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By Stefan Dubowski
EduLulu Approved
Encourage students to flex their spelling muscles by playing eight (on Android) to 10 (on Apple) free games. This app offers fun challenges, including Sentence Unscramble (sentence-structure practise), Spelling TeachMe (introduces new words) and Missing Letter (improves word recognition). The app comes with 10 word lists targeting particular topics such as homonyms, words used in geometry and compound words. Want to upload your own words? Register as a SpellingCity member (free) to create bespoke lists, or spend $1.99 to access thousands of pre-determined lists plus two additional games. The premium edition ($49.99) supports up to 25 players and lets you track their scores.
DEVICE: Apple; Android
SOURCE: iTunes; Google Play; free to $49.99
RATING: 4+; Everyone
EDULULU RATING: 4/5
Discover how computer coding works in a few easy steps. Codecademy: Code Hour offers tutorials on basic website construction, providing sample computer code to work with. Users will quickly learn how characters and commands are transformed into sites and software. The app takes what you’ve practised to the next level by allowing you to publish your own web page. Not convinced? This virtual tutor helped tech entrepreneur Tommy Nicholas learn to code, and he went on to develop one of TIME magazine’s 50 best websites of 2013 — Coffitivity (coffitivity.com), a site that recreates coffee shop sounds to boost creativity.
DEVICE: Apple
SOURCE: iTunes; free
RATING: 4+
EDULULU RATING: 4.5/5
Experience some of the world’s most evocative art while you’re on the go. Enhance your appreciation of The Museum of Modern Art’s (MoMA’s) collection of contemporary drawings, paintings and sculptures when you listen to audio descriptions from artists and curators. You can also save your favourite works, so they’re easy to peruse for instant inspiration. Planning to visit the New York institution? Browse the calendar of events, exhibitions and film screenings with just a few taps. No need for a tour guide: Refer to the map and recordings associated with specific masterpieces when you’re on location.
DEVICE: Apple
SOURCE: iTunes; free
RATING: 12+
EDULULU RATING: 4.5/5
EduLulu is part of Groupe Média TFO, a world leader in education. The online guide’s evaluations are the work of teams of independent experts (including OCTs), who review up to 100 English, French and bilingual educational apps (iOS and Android) each month for ages 2 to 17. To access the complete list and search by filter, visit edululu.org/en . Interested in becoming an EduLulu evaluator? Go to bit.ly/1CQOQPO to learn how to get involved.