AASL Recommended Apps: iCell

Explore cells with this informative app!

(Also called HudsonAlpha iCell)
Using the iCell app, “students can choose between animal, bacteria, or plant cell from the main screen. Explanatory text has three options: basic, intermediate, or advanced. Students can zoom in or out and can rotate cells for a 360-degree view of the cell. Basic text typically gives one or two short sentence descriptions of structures, intermediate gives longer descriptions with additional vocabulary, and advanced gives very detailed descriptions with challenging vocabulary.”

Platform: iOS, Android, Windows  
Cost: FREE
Grades: 5-12

The Tech Edvocate includes the app in their article on recommended tools for teaching biology. It’s also included in this STEM series sharing the best science apps for iPad. Finally, this review of the app from Emerging EdTech includes several instructional ideas for using the app in the classroom.