iTOUCH LEARNING
Top Web Apps for the iPod Touch and the iPhone

Here is a growing list of applications (including optimized sites) for the iPod Touch and the iPhone that are useful for learning, performance support or productivity purposes.  Many of these are mobile versions of tools already listed in the Directory of Learning Tools or that appear in our Top 100 Tools for Learning..  Apps are listed in alphabetical order.  (If you know of a web app useful for learning or performance support, please send its details to: jane.hart@c4lpt.co.uk)

General apps

1. 30Boxes Calendar - allows you to easily manage and share your upcoming events and follow your friends online.

2. Approver.com iPhone Edition - makes it easy to view document review and approval status from your iPhone or iPod Touch

3. BBC iPlayer - view BBC programmes for up to 7 days

4. Digg iPhone Application - a way to discover and share Digg content for the iTouch

5. EditGrid Spreadsheets - EditGrid offers one of the leading online spreadsheet experiences that now includes support for your iPhone

6. ezMemorize  - allows you to add notecards and categorize them and share card sets with others

7. Facebook - for your iPod Touch or iPhone

8. Feed Reader - RSS news feed reader especially optimized to read full text feeds like an eBook.

9. gMail - for the iPhone and iPod Touch

10. Google Calendar Mobile - your Google Calendar schedule from anywhere on your iPhone or iPhone or iPod Touch.

11. Google Docs Mobile - View your documents from anywhere on your iPhone or iPod Touch

12. Google Reader - for the iPhone or iPod Touch

13. iPheed - private to do list which you can formulate on your computer and easily retrieve on iPhone or iPod Touch

14. iPhone Typing Test - Test your typing speed

15. iPod Touch Photo application for Facebook - view your photo albums in Facebook

16. iTranslator - Translate from and into 5 different languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Spanish

17. iTunesU - Delivers 24/7 access to educational content from hundreds of top colleges, universities, and educationally focused organizations.

18. iTW - a TiddlyWiki for the iPhone/iTouch - It is a plain TiddlyWiki with the look and feel of an iPhone application. It works also fine in Safari.

19. Listingly - combines the power of your desktop computer and your iphone or mobile to create a best-of-both worlds list builder

20. MindBites - mobile version of the instructional video site

21. Mobile SMEStorage - Access your stored files from your iPhone

22. Mobile Web Docs - Create documents and save them on the web

23. Moblle Zoho  - Documents, spreadsheets and presentations on your iTouch

24. Netvibes Mobile - Brings the power of the Netvibes personalized homepage to your phone.

25. NewsGator Mobile - RSS news reader

26. Nozbe - Simply get things done - an iPhone-friendly interface for the Nozbe web-based application that simply helps you get things done.

27. PicoWiki - a hosted wiki for the iTouch and iPhone

28. PogoNotes - PogoNotes will help you remember those random thoughts you get throughout the day, as well as to store important information

29. Remember the Milk - the popular task management service is now optimized for iPhone and iPod touch

30. RSS Player by Waxor - read RSS feeds on your iPhone or iPod touch.

31. Schmap - City guides and local search of the iPhone and iPod Touch

32. SimpleReader Mobile - online news feed reader with an interface designed especially for the iPhone and the iPod touch

33. SME Scheduler - An automated meeting scheduler and manager providing

34. SpeedyMarks - Makes it easy to open and to create visual bookmarks of your favourite web sites on the iPhone. It uses screenshots to show a preview of the stored web sites.

35. Springlets - Quick search bookmarklets for the home screen for commonly searched sites like Wikipedia, IMDB, etc.

36. Tetris - play the game on your iPhone or iPod Touch

37. TextonPhone - More than 30,000 books and novels viewable on your iPhone and iPod for free!

38. Toodledo - single place where all your to-dos are permanently stored and easily accessible

39. TypePad for iPhone - now features a new iPhone-optimized interface for updating your weblog

40. Typing Tutor for iPhone and iPod Touch - Increase your touch screen typing speed on your free time and track your progress all for free

41. UniDo - Universal Notes Manager

42. webChattr - Live Chat Rooms are the first and only chat rooms fully-optimized for the iPhone. The interface looks great, is responsive, and chatting even works speedy over EDGE! Rooms are easy to create instantly and can be bookmarked straight to the Home Screen.

43. Wikipedia - lets you easily read, search and browse Wikipedia articles right on your iPhone or iPod Touch.

44. iWPHone Wordpress Plugin and Theme - automatically reformats your blog’s content for optimized viewing on Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch.

Subject specific apps

1. iConjugator! - Conjugate your verbs in 5 languages (Dutch, English, French, German and Spanish)

2. iPocketBible - Read and study the Bible on your iPhone or iPod Touch

3. Word of the Day - Presents you with a new word to add to your vocabulary. Along with the WOTD, you get the definition, synonyms and example usage