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Apps for Kids

Review: Remembory, an iPhone app for toddlers

December 16, 2009

As a former high school math teacher, and now professional developer for teachers, I knew that today’s learners – with access to constant information – were different. Today’s “digital learner*” is exposed to ongoing media, and the iPhone is the digital “butler” of games, infowhelm*, and 24/7 connectivity. The iPhone captures the attention not only [...]

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Review: Get your feet wet with “Pollywog” for the iPhone

December 14, 2009

From the first moment of playing Pollywog (which ,according to the Chaotic Box website, is a “fast paced 2D physics dodge’m/racer”), you’ll wonder how something so alarmingly cute could work its way into your brain to push you to play more frequently. The answer is elusive and unknown: just ask how Pac-Man could be such [...]

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Quick Look: Wallace and Gromit on the iPhone

November 19, 2009

My daughter and I are both fans of the Wallace and Gromit animated films, and we were excited to spot some new Wallace and Gromit comics in the App Store recently. There are four new Wallace and Gromit comic apps that have been released this month – and we recently had a look at [...]

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Review: Dolphin Experience for iPhone

November 12, 2009

Who doesn’t want to have their very own pet dolphins with which to play, feed, pet, and interact with on a daily basis?

I can tell you one person who absolutely does want that – my daughter Zoe. She’s six (and a half!) and thinks the Dolphin Experience app is Grrrrrrrrreat. Here’s a little slice [...]

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Review: The Three Little Pigs for iPhone

August 20, 2009

The Three Little Pigs is an animated story app for the iPhone, which presents the classic fairy tale with illustration, an audio narration, and some pop-up type effects.
My 6 year old daughter (Zoe) and I have been trying this one out, and this is another of our joint reviews.

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4 Free iPhone Apps for Kids

July 29, 2009

As the blog title suggests, here are 4 app picks for kids, currently available for free on the App Store.
1. ABC for me
Where was this app when I was teaching English to German-speaking kids here in Austria? ABC for me makes creating alphabet, number and other picture books and cards as easy as 1, [...]

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Review: Animals? for iPhone

July 1, 2009

It’s a good feeling when you find a cool new iPhone app, and it can also be pretty lousy when you find an app you had high hopes for that turns out to be quite crappy. My daughter now has her own iPhone (my old V1 with phone service turned off) and is getting [...]

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Apps We Like: Review of “Twenty Four” for iPhone

June 12, 2009

Today, we take a look at Twenty Four, a new brain-challenging game from RoundSky Lab.

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Review: The Story of the Three Little Pigs (Text Synchronized Audio Book) for iPhone

May 15, 2009

This is going to be quite a short review, because this app is hugely disappointing – to put it in a Three Little Pigs sort of context, it is a straw house for sure, no bricks at all …

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Review: SmackTalk for iPhone – Kids Will LOVE This (and so should grown-ups)

April 24, 2009

This is all the app does – mimics everything you say in a speeded-up, high-pitched squeaky voice. But it does it so, so well. I thought the app sounded promising when I saw Andru’s post, but it has way exceeded my hopes and expectations.

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Review: The Little Red Hen (narrated storybook) on iPhone

March 2, 2009

This is a great iPhone app – a real winner if you have young kids who are getting into reading, or who are already fond of reading stories and having them read to them.

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