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24 of the best free education apps of 2014


14. CrowdFlik
CrowdFlik is the mobile video app that allows users to share, view and edit mobile video footage captured by the crowd. CrowdFlik automatically synchronizes and organizes multiple video streams and lets users create multi-angle, shareable video compilations.

15. Walking with Dinosaurs – Inside their World
A comprehensive and interactive dinosaur encyclopedia, with narration by actor Stephen Fry. Users can explore interactive dinosaurs, spinning turntable, and 3D animations.

16. Whole Wide World 2
Features a range of themed content around Geography, Social Studies, History, and culture introduced through action, logic, puzzle, and matching games. Students discover everything from the beautiful monarch butterflies of Mexico to the giant rocks of Iceland.

17. Virtual Nerd Mobile Math 
A free math app from Pearson that provides on-the-go access to a video library of more than 1,500 math tutorials.

18. SymbalooEDU
SymbalooEDU is a free educational tool that allows teachers and students to save their online resources in the cloud with access from any device. Teachers can easily save their favorite web 2.0 sites to a webmix with just a few clicks then share it with colleagues or students. [Android]

19. MyStories
StoriesAlive has launched its first-ever set of storybook creation apps, MyStories, which allow children to craft their own narratives by adding text, audio and photos to personalize each page. [Android]

20. eduClipper
Adam Bellow’s educational social platform for educators and students. This app makes it easy for educators and students to explore, share and create content. Users are able to save time, build personal learning networks, and begin to shift the culture of assessment to be more holistic. [Android]

21. Winning Words Match Games
Winning Words takes the familiar game of memory match, and adds a twist: Instead of matching two pictures, users match two synonyms, antonyms or other word combinations.

22. BrainPOP Featured Movie
Watch a different animated movie every day, then test your new knowledge with an interactive quiz–free! Recommended by Macworld, Family Circle, USA Today, iPhone Life, and Common Sense Media. [Android]

23. Classroom Mosaic
Classroom Mosaic is web-based app that provides an easy, efficient and secure way to perform teacher observations. Observation templates can be created to suit any school’s needs.

24. Door 24-Math
Aligned to the Common Core, Door 24 provides targeted practice in the use of basic facts, number sense and algebraic thinking. Students can work through 6 different levels and multiple problem sets as they help fix Victor the robot’s circuits and solve the mystery behind Door 24.

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