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Tag: Kids

[iPhone App] PBS Kids Mobile: “Super Why!” for iPhone/iPod Touch Just Released

Super Why! from PBS Kids
PBS is known for wonderful television programs for children. Classics such as “Sesame Street” and “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood” share airtime with newer shows such as “Caillou” and “Sid the Science Kid“. A PBS show that my son loves is “Super Why!“. The adventures that the “Super Readers” go on include phonics, [...]

[Coming Soon] “123 Color” by KidCalc: A Sneak Peek!

Update: 2/24- 2:30 p.m.

The latest creation by KidCalc developer Steve Glinberg is coming soon to the App Store! The name of his new application is “123 Color” and based on my initial tests I am very pleased with all that it has to offer. I also believe “123 Color”, once in the App Store, should be [...]

[Awards] 2009 Best App Ever Awards: Winners have been announced…

The 2009 Best App Ever Awards winners have been announced. This is the second year for this “best apps” competition. The purpose of the awards are to select the “best” applications from various categories. The overall winner for 2009 was the entertainment/game application “Pocket God.” To me this is not surprising based on the success [...]

[Education] Locked Down or Locked Out?: “Mobile devices said to be the next wave in education”- Richmond Times-Dispatch

The Richmond Times-Dispatch has an article up that discusses some of the different instructional viewpoints regarding mobile devices in schools. Of particular interest to me was the section below that points to concerns of misuse…
Mobile devices said to be the next wave in education | Richmond Times-Dispatch
“Students in Colonial Heights aren’t allowed to remove the [...]

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, [...]

[App Review] Volunteer-o-Matic: Need a hand?

(Click the image above to go to the Volunteer-o-Matic iTunes page)
We are truly becoming a paperless world and the Volunteer-O-Matic (iTunes Link) application helps this transition! Keep on reading to see what Volunteer-O-Matic does, how it works, and a few ways I believe a teacher can use it in the classroom…