iTunes Store: Top Paid Applications in Education

Star Walk - 5 Stars Astronomy Guide - Vito Technology Inc.

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:15:14 PST

Star Walk - 5 Stars Astronomy Guide
Vito Technology Inc.
Genre: Education
Price: $2.99
Release Date: November 05, 2008

***Winner of Apple Design Award 2010 for the iPad version! Featured by Apple - Best Apps of 2009, Best Apps of 2010, and in iPad TV commercials!***

WHAT IT DOES:

Star Walk enables you to point your iPhone at the sky and see what stars, constellations, and satellites you are looking at in real-time. Please note, you will need a 3GS/4/4th gen iPod Touch for motion tracking, otherwise this app will be just a beautiful info-packed time-sensitive interactive star atlas that allows you to set your location manually to give you the most accurate picture.

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WHAT EXPERTS SAY:

"When someone new asks to see what an iPhone can do, all of us have a list of apps prepared to wow them. Star Walk is a gorgeous, dynamic application that will tease your eyes skyward on clear, starry nights". - Billy Miller, 148apps.com

''This is the best stargazing iPhone application I have come across.'' Matt Sawyers, The iPhone Blog

''Star Walk is probably the prettiest of the astronomy guides available for the iPhone and iPod touch.'' TUAW

"I’ve been playing with Star Walk for a couple weeks now and it’s definitely become a favorite app to use for stargazing as well as to show off some of my iPhone’s capabilities to friends and curious strangers." Cultofmac

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MAIN FEATURES:

- Augmented Reality for iPhone 4 and 4th gen iPod Touch
- Star Spotter - real time motion tracking tells you what stars are above you in the sky;
- Satellites Tracking - never miss ISS flying over your head again;
- Time Machine - see what the sky looks like at any moment in the past or future;
- Calendar of Celestial Events: plan stargazing without leaving your favorite app.
- Picture of the Day - stunning pictures from deep space;
- Night Mode - preserve your dark vision to see more stars;
- Search - wondering where Jupiter is right now? Arrow will guide you to it;
- Big Screen - connect a second display to view the sky on a big screen.
+ AirPrint, Moon Phases, Info, View from any location, TelRad, Sharing, Bookmarks, and more!

*No internet connection required*

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ATTENTION:

- Red badge alerts: Picture of the Day Push Notifications can be disabled in iPhone/iPod Settings=>Notification=>Star Walk=>Off.
- Please, mind that Star Spotter feature that shows you the stars and constellations you point your phone towards requires digital compass or gyroscope hardware which are built in iPhone 3GS/4/4th gen iPod Touch only.
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Vito Technology is a member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families.
Recommended Ages: all
Categories: Environment, Science

Join Star Walk Month of Astronomy to win free stuff and learn more about the Universe. Go to the developers website to find out how.
© 2008-2011 Vito Technology Inc.

Stack the States - Dan Russell-Pinson

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:15:14 PST

Stack the States
Dan Russell-Pinson
Genre: Education
Price: $0.99
Release Date: September 13, 2010

★ Voted Best Kids App for iPad! - 2010 Best App Ever Awards
★ Voted Best Educational Game App - iEAR.org
★ "If you have children who are elementary school aged this is a fantastic educational app that’s also a hoot." - The iPhone Mom.com
★ "Stack the States is a must have." - The iKids Blog

Stack the States makes learning about the 50 states fun! Watch the states actually come to life in this colorful and dynamic game!

As you learn state capitals, shapes, geographic locations and more, you can actually touch, move and drop the animated states anywhere on the screen. Carefully build a stack of states that reaches the checkered line to win each level.

You earn a random state for every successfully completed level. All of your states appear on your own personalized map of the United States. Try to collect all 50! As you earn more states, you begin to unlock the three free bonus games: Pile Up, Puzzler and Capital Drop. Four games in one!

HAVE FUN LEARNING ALL ABOUT THE 50 STATES:
▸ Capitals
▸ State shapes
▸ Abbreviations
▸ Bordering states
▸ Location on the map
▸ Nicknames
...and more!

FEATURES:
▸ Hundreds of unique questions
▸ Interactive map and 50 state flash cards
▸ Choose any of the 50 friendly-looking states as your avatar
▸ Create up to six player profiles
▸ Collect all 50 states and track your progress on a personalized map
▸ Earn FREE bonus games: Pile Up, Puzzler and Capital Drop
▸ High resolution pictures of famous US landmarks
▸ All games are powered by a realistic physics engine
▸ Fun sound effects and music
▸ iPhone 4 Retina Display support
▸ Works on both iPhone and iPad - a universal app

FOUR GAMES IN ONE:

STACK THE STATES: Build tall piles with states and try to reach the checkered line.

PILE UP: The states are piling up! Tap them quickly to get rid of them before they pile too high.

PUZZLER: Sit back and relax as you slide the states around and put them together like a jigsaw puzzle.

CAPITAL DROP: Match states with their capitals in this fast-paced bonus game. Don't let a state fall!

Stack the States is an educational app for all ages that's actually FUN to play. Try it now and enjoy four games for the price of one!

Dan Russell-Pinson is a member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families.
Recommended Ages: 4-7,8-10,11-12,parents
Categories: Games, Geography, Parents
Video: http://youtu.be/9B3SKf96nkY
© 2010 Dan Russell-Pinson

Team Umizoomi Math: Zoom into Numbers - Nickelodeon

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:15:14 PST

Team Umizoomi Math: Zoom into Numbers
Nickelodeon
Genre: Education
Price: $3.99
Release Date: November 14, 2011

Team Umizoomi, ready for action! Your child will use mighty math powers to explore Umi City, uncover hidden surprises, and play five Umirrific math games:

•Toy Store – A counting game
•Number Bubbles – A number identification game
•Race Around Umi City - A number comparison game
•Up! Up! And balloons! – An addition/subtraction game
•Rolling Toy Parade – A number line game

Each game teaches fundamental math concepts critical for preschoolers: identifying numbers; one-to-one number correspondence; rote counting; reading number symbols; associating symbols with quantity; and basic addition and subtraction. Games are leveled, and designed to increase in difficulty. Appropriate hints are provided to support your child as they practice and build their math skills.

Children will also earn badges and trophies through out the game. These badges and trophies are tracked in Team Umizoomi’s Headquarters and earning enough badges and trophies will grant kids a special key to Umi City!

With Milli, Geo, Bot, and your child’s mighty math powers, they can do anything! Welcome to the team, UmiFriend!

Team Umizoomi: Zoom into Numbers includes:
•5 leveled games focused on fundamental preschool math skills
•Curriculum developed and reviewed by preschool education expert
•A rich, exploratory environment filled with surprises and added layers of math discovery
•Game instructions delivered by the voices of Milli, Geo, and Bot
•Player profiles that allow more than one child to play and save their progress
•Kid-tested appropriate games
© (c) 2011 Viacom International Inc., All Rights Reserved

SkyView - Explore the Universe - Terminal Eleven LLC

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:15:14 PST

SkyView - Explore the Universe
Terminal Eleven LLC
Genre: Education
Price: $1.99
Release Date: December 10, 2010

★ App Store Rewind 2011 - Best Education app! ★

★ Get the Best Stargazing App for an Amazingly Low Price ★

----- What Critics Say ----

"This is the new leader among iPhone astronomy apps..." –The New York Times, Top Ten iPhone Apps for 2011

Top 20 iPhone Apps of 2011 –TechCrunch

App Store Rewind 2011, Best education app of 2011 –Apple

iPhone App of the Week in over 100 countries worldwide! –Apple

“If you've ever wanted to know what you're looking at in the night sky, this app is the perfect stargazer's companion.” –CNET

"If you’ve ever been looking for a stargazing app for your iPhone, then this (is) definitely the one to get." –AppAdvice

“SkyView is an Augmented Reality app that lets you see just what delights the sky has to offer.” –148Apps Editor’s Choice

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Where will the Sun rise and set today? Is there a Full Moon tonight? Where is the constellation Orion? Am I looking at a bright star or a planet? What are some fun facts about these objects?

SkyView is powerful, easy-to-use, and answers these questions and more. Simply point the camera to the sky, tap on what you see and discover neat things about these sky objects. SkyView is unique as it blends the camera view with incredible 3D graphics of the sky objects to provide an Augmented Reality (AR) view of your sky.

FEATURES:

● Sky Paths
Select the Sun, Moon, or a planet and see its path through the sky for a 24-hour period. Move the camera along this path and see when and where this object will be compared to your horizon.

● Change the Date and Time
Travel to the future or the past and see the sky on different dates and times! Use SkyView to see how the planets will align on interesting dates such as December 21st, 2012!

● Amazing 3D Graphics
Surround yourself with beautiful 3D graphics of the Sun, Moon, planets, stars, constellations, and satellites as you point the camera to the sky.

● Stars and Constellations
Stargazing has never been so easy! Just aim and tap the screen to identify hundreds of stars!! Find your favorite constellations as they fade in and out of the camera view.

● Satellites
View the brightest satellites orbiting Earth including the International Space Station, and the Hubble Space Telescope! SkyView automatically retrieves current satellite orbital data (when available) so that your satellite viewing stays accurate!

● Search and Locate
Looking for the ISS? Trying to find the North Star? Want to witness a satellite flyby? Use the search feature to select an interesting object and then simply follow the arrow to find its location in the sky.

● Compass and Horizon
SkyView displays convenient compass and horizon indicators right on the camera view! Simply point the camera down to see a compass or into the distance to view a horizon line. It’s very easy to see when and in what direction a sky object will be visible!

● Lots of interesting facts
SkyView has thousands of fun facts about our universe. Just touch the sky object and discover!

● Gyroscope Mode (iPhone 4 and iPod Touch only)
If you have an iPhone 4 or iPod Touch you can take advantage of the new gyroscope. Get incredibly smooth, responsive and precise camera views as you aim the camera all around!

● Augmented Reality (AR)
SkyView accurately blends and animates 3D images of the sky objects within the camera’s view no matter what direction you are pointing. This allows you to see distant objects such as Pluto up close and personal.

What a fun way to teach yourself, your children, your students, or your closest friends about our wonderful universe!
© 2011 Terminal Eleven LLC.

Color Mix (Fairy Princess) -- Kids Educational Coloring Book App - Paint & draw fairies, unicorns & little girl’s coloring pages while learning colors -- by A+ Kids Apps & Educational Games - A+ Kids Apps & Educational Games, LLC

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:15:14 PST

Color Mix (Fairy Princess) -- Kids Educational Coloring Book App - Paint & draw fairies, unicorns & little girl’s coloring pages while learning colors -- by A+ Kids Apps & Educational Games
A+ Kids Apps & Educational Games, LLC
Genre: Education
Price: $0.99
Release Date: December 07, 2011

Kids paint with colors they mix themselves!
★ The most educational coloring book app available

Children love learning that Red and Blue can be mixed to make Purple. Add some Black and it’s a Dark Purple!

Other apps only let your children choose a crayon color. Color mixing allows them to explore their creativity by learning to mix colors and then paint “masterpieces” with them.

Using 5 basic paint colors on the palette, a child can mix them to make any color they imagine, then use the saved colors to paint!

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Features:
* Learn to mix colors through exploration and discovery.
* Lots of provided coloring pages and backgrounds to color on
* Also paint on pictures from your photo album
* Save artwork to local gallery, and/or to photo album

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If you have any question or ideas on how to make our app better, we would love to hear from you. Please email us at support@apluskidsapps.com
© 2011 A+ Kids Apps & Educational Games, LLC

Math Bingo - ABCya.com

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:15:14 PST

Math Bingo
ABCya.com
Genre: Education
Price: $0.99
Release Date: May 20, 2010

★ Featured in The New York Times - Oct 2011

★ Featured in Disney's FamilyFun Magazine - August 2011

★ Ranked number 1 educational app for 3 weeks straight!

★ Featured in Best iPad Apps book by Peter Meyers - O'REILLY

★ Ranked a top 50 education app for over 1 year!

★Babble.com Top 50 Favorite iPhone apps for kids!

★Only .99 cents for both iPhone & IPad - A universal App!

★"I love Math Bingo! And even more importantly my kids are enjoying it too. To find a math app that my kids enjoy is terrific!" - The iPhone Mom.com

★Rated A- by Best Apps for Kids.com

The critically acclaimed educational website http://www.ABCya.com is proud to present the popular Math BINGO game for iphone, ipad and ipod touch! Now you can practice your math skills anytime and anyplace.

The App store version of Math BINGO has several new features including individual player profiles, high scores for all categories and BINGO Bug rewards!

The object of Math BINGO is to get a pattern of five BINGO Bugs in a row by correctly answering math problems.

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Math BINGO at a glance:

*Choose from 4 games: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division

*Choose from 3 different levels of difficulty: Easy, Medium and Hard

*Create up to 5 player profiles

*Choose from 8 different fun cartoon avatars

*Keep track of number of games played by player profile

*The Scoreboard keeps track of scores for each game and level

*Collect and play with BINGO Bugs when you earn a high score!

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Instructions

How to Play and Win Math Bingo
The object of Math Bingo is to get a pattern of five Bingo Bugs in a row by correctly answering math problems. Math problems are presented at the top of the game screen. Feedback is presented at the bottom of the game screen. Correct solutions to problems answered incorrectly will be displayed.

Scoring
The score in Math Bingo is determined by the time to complete a game plus a two second penalty for each problem answered incorrectly.
Example:
Time to complete game 0:45 seconds
Incorrect answers: 3
Score: 45+6=51

Player Profiles
Math Bingo saves player information with custom player profiles. Each player profile consists of a unique name (up to 20 characters) and a fun cartoon avatar. The player profiles display total number of games played, total number of high scores achieved, and total number of Bingo Bugs collected. The guest profile does not store any information and therefore cannot achieve high scores or collect Bingo Bugs. The guest profile is useful for adults who want to play Math Bingo without their scores going into the scoreboard.

Selecting a Game
There are four different games in Math Bingo: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division. Players will be prompted to select a game type before game play.

Selecting a Level
There are three levels of game play in Math Bingo: easy, medium, and hard. Players will be prompted to select a game level before game play.
Score Board
Math Bingo displays high scores in the Score Board. There are four different Score Boards: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Each Score Board displays the top three scores for each level: easy, medium, and hard.

Bingo Bugs
Bingo Bugs are rewards for achieving a high score. A player who earns a high score will collect a Bingo Bug! Players can collect a variety of Bingo Bugs and interact with them by tapping the Bingo Bug button in the player profile or by tapping the My Bingo Bugs button after playing a game. HINT: Tilt your device to make the Bingo Bugs move around, tap on a Bingo Bug to make them giggle and spring!

Settings
The settings menu can be accessed by clicking the information button on the lower right hand side the introduction screen. The settings menu will allow you to reset all high scores and to delete player profiles.

Please view the privacy statement here http://www.abcya.com/ios_app_support.htm
© Copyright 2010 ABCya.com LLC

TeachMe: Toddler - 24x7digital LLC

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:15:14 PST

TeachMe: Toddler
24x7digital LLC
Genre: Education
Price: $0.99
Release Date: May 29, 2009

"★★★★★ An absolute must-buy. An amazing app for the price."
-SmartAppsForKids.com

"The combination of great learning activities, fun rewards, and performance tracking make this app a great choice for any parent looking to add another kid-friendly app to their phone."
-theikidsblog.com (Editor's Choice)

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TeachMe: Toddler is an educational iOS app which teaches six different age appropriate subjects: letters, abc phonics (letter sounds), numbers, shapes, colors and counting. Parents can choose which topics they want their child to learn and even choose specific questions. Parents can review performance history for each subject to check on how their child is doing.

TeachMe: Toddler keeps children engaged by giving rewards for correct answers. Correct answers will earn stickers which can be placed in any of six different backgrounds to create fun sticker scenes. Sticker scenes can be exported as wallpaper or emailed to family and friends. An alternate reward system can be used where coins are earned instead of stickers. This allows parents to create their own external reward system (5 coins = a treat, 10 coins = a book, etc.).

The simple and intuitive user interface is designed to be toddler friendly, which allows children to play without help from an adult. An animated teacher (Mimi Mouse) gives verbal instructions and feedback to the child which makes learning fun.

Features:
• Achievement screen encourages and motivates learning by showing progress for each topic.
• 6 different sticker reward scenes: beach, underwater reef, pirate cove, city, farm and playground
• Over 150 different stickers for adding to a scene
• Coins allow parents to create their own reward system
• Save learning information for up to four different children
• Can upgrade to 30 children with In App purchase
• Select which subjects are displayed for each child
• Turn on/off specific questions within a subject
• Change the number of correct questions to earn a reward
• Change the number of questions in a row to mark a question learned
• Tracks performance for each subject item (last five)
• Export sticker scene to Photos, for emailing or using as wallpaper

Learning Subjects:
• Letters: A-Z a-z (uppercase and lowercase)
• ABC Phonics: A-Z a-z (uppercase and lowercase)
• Numbers: 1-20
• Shapes: circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval, star, diamond, octagon, trapezoid
• Colors: black, white, red, green, blue, yellow, orange, purple, brown, pink, gray
• Counting: 1-10

Email us at support@24x7digital for help & suggestions as we cannot respond to reviews.

Try the other apps in the TeachMe series: TeachMe: Kindergarten and TeachMe: 1st Grade
© 2009-2011 24x7digital LLC

Math Fact Master - Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division - Fun flashcards and drills app - TicTapTech, LLC

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:15:14 PST

Math Fact Master - Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division - Fun flashcards and drills app
TicTapTech, LLC
Genre: Education
Price: $0.99
Release Date: February 17, 2011

Featured in the App Store's "New and Noteworthy" section for Education!

Quotes from recent reviews:
★ "I am a teacher. I love this app! You thought of everything and put it in simple form..."

★ "As a teacher & parent, I think this is the Best Math Fact App yet. It has all 4 operations and allows you to choose exactly which #'s to drill"

★ "It's a very straightforward app, and the flash cards are better than several apps that I've seen before..."

★ "This is a great app! It's simple and easy to use. My 6 year now thinks he has a super brain..."

★ "...This is well worth the $0.99 which is cheaper than a single pack of flashcards..."

WATCH THE FLASHCARDS FLIP LIKE REAL FLASHCARDS!

THE BEST TOOL FOR LEARNING MATH FACTS!

CHALLENGE KIDS TO BEAT THEIR TIME!

This app's core concept was to create a flexible solution that a grade school child can easily navigate and that is robust enough to grow with your child as they grow their math knowledge.

Overview –
★ FLASHCARD mode (practice) – Allows children to practice specific number sets and operators in the proven learning style of flash cards

★ CHALLENGE mode (exam) – Lets children test what they have learned

★ SETTINGS menu - SIMPLE and FLEXIBLE –
☆ Simple enough for your child to set and use
☆ Flexible - Choose ANY combination of operators and number sets

★ PROFILES - Add profiles to monitor your child's progression

★ PROGRESS REPORTS! - Flexible reporting allows you to filter on numerous items to see your child's progression
☆ EMAIL Progress Reports - We've also provided the ability to send your results to teachers, parents, or whoever! (Note: An active email account must be setup on the device to use this feature.)

★ ADDITION, SUBTRACTION, MULTIPLICATION, DIVISION

★ NUMBER SETS 0’s through 12’s - Often the “basic math facts” are considered to be problems with sums to 18 (up to 9+9) for addition and problems with products up to 81 ( 9 x 9) for multiplication and these are generally taught first. (We realize this does vary within different curriculums). We do think it is important that students learn the 10’s, 11’s and 12’s for all operations as well. We designed the app to start at a beginner’s level, so when working on the 0’s through 9’s number sets, you will not see problems included with addends or factors of 10, 11, or 12, but you can practice those problems when the student is ready by selecting the 10’s, 11’s and 12’s number sets.

★ RESULTS menu – Results screen displays after completing a set:
☆ Summary by operator and number set shows the number of items answered right and wrong
☆ Detailed listing of any actual problems missed
☆ Timed results – Gauge your child's aptitude by reviewing the time to complete a number set. Encourage your child to “beat their time".
© 2011 TicTapTech, LLC

Basic Spanish For Dummies - Skava

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:15:14 PST

Basic Spanish For Dummies
Skava
Genre: Education
Price: $0.99
Release Date: December 04, 2009

Want to speak Spanish? Dummies can help!

Whether you want to take up Spanish from scratch or brush up on your existing skills for work or travel, this practical app is for you! Fun flashcards highlight common words and phrases written in English and their translation in Spanish with audio playback. A Spanish-English and English-Spanish mini-dictionary gives you flexible and easy word lookup. Video tutorials offer pronunciation of the alphabet, vowels and consonants; and the rules for using formal and informal greetings and introductions. Special interactive features let you mark your favorite phrases and share with friends on e-mail or Facebook. This app is your one-way ticket to speaking Mexican Spanish with confidence.

App Features:

1. Words/Phrases – Learn the most common words and phrases for whatever situation you encounter. Words and Phrases are categorized for easy look up – Greetings, Small Talk, Expressions, Numbers, Time, Calendar, Directions, Work, Appointments, Travel, Get Help, Restaurant, Hotel, Bank and Store. You’ll find what you need with both phrases and words written in English and their translation in Spanish with audio playback.

2. Dictionary – Commonly used words in both Spanish to English and English to Spanish formats.

3. Flashcards – Pick your category (same ones as in Words/Phrases) and you are off to a fun-filled way to practice your Spanish. Includes the most widely used words and phrases written in English and their translation in Spanish with audio playback.

4. Basics – jam packed with information on everything from Singular Nouns and Articles to Verbs in the Infinitive form, you get examples to help you get a good foundation on the language and grammar.

5. Videos – Tutorials to guide you with correct Spanish pronunciation of the alphabet, vowels and consonants. Also includes the rules for using formal and informal greetings and introductions.

6. Part of Tens – Loaded with more “extras” these listings feature fun ways to put Spanish to work for you. Ten favorite Spanish expressions, holidays and phrases.

7. Favorites – With so many features in this App, we let you decide your favorites. Easily mark and store the words and phrases you want to review, use more, or need to know. Make updates to your favorites anytime by adding/deleting phrases and words.

8. Share – Impress family and friends by sending words and phrases from the app with friends using Facebook or email.

***ALSO AVAILABLE – Basic Continental Spanish for Dummies***
© Copyright © 2010 Skava, Inc. Copyright © 2010 Wiley Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved.

TeachMe: Kindergarten - 24x7digital LLC

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:15:14 PST

TeachMe: Kindergarten
24x7digital LLC
Genre: Education
Price: $0.99
Release Date: November 12, 2009

SPECIAL SALE PRICE!
2010 Best App Ever Awards - 2nd Place in Education

TeachMe: Kindergarten is an educational iPhone app which teaches four different age appropriate subjects to Kindergarten aged children: sight words, addition, subtraction and spelling. Parents can select which subjects they want, set different difficulty levels, and even choose specific questions. Parents can review performance history for each subject to check how their child is doing.

TeachMe: Kindergarten keeps children engaged with a rather unique reward system where children earn a coin for every three correct answers. Coins can then be used to purchase stickers to place in fun sticker scenes or to purchase items for the new virtual aquarium. Sticker scenes can be exported as wallpaper or emailed to family and friends.

The simple and intuitive user interface is designed to be child friendly, which allows children to play without help from an adult. An animated teacher (Mimi Mouse) gives verbal instructions and feedback to the child which makes learning fun.

FEATURES:
• Virtual Aquarium reward (4 types of fish and 40+ items)
• 5 different sticker reward scenes: farm, beach, underwater reef, pirate cove, city
• Over 100 different stickers for adding to scenes
• Save learning information for up to four children
• Can upgrade to 30 children with In App purchase
• Select which subjects are displayed for each child
• Turn on/off specific quest`ions within a subject
• Change the number of correct questions to earn a reward
• Change the number of questions in a row to mark a question learned
• Tracks performance for each subject item (last five)
• Export sticker rewards scenes to Photos, for emailing or using as wallpaper

LEARNING SUBJECTS:
• Sight Words: Dolch (Pre-K), Dolch (K)
• Addition: up to a total of 10
• Subtraction: from 10 down
• Spelling: complete words by choosing the first letter

Email us at support@24x7digital for help & suggestions as we cannot respond to reviews.
© 2009-2011 24x7digital LLC

Pregnancy ☺☺ - The Smiles Factory Ltd

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:15:14 PST

Pregnancy ☺☺
The Smiles Factory Ltd
Genre: Education
Price: $2.99
Release Date: April 01, 2011

Congratulations! You just found out that you’re pregnant and you’re thrilled! You can’t wait to experience the progression of that beautiful little baby growing inside you.

This application gives you all the exciting details and important facts you’ll need to know during your pregnancy. Developed by parents for parents, together with leading Health Care Professionals.

5 Star Pregnancy App! ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

★ Beautifully crafted images
★ Weekly pregnancy information
★ Due date calculator
★ Kick counter
★ Contraction timer
★ Baby size visualizer
★ Food guide
★ Belly photo gallery
★ Star sign facts
★ Facebook & Twitter integration
★ Baby shopping lists
★ 1000s baby names
★ Personal diary
★ When to call the doctor
★ (Early) Signs of labor.

As a family business we also feel it’s important to give something back to less fortunate children and babies in the world. Read more about this on our website www.thesmilesfactory.com

Consistently well rated application ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

--- Love it! - Carlos N - United States ---
This app is informative, interesting, and well personalised... I love it! Thanks for making me smile every morning when I check in on my and my baby's progress :)

--- Brilliant! - Amy Louise - United Kingdom ---
Well worth the money - after downloading 2 pages full of pregnancy apps this BY FAR is my fav! It's personal, pictures are FAB! Advice is great.... Also has a list of baby names..... If your expecting - this is defo the app for you <3 x

--- Outstanding! - MrNDS50 - United States ---
Lov this app. Both my wife and look forward to the new info each day.
© The Smiles Factory Ltd 2011

Wheels on the Bus - Duck Duck Moose

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:15:14 PST

Wheels on the Bus
Duck Duck Moose
Genre: Education
Price: $0.99
Release Date: January 27, 2009

★★★ 2010 Parents’ Choice Gold Award winner - Parents’ Choice Foundation
★★★ 2010 "Best Children's App” KAPi Award - International Consumer Electronics Show
★★★ Children’s Technology Review Editor’s Choice Award for Excellence in Design

Featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, San Francisco Chronicle, Gizmodo, Discovery Channel, Wired.com.

One of the “best iPhone apps for kids”
-- New York Times

“Wheels on the Bus is everything one could look for in a children's application. With its great artwork, music, sound effects and interactivity, it is sure to be a great addition to any mother's collection. Definitely pick it up!”
-- AppVee review: 4.4 stars out of 5

“Great educational tool”
-- 148Apps review: 5 stars out of 5

“This one has it all: great sound, art and interactivity.”
-- USA Today: 5 stars out of 5
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Please take a look at other educational apps by Duck Duck Moose!

Favorite Nursery Rhymes:
- Wheels on the Bus
- Old MacDonald
- Itsy Bitsy Spider
- Baa Baa Black Sheep
- (NEW) Peek-a-Zoo (Animal Book for Toddlers)

Other Early Learning:
- Fish School (Letters, Numbers, Colors, Matching)
- Park Math (Addition, Subtraction, Patterns)
- Word Wagon (Letters, Phonics, Spelling)
- Musical Me! (Music, Notes, Pitch, Rhythm)
- (NEW) Puzzle Pop (Animated Puzzles for all ages)

All apps are also available in HD for iPad, except Baa Baa Black Sheep.
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Created by parents, Wheels on the Bus is a fun, interactive musical book, based on the popular children's song. Come aboard the bus to spin the wheels, open and close the doors, swish the wipers, pop some bubbles, make a dog bark, and much more!

Delight your children while encouraging cognitive, language, and motor development:

- Sing and read with your children.
- Listen to the song in English, Spanish, French, German, and Italian.
- Record your children’s singing!
- Hear the music played on a violin, cello, piano, and even a kazoo.
- Touch, explore, and discover fun surprises in the captivating, interactive illustrations.
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CONTACT US: For any technical issues, please email us at support@duckduckmoosedesign.com or drop us a note anytime!

Visit us: duckduckmoosedesign.com
Like us: facebook.com/duckduckmoose
Follow us: twitter.com/duckmoose

NEW in Version 1.0.4: Option to hide buttons and auto-turn pages in iPhone Settings (Thanks for your suggestions!)

Duck Duck Moose is a member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families.
Recommended Ages: 1-3,4-7
Categories: Early Learning, Books, Classics, Music, Creative Play, Reading, Special Needs
© 2009 Duck Duck Moose LLC

Cookie Doodle - Shoe the Goose

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:15:14 PST

Cookie Doodle
Shoe the Goose
Genre: Education
Price: $0.99
Release Date: December 04, 2009

If you enjoy making cookies but hate the mess, this is the app for you. We provide the dough, a rolling pin, cookie cutters, your choice of frostings, sprinkles, and candies all in one easy to use package.

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One of "Our Favorite iPhone Apps for Kids"
Marthastewart.com - 08/20/2010

"Cookie Doodle is a great value, with hours of entertainment and learning"
Examiner.com - 10/20/2010

"The App is intuitive to use the moment you launch it and it won’t be long before you create your first cookie master piece."
Crowdedbrain - Tech News & Reviews - 05/21/2010

"Ten Ways to Teach Communication Skills Using Cookie Doodle"
Autismgames.blogspot.com - 12/05/2010

"Cookie Doodle is an app for iPhone and iPad which allows kids to recreate the cookie making process in a fun, innovative way. "
DadAesthetic.com - 11/05/2010

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Package includes:

* 203 Cookie Cutters
* 24 Make your own cookie dough recipes
* 21 Instant cookie dough flavors
* Photo cookie dough
* 60 different sprinkles
* 85 candy toppings

Comes complete with a Ronco deluxe rolling pin that allows you to roll out the perfect dough every time. Our vintage oven bakes flawlessly, never burning a single cookie. After baking, choose a frosting to spread or pipe on and then add sprinkles to finish.

When your creation is complete, devour it, send it to your friends and family, or save it to your photo album.

Can’t you almost taste the cookies now?

Nutrition Facts:

Calories ------------------ 0
Total Fat ----------------- 0 g
Cholesterol --------------- 0 mg
Total Carbohydrate -------- 0 g
Protein ------------------- 0 g

SUPPORT: For any technical issues, please visit www.shoethegoose.com/Support.aspx. We will respond as quickly as possible. Thank you!
© Copyright © 2011 Shoe the Goose, LLC

My Spelling Test - Create Your Own Test Now! - Funflip Studios

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:15:14 PST

My Spelling Test - Create Your Own Test Now!
Funflip Studios
Genre: Education
Price: $0.99
Release Date: March 01, 2011

Do you want your child to be a better speller? Imagine your kids begging you to practice for their next spelling test. This app is like creating your own spelling bee and is a great way to save time on homework.

USER REVIEWS:
The #1 Rated Spelling Test in the app store - Just look at all the 5 Star Ratings!
* I started out creating tests for my daughters but now they practice on their own. A huge time saver!
* Kids love this! My 8 and 6 yr old boys love making tests for each other. More educational than playing games, too. Very easy to use.
* My kindergardener loves to use this to practice his words. I set all the rest of the tests for this year and he is independent. He even gives me spelling tests too. He loves to hear his own voice, when he says the words and silly sentences. This is great!

WHY MY SPELLING TEST IS BETTER THAN OTHER SPELLING APPS
* Practice the same words you get in homework. It's like creating your own spelling bee. With My Spelling Test, you create the test and decide which words to add.

* You'll Know Exactly How Your Child Is Doing
After each test, your scores and which words were misspelled are saved. Even if your child practices by himself, you can always see how he did each time he took the test.

* So Easy Your Kids Will Practice By Themselves
My Spelling Test was designed so that students could make tests and practice on their own. It's a breeze to add words, take tests and see your scores.

* Take It Anywhere Anytime
When you install My Spelling Test on your iPhone or iPod Touch, your child can practice her spelling anytime, anywhere. Have her practice while you are driving, waiting in lines, or at home.

* Saves You Hours Of Time
Let's face it. We could all use a few more minutes each day. What if your child could have more fun practicing his spelling words and do it all by himself? He learns to do his homework on his own and you'll never have to repeat the same words again.

* Dedicated To Improvement
We are constantly adding improvements to fix any spelling bug you report and to add new features. For example, we've improved the sound when taking tests, randomized the order words are displayed, allowed users to email test results, made it easier for you to see which words you need improvement on and more.

HOW IT WORKS
* Create A Test
- Choose the name for your test
- Then add words to the test.
- For each word, you type the word and record yourself saying the word.

* Take A Test
- Listen to the word you need to spell
- Spell the word in the input box.
- See instantly if you spelled the word correctly before going to the next word.

* See Scores
- Each time you take a test, you will know which words you got right and which ones you got wrong.
- You can see your child's improvement with each test.
- Even if you don't watch your child take the test, you can see which words he or she got wrong afterwards.

* Email Results
- You can even email the results after taking a test if you want to share it with teachers or your parents.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
* This application works on all generations of iPhone.
* This application works on iPod Touch but requires a microphone to be attached to record words.

If you are looking for an app to help your children with homework and spelling tests, lets them create a spelling bee and fixes any spelling bug you report, look no further!
© 2011 FunExam.com

Stack the Countries - Dan Russell-Pinson

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:15:14 PST

Stack the Countries
Dan Russell-Pinson
Genre: Education
Price: $1.99
Release Date: February 15, 2011

★ Editor's Choice Award! - Children's Technology Review
★ "Stack the Countries is worth every penny and this is an educational purchase that you absolutely will not regret." - The iPhone Mom

Stack the Countries makes learning about the world fun! Watch the countries actually come to life in this colorful and dynamic game!

As you learn country capitals, landmarks, geographic locations and more, you can actually touch, move and drop the animated countries anywhere on the screen. Carefully build a stack of countries that reaches the checkered line to win each level.

You earn a random country for every successfully completed level. All of your countries appear on your own personalized maps of the continents. Try to collect all 193! As you earn more countries, you begin to unlock the free bonus games: Map It! and Pile Up! Three games in one!

CONTROL YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE: You can choose to focus on just one specific continent or play the whole world. You can also select which types of questions are asked.

LEARN BEFORE YOU PLAY: Stack the Countries provides 193 country flash cards and colorful interactive maps of the continents. Use them to brush up on your world geography before you play or as a handy reference tool.

HAVE FUN LEARNING ALL ABOUT THE COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD:
▸ Capitals
▸ Landmarks
▸ Major Cities
▸ Continents
▸ Border Countries
▸ Languages
▸ Flags
▸ Country Shapes

FEATURES:
▸ More than 1000 unique questions
▸ 193 flash cards -- one for each country!
▸ Interactive maps of the continents
▸ Collect all 193 countries and track your progress on personalized maps
▸ Earn FREE bonus games: Map It! and Pile Up!
▸ Play in English, Spanish and French
▸ Works on both iPhone and iPad - a universal app
▸ Create up to six player profiles
▸ Choose any of the friendly-looking countries as your avatar
▸ High resolution pictures of famous world landmarks
▸ All games are powered by a realistic physics engine
▸ Fun sound effects and music
▸ iPhone 4 Retina Display support

THREE GAMES IN ONE:

STACK THE COUNTRIES: Build tall piles of countries and try to reach the checkered line.

MAP IT: Tap the location of the selected country on the map. Try to complete the whole continent!

PILE UP: The countries are piling up! Identify and tap them quickly to get rid of them before they reach the top.

Stack the Countries is an educational app for all ages that's actually FUN to play. Try it now and enjoy three games for the price of one!

Dan Russell-Pinson is a member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families.
Categories: Games, Geography, Parents
Video: http://youtu.be/FZzzw4ohq-o
© 2010 Dan Russell-Pinson

Toca Kitchen - Toca Boca

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:15:14 PST

Toca Kitchen
Toca Boca
Genre: Education
Price: $1.99
Release Date: December 15, 2011

Ever wanted to play with your food? Now you can! Toca Kitchen lets you cook and play with food for four hungry characters. Pick any ingredient and prepare it in your own way! Slice, boil, fry, cook, microwave or mix? And wait for your hungry friend´s response…

FEATURES
- Four cute characters to cook for - each with their own favorite food!
- 12 different ingredients that can be prepared in 180 different ways!
- Slice, boil, fry, cook, microwave or mix any of the ingredients
- Fantastic original artwork!
- No rules or stress - play any way your kids want to!
- Kid-friendly interface!
- No third-party advertising
- No in-app purchases

Toca Kitchen is not a game - it's a toy where you and your kids get to explore cooking. What happens if you mix a carrot and then fry it? Will the cat like it? And what is the bull's favorite food? Toca Kitchen supports free play for all ages and is a great way to use your imagination.

Watch our trailer to see what it looks like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sujnFFpoK0

As with all Toca Boca toys, there are no high scores, time limits or stressful music. Your kids can play with it however they want!

If you like Toca Kitchen – try our other digital toys!

- Toca Hair Salon
- Toca Hair Salon - Christmas Gift (FREE!)
- Toca Tea Party
- Toca Doctor
- Toca Doctor Lite (FREE!)
- Paint My Wings
- Helicopter Taxi
- Toca Store
- Toca Robot Lab
- Parenting's Birthday Party Playtime

...available for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad! Find all on http://www.tocaboca.com

ABOUT TOCA BOCA
Toca Boca is a game studio that makes digital toys for kids. We think playing and having fun is the best way to learn about the world. Therefore we make digital toys and games that help stimulate the imagination, and that you can play together with your kids. Best of all - we do it in a safe way without third-party advertising or in-app purchases.

Toca Boca is a member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families.
Recommended Ages: 1-3, 4-7
Categories: Creative Play
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sujnFFpoK0
© Toca Boca

Dora’s Skywriting ABC’s (a preschool learning game by Nickelodeon) - Nickelodeon

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:15:14 PST

Dora’s Skywriting ABC’s (a preschool learning game by Nickelodeon)
Nickelodeon
Genre: Education
Price: $3.99
Release Date: December 13, 2010

The first in the Nickelodeon Literacy Suite, Dora’s Skywriting ABC’s focuses on your child’s emerging literacy skills. In this application, your child will learn the Alphabetic Principle: to recognize letters, write letters and associate letters with sounds. Once children are able to hear and discern sounds (phonemes), they are ready to associate those sounds with letters.

That means kids learn their ABC’s with Dora and Boots in this exciting educational game!

What’s that Dora and Boots see up in the sky? It’s Tico in his Nutty Plane, writing letters and drawing pictures. But he needs you to help him with his ABC’s! Pick up all the nuts he needs to power the plane by tracing the letters. After that, help Tico make a picture in the sky. What’s that picture that begins with the letter A? An Apple! It’s such an adventure to explore, learn and read with Dora.

As your child traces the letters, Dora reinforces the sound of each of the letters. Supportive directions and sound effects help guide your child in learning their letters.

With the educational activity of tracing letters, the interactive tilting action, and the picture guessing, Dora’s Skywriting ABC’s will keep kids entertained, all while learning their ABC’s!

Ready for some high-flying letter learning? ¡Vámonos! Let’s go!

Dora’s Skywriting ABC’s includes:
•Easy to use tutorials lead by Dora
•Tracing Uppercase and Lowercase Letters of the alphabet
•Hearing and reinforcement of letters sounds
•A tilting game to put letters in the correct holes.
•Pictures that reinforce letters sounds and initial letters
•Curriculum developed and reviewed by preschool education expert
•Player profiles now allow more than one child to play and save their progress
•Parent Reporting which shows you how your child is progressing in the app.
© : © 2011 Viacom International Inc. All rights reserved

Rocket Math - Dan Russell-Pinson

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:15:14 PST

Rocket Math
Dan Russell-Pinson
Genre: Education
Price: $0.99
Release Date: December 01, 2010

★ "For the money, Rocket Math delivers the most value." - The New York Times
★ Editor's Choice Award! - Children's Technology Review
★ Top 10 best app for elementary school kids - Appolicious
★ "Rocket Math is another winner" - The iPhone Mom

Math can be fun! Build your very own rockets and fly them to the stars with Rocket Math!

While your rocket is floating weightlessly in space, the real fun begins! Play one of the 56 different math missions. Each mission has touchable objects floating in space, including stars, coins, clocks, 3D shapes and even pizzas! Earn a bronze, silver or gold medal and also try to beat your high score. Missions range in difficulty from even/odd numbers all the way to square roots, so kids and their parents will enjoy hours of fun while learning math.

56 DIFFERENT MATH MISSIONS:
▸ Numbers / Fractions / Decimals
▸ Counting
▸ Telling Time
▸ U.S. Money
▸ Shapes (2D and 3D)
▸ Patterns
▸ Addition
▸ Subtraction
▸ Multiplication
▸ Division
▸ Square Roots
...and many more!

FEATURES:
▸ 56 fun math missions that are different every time
▸ Over 90 colorful rocket parts
▸ Lively sound effects and music
▸ Fun arithmetic game with 3 difficulty levels
▸ Works on both iPhone and iPad - a universal app
▸ Choose from over 15 space-themed avatars
▸ Create up to five player profiles
▸ Rocket simulator is powered by a realistic physics engine
▸ Adjust music and sound settings
▸ Provides hours and hours of learning fun!

Rocket Math is an educational app for all ages that's actually FUN to play!

Dan Russell-Pinson is a member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families.
Recommended Ages: 4-7,8-10,11-12,parents
Categories: Games, Math, Counting, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Fractions, Algebra, Money, Creative Play
Video: http://youtu.be/ypy-vX2eHKw
© 2010 Dan Russell-Pinson

TeachMe: 1st Grade - 24x7digital LLC

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:15:14 PST

TeachMe: 1st Grade
24x7digital LLC
Genre: Education
Price: $0.99
Release Date: November 11, 2010

SPECIAL SALE PRICE!
EXCLUSIVE: Uses TeachTech to read child's written math and spelling answers.

TeachMe: 1st Grade is the third installment in the popular TeachMe series of educational apps for the iPhone and iPod touch. TeachMe: 1st Grade teaches four age-appropriate subjects to first grade children: sight words, addition, subtraction and spelling. TeachMe: 1st Grade's unique TeachTech character recognition engine interprets a child's written answers, helping to reinforce writing skills while teaching math and spelling.

TeachMe: 1st Grade keeps children engaged with a unique reward system where children earn coins by playing learning games at the school. They can move around the rest of TeachTown to spend their coins on fun rewards. Children can collect stretchable shapes at the Shape Store, visit their virtual aquarium at the Fish Store, and decorate different scenes at the art store. The simple and intuitive user interface is designed to be child friendly, which allows children to play without help from an adult. An animated teacher (Mimi Mouse) gives verbal instructions and feedback to encourage the child to learn and succeed! In addition, the learning screens are colorful, fun and rotate between four different subjects so children don't get bored.

TeachMe: 1st Grade is the only iPhone app which reads your child's writing using TeachTech, 24x7digital's writing recognition engine. Children write their answers for math and spelling questions and TeachMe: 1st Grade reads them using TeachTech. If your child needs help, TeachMe: 1st grade will show them how to write the correct answer including the proper stroke order.

Each child has an achievements screen which motivates and encourages learning by showing progress and levels for each topic. Parents can use this screen to quickly see progress of their child. Parents can select which subjects they want, set different difficulty levels, and even choose specific questions. Parents can also review performance history for each subject to check how their child is doing.

FEATURES:
• TeachTech writing recognition
• Achievement screen show progress and levels for each topic
• Explore TeachTown to spend coins on fun rewards
• Collectable stretchable shapes reward found at the Shape Store
• Virtual Aquarium reward (4 types of fish and 45+ items)
• 6 different sticker reward scenes: playground, beach, underwater reef, pirate cove, city, farm
• Over 150 different stickers for adding to scenes
• Save learning information for up to four children
• Can upgrade to 30 children with In App purchase
• Select which subjects are displayed for each child
• Turn on/off specific questions within a subject
• Change the number of correct questions to earn a reward
• Change the number of questions in a row to mark a question learned
• Tracks performance for each subject item (last five)
• Export sticker rewards scenes to Photos, for emailing or using as wallpaper
• Math questions are shown both horizontally and vertically

LEARNING SUBJECTS:
• Sight Words: Dolch First Grade
• Addition: up to a total of 20 with additional advanced questions
• Subtraction: from 20 down with additional advanced questions
• Spelling: 170+ 1st grade level words

Email us at support@24x7digital for help & suggestions as we cannot respond to reviews.

Try the other apps in the TeachMe series: TeachMe: Kindergarten and TeachMe: Toddler. Also try out Smiley Sight Words and TimesTables (Multiplication Tables and Drills).
© 2010-2011 24x7digital LLC

Solar Walk - 3D Solar System model - Vito Technology Inc.

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:15:14 PST

Solar Walk - 3D Solar System model
Vito Technology Inc.
Genre: Education
Price: $2.99
Release Date: April 01, 2010

Enhanced for iOS 5 with the ability of the iPad 2 and iPhone 4S to wirelessly mirror its screen to an Apple TV 2.

The first app in the AppStore with real 3D TV Support (*the feature works only on 3D TVs)

The NEW version presents 3D models of the most well-known man-made satellites like ISS, Hubble, Suzaku, Envisat, and others together with breathtaking impressions of flying over the Earth on the satellite (see our latest youtube video).

This 3D Solar System model enables you to navigate through space and time, observe all the planets in close-up, learn their trajectories, inner structure, history of their exploration, points of interest and more. Use 3D mode to get a more realistic experience and zoom out to view and spin the entire Galaxy!

WHAT EXPERTS SAY:

Instead of exploring the night sky and deep space, you get to tour our Solar system in luscious 3D graphics. The iPad version is breathtaking with crisp graphics and beautiful color. The smooth finger controls combined with the spectacular graphics make this a perfect demo for the iPad. Dragging your finger to fly around the planets is a bit intoxicating, and I'm impressed with the smooth animation. © Mel Martin, TUAW.

While Star Walk will help you find and explore information about the stars, Solar Walk is designed to do the same with planets. The app features a beautiful and accurate simulation of the Solar system, complete with all of the planets orbiting trails, and an adjustable clock so that you can see where Mars will be in 2029, if you so choose. © Mike Schramm, TUAW.

MAIN FEATURES:
• GALAXY view - absolutely magical zoom out to view the whole galaxy option.
• TIME MACHINE - set any date you want including even minutes and take a travel through space and time.
• 3D SOLAR SYSTEM model
• MOVIES - explanatory movie collection about the Earth’s phenomena.
• FLY to a PLANET - choose a planet from a far, tap an image and fly straight to the planet.
• SATELLITES - real-time trajectories of the most interesting artificial Earth's satellites.
• LOCATIONS - arrow will show your current position on the globe, plus names of the biggest cities of the Earth, as well as sights of the Moon, Mars and Venus.
• INFO about all planets - general info, its name, its mass, radius, distance to the sun, internal structure with the picture and science missions.
• MOONS of DIFFERENT PLANETS: select a planet like Earth, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars or Urano and observe how many moons they have and their track around the planet. Select one of the moons and learn.

*No Internet connection required*
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ATTENTION!
Mind that to use the 3D mode you will need a pair of cyan-red 3D glasses. And, yes, we know that Pluto is no longer considered a planet, but by popular vote it has been added to the Solar System Model.
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Vito Technology is a member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families.
Recommended Ages: all
Categories: Environment, Science

Join Star Walk Month of Astronomy to win free stuff and learn more about the Universe. Go to the developers website to find out how.
© 2009-2011 Vito Technology Inc.

Peekaboo Barn - Night & Day Studios, Inc.

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:15:14 PST

Peekaboo Barn
Night & Day Studios, Inc.
Genre: Education
Price: $1.99
Release Date: December 22, 2008

Inside a little bouncing barn, friendly farm animals are waiting to pop out and surprise your little one. Try and guess who they are; tap the doors to find out!

Work with your child to learn the names of animals and hear the sounds they make. Younger children will love opening the barn doors to find a new animal animation, as they learn about cause and effect and become familiar with animal names and sounds. Older children will enjoy guessing animals by sound, then seeing the animal names, which helps develop early literacy skills.

New Multiple Language Features:
Press the Language button on the Options screen to try them out.

--Choose from the built-in narrators: child's voice in English; adult's voice in English or Spanish.
--Record your own voice: We added this feature so parents, children, and visiting relatives and friends can capture their own voices and star in Peekaboo Barn. Now you can record the animal names in your native language--or grandma's voice, or grandpa's--and, if you're recording a new language, you can save the appropriate written version too, and both will show up the next time you play. (Please note, we can only support the writing systems that are supported by your device.)
--Additional languages: Two packs now available for in-app purchase, for 99 cents each:
* Asian languages 1: Mandarin, Cantonese, Hindi, and Japanese.
* European languages 1: Swedish, Dutch, Italian, German, and French.

FEATURED BY APPLE
One of the first apps to be released for toddlers, since 2008 Peekaboo Barn has been downloaded over half a million times, and played over 20 million times worldwide. It has been a top 20 educational game on the iTunes store nearly every day since its launch, and has been featured by Apple often. It won The Best Toddler App Ever award in 2009, and was named one of the top 50 iPhone apps for kids by Babble.com in 2010 and 2011. It is recommended by The New York Times, MSNBC, USA Today, Wired, Telegraph UK, Ireland’s The Independent, Parents Magazine, and the Washington Post.

Peekaboo Barn was made for you and your toddler by artists and educators, not marketers, robots, or companies repackaging clip art. Our team has backgrounds in cognitive science and child development, and we’ve worked in educational media everywhere from Penguin USA to the Smithsonian Institution. When you could really use a safe distraction--in airports, restaurants, and waiting rooms--or you'd like to try something new with your little genius, Peekaboo Barn is the educational, artful solution. Enjoy!

If you are looking for more Peekaboo Barn, check out our awesome sequels: Peekaboo Forest and Peekaboo Wild. And check out our newest releases: Richard Scarry's Busytown and Caillou's World.

Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/nightanddaystudios.
Twitter: @nightdaystudios

Night & Day Studios is a member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families.
Recommended ages: 1-3
Categories: Early Learning, Letters, Environment, Games, Reading, Foreign Language, Special Needs
© 2010 Night & Day Studios, Inc.

Create a Car - ABCya.com

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:15:14 PST

Create a Car
ABCya.com
Genre: Education
Price: $0.99
Release Date: August 27, 2010

★★★ An Apple "Staff Favorite" ★★★
★Featured in iPad for Beginners magazine as an essential app★
★A top 10 iPad and iPhone App★

Create a Car is a creativity app for young children ages 3 to 9.

This app is developed specifically for young children. The user interface is intuitive and simple enough for my 3 year old daughter.

Create a Car is a click and drag activity for elementary age students.

Choose from over 30 fun vehicle body styles and then select from over 70 different parts to place on the vehicle body.

Once your vehicle has been designed you can save it to your profile and send it to friends.

As an added bonus you can turn your car on and watch the many of the parts move.

Features:
-Universal App! Only .99 for the iPhone & iPad version
-High-resolution graphics for the iPhone 4 Retina display
-Five player profiles
-Over sixty-five custom vehicle parts
-Six fun car styles
-Save & edit vehicles in the garage
-Create custom information for each vehicle
-Higher order questions based on Bloom’s Taxonomy
-Ignition Key feature for a fun surprise
-Rotate & scale parts

Education:
Sample lesson idea
Students use their imagination to invent vehicles to do specific tasks. Once the vehicle has been designed, students can save the vehicle in the garage. Next students can type information to describe the vehicle by following an instructional objective or by using the guidance questions provided. Finally, students can share the vehicle and their description with the class or teacher for feedback. All this can be done without leaving the Create a Car application!

Sample Bloom’s Taxonomy questions for the vehicle description feature
1. Knowledge: List and describe some of the vehicle parts.
2. Comprehension: Explain what this vehicle can do.
3. Application: Where can this vehicle be driven?
4. Analysis: Identify the most important vehicle parts and explain why they are important.
5. Synthesis: If you could create a part that is not in the game, what would it be?
6. Evaluation: How could your vehicle be improved?

How to create a car
-View parts by swiping left of right on the parts bin
-Select a part by dragging it from the parts bin to the work area
-Move a part around the work area by touching and dragging it
-Select a part in the work area by tapping it
-Deselect a part in the work area by touching the white background or another part
-Delete a part by dragging it to the parts bin
*Move the vehicle and all parts used together by touching the vehicle body and dragging it
-Scale a part by pressing and holding
-Flip a part by tapping once
-Rotate a part by pressing and holding
-Save vehicle to your garage
-Exit the work area and return to your profile

How to use My Garage
-View vehicles in the garage by swiping left or right on a vehicle
-Start your vehicle
-Add or edit vehicle information (name, description, features)
-Share your vehicle with e-mail
-Edit your vehicle’s appearance
-Delete your vehicle
-Exit the garage

Game Settings (found in information)
Delete player profiles

Please review the privacy statement here http://www.abcya.com/ios_app_support.htm
© Copyright 2010 ABCya.com LLC

Color Mix (Cars) -- Kids Educational Coloring Book App - Paint & Draw coloring pages of vehicles while learning colors -- by A+ Kid’s Apps & Educational Games - A+ Kids Apps & Educational Games, LLC

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:15:14 PST

Color Mix (Cars) -- Kids Educational Coloring Book App - Paint & Draw coloring pages of vehicles while learning colors -- by A+ Kid’s Apps & Educational Games
A+ Kids Apps & Educational Games, LLC
Genre: Education
Price: $0.99
Release Date: June 24, 2011

★ Featured as "App Of The Week" by Edmunds.com
★ "It's educational as well as fun"

Kids paint with colors they mix themselves!

Children love learning that Red and Blue can be mixed to make Purple. Add some Black and it’s a Dark Purple!

Other apps only let your children choose a crayon color. Color mixing allows them to explore their creativity by learning to mix colors and then paint “masterpieces” with them.

Using 5 basic paint colors on the palette, a child can mix them to make any color they imagine, then use the saved colors to paint!

The kid friendly interface was designed by parents with a lot of input and testing from preschoolers. So it’s easy to use.

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Features:

* Educational! A new way to learn the color wheel
* Learn to mix colors through exploration and discovery.
* Kid-friendly interface – so easy a toddler can use it
* Multi-touch zoom to fill in small details
* Lots of provided coloring pages and backgrounds to color on
* Connect-The-Dots pages
* Paint on pictures from your photo album
* Save to local gallery, or to photo album

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If you have any question or ideas on how to make our app better, we would love to hear from you. Please email us at support@apluskidsapps.com

A+ Kids Apps is a member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families.
Recommended Ages: 1-3, 4-7, 8-10
Categories: Art, Creative Play, Early Learning, Colors, Science
© 2011 A+ Kids Apps & Educational Games, LLC

Word BINGO - ABCya.com

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:15:14 PST

Word BINGO
ABCya.com
Genre: Education
Price: $0.99
Release Date: February 01, 2011

From the maker of the #1 Educational App Math BINGO!

★Featured in What's Hot Educational Apps
★Ranked a Top 10 Educational App

★Sight Word BINGO featuring the Dolch Word List

★What are Sight Words?

Sight Words are words that are recognized immediately (on sight) without phonetically decoding or sounding out parts.

★What is the Dolch Word List?

The Dolch Word List is a list of English sight words by Edward William Dolch, PhD. The list is comprised of 220 words grouped by level, and includes pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions and verbs. There are also 95 nouns on a separate list.

★Why the Sight Word BINGO App?

I received a lot of great feedback from children and adults about my first app, Math BINGO. Several people suggested that I create a Sight Word BINGO app using the Dolch Word List. I listened to the feedback and decided to create what many people wanted. I hope you like it.

★What is the optimal age group for Sight Word Bingo?

It is difficult to recommend an appropriate age group for Sight Word BINGO because not all children develop reading skills at the same time. There is also a gaming aspect of this app, which may require the player to work quickly. That being said, I would recommend this app to children ages 5 and older, with some children needing adult guidance to play. I think many children in grades one and two will enjoy playing this app with little difficulty.

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★About Sight Word BINGO

★Sight Word BINGO includes four different games!

★Word BINGO

Listen to the word the BINGO Bug speaks and tap on the corresponding word on the screen. Get four words correct vertically, horizontally or diagonally to get BINGO and win! The quicker you get BINGO the better your score. Your score is based on time and the lower the score, the better. Earn a BINGO Bug when you beat your best score.

★Spelling Practice

Tap and drag the letters to spell the word the BINGO bug speaks. Spell ten words to play a bonus game! You can choose to show or hide the spelling of each word in game settings.

★Word Fling

You have one hundred seconds to find as many BINGO Bugs as possible and fling them into the warp zone! To find the bug, tap the word the BINGO bug speaks. If you tap the correct word, a BINGO Bug and a bungee cord will appear. Pull downward and left or right to aim the BINGO Bug toward the warp zone hole. Let go to fling the BINGO Bug! Bounce the bug off of the wall before going into the warp zone for more points. The game will end once you incorrectly recognize three words.

★Word It Up

Stop the word blocks from stacking up to the top of the screen! Tap on the word the BINGO bug speaks to get rid of the block. Tilt the device to change where the block lands. Try not to click on the wrong word or you’ll lose points and the block will stay forever.

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★Word BINGO features:

★Universal App - Only $.99 for iPad, iPod & iPhone

★4 Games in 1: Word BINGO | Spelling Practice | Word It Up | Fling it

★5 player profiles & guest profile

★Create your own character

★Over 300 Dolch Sight Words

★Select a word list: Pre-Primer, Primer, First Grade, Second Grade, Third Grade, Nouns or All Words

★Score Board: the three best scores are displayed by word list and player displays top three best scores by word list and by player.

★Easily track and view what words that you got wrong by using the “My Report” Card feature.

★My Report Card: A powerful feature that displays word accuracy and best scores by player profile. Word accuracy feature displays the percentage of sight words correctly identified by word list or individual words. Best score feature will show the top scores in all three games.

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Graphing Calculator - Appcylon LLC

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:15:14 PST

Graphing Calculator
Appcylon LLC
Genre: Education
Price: $1.99
Release Date: September 11, 2008

Time Magazine selected "Graphing Calculator" as one of the top 10 back-to-school iPhone applications.
Link to article: http://tinyurl.com/yz855ad

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Graphing Calculator turns your phone or iPod into an intuitive high-resolution function plotter and scientific calculator. Features include the following:

- Includes a powerful, yet easy to use scientific calculator.
- Quickly plot and trace multiple equations on the same graph.
- Custom keyboard to speed up entering in equations.
- Pinch to zoom and drag/slide for scrolling the graph in real time.
- The graph view supports portrait and landscape modes.
- Take screen shots, and e-mail graphs to yourself.
- Evaluate your graphs at any x value using the calculator screen.
- Find the exact (x,y) coordinates for roots, intersections, minimums and maximums using the trace mode.
- Provides conditional statements allow the user to restrict the domain and graph piece-wise functions.
- Supports graphing polar and parametric equations.
- Supports graphing inequalities, and implicit equations in the form f(x,y)=g(x,y).
- Retina display and multitasking support
- Display the graph on a TV, projector, or external monitor using Apple's VGA adapter (iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, 4th gen iPod, and iPad only)
- Currently supports the following functions: abs, acos, acosh, acot, acoth, acsc, acsch, asec, asech, asin, asinh, atan, atan2, atanh, ceil, cos, cosh, cot, coth, csc, csch, deg2rad, exp, fact, floor, gamma, gcd, lcm, lgamma, ln, log2, log10, logbase, max, min, mod, nCr, nPr, nroot, rad2deg, rand, sec, sech, sin, sinh, sqrt, tan, tanh.

Please visit the website for more details and screen shots. Feel free to e-mail me if you have questions, problems, or feature requests.
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