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
