2012 was an outstanding year for gWhiz LLC. The company's commitment to producing high quality, engaging mobile educational apps for lifelong learning paid off with strong product sales and increased market share on the iOS and Android mobile platforms.
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iPhone and iPad apps tagged "in the classroom."
Middle School Math Game App is Now a Two Player Game Using Bluetooth
Math File Folder Games today is pleased to announce the latest development in its fun, innovative math teaching games. The 5 Dice Order of Operations Game app that helps students improve higher order thinking skills has released a new feature.
Remix your iBooks with Book Creator for iPad 2.4
Today, Red Jumper Studio is pleased to announce the long awaited Book Creator 2.4. Book Creator has revolutionised digital publishing and has enabled people in over 50 countries to share their books with the world.
Brush of Truth: Book App Offers Free Common Core-Aligned Lesson Plans
Brush of Truth, a book app for kids 8-12 recognized for its appeal to reluctant readers, is now offering free lesson plans that are aligned with Common Core State Standards. Curriculum can be downloaded from the StoryBayou website.
Developer Alexander Watt Builds Apps to Engage Users in Education
Even with a full-time job as a college lecturer, Alexander Watt has built more than half a dozen educational apps.
Today's interview is with independent developer Alexander Watt.
A real math teacher in your pocket - Take Back Math - Its Time
Take Back Algebra is a unique app in such that it offers 100s of hours of math tutoring full courses taught by a qualified teacher. I am simply a math teacher who wanted to help students have access to math lessons at night to get their homework done.
Focus on Earthquakes is Perfect Interactive Study Aid for Students
The digital classroom is getting even closer to being a reality with interactive study aids such as Focus on Earthquakes, a comprehensive overview of the causes and consequences of earthquakes.
Simplex Spelling Apps Improve Spelling Accuracy by 50% in NY Classroom
Pyxwise Software's critically acclaimed spelling apps, Simplex Spelling HD and Simplex Spelling Phonics 1, have been purchased by many educational institutions for use in the classroom and they are achieving some amazing results.
Reading Raven's Multi-Sensory Games Teach Pre-reading Skills
Early Ascent, LLC today announced the release of Reading Raven, an interactive and multi-sensory learn-to-read educational game available in the Apple App Store.
AppCrayon iPad StylusGarners Teacher Approval for Pre-writing Skills
Just days before Apple's recent educational announcement, one toymaker was busily demonstrating the AppCrayon classroom stylus to a conference of California's Kindergarten teachers. The reaction was overwhelmingly positive and the verdict was clear. Teachers want a stylus.
Classroom iPads Become Digital Flash-Based Textbooks with Rover Web Browser
iSwifter Learn, Inc., the creators of Rover for Education, the iPad app that streams Flash-based online learning classroom content from leading content providers such as Discovery Education, Funbrain and Mathletics, today announced new features and milestones for its free iPad app.
Can't Decide Who Does What? Try Volunteer-O-Matic
Volunteer-O-Matic by Generic Software is a new app that allows users to create lists of tasks or events and corresponding lists of names or numbers in order to randomly select a name or number to tackle the task.
Sign4Me is a 3D Signed English Translator for iPhone and Touch
I would like to preface this review of Sign4Me for iPhone and iPod touch by saying that I am not an expert in Signed English or American Sign Language (ASL), but am aware there are differences.
