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"Parents need to know that Mathmateer is an educational arithmetic and basic math game. Kids solve problems -- choosing from addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division -- to earn money to build rockets. Each operation includes questions at three difficulty levels, with more difficult problems earning kids more money. When they've earned enough money, kids can design and build their own rockets, which can then be launched into space on missions. Kids help guide the rocket on its trajectory by tilting the device. Missions cover such topics as odd and even numbers, money, shapes, telling time, fractions, and decimals. When the rocket reaches space, kids tap numbers or answers that fit the mission as quickly as possible before the rocket reenters the atmosphere and lands. Kids are awarded gold, silver, or bronze medals if they attain a certain score for the mission. Mathmateer allows multiple profiles, so up to five kids can design rockets and earn medals, as well as choose profile names and avatars. WHAT KIDS CAN LEARN SUBJECTS Math Science SKILLS Thinking & Reasoning Creativity See full learning rating details ENGAGEMENT Space theme saturates the whole game, making the arcade-style play really fun. The placement of math problems in space is awkward, though, and can be hard to see in the heat of beat-the-clock play. LEARNING APPROACH Although math isn't baked into the rocket part, it is a physics-learning experience. The math content is rich, covering all four operations, money, time, even and odd numbers, and shapes on six levels, from beginner to genius. SUPPORT Figuring out how to launch the rockets takes some trial and error since there are no instructions. Stats on the rocket's flight and on math problems answered correctly are reported but not tracked over time. USER REVIEWS See all user reviews (5) PARENTS SAY See 3 parent reviewsage 8+ Review this title! KIDS SAY See 2 kid reviewsage 9+ Review this title! WHAT'S IT ABOUT? IS IT ANY GOOD? QUALIT

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"One of the hardest things with using the iPad in the classroom is finding the time to go through all of the apps in the iTunes Store listed under the education banner. We have started to list some of the apps we've found under each of the Key Learning Areas."

"Classroom Mosaic™ is web-based app that provides an easy, efficient and secure way to perform teacher observations. Observation templates can be created to suit any school's needs" Useful for students observations as well?

"SlateMath is an iPad app that develops mathematical intuition and skills through playful interaction. The app's 38 activities prepare children for kindergarten and first grade math. "

"ake a mind-blowing 3D tour of the Universe with Professor Brian Cox as your guide. The official Wonders app by arrangement with the BBC."

"Read2Go is the most accessible e-book reader app for readers with print disabilities. Directly from within the Read2Go app, Bookshare members can find, download, and read books all on a single Apple device. No need to download books to computers, transfer files, or decompress files! Just download and READ!"

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"Bloom's Taxonomy apps to enhance thinking skills in creative new ways"

"With the Poetry Foundation's POETRY mobile app, you can now take hundreds of poems by classic and contemporary poets with you wherever you go."

"Proloquo2Go® is an award-winning symbol-supported communication app providing a voice to over 75,000 individuals around the world who are unable to speak. "

"One of the hardest things with using the iPad in the classroom is finding the time to go through all of the apps in the iTunes Store listed under the education banner. We have started to list some of the apps we've found under each of the Key Learning Areas."

View the Common Core State Standards in one convenient FREE app! A great reference for students, parents, and teachers to easily read and understand the core standards. Quickly find standards by subject, grade, and subject category (domain/cluster). This app includes Math standards K-12 and Language Arts standards K-12. Math

"About Science360 iPad The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Science360 for iPad provides easy access to engaging science and engineering images and video from around the globe and a news feed featuring breaking news from NSF-funded institutions. Content is either produced by NSF or gathered from scientists, colleges and universities, and NSF science and engineering centers. If you have questions or comments, or if you are an NSF-funded researcher and would like to have your images or video included in the app, contact science360app@nsf.gov."

"Everyday Social Skills The Everyday Social Skills application is designed to teach and reinforce basic social skills critical for independent living. For some, going on a shopping trip, using basic literacy skills, or understanding what to do when seeing a warning sign are very difficult tasks."

"The award-winning and revolutionary HMH is a highly interactive and engaging curriculum. HMH Fuse: Algebra 1 Common Core Edition, HMH Fuse: Geometry Common Core Edition, and HMH Fuse: Algebra 2 Common Core Edition enables every student with a personalized learning experience. Students and teachers use video tutorials, StepReveal-the award winning way we guide students through step-by-step examples-homework help, quizzes, tips, hints, and many other integrated features to teach, review, and assess all concepts. Other features include the ability for students to show their scratch pad work for individual questions on the assessments, student response system (clickers), and Graph It! examples permits students to explore the example conceptually. Students will benefit from an all-in-one app with built-in tools including Algebra Tiles, Linear Explorer, Quadratic Explorer, a graphing calculator, text and audio note-taking, scratchpad, and a student response system for instant learner feedback. As institutional users, teachers can access all assessment results in an online Teacher Resource Center and prescribe remediation or intervention as needed."

"Stephen Hawking's Snapshots of the Universe explains the principles that control our universe through simple and fun experiments. You'll learn why: planets stay in orbit around stars, black holes may not actually be black, time is not the same for everyone, objects fall at different speeds, stars are not always where we perceive them to be, and much more."