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iPad App Teaches Kids to Read, Write
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Are iPads the future of education?
Well, maybe not. But there’s no denying that “abc PocketPhonics” is an amazing app. A universal app—it works with both iPhone and iPad—PocketPhonics teaches the basics of reading and writing to young kids. Most surprising? It seems to work.
With reading, the app uses the “synthetic phonics” method supported by US, UK, and Australian governments. Kids are first taught letter sounds (instead of the names of the letters), including hybrid sounds such as “ch” and “sh.” US and UK pronunciations are both included, so you don’t have to worry about your kid picking up the “wrong” accent. (Darn!)
And for writing, the app demonstrates how to draw the letters, instead of just presenting pictures. Kids can then trace the letters’ outlines on the iPad or iPhone using their finger. If you chose, the app will then grade their accuracy. I can see this being very useful for young learners especially—tracing with a finger is infinitely easier than using a pencil. Cursive and print alphabets are both included.
Finally, PocketPhonics rounds out its offering with a sound-based word “spelling game,” which includes over 170 words with accompanying pictures. There’s also a “ParentZone” area where parents can tweak the app’s settings.
Oh, and it’s only $0.99.
While I doubt that a single app will ever be able to replace real-life teaching, abc PocketPhonics certainly looks like a competent, comprehensive app. It won’t teach letter names, but it can get pre-readers “hooked on phonics.”
You do remember those old commercials, right? Don’t you?
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Released: 2008-12-08 :: Category: Education / Educational
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Loop & Learn Provides Unique Approach to Knowledge Sharing
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Those with a quest for knowledge requiring a unique approach to studying may want to take a look at a unique application for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad called Loop & Learn. Using a learning technique called “spiral learning,” Loop & Learn makes use of the auditory/visual learning connection by incorporating text, audio and picture images together into small tidbits of information to be digested one segment at a time. Similar to creating a picture book that is read aloud to small children learning the alphabet, numbers, or farm animals, Loop & Learn provides a way for users to create and share their own “learning loops.”
Loop & Learn could easily be used to create study material for language learning, vocabulary, anatomy, bartending, music, US Presidents, pokemon, and pretty much anything else that you’d like to memorize. While it’s uniqueness is touted as the “educational app that doesn’t sell you content, but let’s you create the content,” Loop & Learn has potential as an educational tool.(…)
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Emergency & Critical Care Pocket Guide – iPhone App Review
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Emergency & Critical Care Pocket Guide ($9.99)
Version – 1.0
Review – “Great critical care reference for any medical professional!”
A lot of medical professionals carry pocket guides that contain
various information that they might need in the field. For years Informed has been 
a large provider of these small pocket-sized guides, and now they are bringing these great resources directly to your mobile device!
Previously all of these medical resources were released in a simple PDF format much like a lot of digital book formats like you see today. While it was not a bad format, Informed is now releasing all of their apps in a way that allows you to interact with and search for the material that you’re looking for!
When you open up this app the first screen you’ll see is the Topics screen. This is a great way to quickly find information. Touching any available topic will bring up all of the related information. For example, touching the “Medical Emergencies” topic will bring up a list of items to choose from that include Abdominal pain, Abuse, Childbirth, Choking, and many more.
Once you find what you want and open up you’ll find that the information in this app is not just boring data, it is laid out with all kinds of caps, punctuation, bullets and even pictures in some cases. You’ll even find links to things within the app when applicable. For example,
in some of the articles you’ll find links to the poison control center. Touching these links will place a phone call to their headquarters for you.
You’ll also find a variety of different calculators in this app. It includes everything from a simple conversion calculator that handles temperature, 
weight, volume and length, down to a variety of different Pediatric calculators. The interfaces for the calculator’s were very easy to understand and use, and they also work very quickly!
The third button in the menu at the bottom of the screen is the “Search/Bookmarks” button. Touching this brings up a list of all your current bookmarks to choose from. Touching any
of them will take you directly to the page that you were on when you created them.
In the upper left corner of the “Search/Bookmarks” screen you’ll see a little magnifying glass. Touching this button will open up a search bar where you can search for anything. This is a great feature that will allow you to quickly find the exact information you are looking for. The searches work in real time as well so there is no waiting to load search results.
If you find yourself carrying a paper version of this or a similar emergency reference then you’ll definitely want to check out this app. If you’re just not that present that usually carries around a reference maybe this would be a good time to start! It’s certainly a good deal at just $10. So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and head to the App Store and check it out today!
- David H.
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Developer – Informed Publishing
URL: http://www.informedguides.com
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Animals’ World HD – iPhone App Review
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Animals’ World HD ($3.99)
Version – 1.0
Review – “Explore the animal kingdom in HD!”
Most of us grew up with picture books of animals. As children these books help us learn about all kinds of different animals. Animals’ World is basically a picture book on your iPad, but the great thing is that it costs a fraction of what a physical book does, and 
it also offers a lot of other great features that you won’t find in any animal book!
When you download this app and open it you’ll see a screen with a bunch of animals on it. You can scroll through all the various animals that are available by dragging your finger across the screen. When you find an animal that you’d like to take an in depth look at just touch it and the app will zoom in on it.
When you have an animal selected there are four buttons you can press, one in each corner of the screen. In the upper right corner of the screen is a “zoom” button. Touching this will zoom in so that you can see all of the detail of the beautiful high-res images. Most of these images are large enough 
that you have to drag around the screen to see the entire thing.
In the lower left corner of the screen is a button with a ruler on it. Touching this button will show a silhouette of an average sized man next to the animal. This gives you an idea of the relative size of the animal.
In the lower right corner is a button with a globe on it. This button will show you a map of the globe with all of the areas where that particular animal lives 
highlighted. You can rotate and view other ares of the globe by touching it and dragging around. At any time if you want to go back to a previous screen, the upper left corner of the screen is a back arrow that will take you back.
The strength of this app definitely lies in the both the quality of it’s images and in the large amount of animals that is included. A couple of things I noticed on the other hand are 
that the globe is a little bit confusing to rotate, and it would have been nice if the app pronounced the names of the animals for small children that can’t read.
All things considered though, I could definitely see this app being a great way to expose your young child to the world of animals! While it would be nice to maybe see a few new features added, the interface is clean and simple, and there really is a lot of content.
As with a lot of “HD” apps for iPad I think it is probably a little overpriced. With that said, it is definitely cheaper than buying a physical book with animal pictures. If this app sounds interesting then what are you waiting for? Click the link below and check it out for yourself today!
- David H.
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Developer – Vivica srl
URL: http://www.vivica.it/interactive/animalsworld.html
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Preschool Storybook Piano – iPhone App Review
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Preschool Storybook Piano – iPhone App Review ($0.99)
Version – 1.2
Review – “Encourage your young child’s musical talents!”
If you’re looking for a great way to keep your young child entertained, this app may be just what your looking for! Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Preschool Storybook Piano is an app that uses visual aids to help teach your child to play piano!
Preschool Storybook Piano has four different modes of play: Play and Sing along, Learn the Song, Karaoke Mode, and Free Style Mode. In Learn the song mode your child will see the notes being played
above a keyboard. As the song plays the keys will light up to show you which ones are supposed to be played. To start the song you just touch the “start” button on the left side above the keyboard.
In each of the four different play modes there are several different “keyboard sounds” to choose from. To switch between them just touch the little keyboard icon to the left of the “Start” button. There are all kinds of instrument sounds from piano, guitar and banjo all the way down to animal sounds!
Another thing you can do with this app is record yourself playing and listen to it again! It works great, but I found it to be slightly confusing the first time I used it. There is really not any description
of how this feature works. To record yourself playing you have to touch the “Record” button so that it’s highlighted and then start the song to record.
In play and sing along mode you’ll see a story in the background as you play the song, in Karaoke you’ll see the words to the song, and in Free style mode you will both see the words and also the background from play and sing along mode! When you view the words with the song you have the option of viewing them in English, Spanish, or French as well!
If you have a young child in your life that is showing signs of talent/interest in music this app is a great way to encourage that! While it would have been nice to maybe have a few more songs included, the app is only $0.99 and it functions well. So what are you waiting for? Check it out in the App Store today!
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Developer – KIBOOMU
URL: http://www.kiboomu.com
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Informed RN Pocket Guide – iPhone App Review
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Informed RN Pocket Guide ($9.99)
Version – 1.2
Review – “A great guide for nurses that is truly pocket sized!”
There are good things and bad things about electronic references. The good thing about them is the fact that you can have a virtually limitless amount of information packed into a very small device. The problem with them tends to be that the more information you pack
in, the more difficult they become to navigate. Informed Publishing has addressed this by integrating great information with a simple interactive interface!
When you open up the RN Pocket Guide you’ll see a small menu bar at the bottom of the screen with four buttons. The button on the left of this menu will bring up a list of all the topics that are covered within this app. There are all kinds of topics covered from Cardiac and Respiratory down to Mental Health and Gastrointestinal.
When you find the topic that you need information on, touching it will bring up a list of articles to read. 
What really makes this app great though is that the information itself is interactive. If the article you’re reading mentions a test that you might want to perform it will give you a link to 
that test within the app, or if it references a phone number it will give you a link to dial that phone number directly.
Besides the articles full of information, this app also offers a variety of different medical calculators. You can access the full list of them by touching the “Calculators” button at the bottom of the screen. Many of them are also available from within various information in the “Topics” section as well.
Another great feature of this app is the “Search/Bookmarks” feature. Anytime you find and are reading an article that you think you might need 
later, you can add a bookmark to it by touching the “+” button at the bottom of the screen. You can then access your list of bookmarks either from the main menu or by touching the bookmark button from within an article.
You can switch from bookmarks to the search feature by touching the icon in the upper right corner of the screen. As you type information into the search bar you’ll see live updates of information below. Touching any of the articles that pop up will take you straight to them. This makes it extremely easy to quickly find information on a particular topic. No hunting through topics and subtopics, just type one good key word and head there directly!
If you’re a nurse and you have or used to carry a pocket guide of some sort, this is an app that you should definitely check out. For just $9.99 you can have all kinds of great information literally at the tops of your fingers! So what are you waiting for? Head to the App Store and check it out today!
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US Immigration FAQ – iPhone App Review
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Version 1.0
Review – “Handy reference guide to US Immigration Rules and Procedures”
App developer: GO2STAT LLC
Website: http://yimin100.blogspot.com/
US Immigration FAQ is pretty much exactly what it says it is. A handy guide to all of the rules for visiting or immigrating to the US. The information contained in this App is current (as of the last update) and informative for anyone wishing to learn more about the policies and procedures for traveling to the USA – for business or pleasure. Here’s the introduction from the Developers directly;
Actually, the section on Business travelers is probably what is going to be the most popular, this is a fantastic guide for people who travel often, or who are looking for information on the go about this topic. While most of the Business section deals with immigrating for investing, some of it does cover regular business trips as well.
In fact, this App covers almost all eventualities when it comes to obtaining visas and work permits, residence and green cards. The overall topics contained within are;
And each section contains many chapters about the specific procedures, forms and documents unique to each situation.
The information is provided in a very readable format – and contrary to some legal or government documents which can get confusing, its laid out in a way that will give you all the information you need based on your specific situation and needs.
Of course, this is also a fantastic tool for students who are learning immigration law and procedures. While not heavy on the legal aspect of things, it does provide easy to understand directions and details that can be used as a great study-guide.
While the App is laid out really well, and is easy to navigate I found it unfortunate that it wasn’t lacking a couple of features that would make it much more useful for business people and students alike. 1) Highlighting certain passages. This would be a wonderful way to come back to something you particularly wanted to remember like form information, or a particularly important procedure that you just learned about. If not that, then at least, 2) Bookmarks – to flag certain chapters within sections. As this App is so comprehensive it can get difficult to remember “where did I read that particular thing about student visa limitations?”, having your own bookmarks page would be wonderful.
Other than those to criticisms I think that if you’re looking for a handy guide to quickly look up immigration info, this is it. There aren’t many others on the App store, so while it might be one of your only options, at least it’s informative and well written. Try it out, via the link below.
~ChantelleJoy
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Holy Roller – iPhone App Review
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Holy Roller ($1.99)
Version v2
Holy Roller is an app directed towards Christian people looking to reference Bible verses during the day as a means of motivation or inspiration. Developed by Holy Roller LLC, this app is clean, simple, and gives someone the opportunity to find random Bible verses as they want. However it does even more than that.
First of all, it’s important to note that this app supports meaning different interpretations of the Bible, which is accessible by tapping the Settings button in the upper left hand corner of the default screen.
By default it opens to the “Blessings” page, which says “I am blessed by…” and gives you a wheel of options to pick from. After picking your desire, hitting the “Show Verse” button will pull up a random verse that fits your desire.
The nice feature with this is that it not only shows you the verse but it also includes the Chapter and Verse reference as well.
In addition you’ll see the option to “Spread the Word,” where you can email the verse to someone or even post it to Twitter or Facebook.
Clicking the “New Verse” button at the bottom will pull up a new, random verse that fits your current desire. Hitting “Done” will take you back to the previous menu, where you can choose to find a new verse based on a different quality.
In addition to “Blessings,” there is also an option to reference Bible verses by “Burdens.” When you hit this button it simply says “I am…” and gives you choices such as Alone, Grieving, Worries, etc. When you make your selection here, it will in turn pull up a verse that may serve as motivation during your times of need.
All in all this is a very simple app but could be a priceless app for someone who is looking to add Bible verses into their day as a means for inspiration.It is a very nice looking app and is simple and straightforward to use. If having a religious based app on your phone is important to you, this app may be what you are looking for.
Head over to the App Store today and pick up your copy!
- Christina G
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Smarty Shortz 1st Grade – iPhone App Review
Dots for Tots – On the Go Connect the Dots Fun
Intro to Math
Toddler Teasers Sorting
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Preschoolers learn their numbers, shapes, and letters by sorting them into containers and treasure chests. The game cycles through four interactive scenes with full voice overs and fun animations.
Example sorting games included:
Letters from Numbers
Uppercase Letters from Lowercase Letters
B from 8
1 from 7
p from q
… and many more.