Showing posts with label ipad apps for tutoring business. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ipad apps for tutoring business. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

10 Science iPad apps for Your Tutoring Business

Science is a very interesting subject. Many students like it however some fear it as well due to the inherent toughness of the subject as opposed to the comparatively lesser burdening humanities subjects. Still a huge number of students prefer science compared to humanities. This is largely because of the high paying careers that science graduates can reach out to.

There are a number of iPad apps that can help you overcome your fears from science if you have any or if you don’t, it can help you polish your science skills.

Here are the 10 must have science apps for your iPad that we have compiled for satisfying the scientific soul in you.

1.      The Chemical Touch: This app, as the name suggests, provides valuable information about chemistry. You would find things like periodic table, atomic masses etc. It is quite interactive app because of which you tend to find it interesting.

2.    Pocket Universe - Virtual Sky Astronomy: This is a great app which seeks to give you a great amount of information about the sky. It has a built in compass that generates the similar view of the sky that you view.

3.    The Elements- A Visual Exploration: This is a great app that gives a lot of information about different elements in the universe.

4.    OnScreen DNA Model: See the structure and beauty of the DNA with this cool app.

5.     3D Cell: Cell is the basic unit of the body which acts as a building block. This app will give you the structure of cell in a 3D manner.

6.    Monster Anatomy HD: The human body structure can be seen every bit on this award winning app.

7.     Wolfram Alpha: This is a search engine in itself that seeks to structure all the scientific information about math and science.

8.    Science Glossary: This app can help you understand the difficult terms that you come across in your science classes or books right in a snap. It is definitely a must have app.

9.    Ball & Stick: This app lets you create your own molecular compounds. A great app that makes learning about molecular structures a great fun.

10.                        Molecules: You can use this app to look at the structures of different molecules very closely.

During your self-study when you have a number of curious questions and no one is there to answer them, these apps will help you a lot in learning a thing or two.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

10 Reading iPad Apps for Your Tutoring Business


Teaching the younger kids to do anything is quite a chore. Although the grasping power of the younger ones is quite good but still it is difficult to have the patience to teach them. This is the main reason why a number of people send their kids to tutoring services. As a result, tutoring services end up teaching the kids how to read mostly. In such a case, it becomes all the more important for the progressive tutoring services to stay abreast with the new technology to stay competitive.


As iPad is making its way in as many hands as it can, the need for the tutoring agencies to find the most effective iPad apps is becoming crucial. There are all kinds of apps available from the app store.

Below is a compiled list of the 10 most effective reading apps for iPad users for their tutoring business:

1.     iBook: Apple’s own iBook is the quintessential iPad e - book reader that lets you read your favorite stuff on internet. This app lets you read your favorite books on the go.

2.     Amazon Kindle: This much successful product of Amazon has got its iPad app as well. You can create a free kindle account and start reading a huge collection of supported free and paid e books.

3.     PocketPhonics: This is a great app for children who want to learn reading. It would be a must have for the tutoring businesses involved in teaching reading.

4.     iPlay&Learn: This app is great for kids who are new to reading, writing etc. It can help the kids learn in an effective manner.

5.     Reading For Kids: 100 Ways to Encourage Your Child to Read: This app as the name suggests, would help your kid improve his reading skills.

6.     ABC Phonics Animals: This app works like a flash card game with the name of the animals. It comes with carnival like music that the kids would definitely like.

7.     How Rocket Learned to Read: This app is an interactive game that has an puppy which helps you learn how to read.

8.     The Nook e-reading app: This is another book reading app. It has its own unique features and is worth a try for sure.

9.     Press Reader: This is an app which lets you read all the major newspapers.

10. Zinio: This is a magazine reader app with most number of magazines available for reading.

These are the major reading apps that are must haves for a tutoring business.