Educational Apps

Motion Math: Wings for iPad review

By Leanna Lofte, Tuesday, May 22, 2012 a 4:37 am

Motion Math: Wings is an iPad game with the focus of increasing conceptual understanding of multiplication. The goal is simple, tilt your iPad to guide the flying bird to the biggest number.

Have free access to over 2700 educational videos with Khan Academy for iPad

By Leanna Lofte, Monday, Apr 9, 2012 a 12:50 pm

Khan Academy is well known in the education world as being a fantastic resource for students to watch videos to learn more about topics covered in class. It's also great for non-students who are just thirst for knowledge and want to study a subject on their own time. And for free. The Khan Academy iPad app is the best way to put learning in your own hands.

My A-Z for iPhone teaches your kids the ABCs from their own personalized alphabet

By Leanna Lofte, Friday, Mar 2, 2012 a 3:32 pm

Learning the alphabet is a big milestone for every child and My A-Z for iPhone is one of the many options out there to aid in your child's learning. What make My A-Z unique is that you can customize the alphabet to contain photos of things your child already knows.

Create your own spelling tests with Super Speller [Kids Corner]

By Leanna Lofte, Friday, Dec 9, 2011 a 1:10 am

With Super Speller, you can create custom spelling tests for your child to study with. Teachers often say the words out loud and use them in a sentence during a spelling test, so Super Speller lets parents record the exact same thing so that it closely resembles a real spelling test. Super Speller provides instant feedback so that the student immediately knows if they got a word incorrect.

Word Games for Kids - Futaba for iPad [Kids Corner]

By Leanna Lofte, Monday, Nov 21, 2011 a 11:33 am

Word Games for Kids - Futaba is a multiplayer iPad game for kids that quizzes them on words. Up to four kids sit around the iPad and the first one to tap the word that matches the picture that appears in the center wins a point.

Prepare your kids for school with Qwizful for iPhone

By Leanna Lofte, Saturday, Nov 12, 2011 a 12:06 am

Qwizful is an iPhone educational app for kids ages 4-7. It is filled with questions on key topics that are taught in school so as to prepare your child for the classroom. Qwizful aims to make the quiz and learning environment fun and enjoyable so that the process feels more like a game.

Learn arithmetic with Bubbling Math for iPad [Kids Corner]

By Leanna Lofte, Tuesday, Nov 1, 2011 a 1:42 am

Bubbling Math is an educational iPad app for children to refine their arithmetic skills. It aims to make math fun by making it a game with levels and rewards. It also breaks down the child's results in the parents section so you can know how your child is progressing.

As a math educator, I firmly believe that the irrational fear and hatred towards mathematics begins at young age and I hope that apps such as Bubbling Math will help give children a positive attitude towards math that carries over into adulthood. I have tried many children's math apps, but not all of them make the cut and remain on my iPad. Bubbling Math has earned permanent residency.

I've play around with the iPhone version of Mathical and it's fun! These games may be designed for children, but many adults may find some of them to be challenging as well.