Week Six--Mobile Apps

World Book is an interactive calendar that gives historical events for the current day or any selected day. Photos, illustrations, music and speeches are also available. This app plays the national anthem of countries on the day they became a nation. Inaguration speeches can be found on this app, as well. With Maps of World, students can explore the world through interactive maps illustrating geoliptical and geographic shifts over time. It has access to older maps and present-day maps, so that users can see how borders have changed with time. The Ultimate History Quiz app has thousands of questions on everything including U.S. Presidents, pop culture, military heroes and ancient civilizations. The faster you answer a question correctly, the more points the user receives. History for Kids is a colorful interactive app with tons of facts that take kids through history. Each section begins with audio narrative summaries of events. Animation, interactive clues, facts, maps, charts and audio clips are also included in the narratives.