way of handing in your homework without needing to print

Twothirtyvolts

james_dyson — 2016-06-04 23:37:50 UTC

A really good app for learning about electricity and circuit diagrams

Bacteria Combat (Lite)

james_dyson — 2016-06-04 23:40:17 UTC

A top trumps type game based on Bacteria, the final version when released will allow children to play against each other across devices

Book Creator

james_dyson — 2016-06-04 23:41:41 UTC

One the best apps as it allows you to produce your own books incorporating images, text, video....

Kodable

james_dyson — 2017-09-26 06:42:13 UTC

A great basic coding programme for younger children

Motion Maths

james_dyson — 2017-09-26 06:43:52 UTC

Not a free app but a good basic maths app for younger children

Code.org

james_dyson — 2018-01-10 08:21:16 UTC

Not actually an app - but its easy to make a web app for it and its a great introduction to block coding website

Tynker

james_dyson — 2018-01-10 08:44:01 UTC

Tynker was built to teach programming. The app features starter lesson plans, classroom management tools, and an online showcase of student-created programs. Lessons are self-paced and simple for students to follow without assistance.

Run Marco

james_dyson — 2018-09-20 00:47:01 UTC

A simple blockly style programming app in which you have to complete running and jumping over obstacles

imotion pro

james_dyson — 2018-11-30 00:38:04 UTC

A stop motion app for ios, like the onion skinning feature

Blockly for Dash and Dot Robots

james_dyson — 2018-11-30 00:39:39 UTC

Take on coding challenges and make your own programs for Dash & Dot using Blockly. Transform Dot into an alarm, play tag with Dash, or use Dot to control Dash. Programming lets you turn your silliest or most ambitious ideas into reality

Wonder for Dash and Dot Robots

james_dyson — 2018-11-30 00:40:27 UTC

Wonder codes the way we think. Combining unstructured play with hundreds of in-app challenges, Wonder makes robotics a delightful experience for every child.