Posts Tagged ‘educational apps’
Learn to count 1 to 10 released for iPad – Child-Friendly Learning
Last Updated on Friday, 17 May 2013 02:00 Written by iUseMac Friday, 17 May 2013 02:00
Dresden based publisher, Planet Bildung today introduces Learn to count 1 to 10, their new children’s educational app developed for iPad. The app is part of a series of educational games for children and introduces the numbers from 1 to 10. To create a child-friendly learning environment, many graphical elements such as navigation, figures, numbers, and symbols were kneaded with modeling clay by hand. The app includes a total of 7 games, with no in-app purchases required. Continue reading
L’Escapadou Celebrates 3 Years with Free Award-Winning Math iOS Kids App
Last Updated on Wednesday, 8 May 2013 12:00 Written by iUseMac Wednesday, 8 May 2013 12:00
Award-winning children’s app developer L’Escapadou today announces that Montessori Numbers iOS App has been put on special offer and the price set to free today. This special offer is to celebrate 3 successful years on the App Store for L’Escapadou. Montessori Numbers is an innovative educational iPad App designed to help kids build solid math foundations, and has received many accolades from the press including a design award from Children’s Technology Review. Continue reading
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100 Things Expands its Children’s App Line: 100 Trucks Hits App Store
Last Updated on Tuesday, 7 May 2013 01:05 Written by iUseMac Tuesday, 7 May 2013 01:05
100 Things, a children’s app developer, is proud to announce the release of 100 Trucks 1.1 App to their app family. 100 Things makes kid-friendly apps that are free from ads, social networking and personal data collection. 100 Things makes peace-of-mind apps that parents and grandparents can safely share with children. Continue reading
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Spinlight Studio puts its entire collection on sale
Last Updated on Friday, 3 May 2013 02:55 Written by iUseMac Friday, 3 May 2013 02:55
Spinlight Studio is pulling out the big guns this weekend, pricing every app in its extensive education collection at $.99 each. New hits, classics, best sellers – everything’s included, making this the first time that parents can pick up major hits like Operation Math and Geography Drive USA for less than a dollar. The Spinlight End-of-School Mega Sale includes nearly a dozen Top-100 titles from the award-winning studio and is scheduled to run now through Mother’s Day, May 12th. Continue reading
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The iMums Feature Speech Therapy Apps for Better Hearing and Speech
Last Updated on Wednesday, 1 May 2013 01:00 Written by iUseMac Wednesday, 1 May 2013 01:00
The iMums will feature reviews of speech therapy apps, resources, tips, and question-and-answer sessions with speech and language therapists. Two weeks of news, sales, promo codes and giveaways of apps used for speech therapy is the highlight of “Let’s Talk: Speech and Communication.” The iMums promotion will start May 1st and end May 14 on the inaugural Apraxia Awareness Day. The iMums site also features reviews of educational apps for children with other special needs. Continue reading
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Blackberry CEO’s Prediction Inspires New Puzzle in iOS Game Crickler
Last Updated on Wednesday, 1 May 2013 12:30 Written by iUseMac Wednesday, 1 May 2013 12:30
PlayScreen is launching a Crickler puzzle dedicated to notable technology predictions that failed, “Worst Tech Predictions EVER”. The puzzle features fifteen of the most infamously wrong predictions ever. Notable examples include Michael Dell’s 1997 suggestion that Apple Computer shut down and return their money to shareholders, Sir. Alan Sugar’s claim that the iPod would be dead by 2005, and the recent claim that in five years there would be no reason to have a tablet by Blackberry’s CEO. Continue reading
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New i Learn With app teaches children about Nutrition and Healthy eating
Last Updated on Thursday, 18 April 2013 02:00 Written by iUseMac Thursday, 18 April 2013 02:00
Tribal Nova, a Houghton Mifflin Harcourt company, today announces its latest app, i Learn With Bo: Nutrition! – now available on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The app teaches children about healthy eating and how to create a balanced diet. In the current movement to help children be active and self-conscious about their own health, this app is one of the very few that teaches young children important eating habits & skills that will help them make healthy choices for themselves. Continue reading
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3rd Annual Apps for Autism Event to Celebrate World Autism Awareness Day
Last Updated on Tuesday, 2 April 2013 04:35 Written by iUseMac Tuesday, 2 April 2013 04:35
The United Nations has declared April 2 as World Autism Awareness Day and Technology in Education and AppyMall cordially invite you to honor it with us. The team has put together some fabulous deals, freebies and giveaways focused on apps useful for Autism. In addition, our blog will be featuring an amazing list of guest posts by reviewers, advocates, autistics and developers throughout the month. Participants are encouraged to RSVP to our event and mark your calendars. Continue reading
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Duck Duck Moose Reading Wins Parents’ Choice Gold Award for Mobile Apps
Last Updated on Thursday, 21 March 2013 12:00 Written by iUseMac Thursday, 21 March 2013 12:00
Leading children’s app developer, Duck Duck Moose wins a 2013 Parents’ Choice Gold Award for their new ‘Duck Duck Moose Reading’ app. Duck Duck Moose is the only publisher that has received fifteen Parents’ Choice Awards for their mobile apps. Duck Duck Moose Reading teaches phonics with 9 different word and letter activities and more. The Gold Award is the top honor awarded by Parents Choice Foundation, which has been reviewing children’s media since 1978. Continue reading
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New App Helps Parents Prepare Kids for Airplane Travel
Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 March 2013 03:00 Written by iUseMac Wednesday, 20 March 2013 03:00
California based SocialBug Labs today introduces Smart Fish: Frequent Flyer 1.0, its new kids educational app for iOS. Smart Fish: Frequent Flyer builds children’s confidence before a trip and turns it into an adventure as well as allowing parents to explain business travel to kids. In this educational app, kids go through steps such as packing a suitcase, going through security, boarding a plane and claiming luggage to visit world-famous destinations like Paris, Kyoto, New York and many others. Continue reading
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Spinlight Takes Gold at the Parents’ Choice Awards
Last Updated on Friday, 15 March 2013 05:20 Written by iUseMac Friday, 15 March 2013 05:20
Spinlight Studio receives one of the highest honors in educational apps, with the gold Parents’ Choice Award for Geography Drive USA 1.0. Recently featured on Fox News, the geography app also earned Editor’s Choice from Children’s Technology Review, making it the flagship title of a company quickly carving out a reputation for quality education apps. Players hit the gas and head out on the highway in the fact-packed game that turns textbook geography into an exciting cross-country adventure. Continue reading
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Cocktail Crazy iPhone app; 50% off over the St Patrick’s Day Weekend
Last Updated on Thursday, 14 March 2013 02:00 Written by iUseMac Thursday, 14 March 2013 02:00
Become a cocktail mixing genius! Created by UK based Monacode, Cocktail Crazy 2.0 offers a fun way for bartenders, party hosts and anyone else to learn how to make cocktails while they enjoy a fun, exciting and challenging game. On sale now, Cocktail Crazy transports users through retro graphics back to an era of trendy sophistication, where they must collect recipes for popular and classic cocktails, and serve their creations to thirsty clientele in eight of the world’s coolest bars. Continue reading
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Montessori ABC for Kids HD Helps to Build a Strong Reading Foundation
Last Updated on Friday, 8 March 2013 01:30 Written by iUseMac Friday, 8 March 2013 01:30
Kid’s Academy Company today introduces Montessori ABC for Kids HD, the ultimate Alphabet Workbook that allows kids to learn and trace the letters of the alphabet at their own pace. Based on the proven Montessori learning method, the app introduces young iPad users to the exciting world of letters and words. The app helps teach letters, phonics and words via beautifully designed animations as well as takes children step-by-step through letter formation. Continue reading
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GenevaMars Announces Zachy the Robot: Quest for the Museum Treasures
Last Updated on Tuesday, 5 March 2013 01:00 Written by iUseMac Tuesday, 5 March 2013 01:00
GenevaMars introduces Zachy the Robot: Quest for the Museum Treasures 1.0 for iPad. This new innovative educational app is a joint collaboration with Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Starring the award-winning Zachy the Robot cast of characters, the app takes children on a worldwide adventure to discover dinosaurs, precious minerals and invertebrate fossils. Quest introduces children ages three and up to paleontology, mineralogy, and geology through a fun, interactive adventure game. Continue reading
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Learn to Print with ABC Airplane for iPad
Last Updated on Monday, 4 March 2013 03:20 Written by iUseMac Monday, 4 March 2013 03:20
Michigan based Alphabet Galleries, LLC today introduces ABC Airplane 1.0, a beautiful iPad app that makes it fun for children to learn to print. Children will learn letters as they guide the cursors to trace letter shapes. Both children and adults will enjoy the lovely illustrations. ABC Airplane does not merely display the pattern for a letter; the cursor subtly guides the user along the correct path, helping the child develop the control necessary for successful writing. Continue reading
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