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Tag: toddlers

[App News] “123 Color by KidCalc” hits #1 in iTunes Educational Category

“123 Color by KidCalc” has rocketed to the #1 spot in the Educational App Category of iTunes only a few hours after being listed in the “New and Noteworthy” section in iTunes.
Below is an updated video that lists the new accomplishments of the app as well as information about what features/additions will be in Version [...]

No Comments by Michael on March 9, 2010

filed in Applications, Featured Articles, Kids, iPhone

tagged 123 Color, colors, Education, kidcalc, toddlers

[Apps for Toddlers] “Preschool Connect the Dots”: More than just 1, 2, and 3

Early last year I wrote about a wonderful application that my son uses called “Shape Builder”. The same people behind that application have come out with a new application called “Preschool Connect the Dots“.
Below are a list of some the features…
iPhone Apps for Kids – Preschool Connect the Dots Game to Learn Numbers and the [...]

No Comments by Michael on February 18, 2010

filed in Applications, Featured Articles, Kids, iPhone

tagged apps, connect the dots, puzzles, resources, toddlers

[iTunes] “Apps For Kids”: Featured Items in iTunes This Week

Starting this morning you should see a button toward the top of your iPhone/iPod Touch App Store “New” Featured Apps section that says, “Apps for Kids”. Pictured above is a screenshot I took of the button. Apple has compiled a set of applications that they believe are great for kids. There seems to be a [...]

6 Comments by Michael on February 16, 2010

filed in Applications, Education, Featured Articles, Kids, iTunes

tagged animals, apps, firstwords, iPhone, iPod Touch, kidcalc, learning, monkey preschool lunchbox, preschool, preschool adventure, preschool arcade, preschool music, toddlers, voices, wheels on the bus

[Apps for Toddlers] “Shape Builder”: 120 shape puzzles in your pocket

Scattered throughout our house are the wooden shape puzzles that my son has accumulated over the past 2 years. These are the wooden puzzles that have independent shapes that need matching or pieces that need to be put together to form a full image. He loves playing with these little puzzles and he also sometimes [...]

2 Comments by Michael on March 31, 2009

filed in Applications, Education, Kids, iPhone

tagged animals, Applications, Kids, letters, puzzles, shapebuilder, shapes, sounds, toddlers, touchscreen apps, vehicles

[Apps for Toddlers] Matching Games: “ABC Memory Match” and “AniMatch” from Lima Sky

When I write for edu.Mac.nation I write from various perspectives. In some posts I am “wearing” my teacher tie, in other posts I am “wearing” my daddy hat, and in the mix you can find me “carrying” my Mac backpack full of tips and tricks. In the [Apps for Toddlers] series I feel that I [...]

4 Comments by Michael on March 29, 2009

filed in Applications, Boomer, Education, IEAR, Kids, iPhone