Other Featured Apps
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Peg games – some logic and planning ahead.
28 July 2010 8:58 AM | No Comments -
Stick Dog wants a Hamburger – what my child is reading.
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BrainPOP – Free educational and fun short clips with quizzes
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Math Evolve – favorite math app – for me and the kid
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Animal Chess – great transition to strategic board games
30 June 2010 1:51 PM | 2 Comments
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comprehension Archive
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Bartleby’s Book of Buttons – a fun interactive book.
Posted on August 10, 2011 | No CommentsBartleby’s Book of Buttons is exactly that – a book of buttons and knobs and switches. Each of the buttons interacts with the page somehow, making this a storybook that really couldn’t be done without the iPad. Bartleby, the main character, goes on an adventure […] -
ItzaBitza for the Mac – great for early reading comprehension
Posted on April 3, 2011 | 1 CommentWe’ve written about the great ItzaBitza line before when reviewing their app CocoaNaut. I happened to be reading up on what they’re doing lately, to get any hints about when their next iOS release would be and found out that ItzaBitza is also out on […] -
TeachMe: 1st Grade adding writing to the ever-popular Kindergarten version
Posted on January 3, 2011 | No CommentsCruising around the app store I was pleased to find out that TeachMe had a new addition out for 1st grade. We bought the app and gave it a whirl – Sal found a rekindled love of building up his virtual aquarium (those who have […] -
Question Builder – fun reading and scene comprehension games.
Posted on September 20, 2010 | No CommentsI really like this one. The have a question at the top, a picture at the bottom that describes a scene, and multiple choice answers in the middle. For any given picture, there are a variety of questions that your child can be asked. They […] -
Kid Klok – a popular clock, turned into an app.
Posted on July 30, 2010 | 1 CommentSo, I hadn’t heard of the Kid Klok before, but it seems to have a decent following. And it seems like it could help out with learning how to tell time, given the dual format of the arms/numbers. The creator is a cognitive psychologist who […] -
Hang Genius – a cute game of hangman, if a game about hanging someone can be cute.
Posted on July 29, 2010 | No CommentsSo, I don’t really know how the game of hangman came up and as I was describing it to my son the other day, I realized that there were a lot of questions about the game’s origins that I didn’t know and didn’t really want […] -
Analogy – some electronic flashcards but not much more
Posted on July 23, 2010 | No CommentsAs I went through my artificial intelligence coursework, it became clear to me that analogies are the mark of intelligence. The ability to see the salient facts of one situation and re-apply them to another is fundamental to learning, discovery, and growth. Mimicry, the first […] -
BrainPOP – Free educational and fun short clips with quizzes
Posted on July 15, 2010 | No CommentsThis was my first introduction to BrainPOP, and viewing the robot character, I knew that it would be popular with Sal. Talking to some mommy friends I found out they have a more extensive website with an array of educational clips that you can subscribe […]
