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ShowMe Stories Helps Keep ‘em Quiet
Price: $0.99 Score: 7/10 By Daniel Bischoff ShowMe Stories, from developer SID On, is an app with great value for anyone with young kids. Basically, ShowMe Stories is a collection of visuals that the user reveals by swiping his or her finger over the screen. The images, controls, and content are all perfect for the little [...]
Continue reading...Learn Quick French Phrases With TripSpeak
6. March 2010
Price: $3.99 Score: 9/10 By Michelle Schusterman There are all kinds of language learning apps, from the simple, focused ones to the more broad and comprehensive programs. If you’re looking for a quality app to help introduce a few basic French phrases and decent amount of vocabulary for a trip, this is one to try. TripSpeak French [...]
Continue reading...Cram in the Investment Terms with Finance Study Guide
1. March 2010
Price: $2.99 Score: 9/10 By Michelle Schusterman This app is just like its name – straight to the point. Finance Study Guide, designed by Good Mark’s Study Guides, is aimed at students and business professionals who want a quick resource for basic financial information. I say “basic”, but take that with a grain of salt. I’m no financial [...]
Continue reading...Learn Alphabet Sounds With MyIphonics: Part Two
24. February 2010
Price: Free Score: 7/10 By Michelle Schusterman MyIphonics II, developed by MyiPhonics, Inc., is the next in line in the MyIphonics series of apps to teach children basic phonics. In a previous review of MyIphonics I, I mentioned my support for using technology like this to teach children. My opinion of the design of this app [...]
Continue reading...Learn Alphabet Sounds With MyIphonics: Part One
23. February 2010
Price: Free Score: 8/10 By Michelle Schusterman I’m a big fan of technology in the classroom for students of any age, and it’s obviously something many app developers have already tapped into. The iPhone is a very intuitive device, and kids enjoy using it, so why not give them something educational to do rather than [...]
Continue reading...Learn Beginner’s Spanish on Your iPhone With Maria’s Spanish Class
14. February 2010
Price: $6.99 Score: 9/10 By Michelle Schusterman Those interested in learning a new language outside of school have a lot of options. There’s CDs to pop in the car – great for listening, not so great for reading. There’s always books, which have the opposite problem. And there’s tons of great, interactive computer programs, most of [...]
Continue reading...Color Me Colors Inside the Lines
10. February 2010
Price: $0.99 Score: 8/10 By Steve Beaudry It’s difficult to judge the quality of an app that’s clearly designed for small children. For one thing, kids care little about the complex, graphics-heavy games that we love as adults. Their tastes are much simpler. The simple act of touching an area to fill it with color can [...]
Continue reading...iStart Japanese – Learn Japanese with the Mirai Language System
3. January 2010
Price: $3.99 Score: 9/10 By Shaun Campbell Learning a new language can be hard, especially one that uses non-English characters, but iStart Japanese from Mirai LLP shows that learning Japanese can be both an enjoyable and rewarding experience. With a pace and style aimed at beginners, iStart Japanese is a great way to improve your Japanese [...]
Continue reading...Basic Math Made Easy with Flashcard Champion
26. December 2009
Price: $0.99 Score: 10/10 By Anna Papachristos For adults, the days of simple math have come and gone. Now math is a complicated nuisance used while balancing the checkbook or paying the bills. But for children, basic addition and subtraction can be just as confusing as figuring out why there is $20 you just can’t account [...]
Continue reading...Atomium SE: Science Essentials In Your Pocket
20. December 2009
Price: $0.99 Score: 10/10 By Sarah Parker Students of physical sciences: if you need a pocket guide with a periodic table of elements and a detailed list of scientific constants then Atomium SE: Periodic Table was made for you. Developed by Henri Hansen with science students in mind, Atomium SE (Student Edition) is filled with all [...]
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11. March 2010
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