On-The-Go-Technology makes learning so much more available to everyone. How many times have you thought about something and needed an answer, but weren't near a computer or resource to solve your question? Well, with apps on your iphone or an itouch, it is only a tap or two away. I recently got my 1st iphone and now wonder how did I do without it. The convenience of being connected to so many sources is awesome. I needed to use my maps app and love the music app.
I looked at the Math Drills Lite app (it's free) and think it is a must for parent's to have on their phones. It would be great on the itouches at school, too. It uses graphically rich pictorial respresentation with facts and hints to help students master their basic computation.
Kids are naturally curious and with the wealth of information available on the ipad, itouch, or iphone, I think we have just eliminated the worry of boredom.
You'll need to come by the library in August and check out all the free apps I've already loaded onto our library iTouches. You're right, there are so many great educational applications out there for free. The kids love them and they don't realize they're learning!!
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