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Getting Started with Apple iOS Devices
Clock (iPod touch)
You and your students can use the Clock app to see what time it is in other parts of
the world, set repeating or one-time alarms, and use a stopwatch and timer. In the
Clock app, tap World Clock, Alarm, Stopwatch, or Timer to use that feature. A variety of
clock and timekeeping apps are available for download from the App Store for iPad.
Voice Memos (iPod touch)
Use Voice Memos to record all sorts of audio les on iPod touch. You can sync the les
to your iTunes library or share them via email. To record, tap Voice Memos from the
Home screen, then tap the red Record button to start recording. Tap this button again
to pause the recording; tap the stop button (black square) to stop recording. To hear
your recording, put on earphones and tap the “Go to voice memos” button (with the
horizontal lines). See “Using iPod touch and iPad for Voice Recording” later in this guide
to learn more about Voice Memos.
You can download a voice recording app for iPad from the App Store.
Adding Apps from the App Store
Thousands of education apps are available on the App Store, oering unlimited poten-
tial to transform teaching and learning. There are apps for every subject and every
stage of learning. Some apps can be used on all iOS devices, and some are specically
for iPad. To view an app for iPhone or iPod touch in a larger size on iPad, just tap 2x at
the bottom right of the iPad screen.
A few examples of apps available for download:
• ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard from Learnbat, Inc. (iPad)—Record voiceover white-
board tutorials and share them online.
• Britannica Kids: Ancient Egypt from Encyclopedia Britannica (iPad and iPod touch)—
Learn about Egypt with videos, images, and interactive maps and games. (Volcanoes
and Dinosaurs are other apps in this series.) For ages 8–12.
• Frog Dissection from Emantras Inc. (iPad)—Dissect a frog with this scientically
accurate and easy-to-use app.
• Starfall ABCs from Starfall Education, LLC (iPad and iPod touch)—See, hear,
and interact with letters and sounds in words, sentences, and games. For younger
students, including English language learners.
• Math Bingo from ABCya.com, LLC (iPad and iPod touch)—Practice addition, subtrac-
tion, multiplication, and division skills in this lively game with three levels of diculty.
• Motion Math Zoom from Motion Math (iPad and iPod touch)—Practice learning place
values using a zoomable, stretchable number line and engaging objects such as
dinosaurs and amoebas; start with basic numbers and go all the way up to negative
numbers and decimals.
• eClicker Presenter and eClicker Audience from Big Nerd Ranch, Inc. (iPad and iPod
touch)—Use this polling software to pose questions to the class with eClicker
Presenter; students answer with eClicker Audience on their iOS devices.
• WolframAlpha from Wolfram Alpha LLC (iPad and iPod touch)—Get instant answers
to all sorts of questions on any topic from this comprehensive reference app.
• Algebra Touch from Regular Berry Software, LLC (iPad and iPod touch)—Review
algebra with this app that takes advantage of the Multi-Touch capabilities of iOS; app
includes lessons and practice problems presented by the app or created by the user.