THERE ARE APPS FOR EVERY SUBJECT

MATHCUBES“MATHCUBES” IS AN APP DESIGNED TO ALLOW CHILDREN UP TO THE AGE OF 8 TO

LEARN MATH IN AN ENJOYABLE WAY. IT ALLOWS THEM TO FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES

WITH NUMBERS AND LAYS A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE MATH. THE APP IS

COMPLETELY INTERACTIVE AND DOES NOT REQUIRE READING TEXT IN ORDER TO

SOLVE THE PROBLEMS. THE CHILD SIMPLY PLACES THE “CUBE” WITH THE CORRECT

ANSWER IN THE BOX PROVIDED. CRITICAL SKILLS ARE USED AND DEVELOPED AS

THE STUDENTS FOLLOW AND COUNT THE PATTERNS OF THE OBJECTS ON THE

SCREEN AND SEQUENCE THE OBJECTS TO ARRIVE AT THE CORRECT ANSWER.

HOWEVER, THE COLORS, SHAPES, AND SWIFTLY MOVING CUBES ON THE SCREEN

HELP TO CAPTURE AND MAINTAIN THE ATTENTION OF THE YOUNG CHILD. WHEN

THEY DON’T KNOW AN ANSWER, THEY FOLLOW THE CLUES TO ARRIVE AT THE

CORRECT ANSWER. THIS INSTILLS CONFIDENCE IN THEIR ABILITY TO REASON. THE

BASIC SKILLS LEARNED USING “MATHCUBES” ARE VITAL TO ANY YOUNG CHILD

MATH PROGRAM. ONE OF THE PRIMARY CONCERNS IN TEACHING YOUNG CHILDREN

IS THE SOMETIMES DEFICIENT ATTENTION SPAN. WITH THIS APP, THE DIFFICULTY

LEVEL CAN BE CHANGED. IT ALLOWS FLEXIBILITY IN MANY WAYS ALTHOUGH THE

SIMPLICITY OF THE DESIGN MAKES IT VERY USER FRIENDLY.

QUICK MATH +“QUICK MATH +” IS THE FOLLOW UP APP TO THE TOP RATED “QUICK MATH” APP.

THIS APP IS CENTERED AROUND THE DEVELOPMENT OF MENTAL ARITHMETIC.

THE PLAYERS ARE RACING AGAINST TIME TO IMPROVE THEIR SCORE AND EARN

STARS TO UNLOCK AVATARS. ALTHOUGH THE APP IS DESIGNED FOR AGES 5-8, IT

IS APPROPRIATE FOR ANY PERSON WHO HAS A DESIRE TO IMPROVE THEIR

MATH SKILLS AS WELL AS THEIR RESPONSE SPEED TO MATHEMATICAL

QUESTIONS. HIGHER LEVEL THINKING SKILLS ARE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE

FOUR GAME MODES. STUDENTS SOLVE (USING THE ORDER OF OPERATIONS),

MEMORIZE (THEY MUST REMEMBER WHERE THE HIDDEN NUMBERS ARE) ,

CONQUER (BY DEVELOPING EXCELLENT ESTIMATION SKILLS) AND SWAP (MANY

LEVELS PROVIDE A MEMORY AND ORDER OF OPERATIONS CHALLENGE AS ONE

NUMBER OR SYMBOLS CHANGES WITH EACH EQUATION). MANY OF THE SKILLS

LEARNED THROUGH USING THIS APP ARE VITAL TO STUDENTS IN DEVELOPING

MATHEMATICAL FLUENCY AS WELL AS IMPORTANT LIFE MATH SKILLS. “QUICK

MATH +”HAS RECEIVED HIGH REVIEWS FOR BEING AN EASY TO USE, FUN, AND

EXCITING APP FOR MANY DIFFERENT AGES.

NAIL THAT NOTE“NAIL THAT NOTE” IS AN EXCELLENT APP FOR STUDENTS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL

LEVEL. THIS APP WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE ADDITION TO THE CONCERT

CHOIR CURRICULUM OR ANY HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC THEORY CLASS. IT WOULD

ENABLE STUDENTS TO DEVELOP A KEEN SENSE OF PITCH. WHEN SIGHT SINGING

OR READING NEW MUSIC, STUDENTS WHO HAVE DEVELOPED RELATIVE PITCH

THROUGH YEARS OF MUSIC STUDY HAVE A DEFINITE ADVANTAGE IN

ACCOMPLISHING SINGING INTERVALS MORE ACCURATELY. THROUGH THE USE

OF THIS APP, ALL STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO

RECOGNIZE AND SING SCALES AND INTERVALS WITH MORE ACCURACY AND

WITH MUCH MORE CONFIDENCE. THIS APP WOULD INVOLVE HIGHER LEARNING

THINKING BY APPLYING THE SKILLS DEVELOPED TO NEW MUSIC BEING TAUGHT

IN THE CLASSROOM. THE SKILLS LEARNED USING THIS APP ARE DEFINITELY

RELATED TO MATERIAL COVERED IN A HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC THEORY CLASS AS

WELL AS TECHNIQUE FOR SIGHT SINGING IN ANY CHOIR SETTING. THE APP IS

VERY USER FRIENDLY AND CONTAINS INSTRUCTIONS THAT ARE EASY TO

UNDERSTAND.

MEET THEORCHESTRA

With “Meet the Orchestra” - learn classical music instruments, children learn

about the instruments of the orchestra not only by sight, but learn to

recognize them by their individual sound (visually & audibly). In addition to

learning about the instruments, students are exposed to some of the best

examples of music of the master composers like Bach, Mozart, and Chopin.

Unlike other apps, these orchestral recordings are done in a professional

studio by musicians from a national symphony orchestra. This app helps to

develop the child’s musical ear as well as their musical and general memory.

The format of the app is composed of two sections: learning and quizzes.

During the learning stage, the children are introduced to the instruments of

the orchestra.. In the quiz section, they are asked to identify the instruments

based on sight and sound. The difficulty accelerates with each level keeping

the students engaged.This app would be appropriate for the 3rd-5th grade

child. Most elementary school curriculums contain sections on orchestral

instruments and classical music. This app would be a very useful tool in

reinforcing the content taught in class. Higher level thinking skills include,

developing the knowledge and applying that knowledge as they analyze the

sight and sound of the instruments to determine their answer. The app is user

friendly and contains easy to follow instructions.

THEORY LESSONS

“THEORY LESSONS” FEATURES THIRTY NINE MUSIC THEORY LESSONS FROM

MUSICTHEORY.NET. THE LESSONS ARE IN THEIR ORIGINAL ANIMATED FORMAT.

THIS APP COVERS BASIC MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS AND PROGRESSES THROUGH

INTERMEDIATE MUSIC THEORY. IT IS APPROPRIATE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL OR

JUNIOR HIGH STUDENT. “THEORY LESSONS” WOULD BE IDEAL FOR THE JUNIOR

HIGH BAND CLASS AS WELL AS GENERAL MUSIC CLASS. SOME STUDENTS

ENTER BEGINNER BAND AFTER HAVING STUDIED PIANO OR OTHER MUSICAL

INSTRUMENT. THESE STUDENTS TYPICALLY CAN READ MUSIC AND HAVE A

BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF MUSIC. HOWEVER, FOR OTHER STUDENTS, THIS IS

THEIR FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH MUSIC AND AN APP LIKE THIS WOULD BE IDEAL

FOR REINFORCING THOSE MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS. THIS APP INVOLVES HIGHER

LEVEL THINKING SKILLS BECAUSE OF THE SKILLS DEVELOPED THROUGH

GAINING KNOWLELDGE AND COMPREHENSION AND APPLYING THIS

KNOWLEDGE TO SPECIFIC SONGS AS THE SONGS ARE ANALYZED. THE REVIEWS

ARE POSITIVE. THE INFORMATION IS PRESENTED IN A SIMPLE, EASY TO

UNDERSTAND FORMAT.

PLANETS“PLANETS” INCLUDES 3D GUIDES TO OUR SOLAR SYSTEM. THE

REVIEWS FOR THIS APP ARE POSITIVE FROM TEACHERS AND

BEGINNING ASTRONOMERS ALIKE. IT IS VERY USER FRIENDLY WITH

CONCISE INSTRUCTIONS. “PLANETS” INCLUDES A ROTATING 3D

GLOBE OF THE PLANETS AND THE MOON. THIS APP WOULD BE A

VERY USEFUL TOOL FOR USE IN A MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE CLASS

WHEN TEACHING A UNIT ON THE SOLAR SYSTEM. STUDENTS CAN

LOCATE THE PLANETS WITH A FLAT VIEW OF THE SKY IN 2D. IN 3D,

THEY ARE ABLE TO HAVE A PLANETARIUM STYLE VIEW OF THE SKY.

THERE IS ALSO CONTENT TO INSTRUCT THE USER AS TO TIMES

WHEN THE PLANETS ARE VISIBLE. BECAUSE SCIENCE IS A NEW

AREA TESTED ON THE BENCHMARK BEGINNING LAST YEAR, THIS

WOULD BE A VALUABLE TOOL IN A SCIENCE CLASSROOM.

THE HUMAN BODY

“THE HUMAN BODY” IS DESIGNED FOR USE WITH STUDENTS

BETWEEN THE AGES OF SIX AND EIGHT.HOWEVER, IN READING THE

REVIEWS, ALL AGES HAVE REPORTED ENJOYING THIS USER FRIENDLY

APP. IN “THE HUMAN BODY”, EVERY BODY PART IS ANIMATED AND

INTERACTIVE. IT IS DESIGNED FOR KIDS TO LEARN ABOUT HUMAN

ANATOMY AND HOW THEIR BODIES WORK. SCIENCE IS A NEW

CONTENT AREA BEING TESTED ON THE BENCHMARK SO EVEN THE

LOWER ELEMENTARY GRADES ARE LEARNING SCIENCE FACTS.

BECAUSE OF THIS, “THE HUMAN BODY” WOULD BE A VERY USEFUL

TOOL FOR THE ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM TO MAINTAIN

CURRICULUM STANDARDS.IN READING THE REVIEWS, THIS APP IS

DESCRIBED AS EASY TO USE AND FUN FOR EVERY AGE. THIS APP

DOES CONTAIN A PRIVACY POLICY FOR PROTECTION OF THE

STUDENTS.

VOCABULARY SPELLING CITY

“VOCABULARYSPELLINGCITY” IS A WAY FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN SPELLING

AND VOCABULARY WORDS BY PLAYING A VARIETY OF GAMES. FOR EXAMPLE

ONE GAME READS A WORD ALOUD, USES IT IN A SENTENCE, AND THEN REPEATS

THE WORD FOR REINFORCEMENT. ANOTHER GAME INCLUDES MISSING LETTERS

FOR THE STUDENT TO FILL IN TO COMPLETE THE WORD. ALPHABETIZE IS AN

EXERCISE IN PUTTING WORDS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER WHICH IS A VERY

IMPORTANT EARLY LITERACY SKILL. THE ACTIVITIES RANGE IN

APPROPRIATENESS FROM KINDERGARTEN TO HIGH SCHOOL WITH A SECTION

OF SAT WORDS. LITERACY, WHICH INCLUDES SPELLING, READING, VOCABULARY,

ETC. IS AN AREA THAT IS VITAL TO STUDENT SUCCESS THROUGHOUT THEIR

EDUCATIONAL CAREER. THEY ARE TESTED ON THE BENCHMARK, SAT 10 AS WELL

AS ACT AND HAVING EXCELLENT VOCABULARY SKILLS WILL DEFINITELY

ENHANCE THEIR PERFORMANCE ON THESE TESTS. THIS APP INCLUDES A

WEALTH OF INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS AT MANY DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL

LEVELS. STUDENTS WHO USE THIS APP WILL APPLY HIGHER LEVEL THINKING

SKILLS THROUGH LEARNING TO SPEAK, SPELL AND UNDERSTAND THE

DEFINITION OF VARIOUS VOCABULARY WORDS AND THEN APPLY WHAT THEY

HAVE LEARNED THROUGH WRITING PAPERS AS WELL AS READING BOOKS. THE

APP IS USER FRIENDLY.

STORY BUILDER

“STORY BUILDER” IS APPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IT

WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT TOOL TO USE IN A LANGUAGE OR LITERACY

CLASSROOM. “STORYBUILDER” BEGINS WITH A PICTURE, BASIC QUESTION, OR

SIMPLE PROMT AND ALLOWS THE STUDENTS TO BUILD THEIR OWN STORY. IN

ONE OF THE ACTIVITIES, THE STUDENT WILL LOOK AT A PICTURE, MAKE AN

INFERENCE REGARDING THAT IMAGE, AND WRITE A STORY. BECAUSE OF THE

RECORD FEATURE, THEIR STORY CAN BE RECORDED IN THEIR OWN VOICE. THIS

APP ENCOURAGES IMAGINATION AS WELL. THE STUDENTS WILL USE HIGHER

LEVEL THINKING SKILLS WITH THIS APP BECAUSE OF THE EDUCATIONAL GOALS

ESTABLISHED: TO IMPROVE PARAGRAPH FORMATION, TO INTEGRATE IDEAS,

AND HIGHER LEVEL ABSTRACTIONS BY INFERENCE. ANOTHER POSSIBLE USE FOR

“STORYBUILDER” INCLUDES DEVELOPING COMMUNICATION SKILLS WITH

SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS. FOR EXAMPLE SOME STUDENTS HAVE USED THIS

APP WITH HIGH FUNCTIONING STUDENTS WITH AUTISM. ALL STUDENTS ARE

REQUIRED TO WRITE FROM EARLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE.

DEVELOPMENT OF THOSE WRITING SKILLS AS WELL AS CREATIVITY MAY HELP

TO PROMOTE FUTURE EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS.

STACK THE STATES

“STACK THE STATES” IS DESIGNED FOR USE WITH MIDDLE SCHOOL

(AGES 9-11) STUDENTS. THIS APP WOULD BE A GREAT APP FOR USE

WITH ANY MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES CLASS. STUDENTS

LEARN TO RECOGNIZE THE SHAPES OF THE STATES AS WELL AS THE

CAPITALS, ABBREVIATIONS, FLAGS, AND WHERE THEY ARE LOCATED

ON A MAP. WHILE USING THIS APP, STUDENTS WILL ALSO LEARN

ABOUT IMPORTANT UNITED STATES LANDMARKS. THE APP

INCLUDES ENGAGING ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDE FUN SOUND

EFFECTS, MUSIC AND AN INTERACTIVE MAP. THE REVIEWS ARE

POSITIVE WITH PARENTS AND TEACHERS ALIKE COMMENTING ON

THE EASE OF USE AND ENJOYABLE FORMAT. “STACK THE STATES”

DOES INCLUDE A PRIVACY POLICY.