Welcome to ERAC’s mobile apps collection. ERAC teacher evaluators have reviewed almost 200 mobile apps focused for education and for various platforms. Each review contains a product description, pricing information, any social considerations and more.  These apps have also been rated out of 5. This rating was based on the content, instructional and technical design.

You will also be able to rate any apps in this collection. Your rating will be averaged with all other user ratings for that app. You will also be able to post comments, suggested uses and any other feedback. To make this an even more valuable collection for teachers, your expertise and user experience is very important.

Please submit any apps you’d like ERAC to review and include in this collection. Although we need more apps for non- MAC devices, all suggestions are welcome.

Here are some featured apps that are new to the collection. Each month we add new apps to increase the collection and address any gaps. We will also be checking for any upgrades or similar apps that may be better than ones in our collection.  Please post any feedback to help make our collection current and robust.

Below are some new apps added this week:  Click on the each title to see the full review.

Featured Apps

Description: Planet Earth 3D is a great app to help your students learn about Earth in an easy to use format. The app is divided into four sections: structure, 

rotation, moon and habitat. Each of these sections focus on their effects on the Earth, for example rotation explains the Earth’s orbit around the Sun and how the tilt of the Earth’s axis of rotation brings about the changes in the seasons. To help explain many of the concepts discussed, the app contains 3D models that can be manipulated by the student.

Description: The Virtual Bacterial ID Lab introduces the student to the methods and technology used in the identification of different types of bacteria based on their DNA sequences. There are six different human tissue and fluid samples to test including stool, urine, blood and sputum. The student is prompted to operate the virtual equipment from prepping the sample to running the DNA sequencer. At the end of the process the student is asked to identify the bacteria in the sample out of several choices.

Description: Useful for creative writing, Rhyme Zone allows for a word to be typed into its search for its rhyme; choices in matching rhymes range from one to four syllables and all choices are listed. The app also allows users to find near rhymes, similar consonant sounds, homophones, synonyms, antonyms, and definitions. The online app version with internet access gives even more choices especially in more concise definitions.

Do you have an education app you don’t see listed? We welcome your submissions.

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