Posts Tagged ‘ iPad ’

Take a Seat in the Oval Office

November 1, 2012

Do your students know which president the Teddy Bear is named after? Or which president got stuck in a White House bathtub? Students can learn everything they ever wanted to know about the American presidency with Disney Publishing’s new iPad app—Disney American Presidents: Unofficial Oval Office Scrapbook. Developed by the Disney Learning team together with a producer from The Daily Show and Colbert Report, the app features more than two hours of hilarious—and historically accurate—presidential profiles for each of the 44 US presidents—from George Washington to Barack Obama. Each president receives his own spread, with interactive elements linked to key decisions, notable characteristics and historical…

Encourage Critical Thinking and Questioning

November 1, 2012

Through engaging interactions and gameplay geared toward learning, Ansel & Clair’s Adventures in Africa (for children aged 4 to 10) is designed to leverage the multisensory experience of the iPad. The original characters—Ansel, a friendly intergalactic travel photographer from the planet Virtoos, and Clair, a brilliant Virtoosian robot—explore three interactive locales: Nile Valley, Sahara Desert and Serengeti Plains. The app encourages children to think and inquire through Ansel’s critical questioning. It is available for $4.99 in the iTunes App Store. Click Here to Visit iTunes App Store This information is provided as a courtesy for BISD teachers and inclusion here does not…

Track a Typhoon—in Real Time

November 1, 2012

The Living Earth – Clock & Weather app for the iPad and iPhone includes a live 3-D simulation of our planet at our current moment in time, with global weather forecasts and world clock for millions of cities around the world. Students can observe the changing seasons throughout the year and view snow and ice coverage as well as other seasonal changes on our globe. They can view live global cloud patterns and explore and experience amazing weather dynamics with real-time 3-D weather maps of temperature, humidity and wind velocity, along with typhoon and hurricane tracking. The app is available in the iTunes App Store at…

Build Intricate, Working Contraptions

October 17, 2012

In an effort to make physics palatable, the Monster Physics app lets students aged 10 and up build their own virtual machines, from cars to rocket ships, using parts including wheels, wings, propellers, magnets, rockets and claws. Students learn physics by building and refining their inventions and completing missions. The app costs 99 cents for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Click Here to Visit iTunes App Store This information is provided as a courtesy for BISD teachers and inclusion here does not indicate an endorsement by the district. It is important to thoroughly evaluate a website before using it with students. For help with…

Collaborate and Share Creative Ideas

October 17, 2012

iBrainstorm, a free brainstorming app for the iPad and the iPhone, allows users to record brainstorming sessions using a combination of free-hand drawings and sticky notes. Users can share and collaborate with up to four other users. Sharing notes and drawings between users in a local setting is a simple matter of “flicking” an item to another user. Click Here for More Information Click Here to Visit iTunes App Store This information is provided as a courtesy for BISD teachers and inclusion here does not indicate an endorsement by the district. It is important to thoroughly evaluate a website before using it with students. For help…

Avoid Sneaky “Free” App Fees

January 23, 2012

8 Ways to Avoid Sneaky “Free” App Fees Many kids — and their parents — have found out the hard way that what looks like a free app can cost $1, $5, or even $100 (in a single transaction!). Here are a few tips to help you avoid the hidden costs of “free” apps.

iSeuss

April 15, 2011

The beloved classic Dr. Seuss’s ABC is now available as an omBook for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch from Oceanhouse Media. New features only available in this omBook include professional narration, background audio and enlarged artwork for each scene. To promote reading in young children, individual words are highlighted as the story is read, and words zoom up when pictures are touched. The app is based on the complete, original Dr. Seuss’s ABC book, not the shorter ABC board book. Listen to a sample and check out the other Dr. Seuss apps, including the free apps for Green Eggs and Ham and The Cat in the Hat. Click Here to Download Free Apps…

Carry MoMA in Your Pocket

January 28, 2011

MoMA.org on the Go is a mobile version of the New York Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Web site, optimized for iPhones/iPod Touches and Android. Download and use the free app to find out about current exhibitions, plan a visit, browse or search tens of thousands of works in the MoMA collection, take multimedia tours and more. Click Here to Visit Web Site This information is provided as a courtesy for BISD teachers and inclusion here does not indicate an endorsement by the district. It is important to thoroughly evaluate a website before using it with students. For help with this please contact the Learning Technologies…