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Appolicious debuts appoLearning to help parents find great educational iPad apps for their kids

Appolicious today unveiled appoLearning, which helps parents, teachers and students discover and learn more about the best educational apps available for the iPad. At launch, the site curates the five best apps for nearly 100 different subjects across four distinct age groups including: Early Child ... Full Article »

April 15, 2013 9:00am

TED and other pioneers in mobile app education

If you’re reading this, you probably already know about TED Talks. For the unversed, the acronym stands for Technology Entertainment Design and refers to lectures given through the TED conference, which bills itself as devoted to “Ideas Worth Spreading.” The talks, presented by just about anyo ... Full Article »

February 11, 2013 4:00pm

Prep for an advanced degree with these iPhone apps

Perhaps you are looking to gain additional skills or beef up a resume. Maybe you are pursuing a bigger paycheck, or a new career entirely. Whatever your reason for enrolling in graduate school it means a big investment of time and money, and you want to make sure you do it right. Research is key. W ... Full Article »

January 23, 2013 3:00pm

Guest Post: One Educator's approach to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

In times of stricter policies related to children’s online interactions, how a Pre-K teacher is creating new app services through Juddly, which was designed to protect children’s privacy while empowering them to share with family online. Based in the model of parent/teacher conferences, upcomin ... Full Article »

January 22, 2013 11:00am

Developing Minds Want to Know: Q&A with Dana Morgan of The Melody Book

Dana Morgan is the CEO and Co-Founder of The Melody Book, a company that develops musical and educational applications, including A Jazzy Day and Jazzy ABC, for iOS. Their wonderful apps have been showcased in Apple’s “New and Noteworthy” section, plus they have received a Children’s Technol ... Full Article »

January 19, 2013 12:00pm

Take a MoMA Family Program home with MoMA Art Lab for iPad

I’m a big proponent of visiting museums and doing hands-on crafts with children, but once in a while a creative app comes along for the iPad that is so good, it makes me feel more than OK about screen time. MoMA Art Lab, by the Museum of Modern Art in New York, is one such app. True, it won’t re ... Full Article »

January 14, 2013 11:00am

Appealing Apps for Educators: Flipping iPad from Consumption to Creation Station

Creativity in the classroom is more abundant than ever as teachers and students are using iPads in amazing ways. Whether it is the process that engages your students or the finished product that is evidence of their creativity, the purposeful utilization of iPads can "Flip" your iPads from consumpti ... Full Article »

January 9, 2013 4:00pm

Alien Assignment iPhone app sends kids searching

It would have been a surprise if a game released by the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media had been anything less than stellar. Alien Assignment lives up to the expectation. In the simple storyline the Gloop family's spaceship has a mishap with a wayward satellite and crashe ... Full Article »

January 6, 2013 11:30pm

Five iOS apps to help graduate students stay organized

Going to graduate school, especially going back to school as an adult, can be a very daunting task. But continuing your education could be just the tactic you need to stand out from the competition in today’s job market. Don’t let fear stand in your way. Simply use your iPhone to help you get or ... Full Article »

January 1, 2013 10:00am

Decimals: Addition iPad app mostly adds up

Flashcards are so last-century. Decimals: Addition is a new game for the iPad that helps kids learn to add decimals via fun, space-themed activities. It’s certainly more fun than a calculator. Open the game and create a profile (the game allows for more than one, so more than one user can get in ... Full Article »

December 19, 2012 12:30pm


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