My Bird World
Tanya Dracolakis | Jan 23, 2012 Education, Games
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My Bird World ($2.99) by Five Ravens
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After downloading apps that promise to teach something and finding their formats neither fun nor particularly memorable, I thought I’d had it with anything containing “educational” in the description. But, it’s 2012. Why not get crazy? There have been 2 or 3 instances in the last month where a friend and I were strolling outdoors and wondered what kind of bird we were looking at. So when I saw Five Ravens’ app up for review, I figured it was a sign.
Tags: Birds, Educational, Games
Perfetto
Jacob Jones | Apr 17, 2010 Education, Games
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Exercise your brain and raise your stress levels at the same time!!
Welcome to Perfetto! Chances are you’ve probably played this game in your childhood as it is a direct copy of the legendary game Perfection by Milton Bradley. The object of this game is to place all the yellow pieces into their respective slots before the red timer runs out. As a kid, playing perfection was five times more scary than it was fun. I’d always freak out and jump when the timer ran out and the pieces all flew out. After a week of messing around with it I shoved into my closet and never touched the thing again until I was in middle school. Luckily, when your minute runs out it doesn’t pop up into your face like the original game did. Instead, the pieces float up magically and the board resets itself.
Tags: $.99, Games, good for kids, Jacob Jones, puzzle, traditional
SUPER WHY!
Michael E. | Mar 20, 2010 Education, Games
User rating: (8 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5)
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As the father of a 5-year-old girl, I’ve become familiar with all kinds of kids programs. Yo Gabba Gabba, Dora the Explorer, Curious George, Handy Manny, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Ni Hao Ki-Lan…you name it, I’ve watched it. Many, many times. Some shows are just barely tolerable and others have me wondering what the heck those grown-ups were smokin’ when they conceptualized this or that show (I’m referring to you, Yo Gabba Gabba!). Still others have me wishing I could claw my eyes out rather than watch even one more second of it.
Given that I watch all these programs, it would naturally follow that I would know about Super Why!, a public broadcasting kids show I’ve watched with my daughter on many occasions. I’ve always been impressed with the educational quality of PBS shows because they teach vital literacy skills. It’s also one of the few networks where I genuinely don’t have to worry too much about inappropriate subject matter. So when I heard that PBS Kids had released a Super Why! app, I just had to have my daughter give it a try.
Tags: $2.99
Flash of Genius: SAT Vocab
Michael E. | Feb 12, 2010 Education
User rating: (31 votes, average: 3.03 out of 5)
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As surely as fall gives way to winter and winter gives way to spring, spring gives way to standardized tests, whether placement or college entry. One of the biggest, most important standardized tests of all is the Scholastic Aptitude Test, or SAT, with its math, critical reading, and writing sections. I always felt that if math was a strength for you, the chances were fairly good that you could work your way from problem to a reasonable estimation of the correct solution. Or at least enough to where the odds of guessing the right answer were significantly higher.
The verbal section- as it was known back in my day- was a bit trickier, though. Especially analogies and vocabulary. Either you knew the meaning of the word or you didn’t and no amount of staring at it would change that painful fact. I remember studying vocabulary words as though my life depended on it because I was so terrified I was going to encounter a word I’d never seen or even heard of before. And in spite of all my studying, I did. Although it’s been a while since I took the GRE and even longer since I took the SAT, I wish I had Flash of Genius: SAT Vocab back then. Unfortunately, all I had was a few stacks of well-worn index cards.
Tags: $.99, SAT, study tool
Flipside – Digital Studying
Tony Mei | Feb 5, 2010 Education, Productivity
User rating: (27 votes, average: 3.07 out of 5)
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It’s a shock to see a flashcard app that’s actually useful.
Flipside – Digital Studying made a fantastic first impression. The app’s interface is slick. The controls and options are easy to find and use. It’s a breeze finding your way around. After locating the multitude different buttons and features, the process is intuitive and efficient. JBB Productions made a fantastic app that is easy on the eyes and easy to use.
Tags: $1.99, flashcard, Productivity, study, useful
Free Codes: Medical Terminology Aid
Michael (Admin) | Dec 4, 2009 Education, Free iPhone Promo Codes
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(2 votes, average: 4.50 out of 5)
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Brush up on your medical terminology so you can convince chicks you’re a doctor! Or use it for something not evil. Up to you.
iTunes Link : Medical Terminology Aid
On deck: RiskDice Shaker (Utilities)
Free Codes: Total Solar Eclipses
Michael (Admin) | Nov 7, 2009 Education, Free iPhone Promo Codes
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I hate when I miss a solar eclipse. I’m serious! They’re cool as long as you don’t look directly at them and go blind.
Total Solar Eclipses will tell you everything about every solar eclipse up to the year 2100.
iTunes Link – Total Solar Eclipses
On deck: Numbers to 1 (Games)
Free Codes: KidWords Spanish Learning Game
Michael (Admin) | Nov 3, 2009 Education, Free iPhone Promo Codes
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¡Teach the niños and niñas how to speak some Español!
iTunes Link – KidWords Spanish Learning Game
On deck: Instantaneous Memory Trainer (Education)
Free Codes: iMemento Flashcards
Michael (Admin) | Oct 30, 2009 Education, Free iPhone Promo Codes
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Create your own flashcards on your Mac or PC and then study them on your iPhone/iPod Touch. Doesn’t sound like the sexiest app out there, but it could be useful if there’s something you need to cram into your skull before test time!
iTunes Link – iMemento Flashcards
On deck: Camera Obscura (Entertainment)
Free Codes: Star Walk
Michael (Admin) | Oct 29, 2009 Education, Free iPhone Promo Codes
User rating: (9 votes, average: 4.11 out of 5)
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Star Walk is an ASTRONOMY guide… that’s astronomy as in planets and constellations, not horoscopes! :P
iTunes Link – Star Walk – 5 stars astronomy guide
On deck: Baby Monitor & Alarm (Lifestyle)
Free Codes: Time Smart
Michael (Admin) | Oct 12, 2009 Education, Free iPhone Promo Codes
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Ok, you don’t have to be pregnant for this one! But it does help if you have a kid around to use it on… Time Smart’s goal is to teach your young ‘un some concept of time with two clocks.
One shows the time now, and the other shows the target time when something will happen (playtime ends, time to go to bed, time to make the donuts, etc.). When the two clocks look the same, an alarm probably goes off. The App Store description doesn’t specifically say that this happens, but such a grand finale would certainly make sense.
POV: MonsterABC
Michael (Admin) | Sep 14, 2009 Education, POV
User rating: (4 votes, average: 3.25 out of 5)
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* “POV” (Point of View) is a new feature that we’re testing out *
MediaBrand’s rating: 8.0
IAR’s rating: 7.0
Women tend to run away screaming when I approach and that makes it hard for me to reproduce, so in order to test drive MonsterABC I recruited the help of Ella, a sassy little four-year-old whose parents I’ve known since my first day of college back in the stone ages.
MediaBrand‘s app is a colorful learning tool that provides alphabet practice for toddlers by providing a word and an illustration for each letter as well as each word’s spoken pronunciation, plus there’s a fill-in-the-blank section where the child picks the missing letter in words like “kite” and “umbrella”. The spoken parts sound like they’re voiced by a child (good move!) and the artwork is top-notch, so I think it’s fair to say that MonsterABC has a lot going for it. It’s simple, it’s glossy, and it was able to hold Ella’s attention for waaaay longer than I was predicting.
There is, however, one major part of MonsterABC that Ella’s parents weren’t at all crazy about…
Tags: $.99, good for kids
