Iphone For Education, well not yet.
I was reading a glowing review of the many new apps (15) for education from e-school news. As much as I wanted the see great education apps on the phone, unfourtunately they are not there, with the exception of a few very specialized apps. With the 2.0 upgrade to iphone, and the ipod touch there were some significant improvements that made it a much better platform for teachers and students. In the future I’m sure we will see some great apps like a grade book, student managment, and curriculum based activities. As for now there are a few flash card programs, but certainly not enough to make it a compelling tool for the education market. With the current set of applications it is nothing more than a toy rather than a tool.
The ipod touch with the 2.0 software does have great potential. Judging by the other applications availible the capabilities are amazing for a handheld device. With time I think the development community will fill in the broad education software gap with apps that are actually valuable tools, and with the right collection of apps, and a little better pricing on the ipod touch, it could actually put a powerfull computer in the hands of every child. We will keep a watchfull eye on the app store to see if somthing usefull becomes availible.
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My Girlfriend is a 2nd Grade teacher here in New Jersey. After seeing her old torn up slide rule she used to help her with grading exams (which she always seemed to forget somewhere) I decided to make iGrader. This is a very simple iPhone app used to calculate exam scores. You can see it on the app store @ http://www.itunes.com/apps/iGrader