Appy Friday 9/11/15

Hi Appy Friday Readers!
Back to school can be a great time to get app deals, so don't miss out on the goodies today! I was pretty excited because two of my favorite apps popped up for free (PlayHome and Writing Wizard)!
Have a great weekend,
Betsy


Reviews
Early childhood
My PlayHome School by PlayHome Software Ltd
https://appsto.re/us/zL392.i
Normally $2.99
I work summer school and I can't tell you how many kids, boys and girls, loved just the free version of My Playhome. It reminds me of colorforms where you get cling paperdolls to put in a visual scene. Just add cause and effect animation and sound effects! Occupational Therapists can work on finger isolation and dragging skills. Speech Language Pathologists can work on language skills like vocabulary and categories.
*Android has a lite version that is free (the full version of school is not free today)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.playhome.lite&hl=en

Elementary
Writing Wizard - Kids Learn to Write Letters, Alphabet & Words by L'Escapadou
https://appsto.re/us/AUXOL.i
Normally $4.99
If you work with any student working on print handwriting, DOWNLOAD THIS NOW. It's one of my absolute favorite apps that I used constantly with my OT students and my own children. You have the options to work on pre-writing strokes, upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers and words. It comes with a couple of sample word lists but you can add your own word bank (I have used it for name writing, spelling lists, vocabulary, and sight words). What a lot of users don't know about is that this app takes data called tracing history, so you can see how your student is doing and customize their next handwriting session. The reports can be exported by email or printed. There are also tons of setting options such as selection of font (Handwriting without tears, Zaner Bloser, D'Neilian, UK and Scandinavia), left-handed mode, time limits, letter size and you can customize the difficulty levels, reward activities, prompts, models and hints given. If I needed to give it a rating on a 10 point scale, it goes to 11.
*Android has a lite version that is free (full version is a bargain price, $0.99)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lescapadou.tracingfree&hl=en


Middle-high school
Cell Storming - Media driven Mind Mapping, Brainstorming, and Idea Generation by Tim Foster
https://appsto.re/us/Y417E.i
Normally $3.99
Okay, this isn't a favorite like my reviews above, but I thought it was interesting enough to download and play around with. This brainstorming app is honeycomb shaped brainstorming app that exports in several formats like photo, pdf, html, etc. You can connect it to iTunes, dropbox or email it in a zip archive file. If you buy the pro version ($5.99) you can actually screen cast it to other devices so it would be a great collaboration tool.


Always Free, Always Awesome
PaperPort Notes by Nuance
Always Free!!
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/paperport-notes/id476134017?mt=8
Paperport notes is brought to you by Nuance, which makes speech recognition software and app. It is similar to the Notes app that comes with the iPad, each document is listed on the left side bar. The added features include the ability to draw, highlight, audio recording and add images. In addition to images, you can import documents into it, including PDFs. Then drag a text box and annotate on the top (great for worksheets). It does some OCR (optical character recognition) where you take an image and it translates it to text. The OCR isn't the best, but I have had success with pictures with crisp text on it. The thing I like about Paperport is that Speech recognition is integrated in the keyboard. If you have an older iPad that doesnt have speech recognition, this is a way to give students easy access to it without having to open up a dedicated speech recognition app and copy and paste the text somewhere else. '


Also free today
EARLY CHILDHOOD
Jobi's Animal Barn by Yellephant Co., Ltd.
https://appsto.re/us/LAJd2.i
Normally $1.99
*Android version is also free
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yellephant.jobibarn&hl=en

Mouse Alphabet - An Alphabet Adventure for Pre-Readers and New Readers by Impulsis
https://appsto.re/us/_XbSF.i
Normally $1.99
*Android version available, but not free today

Season of Tree : forest animals friends story by Yellephant Co., Ltd.
https://appsto.re/us/o-QV0.i
Normally $1.99

Jelly 8 : Tapping number and Figure with Jelly Monsters by Yellephant Co., Ltd.
https://appsto.re/us/iKXl1.i
Normally $1.99
*Android version also free today
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yellephant.jelly8&hl=en

123 Kids Fun MUSIC BOX by RosMedia
https://appsto.re/us/gzoK7.i
Normally $1.99
*Android version also free
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.rosmedia.music&hl=en

fingerCount by John Coddington
https://appsto.re/us/0adCt.i
Normally $0.99

Rabbit Carrot by joe murphy
https://appsto.re/us/IFqa9.i
Normally $0.99

Patchy's Choo-Choo by Tagtoes
https://appsto.re/us/uJ0Y4.i
Normally $0.99

ELECTRONIC STORYBOOKS/INTERACTIVE BOOKS
My Friend Fluffy by voazoa mobile
https://appsto.re/us/n7Jm9.i
Normally $2.99
*Android version available, not free today

The Bird Book - an Interactive Storybook for Children by BME Precision Technologies
https://appsto.re/us/Jk4p4.i
Normally $1.99

ALL 50 Kids Stories By Appslack -  Interactive Childrens Reading Books by APPSLACK LTD.
Normally $3.99
Here are several, for the rest go to http://www.smartappsforkids.com/2015/09/free-app-friday-11th-september-.html#more

Dino
https://appsto.re/us/9ZjE5.i

Dentist
https://appsto.re/us/TxHE5.i

Pepper plant
https://appsto.re/us/QxtF5.i

Camping
https://appsto.re/us/sBJE5.i

Sleep
https://appsto.re/us/kZLF5.i

Hibernate
https://appsto.re/us/2mHE5.i

Tooth
https://appsto.re/us/wzLF5.i

Birthday
https://appsto.re/us/-IuF5.i

Strawberry
https://appsto.re/us/P0sF5.i

New friend
https://appsto.re/us/r7xF5.i

LANGUAGE ARTS
Reading Comprehension - Second And Third Grade Non-Fiction Animal Stories With Assessment by Jerrold Story
https://appsto.re/us/7AQx4.i
Normally $3.99

Vernie - Learn a New Word Everyday and Expand Your Vocabulary by Julio Vasquez
https://appsto.re/us/X-ya7.i
Normally $0.99


MATH
Learn math for childs by Ruben Velazquez Calva
https://appsto.re/us/FCdS9.i
Normally $0.99

Fraction Tool by Classroom Complete Press Ltd.
https://appsto.re/us/e_fsD.i
Normally $0.99

Addition Flashcard Match Games for Kids in Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Grade by Eggroll Games LLC
https://appsto.re/us/gJwj5.i
Normally $2.99
*Android version also free
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eggrollgames.matchmathadditionfree&hl=en
 
Kids Math Fun — Kindergarten by One Step Ahead Apps, LLC
https://appsto.re/us/kNkkr.i
Normally $0.99


SCIENCE
Chemistry Lab by GenericDev
https://appsto.re/us/OWtpH.i
Normally $0.99


TASK RELATED
Quick Timer Pro by Long Nguyen
https://appsto.re/us/IjZYH.i
Normally $0.99