Booklists and Apps Lists

Last week you would have received the Year 5 Book list for 2013. Hopefully you noticed how sparse that list seems to be. Every effort has been made to keep the items required (in addition to your child's iPad) to an absolute minimum. Most stationery items such as sharpeners, scissors, coloured pencils etc will be supplied by the school and stored centrally in the learning spaces as shared class resources. This arrangement suits our contemporary "Innovative Learning" model.

The $30 levy designated for "iPad Learning Resources" will cover the Paid Apps that the school is purchasing on your behalf. Redemption codes will be supplied to you:
a) when the school has made the apps purchases
b) when receipt of the $30 levy has been confirmed
Additional apps may be required throughout the year. A list will be published at the commencement of each school term. No further funds will be required from you to cover apps for 2013.

Despite the school purchasing all paid apps on your behalf, an iTunes card is still recommended to create an Apple ID (to avoid using your credit card). In the interests of flexibility and individualisation, apps may be occasionally be recommended by the teachers to support your child's learning needs. Similarly, your child may find additional apps to meet their individual needs. A small denomination iTunes card would therefore be useful. So keep your eyes peeled for those specials - you rarely have to pay full price for these!

Which Apps do I need to install? 

The initial list of iOS apps for your child to use next year is the result of a long process of research, app trials and consultation.

Some are paid apps...

All paid apps will be purchased by the school on your behalf, to take advantage of the cost reductions available through Apple's recently released Volume Purchase Program. Once we have finalised these transactions and the $30 levy has been paid (via your child's 2013 book list), you will be emailed redemption codes so you can install these apps. Please ensure that the school has a record of your current email address for this purpose.

...and some are free apps.

The free apps your child will need are listed below. You will need to install these before the first day of Term 1 in 2013. It's a long list but we hope that this will minimise the need to ask you to install apps throughout next year. We don't anticipate that your child will use every app by Easter - some of these apps may not be required until later in 2013.

App prices can change without warning. At the time of posting, these apps are all free. If by the time you install them, you find that there is a cost involved, please email Maria (mmead@bne....) and the school will arrange a redemption code or find an alternative app for you. Please download as early as you can to avoid these issues.

Tools and Utilities

• Skitch
• Evernote
• Dictionary Free
• Scan (QR scanner)
• Socrative Student
• Dropbox
• SkyDrive
• Quick Voice
• Australian Curriculum

Religion, Prayer, Christian Meditation

• Bible+
• Mandala HD Lite
• Koi Pond HD Lite

Literacy

• Spelling Free
• SpellingCity
• Grammar Jammers (for iPhone)

Numeracy

• Woolworths
• King of Maths
• King of Maths (Yes, there are two apps here with the same name. May as well install them both as they will be useful and we wish to avoid confusion!)

Science & Geography

• Google Earth

Creating & Communicating

• Fotobabble
• (for iPhone)

• Videolicious
• Voice Thread
• Aurasma

Drawing & Thinking

• Glow Draw
• Popplet Lite

iPad 2 only

• Dragon Dictation (a substitute for the dictation tool on the iPad 3 keyboard)

*Please note: To find apps denoted "for iPhone" you will need to select the iPhone tab in the App Store app. Otherwise they will not appear in the list.

Screen shot of the top of the App Store search window

Apps can be difficult to identify by name alone. When searching, ensure that you enter the app title exactly as it appears. To make it easier for you to identify the correct apps from your App Store search results, we have created an illustrated version of the above list which includes the app icons. You may view and print this from the link below.

Year5FreeAppsList_Term1_v2

   

Not sure how to find and install apps? 
Here are some simple steps to follow:

Step 1: Locate the App Store app

Step Two: Search for an app 

Step 3:  Click  'Install'.

When prompted, type your Apple ID password. 

You will not need to re-enter your password unless you leave the iPad idle for more than 15 mins.

For further assistance, come along to school on the evening of Tuesday 27th November for a demonstration and some more personal support from our resident 'experts'. If you would like to join us and have not yet returned your form, please email Maria asap.
(mmead@bne....)