Apps
An App (short for application) is a program that can be downloaded onto your iPad via the iTunes store.
Apps that are preloaded on a purchased iPad.
Apps
What can you use it for?
Mail is an email app that allows you to access and manage all of your email.
Safari is the iPad’s web browser. It allows you to view complete web pages
as they would appear on a standard computer. You can zoom into text or
images easily for a closer look.
Photo Booth uses the front-facing camera on the iPad 2 to capture your
image and then allows you to edit your picture is various wacky ways.
Reminders is an easy way to remember what you need to do. You can add a
new reminder to quickly organise yourself by due date or priority. When your
due date gets closer, Reminders will let you know and help you get on track.
The Photos app organises all of the images on your iPad. You can create
impressive looking slideshows from directly within the app.
The iPad is also a fully featured digital media player. The iPod app allows
you to play your music, download and listen to podcasts and audiobooks.
The Apps Store allows you to view and download over 140,000+ apps made
for iPads, iPods and iPhones.
Simple word processing and note-taking can be done using the Notes app
and the onscreen keyboard. Notes can be synchronized via iTunes to your
computer, or emailed to yourself for further polishing in a word processor
such as MS Word, or Apple Pages.
The Calendar app has the look and feel of a traditional desktop calendar,
with the added bonus of being able to view day, week or month to a page.
Apps needed to start the school year
The list of Apps below is required for download onto iPads in preparation for 2015 school year.
Subject teachers will also request the download of additional Apps they will use in
class during the year.
Required
Apps
What can you use it for?
Cost of
app
Adobe Reader reading annotating and saving PDF files
Free
Adobe Reader viewing, storing and interacting with PDFs.
Jacaranda eBooks App
Free
Free
Jacaranda App to access electronic textbooks. Students will be advised of their
logon details
Free
Mathletics App To access Mathletics. Maths teacher will provide logon details.
Free
iBooks Allows you to download eBooks from the App Store. It also allows you
to upload PDF texts. You can turn on the text narrator, change to size and
colour of the font. Keeps all your books or PDFs together and organised.
Free
Find My iPad can help you locate your missing iPad. So if you misplace
download the Find My iPhone app on a friend’s iPhone, iPad or iPod touch and
sign in to find your iPad.
Free
Socrative for students – student response clicker for questions set by
teachers.
Free
Mathletics App
iBooks
Find My
iPad
Socrative
Calculator
A+ spelling Test With this app spelling becomes a fun activity.
Free
Free
Corkulous - A virtual cork board – plan, organize share ideas.
Book Creator for iPad - simple way to create beautiful books / read in iBooks
and share. There is a free version of this App.
Book Creator
Free
Free
version
$6.49
Select a suitable dictionary and any Thesaurus App.
iMovie -Fast and fun movie making app (only purchase when asked to by a
teacher).
Pages is a fully featured word processor and page layout tool.
Keynote helps you to create stunning slide show presentations.
Numbers is a fully featured spreadsheet tool, with everything you need to
organise data, perform calculations and manage lists
(only purchase when asked to by a teacher).
Please note that the above THREE apps can be replace by the FREE
Windows Apps – Word, PowerPoint and Excel
$5.49
$10.49
$10.49
$10.49
Recommended Apps that are free to download
Indonesian A1 for Indonesian students only.
Convert Units for Free allows you to convert various units.
Popplet Lite Exploring ideas brainstorming mind mapping.
Puppet Pals allows you to create your own unique shows with animation and audio in
real time.
Screen Chomp is a simple doodling board, to make spreading your ideas and knowhow easy and fun!
Tracing Paper Lite allows you to create one trace at a time of a picture of your choice.
Africa Puzzle By Softteco a three level puzzle to test names of countries in Africa.
Words With Friends Free by Newtoy is used in English.
SketchBook Express for iPad is a fun and intuitive drawing application.
iMathematics is a reference for the study of mathematics.
Angle Meter HD Lite by AppInTheSky.com allows you to measure angles with your
iPad.
MathTerms by Andy Felong MathTerms is an illustrated glossary of mathematics
terms.