We have spent lots of time working with teachers and using our own experiences sourcing the best apps for you by subject. This subject specific list is aimed at Secondary level education (ages 11 – 18), but many of the apps are primary school ready, particularly the more general Must Haves and Activities sections.

For specific Primary Level apps – visit our Primary Pages

You can browse by subject below, and to read more just click on the little App Store button and you will be taken right to the App Store to read more and download if you like what you read.

We also maintain a Diigo list, thats a set of internet links we add as we find them to all sorts of app pages and suggestions – check it out here

For other great resources, check out any of these highly recommended resources:  APPitic , IEAR , AppsinEducation or iPadinEducation for Special needs ED and some great Primary level apps, check out this document and this site

Must Haves

	Pages*		Word processor – iPad equivalent of Word
	Keynote*		Presentation tool – iPad equivalent of Powerpoint
	Numbers*		Spreadsheet – iPad equivalent of Excel
	Phatpad		Great fully featured whiteboard
	NotetakeHD*		Whiteboard alternative with built in image library
	iAnnotate		Annotate PDF’s/Docs – great for marking work
	Dropbox*		Cloud based file storage and manager
	Goodreader*		Open any type of document, manage, store and transfer files
	simplenote*		Simple notepad
	Kindle*		The Amazon reader app for books
	Flipboard*		Magazine app – presents any content you like fantastically
	TagHD		Download YouTube videos for playback offline
	Wolfram Alpha*		Computational engine – see it to believe it
	TED		Video library – motivational and inspiring across all subjects
	Google Earth		Visit any place on earth virtually
	Readitlater*		Store and read off line any web page that interests you
	Discover		Random quality articles from Wikipedia
	Qwiki		Presents all of wikipedia in a great interactive style
	Scanto PDF		Scan documents, pupils work to PDF for review
	Evernote*		Essential filing cabinet for notes, resources, workbooks
	Downloads Lite		Download any file from the web and store to your device
	Splashtop		Remote control your PC or IWB from anywhere in the classroom
	Skype		Videoconferencing with other schools for collaboration
	Showme		Whiteboard that records your lesson and publishes online
	iSwifter		View Flash web sites and online resources
	iSME storage		Great way to move files from C2K to iPad
	Syncpad*		Whiteboard allowing the whole class access to the same board, or even remotely
	Tourwrist*		Visit anywhere – virtually

Productivity

	Teachers attache		Manage classes, homeworks, assignments and lessons
	Notebooks		A virtual filofax for notes, images, PDFS
	Airsketch		A remote whiteboard – whiteboard from anywhere in the classroom
	Getty images		massive free image library for resources
	Organizer HD		The best organizer – timetables, tasks, class notes
	Essay Grader		Mark and annotate essays and work
	Touchwriter		Take notes in meeting using a stylus in your own handwriting
	Dragon Dictation		Dicate notes using speech to text
	TeacherPal		Manage Classes and Student work
	Explain Everything*		Fantastic Whiteboard app – record lesson and put them online

* – Denotes recommended basic apps for 1:1 pupil iPads

Great Classroom Activities

	Idea sketch		Simple to use mind map tool
	iMovie		Record , edit and make movies and video clips
	Garageband		Record using any instrument and produce great music
	Storyboards		Creat storyboards with predefined images
	Flashcards++		Draw from an online bank of resources to create flashcards for any subject
	eclicker		Classroom response system
	Stripdesign		use photos to create great comic strips
	Worldfactbook		data on every corner of the planet from the CIA
	I can Animate		Stop motion video capture creation tool
	Popplet HD		Visual mind mapping tool
	Vimeo		Create and publish online video
	Comic Touch		Add speech and text bubbles to images
	Show me		Whiteboard that records lessons and publishes online
	icardSort		Create card matching games
	Animation Creator HD		HandDraw characters and animate as a movie
	Idea Flight		Control student iPads when presenting
	Caster		Create and publish audio podcasts
	Picture Game maker HD		Create memory games
	Qrafter		Create and read QR codes
	Lino		Visual post it note style app
	Halftone		Create comic strips
	Collabracam		Direct and edit up to four cameras of live video
	Comic Life		Create great comics
	Toontastic		Animate characters and storylines
	Quickvoice		Record audio and publish to blogs
	Prezi viewer		Viewer for Prezi presentations
	Photopuppet HD		Create great animations easily.
	ScrapPad		Make a digital scrapbook
	Skitch		Annotate images and diagrams
	Socrative		Great and free classroom response system
	BookCreator		Create full books and publish in ePub
	Animoto		Create slideshows with music
	VoiceThread	Create picture threads and add vocals
	Sonic Pics	Easy slideshows from photos

Blogging and Social Media

	Twitter		use it for getting subject material and keeping classes informed
	Posterous		Create blogs very easily
	Audioboo		Create audio blogs and podcasts with no effort

Biology

	Organs HD		3d visualisation of the human body
	3d medical		3d visualisation of the human body
	Frog dissection		Virtually preform a full frog dissection
	Cell and cell structure		Explore cells with high impact
	DK The Human Body		The entire human body
	iMuscle		Focussed on muscles showing how they develop in training
	iCell		Exploration of cell structures

Chemistry

	The Elements		Simply the most exciting way to present the periodic table
	Sparkvue		Collate data from experiments
	Periodic Table		Simple to use periodic table reference
	Molecules		Manipulate and view molecules

Physics

	Solarwalk		Walk virtually through every planet in our solar system
	Coaster Physics		Design rollar coaster tracks, show energy graphs in realtime
	SparkVue		Collate and log experiment data – works with wireless sensors
	Brainpop		daily clips from Tim and Moby
	Physics		Great comprehensive resource on all topics
	Starwalk		View the stars, and Em spectrum
	Science360		Science images and videos from around the world
	iPhysics		Great Physics reference with diagrams
	Video Physics		Film Objects and measure paths
	Mechanix		F=ma – need we say more!
	Nuclear Sites		A live view of nuclear sites around the world

English

	British Library		View original 19th century books
	Grammar App HD		Teach grammar on screen
	Idioms		Teach idioms graphically
	Writing		Write superb esays and papers with ease
	Shakespeare in Bits		Animated Shakepeare – complete works available with notes and comments

Maths

	Algebra Touch		Teach algebra with a simple drag and drop interface
	Quick Graph		Enter equasions and plt the graph
	iMathematics		Great tool to teach every aspect and level of Math
	Math ref free		Lists of equasions and references
	Middle School Maths		Game playing to illustrate Maths concepts
	Pi Cubed		Illustrative solver
	Equation Genius		Set and solve with help all equation levels
	Symbolic Calc		Visual advanced calculator
	The Mathmaster		A wide range of math subjects and tasks
	MathsCard A level		A level specific course content
	ifactor Quadratics		Quadractics on all levels!
	Elevated maths		Real life examples with video

Geography

	Quake watch		View earthquakes as they happen
	Our Choice		Powerful interactive ebook from Al Gore on climate change
	Disaster Alerts		World disaster details as they happen
	Weather Station World		Live weather station
	Globe		Great free world globe

History

	British Library		View many wonderful documents from across history
	World History Atlas		Select a point in history and view a related worldmap
	World Documents		Audio, video and scanned documents from world history

ICT

	iMockups	Create mockups of web pages, apps and programs
	Bento	Relational database from Filemaker

Technology

	iCircuit		Draw all type of circuits, simulate and measure
	iDraw		2D graphical drawing
	Serial Circuits		Simple virtual circuit maker for younger pupils

Physical Education

	Organs		3d rendering with images , video and audio of the human body
	Cricket Coach HD		Film pupils, playback alongside professionals, annotate video to correct
	3d medical		3d rendering with images , video and audio of the human body
	DK The Human Body		The entire human body
	iMuscle		Focussed on muscles showing how they develop in training

Business Studies

Coming soon

Languages

	Spanish Essentials		Flashcard tutor system for spanish (available in most other languages)
	iLearnSeries		Teaching all languages by example
	WordLens		Place the iPad over text – what you see on screen is the translation

Art

	iDraw		2d graphical drawing app
	artHD		The History of art from the worlds galleries
	123HD Sculpt		Scuplt anything virtually
	Brushes		Wonderful sketh and painting app
	Lets Create Pottery		Design, sculpt, fire and paint unique pottery
	Musee de Louvre		Virtually tour the Louvre in Paris

Drama

	iMovie		Create , edit and publish a movie
	Storyboards		Draw storyboards

HE

	Epicurious		Recipe, how tos and shopping list
	iCalorie Count		Track meal calories by type
	Everyday First Aid		HD Red Cross First Aid Guide

Religious Ed

	Bible +		Bible reference
	Full Quran		Quran reference and commentary

Music

	Garageband		Multitrack multi instrument recording studio
	Drum School		Drum Tutor
	Guitar lessons		Guitar Tutor
	Symphony Pro		Music and score annotation
	Virtuoso		Piano simulator
	Classical Music		Listen and learn famous classical pieces
	Madpad		Create tracks from real world sound samples
	DJ Mixer Pro		Mix audio tracks like a DJ
	Touch bells		Xlyophone , iPad style!
	Bebot		Unique synth based on strumming a robot
	Etude		Music manuscripts with auto page turning