*** Rated 4+ out of 5 by Skolappar.nu, a leading reviewer of educational apps ***
Xnote is a virtual take on geocaching that let kids (and adults) go on simple treasure hunts outdoors for virtual messages. Kids love the excitement of a treasure hunt. They get to experience nature and learn about geography, mapping skills and teamwork while having great fun.
Xnote can be a practical and convenient alternative to regular geocaching for teachers and parents since virtual treasures can be hidden near home or school by just pressing a few buttons. Treasure hunts can also be sent to friends and family as a fun challenge.
--- Why outdoors?
Study after study shows that time spent in nature increases happiness, health and well-being in kids [1]. However, modern kids have lost touch with nature and the outdoors in just one generation argues projectwildthing.com.
Technology can be a great way to sell the outdoors. One exploratory study suggests that technology may help engage children in outdoor activities [2]. Use Xnote as a bridge between screen time and outdoor activities by sending the kids on an exciting treasure hunt. Get them off the sofa and into nature. Leave room for free play once out there with time to explore, imagine and create which is great for building confidence, creativity and independence.
--- What to do?
--- How it works:
You, or your children, use the app to hide your own virtual message (instead of physical cache). You then send the message to yourself or someone else who must physically go to the right spot before the content can be viewed. Send the hidden message via Facebook, SMS, Email or any other social app.
The person you send to can use any Smartphone or Tablet with GPS and internet access to find the message. No app is needed since the Smartphone's browser is used. This means you can surprise friends and family by just sending them an Xnote, they will get simple and clear instructions explaining what this is and what to do! It will not cost them anything.
Note! GPS is needed to find messages. iPads with only WiFi has no GPS and can thus NOT be used to track messages. All iPhones and iPads with 3G/4G as well as most Android and Windows devices can be used.
Start by sending a message to yourself to see how it works!
It's this easy:
1. Create a message (photo & text)
2. "Hide" it by choosing a spot on a map
3. Send it to a friend
Other usage...
Have fun with your friends!
Get creative!
For more info: www.xnoteapp.com
Email support@xnoteapp.com
[1] http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/teaching/eecd/nature-based-learning/Research/childrens-contact-w-outdoors.pdf
[2] http://www.colorado.edu/journals/cye/19_1/19_1_06_YouthDay.pdf
This Day in History for iPad is an interactive multimedia calendar that displays historical events for the current day or any selected day, along with related media such as photos, illustrations, music, and speeches. You can hear the national anthems of countries on the day they became a nation, listen to presidents’ speeches on the anniversaries of their inaugurations, and play sound clips from famous artists on their birthdays.
Background text that appears for each event concentrates on interesting aspects that you might not know. For example, did you know that Vermont was an independent republic for 14 years before becoming a state and that George Washington at one point considered sending troops to overthrow the Vermont government? Each event also has at least one picture for every event, so you can experience the people and places making each day in history famous. The journey begins here, each and every day.
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MyCongress is a portal to detailed information about your elected U.S. Congressional officials. Track their news, video and Twitter feeds. Look up their official Open Congress profile or contact them directly. MyCongress helps you get in touch with your government.
NOTE: Twitter requires users to be authenticated to view member Twitter timelines. You can find out how to setup an account on your iPad here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5500. ***
NOTE: We are aware of an issue that might prevent the game from running properly on iOS 7 or iOS 8. We apologize for any current inconvenience this may cause.
Embark on Gameloft's refreshing revisit of the classic game you used to play on Apple II now.
The press already love it. You’ll love it too.
*IGN: 8,5/10 + Editors's Choice Award: “A smart remake of the acclaimed classic, complete with fantastic new visuals. You'll jam on it for weeks."
*Pocket Gamer: 9/10 + Gold Award - "An example of how classic games can be remade for modern play without losing nostalgic lustre or alienating with outdated design"
*Touch Arcade: “The Oregon Trail for iPhone really does seem to make dysentary fun again!”
*TapCritic: 5/5
**148Apps: 4,5/5
Westward, Ho! Your favorite pioneering adventure game is back and takes you to an exciting, historical side-scrolling adventure entirely rethought to fit the Touch experience of your iPhone / iPod touch.
REMEMBER AMERICA’S CULTURAL ICONIC GAME
A WILDER EXPERIENCE THAN YOU'VE EVER PLAYED BEFORE
UPDATED WITH FACEBOOK CONNECT
JOIN THE FAN COMMUNITY
Highly recommended for fans of retro gaming, edutainment, educational games, and strategy.
Certain apps allow you to purchase virtual items within the app and may contain third party advertisements that may redirect you to a third party site.
Learn all about the 50 states with U.S. Geography by MindSnacks.
MindSnacks’ US Geography app brings you the most fun and effective way to learn geography, ever. With 8 addictive games that cover all 50 states, our app is perfect for beginning and intermediate geography students, as well as travelers and fact fanatics of all ages. Buckle up: it’s time for a virtual road trip through the US that will earn you the nickname “Human Atlas” in no time.
Our engaging games go far beyond state capitals, teaching you the fascinating ins and outs of each state, from famous citizens to major landmarks to state mottos. Adjust the difficulty level to suit you, and marvel as MindSnacks’ unique algorithm tailors lessons to your learning process, letting you effortlessly assimilate an enormous trove of facts and ideas. US geography is a visual, culture-filled subject, and with MindSnacks US Geography—the most sophisticated and content-rich geography app ever designed—students can finally gain a full understanding of the country and their place in it.
Ready for a coast-to-coast crash course? Try US Geography and you’ll get all 8 games—2 of which are brand new to MindSnacks—and over 40 hours of dynamic content. Let’s roll!
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
State history & culture
Capitals and cities
State shapes
Famous landmarks
Flags
Nicknames & mottos
Lakes, rivers and other landforms
And much more!
FEATURES
8 addictive and unique games, including 2 games entirely new to MindSnacks
Custom state maps detailing cities, landforms, landmarks and more.
600+ hand-drawn images to help associate facts with states
1000+ trivia questions to constantly challenge your brain
Personalized learning algorithms to maximize memorization, retention, and contextual usage
Vast library of facts to help you lay the metaphorical smack down on any trivia night
COPPA compliant
Aligned with National Geographic’s Geography Standards
WHAT OUR USERS SAY
“I’d start using this in my classroom tomorrow. It fills a huge need that, as far as I know, isn’t currently being met. I haven’t seen anything else like this on the market, and i’ve looked because my students practice states and capitals all years long.”
“This absolutely will engage the students. I knew that after the first five seconds of the first game I played. It makes a normally mundane task, like memorizing states and capitals, an engaging and fun activity.”
“Not only is this game fun, but it’s also so easy to use and you learn so much. DEFINITELY worth the money.”
SUPPORT
For more information or support, please contact us at support@mindsnacks.com. Or if you’re feeling social, come on over and Like, Follow or Tweet us!
VISIT: mindsnacks.com
FOLLOW: twitter.com/mindsnacks
LIKE: facebook.com/mindsnacks
» "The coolest history textbook you’ll find on the iPad" - The New York Times
» Winner of the WSA Mobile Award 2012
» Top1 iPad Book in US, UK, FR, ES, China… and 34 more Countries
» Selected by The New York Times for the Top10 iPad Apps in 2011
» Selected by the American Photo Magazine as one of the 10 Best Photo E-Books of 2012
For iPhone/iPod touch download - Back in Time for iPhone
Back in Time will take you on a stunning exploration of the history of our Universe, Earth, Life and Civilization. A journey through time where each event is documented with social and historical context, several images, an illustrative timeline and little-known interesting facts. Custom made animations bring those events to life, creating an interesting, immersive learning experience.
An imaginary clock will guide you through this quest, proposing a simple analogy: the entire Universe started 24 hours ago. The Big Bang, the source of time and space, is the first event in our journey – the clock reads 0:00 hours. Today, 13.7 billion years later, the clock reads midnight. In between is a sequence of key events that has brought us to where we are today. Explore them, place them in perspective, see how they relate and understand the connections.
We invite you to take a step back and see the whole picture.
:::: REVIEWS ::::
“...a beautifully executed lesson on the history of the universe and the evolution of life on earth. Great for high school students or parents who’d like to tutor younger children and enjoy a first-rate experience of their own...”
“The iPad could use more apps like this one.”
“...the best iPad apps are those that combine coffee table-styled books with the fluid nature of the iPad’s interface. Back in Time is just that, it’s the story of the entire history of our universe made interactive on the iPad.”
“Back in Time is utterly gorgeous in its presentation. (...) The app is so easy to navigate that it is a delight to explore. Landka could scarcely have done a better job in putting everything together.”
:::: FEATURES ::::
Designed for iPad and enhanced for Retina display;
Over 300 remarkable images;
60+ amazing animations and videos;
40+ illustrated timelines;
More than 200 little-known interesting facts;
Music by the composer Rodrigo Leão;
Developed in 7 different languages
(English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Japanese and Chinese);
No internet connection required.
Welcome to the redesigned World Atlas app from National Geographic, the best world geography reference resource available. The Atlas features Nat Geo's award-winning cartography and stats and facts about every country on Earth.
Curious about a place in the news, looking for a trusted source of information for a school project, or just want to spin the globe and explore? The Atlas puts the world at your fingertips.
What did Earth’s continents and oceans look like 250 million years ago, or even 1 billion years ago? What do we know about the climate back when our planet formed?
EarthViewer is like a time machine for exploring Earth’s deep history. Based on the latest scientific research, it lets you scroll through the last 4.5 billion years with your fingertips. Follow a favorite landmark, be it Greenland or New York City, as its position shifts through time, or watch a famous fossil like Tiktaalik make an incredible journey from its origin to its current location. Layer your view of shifting continents with data on atmospheric composition, temperature, biodiversity, day length, and solar luminosity, to get a more complete view of our dynamic planet.
EarthViewer features include:
• Continental reconstructions and accompanying data dating back billions of years
• World temperature map for the last 100 years
• Ability to manipulate the globe and zoom to any location
• Locations of modern cities tracked back over 500 million years
• In-depth features on major geological and biological events in Earth history
• Clickable details on geologic eons, eras, and periods
• Automated play modes
• Extensive reference list
• Suggestions for classroom use
• Tutorial videos
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is a non-profit medical research organization that ranks as one of the nation’s largest philanthropies. HHMI’s BioInteractive initiative opens a window on cutting-edge science through interactive web features, short films, virtual labs, and scientific animations. Since teachers play a pivotal role in launching the careers of future scientists and in helping the public understand the beauty and import of science, the BioInteractive team partners with the teaching community to create and distribute media that is engaging and relevant to the science curriculum.
Hit the road in the awesome traveling trivia challenge loaded with family fun! From state capitals to US landmarks and key historic events, Geography Drive USA packs 800 important facts into one amazing adventure with surprises around ever bend.
"This stellar app turns learning about all 50 states into an engaging travel game."
— USA Today
Features:
• Trophies and upgradable cars that motivate game play.
• Engaging trivia game play that makes learning social studies fun for kids.
• The ability to track and score three different players.
• A fun, game-based newspaper with headlines that change to recognize player achievements.
• A visitor center packed with a map and brochure for all 50 states.
• 600 American state and national geography trivia questions.
Awards & Recognition:
• Gold Parents' Choice Award Winner
• Children's Technology Review — Editor's Choice Award Winner
• Featured on Fox News' Gizmos and Gadgets
Crafted by Spinlight, a team of talented artists and parents who share a simple goal — to make games that spark a lifelong passion for learning.
TimelineBuilder for iPad is a unique and robust app that allows the user to create custom timelines with beginning and ending dates of their choosing, adding events where they want with the ability to manipulate image size and placement. TimelineBuilder is a flexible tool, allowing the user to edit timelines; add, edit and delete events; add or swap images; resize and reposition images and timeline events. TimelineBuilder is ideal for children, teens and families studying any time period in history, science or literature. It is ideal for genealogists to record family lines and progression; for project managers, marketers or any other professional that needs to keep a running timeline of events. KQ TimelineBuilder is THE timeline resource tool that will organize and display chronological events the way YOU want to see them.
Timelines built in TimelineBuilder are saved automatically and can be shared to your image library or emailed.
