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Janet Cerni

Top 10 Apps of 2011 | Touch and Go - 3 views

  • blog “Touch and Go” last June. Since then, we’ve reviewed more than 80 titles.
  • the selections will amuse, entertain, educate, or challenge kids—even after repeated viewings
  • limited my choices to the apps reviewed in this column over a four-month period.
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  • , Touch Press is unquestionably the front-runner among app producers. The London-based company has set out to “forever transform the act of reading,
  • Gems and Jewels, which highlights holdings from Chicago’s Field Museum
  • The Waste Land, which includes a stunning reading of T. S. Eliot’s iconic poem by Irish actress Fiona Sha
  • The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (Moonbot Studios).
  • Beware Madame La Guillotine (Time Traveler Tours, LLC), an audio tour of Paris that stops at the French Revolution’s most significant sites
  • Jack Kerouac’s On the Road at an impressionable age. The app (Penguin/1KStudios) offers the complete text of the seminal work supported by a rich variety of print resources, video and audio recordings, and visuals culled from Viking’s archives and the Kerouac estate.
  • Spot the Dot (Ruckus Mobile Media/Unicorn Labs) embodies the medium’s potential to create entertaining educational materials for all children, including those with special needs.
  • . Al Gore’s Our Choice (Rodale), which targets the climate crisis, was first published in 2009, and this app (Push Pop Press/Melcher Media) updates the book
  • video introduction by the author sets the agenda, while a cogent text, video clips, fluid interactive graphics, and spectacular photos address our world’s most pressing environmental issues
  • Nosy Crow’s Cinderella: A 3-D Fairy Tale puts a fresh, modern spin on the classic slipper story. The app features animated scenes and reader-controlled text speed. And if it’s interactivity you’re looking for, this one can’t be beat.
  • Edward Bell’s Journey to the Exoplanets (Farrar/Scientific American) explores the little-known planets beyond our solar system. The app offers many cool options, including a regularly updated “Exoplanet Feed,” animated explanations of key concepts, and gyroscopic views of these far-flung orbs
diane darrow

Toontastic - App Review - 3 views

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    Common sense app review rubric, great topic areas and graphics
diane darrow

applesforkids.org « Digital tools, real people. - 4 views

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    Victoris again! Incredible site. Webs reviews, challenge based learning, events, mobile learning, teachers as leader, APP review
diane darrow

iPad News, Reviews, Apps, Accessories, and Tips | PadGadget - 2 views

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    app reviews
diane darrow

The Must-Have App Review Rubric | Edudemic - 2 views

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    edudemic app rubric. download free rucbric. great model
diane darrow

Handy Educational Apps for iPad Part 1 - 3 views

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    News on all tablets. Great reviews
diane darrow

iPads at Burley - 0 views

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    Burley Chicago school shares their work with iPads and 1st and 2nd graders. App reviews, lesson ideas, podcasts,links to class websites. This is a great example of way to communicate iPad program
diane darrow

eMobilize ~ Project Overview - 4 views

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    Contains APP review rubric. Discusses logisitics, management, use and care as well as standards and curriculum
diane darrow

My iPad Creativity Suite - The Constructivist Toolkit - 3 views

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    Constructivist Kit, apps to develop creativity. suggests and reviews apps
diane darrow

iTouch iLearn - 2 views

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    App review
diane darrow

Creative Learning App Reviews | Launchpad Toys - 3 views

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    Andy's sta rubric
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    great graphics for a friendly rubric, from Andy
diane darrow

iPads in Education - Implementation Stories and Lessons Learned (continued) | Emerging ... - 0 views

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    Last week we started looking at rollouts of iPads in schools by searching out, reading, and summarizing findings in articles discussing these types of programs. This week we continue our examination of this topic by sharing take-aways from this excellent article in the March/April 2011 Educause Review.
diane darrow

Kirkus Reviews - iPad Apps | Kirkus Book Reviews - 1 views

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    Top ten iPad book apps
diane darrow

iPad Helps Little Girl See More Clearly, Improve Reading And Study Skills -- AppAdvice - 0 views

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    App site with review, lists, guides, charts
diane darrow

Back to School: 40 Best Science iPad Apps for Students - Fun Educational Apps: Best App... - 1 views

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    science apps for middle school?
diane darrow

Math & Science Apps - Google Docs - 0 views

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    App recommendations for Math and Scvience
diane darrow

Ages 9-12 | Best Kids Apps - 0 views

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    Apps for kids. Search by age educational, free, games, creative, and books
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