Good Notes Free

Format: iPad
Price: Free Lite (upgrade 3.99)
Vendor: iTunes


GoodNotes lets you take handwritten notes, sketch diagrams, mark-up PDFs and organize them on a beautiful bookshelf. Turn pages with a swipe, highlight or add notes to any page, and share your notes with anyone. GoodNotes will automatically save your notes and has full backup function to prevent data loss.

RH: This is the free version of GoodNotes. This app provides a number of templates including lined, blank, squares, and music note sheets. The free version limits you to two notebooks and the upgrade is a little pricey at 3.99. I really like the ability to enlarge your paper as you write and then shrink it back at will. You can also import images and be able to write all over them.

Groovy Grader

Format: iPad, iPhone
Price: Free
Vendor: iTunes


A very simple grade percentage calculator. 


RH: This app can be opened, set for number of questions, and you are ready to quickly access percentages. If you have an assessment where you are using number of questions correct, this is perfect. It works just like the old slider grade percentage indicators.

Rover

Format: iPad
Price: Free
Vendor: iTunes

Can’t access Flash on your iPad? Rover CAN! Rover is the free education app that streams educational Flash content to your iPad.

RH: This is a games app that makes it possible to access Flash. If you get a message that you need Flash to view a video, then, you cannot view it on your iPad unless you have a nifty program such as Rover. You open Rover and paste the URL of your intended video into the browser of Rover and you can watch it. Rover plays the video inside Rover and fools Flash. Some videos play a little "clunky" but it's better than not being able to play it all.

Papa Johns

Format: iPad
Price: Free
Vendor: iTunes


An app that allows you to order your pizza online.


RH: I am reviewing this app not because I love Papa Johns, I do, but because you can search iTunes for any of your favorite eating or service establishments, such as Great Clips, etc. With the app you can order, set an appointment, or get infinite information about the establishment. For example when I look at my hair cut place's app I can see how long is my wait and set my appointment. When I arrive, my name is already on the screen and if I time it right, I'm next.

Educreations Interactive

Format: iPad
Price: Free
Vendor: iTunes


Educreations is a new iPad app that turns your iPad into a whiteboard. You can use the app to illustrate concepts and narrate what you're doing on the screen. You can draw images from scratch on the Educreations iPad app or you can upload images and draw on them. Your completed lesson can be shared directly to others or made public on the Educreations website.


RH: Educreations is very similar to Show Me and Screen Chomp iPad apps. All three of these free iPad apps could be used to deliver short lessons to students. You could also use these free iPad apps to have students develop and share short lessons with each other and you. I prefer ShowMe.