Re: XPOST: iPad (iPhone/iTouch) apps for kids list in the making, please help

[Guest guest]

Great idea. We are thinking about getting an iPad. Is this what your son uses?

Are they fragile? any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

XPOST: iPad (iPhone/iTouch) apps for kids list in the making,

please help

I have decided to compile a list of apps for our kids on a very simple

website. The request for ideas pops up quite often on lists and Facebook.

I am asking for apps you've tried, whether or not you liked them. I always

play with and try apps before letting my son use them. Some I find are

great but either too easy or hard for my son, and some are down right awful.

So I will ask that you rate the apps on a scale of 1-5, based on the app

itself, not on how useful it was for your child since our kids are so

different. 1 means it was awful, had glitches, was very difficult or really just

lame. 5 is for a really good app.

You can email me at _Ratlenhum@..._ (mailto:Ratlenhum@...) and

put APPS or something similar as the subject as I get a ton of junk mail. I

will start working on the list as soon as a few suggestions come through

and will keep it going.

Once it is started I will email out the website address.

Kerrie

[Guest guest]

All of the Apps below get 5 stars from me. They are all interactive:

DuckDuckMoose - Old Mac, Itsy Bitsy, Bus - This app lets you record your voice

or your child voice to sing the song. It turns out to be a good tool to use when

checking speech progression.

Counting (123) - displays objects and asks how many. as your child touches each

item, the app counts along.  I think it is great for working with kids that

count and don't know when to stop. i.e. see 5 objects and will count to 5 but

then continue to 6 just because it comes next (eventhough there is no 6th

object)

24x7digital - Sight Words (Free) - an app with a list of words that pronounces

them for you. great for practicing and getting used to different words.

bSmart Pre-K - ABCs, 123s, Shapes - Great for fine motor and pre-writing as

you

have to trace with your finger.

I have several more but the apps above really help in our overall program. I use

my iPhone as a  " break from work "  tool with my daughter; she loves it. I

personally think it has helped her to " look " at things where before she was all

over the place.

S.

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>Subject: [ ] XPOST: iPad (iPhone/iTouch) apps for kids list in the

>making, please help

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>I have decided to compile a list of apps for our kids on a very simple

>website. The request for ideas pops up quite often on lists and Facebook.

>

>I am asking for apps you've tried, whether or not you liked them. I always

>play with and try apps before letting my son use them. Some I find are

>great but either too easy or hard for my son, and some are down right awful.

>So I will ask that you rate the apps on a scale of 1-5, based on the app

>itself, not on how useful it was for your child since our kids are so

>different. 1 means it was awful, had glitches, was very difficult or really

just

>

>lame. 5 is for a really good app.

>

>You can email me at _Ratlenhum@..._ (mailto:Ratlenhum@...) and

>put APPS or something similar as the subject as I get a ton of junk mail. I

>will start working on the list as soon as a few suggestions come through

>and will keep it going.

>

>Once it is started I will email out the website address.

>

>Kerrie

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