Devices: iPad, iPhone Topics covered: Numbers, letters, shapes, and basic spelling and arithmetic Cost: $2.99 (but free for a limited time) Ages: 4-7 Big Kid Life Fire Fighter is the second app I’ve had a chance to look at by Fingerprint Digital, a new educational app company. Previously, I looked at Fingerprint Play Maker. Big Kid Fire Fighter…
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Fingerprint Play Maker App Review
Devices: iPad Topics covered: Numbers, letters, shapes, and basic spelling and arithmetic Cost: $2.99 (but free for a limited time) Ages: 4-8 A brand new app in the iOS Appstore that I’ve had the opportunity to take a look at over the last week is Play Maker, by Fingerprint. Fingerprint is a new player in the…
Q & A With Fingerprint Digital Founder Nancy MacIntyre
This week a new app company, Fingerprint Digital, has gone public with a series of educational apps targeted towards children between the ages of 3 and 8. The company was founded by Nancy MacIntyre, a former Leapfrog executive who saw the opportunity to create a platform for a network of edutainment apps within iOS….
Wolfram Alpha Adds Flight Data
Have you ever looked for a simple way to track a flight someone you know is on? It’s not always as to find that in-flight data as you might think, particularly if you are looking for a way to do so on the go. The ever popular Wolfram Alpha has added flight data. With roughly…
TI-Nspire Algebra Formulas Document
This TI-Nspire document has a number of formulas that are useful for algebra. In it you will find formulas for exponents, factoring, the equation of a line, and general formulas such as midpoint, distance, and slope. As with all TI-Nspire documents, it will work on any version of the calculator including TI-Nspire grayscale or CX…
Motorola Xoom Family Edition Released
With cost and kids in mind, Motorola has released the Motorola Xoom Family Edition.
iOS 5 Review
After struggling with it for a few hours, I was able to make the upgrade work, and it is a nice improvement.
iOS 5 Crash and Burn
I expected to have a post up by now reveling in the glory of iOS 5 for my iPad, since it appears to have some features that would be pretty darn nice for both students and teachers. Unfortunately, my iOS 5 upgrade has been a major fail to this point. After hours of downloading, iTunes…
Textbooks on iPad
More and more schools are looking at adopting the iPad. College students are using the tablet as a device that can bring together gaming, social, and academics. Teachers are picking them up as device that’s simpler to transport to and from school than a laptop. With the iPad increasingly being seen as a technology that…
iPhone 4S Announced, iOS 5 Arrives Next Week
Click here to order the new Apple iPhone 4S. The much anticipated iPhone 5 press conference was today, but to the surprise of many, the iPhone 5 was not announced. Instead, Apple’s new phone is the iPhone 4S. This appears to be a more modest update than many people were hoping for. Instead of a…