I have to take my hat off to apps developers. Just how much time, brain cells and cups of coffee do they consume to give users the thrill and functionality of apps (applications software) ? There is always an APPropriate one for everybody, every need. As a teacher/administrator, naturally I am drawn to education apps (most of the time, until a nifty free game preoccupies me for a few hours, like Math Motorway), and the FREE apps, of course.
I tried the sesame street app with my godchild, Aliyah. Fresh from a bout of noisy crying, the toddler was entranced by the animals and vehicles crossing the screen, mimicking all the sounds the animals and the vehicles made. The app (http://www.sesamestreet.org/) links directly to Oscar the Grouch dishing out some "sage" advice to visitors. The rest of the site is a treasure trove of muppet memories which the 2008-born Aliyah shared with me with unbridled glee.
Ahh, mahjong ( http://www.247mahjong.com/ ). I've always preferred this to cards solitaire. After hours of figuring out class and teachers' schedules, I play this to keep my sanity.
Another favorite of mine is the biblia app (http://biblia.com/). For personal quick inspirational fixes, I can always type on the search box and literally get answers. I can imagine in C.L. (religion) classes, a big screen version would be easy for teachers to refer to, highlight and use as needed.
Some of my fave apps:
Text reviews and test-making: http://quizlet.com/
Classic Atari game:http://chrome.atari.com/battlezone/
Massive multiplayer Scrabble: http://wordsquared.com/
Math race: http://www.mathmotorway.com/
Toddler games: http://differencegames.com/index.php?cmd=viewgame&gameid=95
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