It?s hard to believe that a few years ago apps were essentially nonexistent. While many of us were trying to wrap our minds around the idea of having Internet capabilities on our cellphones, the concept of apps was developed and beginning to be implemented.? Now there are thousands of apps for smartphones, iPods, and iPads! They range from the bizarre and goofy to the educational and inspiring. As we pondered the influence apps can have on education, we decided it would be fitting to dedicate some of our summer blog posts to Educational Apps for Educators. Although these buttons are small, they pack a serious technology punch!
First up, Literature apps! The following apps offer fun, inspiring, and educational opportunities for teachers who love literature.
BookYap: Looking for a new book? The BookYap app makes is incredibly easy to find books for you to download directly to your iPod or iPad. BookYap is an essential app for literature enthusiasts because of the amount of reviews and the incredible design of both the iPhone and iPad apps.
Stanza: This e-reader allows you to download free or paid books from a variety of places and has plenty of options such as varying fonts, sizes, bookmark, definitions, screen brightness, and more.
Booklist Online Review of the Day: Review of the Day is as simple as they come! Simply open the app and read the review of the day. This FREE app is a great way to discover new books and get the latest scoop in literature today!
Classics: Don?t leave home without this app! Classics gives you access to some of the greatest stories every written. These literary masterpieces have been digitally formatted into elegantly designed 3D pages, which you can flip yourself! Works like The Odyssey, Frankenstein, Pride&Prejudice, and Gulliver?s Travel can be with you wherever you go.
The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms: This app is perfect for avid readers & literature enthusiasts. You and your students will benefit from this comprehensive text that provides insight to almost 1,200 troublesome literary terms.
Kids Book Review: This FREE iPhone app features hundreds of book reviews, audio interviews with authors, sample chapters, and purchase links! Teachers can use the Kids Book Review app to compile monthly reading lists for students to take home, listen to author interviews in the classroom, and keep up on the latest children, tween, and young adult books!
Shakespeare: Brush up on your Shakespeare with the FREE Shakespeare app! With the complete works of Shakespeare at your fingertips, you can access your favorite plays, sonnets and poems! You could even share a Shakespeare Quote of the Day with your students.
What are your favorite Literature Apps? Share your app secret and we may just add it to the list!
Source: http://www.pearsonschoolsystems.com/blog/?p=351
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