Friday, March 27, 2015

Appy Friday 3/27/15

Appy Friday!
I hope everyone who had spring break last week had a good one! It just reminds me how close we are to state testing and then the end of year crunch.

It looks like another good week for math apps. And speaking of math apps, I wanted to let you know that the developer for this amazing math app called ModMath (free) is doing a kickstarter campaign to raise funds to upgrade the app to meet more student needs. If you can either donate and/or post it on your social media sites to spread the word, that would be awesome! 


Mod Math Kickstarter

Happy downloading!
Betsy



Reviews
Early Childhood






The Monsters Family by iMagine Machine LTD
normally $0.99
https://appsto.re/us/ug0BC.i
There are four members of this monster family, when you click on one it asks you different pre-k questions like touch all the things that are brown, matching shapes, etc. If you get a bunch correct, you can pick a prize to put on the shelf. It's cute, but not customizable. So I would only download this app while it's free. For early childhood OTs, the app works on visual discrimination and finger isolation.

Elementary






Kid Awesome 1st Grade Math Premium – Master a Whole Year of Math Skills! by Kid Awesome
normally $9.99
https://appsto.re/us/pNcA1.i
This is part subway surfers and part math game. This means that your math skills are just as important as your fine motor and visual perceptual skills. So if you are working on fine motor, make sure that the math problems are easy for the student and vice versa for teacher. I didn't like a couple of things. I wish that it didn't have the grade level so prominent on the app title because I really could see this being a motivating way for older students who are not on grade level. Also, the background music and voice overs were extremely annoying and I couldn't find an easy way to turn it off.

Middle/High school
There was not a middle/high school app that I got really interested in this week. So better luck next week!


EARLY CHILDHOOD
ABC Writing full by Firebee Digital Co., Ltd.
normally $1.99
https://appsto.re/us/Wi7X2.

MarcoPolo Ocean by MarcoPolo Learning, Inc.
normally $1.99
https://appsto.re/us/aF6GV.i

FINE MOTOR/VISUAL PERCEPTUAL
Escape With Me by Baranasic Damian
normally $0.99
https://appsto.re/us/xTsIE.i

ColorKey - Custom Keyboard Colors for iOS 8 by SixAxis LLC
normally $0.99
https://appsto.re/us/j2Zj3.i

Mystery of the Ancients: Curse of the Black Water HD - A Hidden Object Adventure (Full) by Big Fish Games, Inc
https://appsto.re/us/I71W0.i

ELECTRONIC STORYBOOKS
My Story - Storybook and Ebook Maker for Kids by Teachers by HiDef Web Solutions
normally $4.99
https://appsto.re/us/W3RXA.i

Effie's Adventure In The Wayback Kingdom by Nikolaos Lefas
normally $0.99
https://appsto.re/us/q0G64.i

Big Bee Goes Shopping by Angus Lee
normally $0.99
https://appsto.re/us/vdwMJ.i

Big Bee Goes To Sea by Angus Lee
normally $0.99
https://appsto.re/us/yqUyK.i

Lochfoot by William Matthews
normally $1.99
https://appsto.re/us/5y37U.i


NOTE-TAKING
ThinkWriter by kazuhiko takahashi
normally $1.99
https://appsto.re/us/OXJHL.i

RuledNote by kazuhiko takahashi
normally $1.99
https://appsto.re/us/G4TCR.i

MATH
Wee Kids Math by Ebooks&kids
normally $1.99
https://appsto.re/us/yuHdM.i

Division Flashcard Match Games for Kids in 2nd, 3rd and 4th Grade by Eggroll Games LLC
normally $2.99
https://appsto.re/us/WAUr5.i

Math Practice Flashcards for kids by Hiren Patel
normally $0.99
https://appsto.re/us/mlFg4.i

3D Protractor by Hongkun Song
normally $3.99
https://appsto.re/us/L0AEJ.i

Sling Calculator by The Crosby Group
normally $24.99
https://appsto.re/us/oA3gC.i

Whole by Noam Davidovics
normally $0.99
https://appsto.re/us/LoP0Z.i

MathStudio by Pomegranate Apps
normally $0.99
https://appsto.re/us/ZrhlA.i

Play Math by AKAON
normally $0.99
https://appsto.re/us/NDgTx.i


SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIESIsopod: The Roly Poly Science Game by Xylem and Phloem LLC
normally $2.99
https://appsto.re/us/tlxFG.i


SkySafari 4 by Simulation Curriculum Corp.
normally $2.99
https://appsto.re/us/mnOTT.i


Human Body Buddy by Feraco media Inc.
normally $1.99
https://appsto.re/us/bfpSE.i


DINOSAURS iPad: American Museum of Natural History Collections by American Museum of Natural History
normally $2.99

https://appsto.re/us/sFfyy.i

GeoDaily - Daily Geography Facts by Georg Rauscher
normally $0.99 (it's technically an iPhone app, so it will be zoomed on your iPad)
https://appsto.re/us/jKowV.i


TASK RELATED & TEACHER TOOLS
QR Scanner Pro - Scan, Decode & Create Qr Code by Touch 4 Feel
normally $4.99
https://appsto.re/us/_tp1G.i


iReminder - Mastermind Edition by TechBase LLC
normally $1.99
https://appsto.re/us/qeeM1.i


Word Alarm by AKAON
normally $0.99
https://appsto.re/us/F9eFy.i

Friday, March 6, 2015

Appy Friday 3/6/15


There are lot of interactive storybooks this week, but I was drawn to the math apps for some reason. This week I found some fun math apps for all age levels!
Appy Friday!
Betsy


Picks!
Early Childhood


Kids Numbers 1 to 10 by Joaquin Llaneza Cabero
Normally $1.99
Errorless introduction of numbers using puzzles. So the number one has 1 puzzle piece, number two has 2 pieces and so on. Occupational Therapists can work on finger isolation and drag and drop skills.

Elementary


Monster Math - Help Your Kids Mental Mathematic Skills - Fun School Games by Makkajai Edu Tech Private Limited(2-5th grade)
Normally $2.99
One of the descriptions I read about this math game is that it was like the 1980's video game Qbert. I didn't play that game so I couldn't tell you if that's an accurate description. In any case, you are given a sum to look for and a bunch of little candies with math problems on them. You tap the candy that your guy has to jump to to make the sum. You can play solo, multi-player (through game center) or split screen. Occupational therapists can work on visual discrimination and scanning, but make sure your student is confident in their math skills, you don't want to work on too many things at one time. I actually started up a split screen game with my husband who was sitting on the couch next to me. It was actually fun! Makes me wish you could connect it to a smart board though, it would would take it to a whole another level.

Middle-High school

Middle School Math Planet - Fun math game curriculum for kids by Playpower Labs 
Normally $9.99
This game didn't launch at first. It turns out my storage space was low, so I had to delete this app (and several others) and re-down load it. The concepts in the app doesn't seem like middle school but 3rd-5th grade. It includes number sense, place value, math facts, fractions, decimals, mixed numbers, measurement and geometry. However, the interface and graphics are appropriate middle school. This is a good thing because many of the math apps for basic math skills are very young looking and not engaging for my older students who are not on grade level. 

Also free today:
EARLY CHILDHOOD
GazziliMath by GazziliWorld LLC
Normally $1.99

Squirrel Letters Numbers and Shapes by chuck jerian
Normally $0.99

Monki Hide & Seek - Language Learning for Kids and Toddlers by Monkimun SL
Normally $2.99


VISUAL PERCEPTUAL
The Magician's Handbook: Cursed Valley HD (Full) by G5 Entertainment
Normally $4.99


INTERACTIVE STORYBOOKS
EmoteA Tales Jack and the Beanstalk by David Cooney (ages 6-8)
Normally $1.99

The Children of Lir by Celtana
Normally $2.99

The Salmon of Knowledge by Celtana
Normally $2.99

Bedtime Defenders Interactive Storybook HD by Brytag Creative
Normally $1.99

The Legend of Momotaro by Ghost Hand Games, LLC
Normally $5.99

Lazy Bird by Lazy Bird, Inc.
Normally $2.99

Starlinos-Kid's Book HD by Xsquad communications Inc
Normally $0.99

Wizard of Oz Audio Collection by As Written Productions
Normally $7.99

Feed-’Em Fred (The Chef of Dread) interactive storybook (for iPad) by Digital Leaf
Normally $0.99

Shakespeare Audio Library (was MP3 Shakespeare) by As Written Productions
Normally $7.99

Purple Turtle: Save the Trees by Gazoob
Normally $0.99

Slibby The Snail Adventures HD by CoolAsh Studio
Normally $1.99


SPEECH
My Talking Pet by WOBA Media
Normally $1.99


LANGUAGE ARTS
Lazy Bird by Lazy Bird, Inc. (ages 5-15)
Normally $2.99

Squirrel Rhyming Words by chuck jerian (ages 6-8)
Normally $1.99

Squirrel Sight Words by chuck jerian
Normally $0.99

What's My Reading Age? by Nessy Learning Limited
Normally $1.99

Writers App BASIC by Thomas Sillmann
Normally $0.99


MATH
Flip4Gold by Magnitude Educational Inc (3-5th grade)
Normally $1.99

4 Dice a Fractions Game by Justin Holladay
Normally $1.99

Calculator Sharp+ by ujweng
Normally $0.99

Calculator Voice by ji li
Normally $0.99


SOCIAL STUDIES
TIMEMAPS World War 2 – Interactive History Maps, Battles and Key Characters by EMSE EDAPP, S.L.
Normally $2.99


TEACHER TOOL
The Common Core Navigator for Mathematics by Christina Foran
Normally $2.99

BullyProof Your Child For Life by Dr. Joel Haber: A bully prevention program for parents, teachers, counselors and kids from Hero Notes by Mind Cures
Normally $4.99

Randomly - Random Student Selector by Mario Guzman
Normally $0.99


TASK RELATED
Pickle - Smart Clipper (WEB IMAGE, GIF & SCREENSHOT) for iPad by ThirtyFive Inc.
Normally $1.99

Easy Annotate - Dual PDF Editor by Make me Blue
Normally $4.99

JustSend - Email without the Inbox by Aaron Steinberg
Normally $0.99

Eureka: Quick Memo & To-Do List by JUNG EUI HYUNG
Normally $0.99

MyShelf HD - Note & Image Manager. Organize in color. by encomit UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)
Normally $1.99

StudyCards. by Jeff Markwick
Normally $0.99


MISC
Spanish Sentence Builder by Emmy Chen
Normally $5.99


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