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iTunes App Store Essentials: “Apps 4 Toddlers”

Look at what I found when I opened the App Store on my phone tonight…

I was quite surprised, as well as pleased, to see “Apps 4 Toddlers” listed as an App Store Essential button on the launch page of the iPhone/iPod Touch App Store. My 3 year old son has been using my old, deactivated, [...]

[Arts and Crafts] Something fun: 5 Random Apple Crafts

I certainly won’t ask for these for Father’s Day but one craft from Etsy.com might just pop up in my wife’s Easter basket (ok, maybe not #2). What a lucky lady…
1) iPhone Soap- Staying connected and fresh…

[iPhone Game] Oregon Trail: 1992 seems like it was so long ago…

When I think back to my school computer lab, in the late 80’s/early 90’s, the two games that I fondly remember are “Oregon Trail” and “Number Crunchers”. Oregon Trail was my favorite game because the player determined their own success through the options and choices made while on the trail.
Should I hunt for food or keep going? [...]

[New iPhone Game] B1nary Game: a number crunching delight!

Math is by far my favorite subject to teach in school and I love finding ways to help my students build their “number sense”. Some may also refer to this as “mental math” or, in non-eduspeak, the ability to quickly and efficiently calculate numbers without the assistance of a calculator. Also, someone with a strong [...]