History+Apps

=** Civic Quotes**=
 * No accounts needed**


 * Purpose of app:** Includes 64 quotes from historical figures along with historical pictures relating to the quote. Along with the quote there is a short bio of the person. There are also civic quiz questions embedded.
 * Review:** This would a good app for an engagement or prompt for a writing assignment. However it lacks a lot of background information on the quote and picture and the quiz questions are random. So while it is an interesting app, it lacks the depth that would be needed to be a useful app.


 * Name**: Flags Quiz Free


 * Will prompt sign-in to Game Center with Apple ID and Password (not required)**

General: Sound can be turned off in the settings within the app. The student can also click the “hint” button for help. They can only press the hint button if they have a coin. They earn coins for correct answers. Seems useful for memorization of flags.
 * Purpose:** To learn the flags of countries around the world
 * Review:** Play Option 1: A flag is displayed on the screen along with four possible answer choices. If you click an incorrect answer it will automatically give you the correct answer. It does not give you the opportunity to guess a second time. Play Option 2: Select a continent. All the flags of the continent are displayed. Clicking on a flag displays the flag on its own along with a keyboard. The correct country must be typed in. It is not case-sensitive, however, the exact name must be entered. For example, if the American flag is displayed, the only answer accepted is “United States of America.” “United States” or “U.S.A.” are not accepted. In this play option, you can guess as many times as possible.


 * Name**: Geography
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 * Purpose:** To study world geography via interactive flash cards.
 * Review:** Students can select the category of geography they would like to study, and flash cards are displayed on screen for that category. Students can tap to see the answer, and then rate themselves on a scale of 1 to 5 of how well they knew the answer. The categories available on the limited app are Major World Currencies, Maps-Africa, Maps-Asia.


 * Name**: Headlines
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 * Purpose:** To view current news stories.
 * Review:** There are some advertisements in this app. It is a pinterest-like set-up, meaning the stories are arranged in blocks across and down the screen, a format students will be used to. Students can read a synopsis of the headline on the main page and then click on a picture to go to the original source of the article. Headlines can be chosen based on categories, such as Entertainment, Sports, Politics, Business, Tech, Environment, Science, Health and Food, The Arts, etc.


 * Name**: History Today: This day in facts
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 * Purpose:** To provide information on events that occurred on this day in previous years.
 * Review:** Students can search through categories including “Day in History”, “Day in Sports”, “Day in Music”, “History Pics”, “Birthdays”, “Deaths”, “Daily Quote”, and “DiH Videos”. Relevant materials for the current date as well as materials for previous days are all displayed together, so students will have to look closely to make sure the date is correct.


 * Name**: History: Maps of the World
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 * Purpose:** To view a variety of current and historical maps.
 * Review:** These maps would be useful to supplement a variety of lessons. There are language maps, population maps, war maps, and more. These could potentially be good resources for students writing research papers as well. There are only a limited number of maps available on this version.


 * Name**: Presidents quizzer
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 * Purpose:** To study the presidents
 * Review:** Information and photos of presidents. Has a really good quiz on presidents as a group. Also annoying pop-ups.



=** Today’s Document- National Archives **=


 * Purpose ** : This app allows you to view official documents from throughout history, such as the Articles of Confederation.
 * Review ** : This could be a different way to have students handle the actual document that is being studied. They could search for artifacts as well through the app.



=** US-Presidents **=


 * Purpose ** : This app allows you to memorize the basic facts about the US Presidents. When each president is clicked on you can determine what years he was is office.
 * Review ** : This could be a great way to have students quiz themselves on their knowledge of the US Presidents.

=** USA Today for iPad**= This is an online newspaper. The article layout more closely resembles an actual news article than certain other news apps, with columns and no scrolling. The “snapshot” section features tiny polls that any reader can participate in, with opinion questions ranging from sports events to recipes.

= This day in history (World Book)= This app will provide 3-5 events for every day of the year. Each event provides a link to a corresponding paragraph and occasional audio clip. This would be fun for a history class, but more useful in another type of class for which minimal information about a historical event is needed. Extremely easy to use.