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TRAINING APPS follow us on twitter: @trapps1 |
The following images show different iPhone Apps which are supported at this website. Scroll through and see what there is - you may be surprised. Each App is educational and suitable for all ages. There are also separate pages for some of these Apps so you can try them here before checking them out on iTunes.
FOR Maths Trainers go to our sister website by clicking on the Maths Link above...
Prices shown are correct for the UK store as of 11th March 2012...
Piano Chords Trainer (£0.69)Provides a reference for piano and keyboard notes for each piano chord (including minors, 7ths, 6ths, 5ths and 4ths).
French Verbs Trainer (£1.49)
This language trainer helps students memorise the translation of the irregular French verbs along with their present tense conjugations (as shown for prendre - to take).
Resistor Trainer (FREE)
A useful reference for resistor colour codes: and tapping through the colour squares at the bottom reflect the colour coding of the resistor you need.
For students of electronics/ electricity.
Flags Trainer (FREE)
For reference or fun, search for flags of the world based on colour, horizontal or vertical stripes, stars, and a combination of these.
Flags trainer helps you learn about the flags of the world.
Capital Cities Trainer (£0.69)
With the Capital Cities trainer, match cities with their countries. Test yourself and your family on the go with this fun trainer.
What is the cpital of Australia?
Sydney, Melbourne or Canberra?
Stores over 160 countries across the world with their major cities and capitals.
German Nouns Trainer (£0.69)
German nouns stores about 1000 German nouns and their translations. Whether you are translating English to German or vice versa this trainer will give you practice at memorising your nouns.
See how your recall of nouns improves in just a few days.
British Battles Trainer (FREE)
British Battles changed the world's history, but can you remember when the 100 years war was? When did Alfred the Great reign and who beat him in a battle? From the Vikings to World War II, learn about British Battle Dates using this trainer.
Every time you get the answer correct first time, the trainer yields a small piece of trivia associated with the battle. Useful for fun and quizzes.
14th May 2012
MathsTrainers Pro now released in iTunes at cost - but full functionality provided. If only part functionality is required select MathsTrainers (now tier 1 pricing). Check out the Maths link above.
10th May 2012
MathsTrainers Pro up for review in iTunes. Development well under way for MathsTeacher and NumberOlympics 2012.
18th April 2012
Version 1.02 of MathsTrainer now available in iTunes. Development of plumbers mate has been postponed - working on MathsTeacher app for the iPad (to interact with multiple mathstrainers in a classroom situation).
10th to 12th April
An appearance on www.appcraver.com with a listing of an online interview. Go there and search on "mathstrainers". Uploaded v1.02 of mathstrainers for review: all trainers now visible and usable at level 1, accompanied by Daily Task (which reflects a homework task). Working on a new iPad app: MathsTeacher: to accompany mathstrainers - monitor pupil activity in the classroom and record progress.
4th April
Uploaded video to Youtube to show connection of two devices in Mathstrainers head-to-head mode. Working on companion iPad app (MathsTeacher).
2nd April
Mathstrainers v1.01 User Guide available at mathstrainers website.
31st March
Mathstrainers version 1.01 is in for review: two additional difficulty levels for better progression.
18th March
Released in iTunes for FREE download:
Mathstrainers.For progression in numeracy for all ages.
11th March
Yesterday the Mathstrainers App was uploaded to iTunes for review. This is a major development making use of many original features of Apple's Objective C.
It has in-app purchase modules to allow users to pick and choose trainers they require practice with; it provides the same functionality for all trainer modules (3 levels of difficulty and 3 modes of use); it has a timed and recording mode to allow tracking of progress; it uses Bluetooth to enable head-to-head challenges between devices. Go to the sister website www.mathstrainers.co.uk for more information.
Many of the trainers have now been set as a FREE download - check them out here...
1st February
Welders mate is requiring some aesthetic rework prior to upload to iTunes for review. The current development of the mathstrainer app supports add, subtract, time tables, and integers for numeracy. Results against the clock are stored. Work continues with division, place value, and fractions. A teachers module is also expected for the first release - now due out some time this month.
January
Plans for the ultimate Plumbing/ Welders Mate App are underway. Due for release in February 2012. The link to the browser beta version is here:
Welders Mate
January
After rejection of Adding Trainer, development is undergoing in XCode to provide a more powerful mathstrainer app. This will be targetted to numeracy challenges, head-to-head, and homework provision. Due for release towards the end of January.
December:
Adding Trainer: for the Primary Pupil (submitted for review in iTunes).
Tens Trainer now available in iTunes App Store. Practice working with decimals: multiplying and dividing by tens, hundreds, and thousands.
Maths trainers are now located on our sister website
www.mathstrainers.co.uk
This website has been revamped to reflect the apps that are currently available:
especially from this Home Page.
General:
If you find an app of interest go to the Downloads page to connect to iTunes and download the app to your iPod touch or iPhone. All apps are set at a low price to reflect the needs of the young student.
Education discounts are available for bulk purchases - see the iTunes store for information.
Each app can also be used for free from your browser - practice, practice, practice - or try before you buy - or just make use in the classroom for lessons.
Have a look through the other pages for other details about the site and author.
Check out the Blackberry Playbook apps as well...
