Hyperlink: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/3d-brain/id331399332?mt=8
Cost: FREE
Pros: This app is pretty cool! It's a 3D brain that allows the user to rotate it, zoom in, and be interactive with it. The user can select specific parts of the brain that they want to see and learn more about. It color codes the parts of the brain and also has a description of what that specific part of the brain and the functions of it. Because of the color coding, it allows the user to easily identify which parts are which.
Cons: This app could be used in lower grade levels, but the description and function explanations would be over the students head. Other than that, there are not any con's of this app that I could find!
Use in Education: This would be a great app to use in a middle school science classroom. Allowing students to be interactive on the iPad and rotate, zoom in, and learn about the functions of the brain. As a teacher, you could hook your personal iPad up to a projection screen and show the students the parts of the brain you are learning about, instead of using a plain textbook picture.
Similar Apps: Brain Tutor 3D - This app has much smaller pictures and does not have near the same information that 3D Brain has.
Hi Erin,
ReplyDeleteI really liked this app! It would have been handy for me in my human learning class as we needed to memorize where the parts of the brain were. I definitely agree that this app is more suite towards older students, but I liked your idea of hooking the iPad up to a projector and being able to move around the 3d model. For a free app it is great!
I love how this app allows you to rotate a 3D version of the brain, especially when you focus in on specific portions of the brain. I agree that this would be very useful as students learn about the different parts of the brain, and I could see myself using this app within my classroom. I like how you can interactively explore the brain with this free app! Also, I did not see the information within the app at first, but as students are exploring the brain, they can read about the functions of each part of the brain and learn vocabulary associated with the brain! This is a wonderful app!
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