The information provided below are I-Pad Apps that have been found related to many of the Family & Consumer Sciences content areas. While descriptions of the app are included there is no verification of value or accuracy. Each individual should evaluate these themselves.
Consumer
Consumer Recalls - this shows all US consumer recalls.
CarZen - search for new/used cars
Loan Payoff Calculator - enter the amount, interest, payment or desired months til debt free
RedLazer - scan a bar code and compare prices online and at local stores
ShopSavvy - scan a bar code and compare prices online and in local stores.
CountingMoney - it gives you a total and you have to count the money to equal it. Quizzes you and checks, gives you a grade depending on the settings you select.
ChoiceMaker - can't make a decision, use this to tell you YES or NO.
Home
RealSimple - checklists for cleaning, organizing, household planning, travel & style, entertaining and weddings - you can save them and then modify them and create your own.
Good Housekeeping @ Home - stain buster, do-it-all cleaning, home decor gallery (lots of pictures), news & tips.
Houzz - Home Design - this app has over 60,000 photos and 130,000 idea books. Houzz has the largest database of home design ideas on the net. Browse photos by style, room and location and save them to your virtual idea book. This is the equivalent of clipping design magazines to a scrapbook - making ideas easier to search, save and share.
iScape Free - can take pictures of your landscaping and put items in it, upgrade it for $4.99 and it gives you a ton of choices for landscaping.
ColorUncovered - some fun "illusion" type things to look at and other information about color.
TourWrist - take "tours" with your iPad of various places, including interiors around the world.
HGTV Color Guide - shows colors, before and after of rooms. Lots of neat pictures of interiors
HGTV to Go - HGTV videos at your fingertips