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MENTONE GIRLS’ S.C. Year 7-‐8 iPad Apps List
Students need to install the following apps onto their iPads before their first day at the College. * Note that new iOS devices come with selected Apple apps included. (See items marked * below). Optional paid apps can be downloaded at a later date, if necessary.
G SUITE FOR EDUCATION (Free apps)
G Suite For Education (previously Google Apps For Education) is the official online environment at M.G.S.C. Students receive a school-‐managed G Suite For Education account on their first day at the College. G Suite apps can be accessed on iPads and laptops and on all operating systems. The following free apps are required for G Suite to be used on an iPad.
Google Chrome Google Mail Google Drive Google Classroom
Google Docs Google Slides Google Sheets
Internet browser. Required for
seamless access to Google Apps for
Education.
For accessing the MGSC eMail service.
For storing school work and accessing shared files from teachers and other
students.
For accessing class resources and
assessment tasks and for classroom communication.
For reading and creating text
documents for own use and for
collaborative work.
For reading and creating slide
presentations for own use and for
collaborative work.
For reading and creating
spreadsheets for own use and for
collaborative work.
OTHER APPS App Supplier Description Cost
GENERAL
iBooks Apple For downloading and reading books Free (with iPad)
JacPlus Jacaranda App for the jacPLUS Digital Bundle. Requires your
school assigned jacPLUS account login. Free
Education Perfect
Education Perfect For French, Japanese and Science Free
Popplet Lite Notion Creating mind maps for topics and planning Free
QR Code Reader Scan QR and bar code scanner Free
Puffin Academy CloudMosa For accessing Flash-‐based educational websites Free
Socrative Clicker -‐ Student Socrative Student quiz / response app Free
Find My iPhone Apple Find your iPad if it is left somewhere or goes missing.
Free
Dictionary.com Dictionary.com Dictionary and thesaurus Free
ENGLISH & HUMANITIES
ABC News ABC News and current affairs resource Free
Google Earth Google, Inc. The planet at your fingertips Free
Google Maps Google, Inc. Online, interactive street directory Free
M.G.S.C. Junior School iPad Program October 2016
MATHEMATICS
Mathletics Student 3P Learning Mathletics program Free
Calculator for iPad free
International Travel
Calculator Free
MyScript Calculator
Vision Objects Hand writing calculator Free
Times table cloud click game
Lumpty Learning
To practise your times tables Free
SCIENCE
NASA App NASA Ames
Res. Center Latest images, news, feature stories from NASA. Free
Field Guide to Victorian Fauna
Museum Victoria
Reference guide to the animals of Victoria Free
Sparkvue
PASCO Scientific Environmental data collection and analysis Free
LANGUAGES
Dr Moku’s Hirragana Wukomi *Only for students studying Japanese
For reading and writing Hiragana Free
Puppet Pals 2 Polished Play Create animated cartoons Free
VISUAL ARTS & TECHNOLOGY
Pic Collage Cardinal Blue Creating collages using photos Free
MUSIC
GarageBand * Apple Making and recording music Free with
new iPads
PHYS. ED. & HEALTH Apps listed in
other areas
ADDITIONAL SUGGESTED APPS **These apps are not essential ** These can be added later, if required
iMovie * Apple For making movies Free with new iPads
Google Docs is preferred
Pages * Apple Word processor for your iPad Note: Can use free Google Docs App instead
Free with new iPads
Not Essential – can use Google Slides for presentations
Keynote * Apple Apple’s presentation application Free with new iPads
Book Creator Red Jumper Studio
Note -‐ free version listed above only allows one trial book
$6.49
Highly recommended
Notability Ginger Labs Great note-‐taking, annotating and sketching tool. $3.79
Choose this or a free alternative
Comic Life plasq Comic creation tool. (Other free comic strip apps are also available)
$6.49
Great to have one of these apps
Explain Everything
MorrisCooke Great screen casting tool. Highly recommended (Or use free ‘Show Me’ app below)
$3.79
Show Me Learnbat
Record voice over whiteboard tutorials. (Free alternative to Explain Everything) Free
Optional full version
Dr Moku’s Hiragana
Wukomi 7EFGH -‐ For reading and writing Hiragana $6.49
Skitch Evernote Capture, edit and share content on the iPad Free
Hopscotch Hopscotch Technologies
Design, code and publish art and games Free