2013 Guinness Book of World Records

Since gift-giving season is right around the corner, I thought I would use my Fun Friday posts to share some excellent gift ideas for engaging your kids.  The newest edition of the Guinness Book of World Records (currently $19.11 on Amazon.com) has been released, and it has a special feature that families with iDevices might appreciate.  By … Read more

Draw a Stickman Epic

The makers of “Draw a Stickman” have just released a new version, “Draw a Stickman Epic“.  At this time, it is available for iPhone, iPad, and Windows 8.  The Android app is coming soon, according to the developer’s website.  “Epic” comes in the free, trial version, or the paid version ($1.99).  The main difference is … Read more

iPad As…

This page from edtechteacher, offers a unique way to find iPad apps for your classroom.  At last count, there were 19 learning objectives listed on “iPad As…“.  Each objective is hyperlinked to a chart that offers a range of iPad apps that could service that need.  For example, the image above is the chart that … Read more

Move the Box

As promised last week, my Friday posts are all about “fun”.  Although, I am not sure how “fun” this particular game will be for people like me – who are spatially challenged.  Move the Box is a free iPhone app that requires logic and visual reasoning skills.  I have been trying to work on the … Read more

Class Dojo App

  A little less than a year ago, I reviewed a site called Class Dojo, a free website that teachers can use as a tool for behavior management.  You can see my original review here.  Now, Class Dojo is offering an app for iDevices (with an Android app on its way).  Since my original review, … Read more

Artkive

Artkive is a free app for iDevices that is an answer to the prayers of parents everywhere –  “Someone please tell me what to do with all of the pieces of art that my child brings home from school!”  Jedd Gold, the creator of Artkive, developed an app that not only allows you to create … Read more