by admin | Apr 18, 2013 | Apps
I was asked to do a review/comparison for an app called ‘Hopscotch‘. The aim of this review was to see if this was a worthy successor of the computer programme called ‘Scratch‘. Unfortunately, this is not the case, but there are a few things that caught my attention....
by admin | Apr 13, 2013 | Apps
Mystery Math Town is a newly-released maths app for iPad from Art Gig Apps, the same company that released Shake a Phrase. Filled with great graphics and moody background music, this app will take pupils on an adventure through the houses of a Gothic-looking town...
by admin | Apr 4, 2013 | Apps
Shake a Phrase is a language app for the development of reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. The app presents the content under five different themes – Animals, Fairytale, Monsters, Sports and Shake Starter. Using these themes, there are three sections to...
by admin | Apr 4, 2013 | Apps
Math Race is a good app for the consolidation of maths tables. The Lite version of the app covers all four mathematical operations. In the game, the pupil is presented with a sum and they are given four possible answers to the sum. They have to select the correct...
by admin | Apr 3, 2013 | Apps
Lets Tans is a game based on the Chinese Tangram puzzles. This game is great for the promotion of 2D shapes, spatial awareness and problem-solving. Any teacher that has the physical puzzle in the classroom will know that some pupils will love it and some will hate it....
by admin | Apr 2, 2013 | Apps
NxtApp 4 Kids is what the Washington Post called “the perfect app for mental math”. This app focuses on number sequences where the pupil has to complete the sequence. There are four numbers in each sequence and the missing number is usually either in the middle or at...
