We’re not necessarily saying these are the 10 best free iPad apps for students and teachers.

Though they could be.

These are 10 excellent apps that are worth your looking into:

  1. Edmodo … Teachers and students stay connected and share information
  2. Quick Graph … Ditch the Texas Instruments dinosaur and use this graphic calculator
  3. Evernote … Widely used app for note taking and syncing across devices – if you have a 1:1 digital device program at your school Evernote could be the student note-taking method of choice
  4. 3D Cell Simulation and Stain Tool … Excellent for exploring the make-up of a cell in biology class
  5. Socrative … Check for student understanding in real-time using games and quizzes
  6. ScreenChomp … Create and expand upon tricky lessons
  7. Educreations Interactive Whiteboard … Turn your iPad into a recordable whiteboard
  8. Democracrynow! … Discuss alternative news in social studies
  9. Google Translate … Translate words and phrases into 60 languages
  10. Exit Ticket … We haven’t used it as it comes to market in August but digitizing exit tickets has great potential

Here are some additional apps worth exploring – for a price: