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**REFERENCES** **AUDIO/ PRESENTATION APPS** one button recording on the itouch; choose recording quality levels ||
 * References
 * Audio/Presentation Apps
 * Study Aides
 * [[image:BrainPOP.png]] ||< BRAIN POP FEATURED MOVIE: new "featured movie" each day; access to 21 other movies covering areas such as Science, History, Health, Math, Technology, and Fine Arts; closed captioning of movies; quizzes about each movie included; most appropriate for elementary students ||
 * [[image:google.png]] ||< GOOGLE: search internet using "Google"; links to other Google tools and Wikipedia; enter search by speaking keywords into thumbtack microphone ||
 * [[image:g_earth.png]] ||< GOOGLE EARTH: view satellite and aerial images from searches of places from all around the world; zoom in and out; connects to Wikipedia information for certain places ||
 * [[image:wikipedia.png]] ||< WIKIPEDIA MOBILE: official Wikipedia app; search for articles on specific topics ||
 * [[image:dic.com.png]] || DICTIONARY.COM - Dictionary & Thesaurus Free: look up vocabulary words, features a "Word of Day"; will pronounce the word; thesaurus feature to find synonyms of words ||
 * [[image:freesaurus.png]] || FREESAURUS: uses the internet to find synonym for entry; also has a dictionary function ||
 * [[image:word_web_dictionary.png]] || WORDWEB DICTIONARY: intelligent word entry suggests possible correct spellings; no internet connection required to search for definitions, synonyms, and related words ||
 * [[image:http://images.appshopper.com/icons/305/997247.png]] || SPELLER: FREE SPELL CHECKER: enter a word to see if you spelled it correctly. Lists suggestions ("hmm, did you mean...) if it was uncorrect. Click "Google" to search for the definition. Can be used for Spanish as well. ||
 * [[image:ITALK.png]] || I-TALK RECORDER: (for use with thumbtack microphones) must download I-Sync to desktop to save recordings from http://italksync.com/download/.
 * [[image:KEYNOTE.png]] || KEYNOTE REMOTE: (99 cents) makes itouch a wireless presenter for MAC Keynote; pair your itouch to an iMac or MacBook through Keynote ||

STUDY AIDES

 * [[image:classical_music.png]] || CLASSICAL MUSIC LITE: play 5 full classical compositions on a "retro turntable"; allow students to listen to music during independent worktime to improve "brain power" (full version has 50 full compositions and is available for 1.99) ||
 * [[image:Free_flashcards.png]] || FREE FLASHCARDS STUDY HELPER: can create and edit cards directly on itouch or create on http://flashcards.freezingblue.com t o download to itouch; create study sets and/or tag individual cards; study modes: preview, skim, medium (review cards you get wrong), thorough, test ||
 * [[image:simplemind.png]] || SIMPLEMIND XPRESS: mind mapping tool, use for brainstorming or note taking ||