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__Entry on July 9, 2011 (S. Campolettano)__ Greetings all! I am attempting to "test" some apps while I have the ipad over the next month or so. So far, I have found 3 free apps and 1 app for 1.99. They are as follows: //**Biology I Lite (FREE APP)**// (more of an iphone app so the view is not great, but a good basic tool that students could use at home to self-test...more applicable for individual student use rather than classroom application........could be used as a one-on-one tutoring or extra help tool)

//**Biology ($1.99) (**//Real Simple Edu) for basic 9th grade bio (nice breakdown of categories typically taught in the 9th grade biology course (at least many of the topics) with self-guided quiz after each section...........will attempt to try this one out with my tutoring biology student this summer and see what she thinks)

//**3D Cell Stain**// (**FREE APP)** (this has some real potential as you can not only click on various parts of the cell to highlight organelles, but also look at their functions..............second part of this app allows you to stain and subsequently view the part of the cell you're interested in viewing)

//**Virtual Cell (FREE APP)**// (this one covers some tough topics like photosynthesis and the electron transport chain through movie, photos, text, quiz, etc.....we'll see how it seems.....I could also test this out with my student if we reach this topic over the summer)

//__Entry on July 22, 2011 (S. Campolettano)__// //__**Taxonomy:**__// This is a pretty neat app as all of the Kingdoms are listed, from which you can input the common or latin name of any organism to look up the taxonomic breakdown for that organism


 * __3DDigestive System:__** I like this one as it has very large, clear pictures of the various organs of the digestive track. Students often have trouble looking at the textbook pics and these 3D images make it easier for students to see the details for each of the organs. This app also includes a detailed digestive encyclopedia (a bit much for 7th grade but good for US).

While I am excited to test out the IPad's potential use for data collection (i.e. connecting probeware etc to study properties like dissolved oxygen, pH, salinity, etc in the fishtank that will eventually be in my classroom), I can't say that have been overwhelmed by the science apps for MS. I have found many that would be appropriate for US (even LS.........often targeted for K or 1st grade), so I will continue to look for more as I explore further...........
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