All Entries in the "Education" Category

Find the Letters HD, new Special Ed iPad app to help kids

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Jan 02, 2012 | 0

EdNinja team has just released their new app for iPad, Find the Letters HD. The app is especially designed to help kids improve reading skills, attention disorder and other related visual perception illnesses; put together by developers, graphic designers and special-ed teachers.

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Kumon Uppercase ABC’s App Teaches Children to Trace & Recognize Letters

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Dec 07, 2011 | 0

Building upon an educational tradition that extends back 50 years, Kumon Publishing North America, Inc. today launches its first app for iPad, Kumon Uppercase ABC’s. This app features an innovative and interactive approach to helping children learn to write uppercase letters and recognize the sound of each letter. Created by Kumon, the world’s largest supplemental learning provider, the app includes both a Letter Tracing Activity and Letter Sounds Activity to help children master the alphabet.

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PBS KIDS Launches Free Universal Video App

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Dec 06, 2011 | 0

If you’ve ever been on a long road trip or endless flight with a child, you know that loading your smartphone or tablet with apps for the kids is one of the best ways to survive travel.

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Float Turns the iPad Into a Collaborative Web Browsing Tool with Launch of RabbleBrowser 2.0

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Nov 08, 2011 | 0

Float Mobile Learning announced today the release of RabbleBrowser™ 2.0, a collaborative Web browsing tool for the Apple iPad.

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Free iPhone and iPad Apps (August 30): MadMaks, Pirates 3D Cannon Master and more!

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Aug 30, 2011 | 0

There are a few iPhone and iPad apps available as free downloads today (August 30). Take full advantage of this generous offer while they’re free!

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New version of Star Walk astronomy guide for iOS released

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Jul 15, 2011 | 0

New Star Walk 5.3 has just become available on the AppStore. The main feature on the update is an extensive database of currently functioning artificial Earth satellites (all 8000 of them!) with their exact positions over the ground. Hope, you’ ll be interested in viewing and posting the news. Please, find the details in the press release below:

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McGraw-Hill Offers Free Everyday Math Apps

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Jun 27, 2011 | 0

This week’s International Society for Technology in Education conference, McGraw-Hill Education is lowering the price on its Everyday Math apps to give teachers and parents the opportunity to download them and offer feedback.

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Dictionary.com Announces Launch of Mobile Flashcards

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Jun 15, 2011 | 0

With summer already in full force, keeping kids engaged in education can be a daunting task for parents. Most kids would rather play than study during their time off, so to keep these kids involved in learning we think your readers would be interested in hearing about how Dictionary.com has launched their new Mobile Flashcards. By blending the online with the mobile experience, students can turn their mobile devices into fun, personalized learning tools and stay engaged in their education this summer. The press release appears below:

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Free iPhone and iPad Apps (May 6) – My Brute, Destination: Treasure Island HD and more!

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | May 06, 2011 | 1

There are a few iPhone and iPad apps available as free downloads today (May 6). Take full advantage of this generous offer while they’re free!

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Free Digital Publishing Comes to the iPad via iBuildApp.com

Posted by Mike Lata | May 02, 2011 | 0

Do you want to create and publish your own eMagazine, eBook, or other forms of digital content without having to deal with the hassle of publishing rights or additional overhead costs? Are you a business that wants to publish work in digital format and make it available on the iDevices? If the answer is yes to any of the above, go to iBuildapp.com and check out some of the tools the Web-based service has to offer.

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McGraw-Hill Offers Free Math Apps for iPhone and iPad from April 13-17

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Apr 14, 2011 | 0

UPDATE: This deal has expired 1 day early. During this week’s National Council of Teachers of Mathematics conference, McGraw-Hill Education is lowering the price on its Everyday Math apps to give teachers and parents the opportunity to download them and offer feedback. The Everyday Math apps offer K-6 students a quick and easy way to practice and reinforce different concepts in mathematics. The apps, which are available for the iPad, iPhone and iPod, will be free from April 13-17.

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Selectsoft Announces Play & Learn Spanish App for iPhone and iPad

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Apr 12, 2011 | 1

Selectsoft, a leading developer of family-friendly games, has released Play & Learn Spanish for the iPhone! Play & Learn Spanish is a fast, fun, and friendly way to play games and learn a new language. Match the pictures to the words you hear, and see how high you can score as you explore settings such as the supermarket, restaurants, and city streets. Over 700 words and phrases with entertaining visuals help you learn quickly and speak with confidence!

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Distant Suns 2 – Free Today Only, the 50th Anniversary of Man’s First Flight Into Space

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Apr 12, 2011 | 0

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of man’s first flight into space, on April 12, 1961, Mike Smithwick is releasing Distant Suns 2 free for the day (normally $5.99), and Distant Suns 3 (the Universal version) at half-price (normally $9.99).

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Star Walk Brings Augmented Reality to Stargazing with iPad 2

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Apr 08, 2011 | 0

Vito Technology – the Apple Design Awards 2010 winner – dedicates a new version of astronomy guide Star Walk to the 50th anniversary of the first human spaceflight. Augmented Reality is now available for iPad 2 and lets you just point-and-display the sky in real time to explore the wonders of stargazing. Version 5.2 also features a calendar of celestial events, true-to-life sky view, extended search mode, and more. The release of this version is accompanied by a short time price drop.

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