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GarageBand by Apple Inc.

GarageBand allows you to turn your iPad into a professional recording studio. You can make your own music and edit sound files on the go.

http://www.apple.com/uk/ipad/from-the-app-store/apps-by-apple/garageband.html

ToonTastic

Toontastic is a brilliant ipad App which enables children to create animations and cartoons in a fun way. You can select characters available in the Toontastic library or use your own drawings and voice to make it more personel.

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/toontastic/id404693282?mt=8

 Story Kit

Create an elctronic story book whenever you like, wherever you want. You just need to write some text and add your drawings or photos from your album.

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/storykit/id329374595?mt=8

Mathemagics

Learn and practice mental maths tricks in a fun way. Progress through different levels and learn to answer faster than you did before.

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/mathemagics-mental-math-tricks/id306586847?mt=8

Britanicca Kids Series

Created for children 8 and up and it is curriculum based. It is not only useful for homework but also for project based learning in the classroom.

http://www.britannica.co.uk/ebproducts/Apps.asp

Pixlr

http://pixlr.com/

Pixlr is a free online photo editor. You can edit, adjust and filter your images. You can apply some amazing effects which children found it fascinating. You can even draw your own pictures.The best thing about Pixlr is you don’t need to download anything or register to use it.

FOTOFLEXER

http://fotoflexer.com

Fotoflexer is advanced online digital photo editor. It offers many features that only available with professional editing softwares. You can edit images, apply effects and create animations. It also allows you to import photos from social network accounts such as facebook.

BEFUNKY

http://www.befunky.com/

With Befunky you can transform your photos into fantastic work of art such as oil paintings, vintage images etc. Youc an even add frames, speech bubbles and graphics to make it more interesting.

BIGHUGELAB

http://bighugelabs.com/

Bighugelabs is a creative factory where you can create pop art poster, jigsaw, map, magazine cover, movie poster, calendar and many more fun stuff. You can open an education account for free which allows you to register your students so they can sign-in without an email address. You can access to content created by your students.

PHOTOVISI

http://www.photovisi.com

Photovisi is a photo collage maker. it is free and very easy to use. You can select from many themes and apply different effects to make your photos fun.

I love the idea of this game. On Games-ed it says ‘Sustainaville tackles issues around sustainable development such as environment, health, crime, economy, poverty and resource use’.

Visit http://www.games-ed.co.uk/sustainaville.html for more information.

Read Stephen Reid’s thoughts and experiences on using Riven in the classroom.

The link is:

http://ahigherplace.co.uk/riven/