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Please add any apps you have found that our students can use on the iPod touch devices.

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 * < **Learning Area** ||< **App Name** ||< **Brief Description** ||< **Suitable for** ||< **Cost** ||
 * < English ||< Mad Libs ||< Great for reviewing parts of speech while creating a silly story ||< Yrs 2-6 ||< Free ||
 * < Maths ||< Number Line ||< This game has you put fractions, decimals, and percentages in order. Great for kids new to these concepts. ||< Yrs 4+ ||< Free ||
 * < Literacy ||< StoryKit ||< Students can create their very own storybook with this app by adding text and images. ||< Yrs 2+ ||< Free ||
 * < Handwriting ||< ABC Cursive ||< Students can practise making letters with flicks. ||<  ||< Free ||
 * < All ||< Comic Strip ||< This allows students to take, use and organize photographs into a comic. Text can be added in the form of speech or thought bubbles or plain text boxes. ||< Yrs 1+ ||<  ||
 * All || Animation Creator || Students can create 'flip book' type animations using a drawing tool. || All? || Free ||
 * Literacy || Toontastic || Reviewed by assistive technology specialist [|hillavee]: “Toontastic is so much fun! The interface is easy to use. Toontastic explains the elements of a story arc, breaking it down into segments that are manageable for any user. Multiple backgrounds are available, or use your own. Characters can be placed in the scene from the Toontastic library, or make your own. To "animate", simply record the story by moving the characters while talking! How much fun it is to spark the imagination with this ingenious app. || All || $1.99 ||
 * Maths || Rapid Math || Awesome for improving rapid math skills, although it doesn't teach you any cool math tricks. Great for times tables, addition and subtraction. || Yrs 3+ || Free ||
 * All || Flashcards+ || Everybody hates to memorize. It's one of those painful necessities of education. Fortunately, there are programs out there like Flashcards+ which make memorization so much easier. You'll be able to use easy finger movements to swap cards, and you can even download flash cards made by other students from Quizlet.com. ||  ||   ||