title: Cell biology apps for Apple devices.
abstract: Apps for touch-pad devices hold promise for guiding and supporting learning. Students may use them in the classroom or on their own for didactic instruction, just-in-time learning, or review. Since Apple touch-pad devices (i.e., iPad and iPhone) have a substantial share of the touch-pad device market (Campbell, 2012), this Feature will explore cell biology apps available from the App Store. My review includes iPad and iPhone apps available in June 2012, but does not include courses, lectures, podcasts, audiobooks, texts, or other books. I rated each app on a five-point scale (1 star = lowest; 5 stars = highest) for educational and production values; I also provide an overall score.
authors.affiliation: Genetic Science Learning Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-5330, USA. louisa.stark@utah.edu
authors.forename: Louisa A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Stark
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003585:Cell Biology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000639:trends*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D040421:Cell Phone; D034201:Computers, Handheld; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D012984:Software; D014584:User-Computer Interface