#AppMondayTAS Interactive Songbooks by CJ #kidapps #edapp #IEAR #elemchat #spedchat #slpchat

CJ's Children's Music is truly unique.  His songs capture the basics of traditional kids songs and takes them to the next level!  CJ's music is composed in many styles including pop, rock, funk, R&B, blues, disco, and country.  CJ's Children's Music is available to purchase as series on CD or as individual iOS apps.  His apps are interactive songbooks featuring engaging animations, hip music, word-by-word highlighting, as well as a unique Paint 'n Play feature.  The Paint 'n Play feature kids to interact with the app by having the ability to magically paint each page as the song plays.  CJ now has over 36 apps available for purchase in the iTunes App Store, most of which are universal format and cost $0.99 - $1.99.  There are also teacher support materials like song cards available for purchase.  


CJ is currently working on his next collection of songs, "You Gotta Sing!" and exploring the possibility of airing promos on the Noggin channel.  Check out his promotional video for "5 Little Monkeys" below.

Giveaway

CJ has provided us with 5 promo codes for each of his following interactive songbook apps: 

1. 5 Green and Speckled Frogs
2. 5 Little Monkeys
3. Down By The Bay
4. Eency Weency Spider
5. Mr. Sun
6. Old MacDonald Had A Farm
7. More We Get Together
8. There Was An Old Lady
9. Wheels on the Bus

To win a promo code for one of CJ's apps, simply comment below and share your child's or students' favorite traditional kids song.  The giveaway for these apps will run until Sunday, August 18th at 8PM EST.

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#B2SAppSpecials #promocodes for Bubbling Math (MAC) @jansarson #edapp #IEAR

Bubbling Math by TappyTaps (Mac App Store | $1.99) is an educational game designed to help children practice their basic mathematics operations.

    

    

App Features:

• 9 different levels with graphics, music, and sounds
• Easy, but powerful, task configuration - allowing parents or teachers to set which operations their children or students  will practice - based on age or skill
• Data collection (Parents' section) - detailed results on how many tasks were completed and ability to view which tasks answered incorrectly
• Ability to set the speed of the game in Parents' section
• Ability to "reset" the app to a default state

Promo Code Giveaway:
The developer has provided us with 5 promo codes for the MAC version of Bubbling Math.  To enter the giveaway for this app:

1. Follow @jansarson and tweet about this promo code giveaway "I just entered promo code giveaway for Bubbling Math by @jansarson. You should too! #B2SAppSpecials #TeachingAll "

2. Comment below and share an activity or game that has helped your child or students practice basic math operations.

Winners be announced in a comment below.  Good luck!!


-  Jeremy

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#promocodes for ABA Touch: Monsters - EXPIRE SOON! #spedchat #specialneeds #tck

ABA Touch: Monsters by SlingSpace, LLC (iTunes App Store | Universal | $0.99) is an app that was designed for children with sensory issues.  It is a cause and effect game with a monster theme.  The child presses the correct monster, which results in the device generating a sound as well as vibrating.

          

Promo Code Giveaway
The developer has provided us with 9 promo codes for ABA Touch: Monsters to giveaway.  There is an update being released for this app soon, so these codes expire today (8/30).  To win one of these codes, comment below.  I will announce winners this afternoon.


-  Jeremy

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#AppMondayTAS - The Knowledge Castle apps by @ununbox #edapp #IEAR

Knowledge Castle by Ununbox is an interactive encyclopedia designed exclusively for kids.  The Knowledge Castle apps provide children with a broad variety of knowledge, easy to read information, interest-oriented content, and most importantly, interactive games that keep them engaged.

There are currently three Knowledge Castle apps available:

              

1.  TRANSPORTATION - The Train  (iTunes App Store | $1.99)

This app tells children the history of the train from the 18th Century to the present in story format.

     

2.  NATURAL SCIENCE - Lightning and thunder  (iTunes App Store | $1.99)

This app helps children learn about the natural phenomena of lightning and thunder, as well as electricity.

        

3.  ASTRONOMY The Sun and the Earth  (iTunes App Store | $1.99).

This story starts from the birth of the earth to humans never-ending exploration of the earth, then tells the shape and size of planets, as well as the distribution of four oceans and seven continents.  Moreover, this story tells more about the Sun and the Earth, they are the most important two planets for human beings, such as the relation between the Sun and the Earth, rotation and revolution, the day and night caused by the Earth’s rotation.

        

Features of The Knowledge Castle apps:

• Educational facts are presented in a story format
• Pictures and layout are highly interactive
• Each story is followed by creative games, the purpose being to get children involved in learning
• Easy to play, as interface similar to video games
• Children can choose to be different characters
• Progress is saved before quitting the app and reloaded the next time
• Built-in reward system to encourage growth
  
• Sound effects and background music can be adjusted through "Options"

FREE app (for limited time)!!
For a limited time (until 09/05), the developer has reduced The Train app to FREE!!  Download The Train app via the iTunes App Store.


Promo Codes Giveaway:

The developer has also given us 3 promo codes for The Sun and the Earth and 2 promo codes for Lightning and thunder  to giveaway.  To win a promo code for either of these Knowledge Castle apps:

1. Follow @Ununbox and tweet about this promo code giveaway "I just entered promo code giveaway for Knowledge Castle apps by @ununbox. You should too! #B2SAppSpecials #TeachingAll "

2. Like Ununbox on Facebook and mention this #B2SAppSpecials promo code giveaway on the Teaching All blog.

3. Comment below and suggest another topic for Ununbox to consider for a future Knowledge Castle app.

Winners be announced later this week in a comment below.  Good luck!!

 -  Jeremy

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#B2SAppSpecials #promocodes for Measurement HD @punflaykids #edapp #IEAR#

UPDATE (08/29):  The promo code giveaway for this app remains open.  I'm waiting until there are at least 5 comments to select the winners.

Measurement HD by PUNFLAY (iTunes App Store | iPad | $0.99) is an educational app that introduces students to the basic concepts of measurement such as length, volume, and weight.

5 learning activities, each present a concept of measurement:

1. Crazy Clock introduces the concept of time. A friendly voice announces a time and the student has to set the correct time on the clock by moving the minute hand.
2. Scale Tale introduces kids to the concept of weight by having students guess whether familiar objects are lighter or heavier.
3. Fill Me Up teaches the concept of volume through easy exercises such as filling pitchers with liquids or jars with cookies minus the mess.
4. Long and Short helps students learn the concept of length through comparisons of familiar objects.
5. Action Months is a game that introduces the basics of duration of time through a simple drag and drop activity to fill in the letters of the months.

App Features:

• Kid-friendly user interface
• Attractive graphics and exciting animations 
• Simple activities that offer a lot of practice to reinforce concepts
• Blends California and National Standards
• Built-in reinforcement

Promo Code Giveaway:

The developer has given us 2 promo codes to giveaway.  To win a promo code for the Measurement HD app:

1. Follow @PUNFLAY and tweet about this promo code giveaway "I just entered promo code giveaway for Measurement HD by @PUNFLAY. You should too! #B2SAppSpecials #TeachingAll "


2. Like PUNFLAY on Facebook and mention this #B2SAppSpecials promo code giveaway on the Teaching All blog.

3. Comment below and share an activity that you have found to be effective for teaching students about measurement.

Winners be announced in a comment below.  Good luck!!


-  Jeremy

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#B2SAppSpecials #promocodes for NxtApp 4 Kids @NxtApp #edapp #IEAR

NxtApp 4 Kids by ICON, LLC (iTunes App Store | Universal | $1.99) is an educational game app focusing on number sequences. This app helps students' practice their mental math skills. This app also gives students the opportunity to explore the wonderful world of farm animals with engaging animations and illustrations.

  

Skills Addressed:

• Cause & Effect
• Environmental sounds
• Scanning skills
• Pattern recognition
• Mental math
• Addition
• Subtraction
• Number sequences

App Features:

• Colorful interface with fun sound effects
• Touch the animals to hear their sounds.
• Also, animal sounds are synced to the game for entertaining gameplay.
• Easy and fun gameplay.
• Varying levels of difficulty so it is appropriate for all ages
• Different set of questions every time
• Immediate, interactive feedback: correct answer is provided.
• Built-in reinforcement - Student earn “dancing” gold stars for providing correct solutions to sequences.
• Progress tracking - an interactive gold star system measures the child intermediate progress. 
• Surprise reward when you complete any stage. 
• Ability to listen to your favorite iPod playlist while playing NxtApp 4 Kids. 
• Game Center-enabled.

Promo Code Giveaway:

We have 7 promo codes to giveaway for this app.  To win a promo code for NxtApp 4 Kids:

1. Follow @NxtApp and tweet about this promo code giveaway "I just entered a #promocode giveaway for NxtApp4Kids app @NxtApp. You should too! #B2SAppSpecials  #TeachingAll"

2.  Like NxtApp on Facebook.  Comment on their wall about the #B2SAppSpecials promotion and tell them you came for the promo code giveaway on the Teaching All Students blog.

3. Comment below and share a strategy that you have found effective for helping your child or students understand the concept of number sequences.

Winners will be announced  SUNDAY night in a comment below.  Good luck!!

-  Jeremy

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#AppMondayTAS - i Get It apps @iGetItapps - visual supports & social stories #promocodes #edapp #autism #spedchat

NEW!!  This #AppMondayTAS review includes a new feature - video demos recorded by Jeremy.  We are hoping to do more video reviews for future #AppMonday reviews.  Developers, please contact Jeremy if you would like to request a video review of your app(s).

For the first part of this week's #AppMondayTAS, I would like to spotlight a relatively new developer - i Get It! apps (iTunes App Store | Universal | $0.99/each).  Be sure to check out their newly designed website - which I think they did a really nice job with, "like" them on Facebook, and "follow" them on Twitter.  Currently, i Get it! offers two series of educational apps, the Identification Series and i-Seequence Series.  These apps are designed to facilitate cognitive growth through building language skills.  The i Get It! apps are appropriate for typically developing children as well as children with special needs such as language impairments, autism, ADHD, and auditory processing disorders.

Identification Series

The Identification Series apps support students in learning and communicating important and relevant personal information.  There are many uses for these apps, including receptive identification, expressive labeling, and answering WH-questions.  There are currently 5 apps in this series.

                

1. All About Me  (iTunes App Store | Universal | $0.99) - visual, auditory, and text support for helping a student learn or communicate personal information
2. I Get...My Family  (iTunes App Store | Universal | $0.99) - visual, auditory, and text support to help a student learn or communicate about members in his/her family
3. I Get...People at School  (iTunes App Store | Universal | $0.99) - visual, auditory, and text support to help a student learn or communicate about people at his/her school including teachers and staff
4. I Get...My Classmates  (iTunes App Store | Universal | $0.99) - visual, auditory, and text support to help a student learn or communicate about their peers
5. I Get...People in My Community  (iTunes App Store | Universal | $0.99) - visual, auditory, and text support to help a student learn or communicate about community helpers

Video Demo:  All About Me

App Features:

• Simple, child-friendly interface
• Easy, straightforward editing interface
• Customize each icon
• Import your own photographs (either using built-in camera or from the device's photo albums)
• Record audio
• Edit the text statements, which appear under the photo
• Custom fields (in all apps except All About Me)
• Turn on/off, or show/hide icons
• Re-arrange the order in which the icons appear
• Task completion feature - Completion of each field can be indicated by the use of a checkmark feature.
• Website provides ideas for how these apps could be used

Suggestions for Improvement:

• Fix the glitch in All About Me with the personalized photo not showing up and audio recording not working correctly for the Pets icon.
• Do not include fields on screen when left blank.  For example, if a year is not provided under the Birthday section in the All About Me app, that field should not be shown on the final screen.
• Ability to edit the text of all icon titles
• Ability to add custom fields to the All About Me app (i.e. allergies or important medical information).
• Ability to add multiple favorites in the All About Me app with custom buttons like with Pets.
• Additional customizable icons in the I Get...People at School and I Get...People in My Community apps
• Add a button with audio recording on each page/screen that would facilitate the student asking that question back to his/her communication partner.
• Multi-user interface, or classroom/family edition - ability to save customizations for multiple students within the app on a single device

i-Seequence Series
The i-Seequence Series apps are photo social stories that can be personalized for each student.  These apps are designed to prepare and support children in social situations which they might have difficulty understanding.  There are currently 7 apps in this series.

                        

1.  i-Seequence...Going to the Beach  (iTunes App Store | Universal | $0.99)
2.  i-Seequence...Going to Birthday Parties  (iTunes App Store | Universal | $0.99)
3.  i-Seequence...Going to Easter Egg Hunts  (iTunes App Store | Universal | $0.99)
4.  i-Seequence...Going to Fireworks  (iTunes App Store | Universal | $0.99)
5.  i-Seequence...Going to the Grocery Store  (iTunes App Store | Universal | $0.99)
6.  i-Seequence...Going to Playgrounds  (iTunes App Store | Universal | $0.99)
7.  NEW!!  i-Seequence...My Day at School  (iTunes App Store | Universal | $0.99)

Video Demo:  i-Seequence...Going to the Grocery Store

App Features:

• Simple, child-friendly interface
• Easy, straightforward editing interface
• Customize each step of the sequence, or social story
• Import your own photographs (either using built-in camera or from the device's photo albums)
• Record audio
• Edit the text statements, which appear under the photo
• Custom fields (in all apps except All About Me)
• Ability to turn on/off, or show/hide each icon or step in the sequence
• Re-arrange the order in which the icons appear
• Task completion feature - Completion of each step can be indicated by the use of a checkmark feature.
• Website provides ideas for how these apps could be used

Suggestions for Improvements:

• Ability to edit the text of the title on pre-made icons/steps
• Choice of different views (i.e. list view with icon and title, text-only list, etc.)
• Some in-app guidance/help/tips on how to write an effective social story
• Multi-user interface, or classroom/family edition - ability to save customizations for multiple students within the app on a single device

GIVEAWAY\OFFER

The developer have provided us with 5 promo codes for their All About Me, i Get...My Family, i Get...People at School, i Get...People in My Community, i-Seequence...Going to the Grocery Store, and i-Seequence...Going to the Playground apps to giveaway to active readers of the Teaching All Students blog. You can enter to win a promo code for ONE of the i Get It! apps by doing the following:

1. Comment below and share one strategy you have used for helping your child/student learn person information, identify different people, or navigate a social situation. Please state which app you would like to win.

 2. Follow @iGetItapps on Twitter.  Tweet the following: "RT @techieteacher This week's #AppMondayTAS features @iGetItApps visual and audio supports for children #edapp #TeachingAll" AND comment below letting us know you have retweeted & which app you would like to win.

3. Like Teaching All Students AND i Get It! on Facebook. Leave a comment on either Facebook page about this giveaway & state which app you would like to win.

If you choose to do all 3, you will be entered 3 times.  Winners will be announced Friday evening. Good luck!

-  Jeremy

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#B2SAppSpecials #promocodes for iDevBooks math apps @iDevBooks

UPDATE (08/21): Two winners have been announced - see comments.  There are still codes left to win.  See instructions on how you could win below!


iDevBooks by Esa Helttula (iTunes App Store | Universal | $3.99 each) is a series of 18 educational mathematics apps. Each app allows students to practice and reinforce a specific computation strategy.  These apps are optimized less around bells and whistles and more around the way how they can help students learn the targeted concept or strategy.

   

    Column Addition               Column Subtraction

  

Long Multiplication                      Long Division

  

Fraction Math

App Features:

• Easy to use and intuitive interface
• Provides as much or as little scaffolding as necessary.
• Step-by-step animation and guidance
• Immediate and correct feedback
• Incorrect answers are not penalized - If a student gets the wrong answer for any step in the problems, the app just sits there waiting for the correct answer. There isn’t any negative reinforcement.
• There are no timers, counters, or a sense of rush
• Distractions are kept to a minimum

Promo Code Giveaway:

The developer has given us 1 promo code for Column Addition, 1 promo code for Column Subtraction, 2 promo codes for Long Multiplication, 2 promo codes for Long Division, and 2 1 promo code for Fraction Math to giveaway.  To win a promo code for an iDevBook app:

1. Follow @iDevBooks and tweet about this promo code giveaway "I just entered #promocode giveaway for @iDevBooks math apps.  You should too! #B2SAppSpecials #TeachingAll "

2. Like iDevBooks on Facebook and mention this #B2SAppSpecials promo code giveaway on the Teaching All blog.

3. Comment below and share a manipulative or strategy you have found to be effective for teaching students math strategies.  Also, please include which iDevBook app you are most interested in as part of your comment.

Winners be announced Monday night in a comment below.  Good luck!!


-  Jeremy

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#B2SAppSpecials #promocodes for NxtApp 4 Kids @NxtApp

UPDATE (08/23):  The developer for this app totally surprised me today and offered 10 more promo codes to giveaway!!


NxtApp 4 Kids by ICON, LLC (iTunes App Store | Universal | $1.99) is an educational game app focusing on number sequences. This app helps students' practice their mental math skills. This app also gives students the opportunity to explore the wonderful world of farm animals with engaging animations and illustrations.

  

Skills Addressed:

• Cause & Effect
• Environmental sounds
• Scanning skills
• Pattern recognition
• Mental math
• Addition
• Subtraction
• Number sequences

App Features:

• Colorful interface with fun sound effects
• Touch the animals to hear their sounds.
• Also, animal sounds are synced to the game for entertaining gameplay.
• Easy and fun gameplay.
• Varying levels of difficulty so it is appropriate for all ages
• Different set of questions every time
• Immediate, interactive feedback: correct answer is provided.
• Built-in reinforcement - Student earn “dancing” gold stars for providing correct solutions to sequences.
• Progress tracking - an interactive gold star system measures the child intermediate progress. 
• Surprise reward when you complete any stage. 
• Ability to listen to your favorite iPod playlist while playing NxtApp 4 Kids. 
• Game Center-enabled.

Promo Code Giveaway:

The developer has given us 2 promo codes to giveaway.  To win a promo code for NxtApp 4 Kids:

1. Follow @NxtApp and tweet about this promo code giveaway "I just entered a #promocode giveaway for NxtApp4Kids app @NxtApp. You should too! #B2SAppSpecials  #TeachingAll"

2.  Like NxtApp on Facebook.  Comment on their wall about the #B2SAppSpecials promotion and tell them you came for the promo code giveaway on the Teaching All Students blog.

3. Comment below and share a strategy that you have found effective for helping your child or students understand the concept of number sequences.

Winners be announced TOMORROW night in a comment below.  Good luck!!


-  Jeremy

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#B2SAppSpecials #promocodes for Artic2Go PBM by Hump Software @chelling #SLPChat #SLPeeps

UPDATE (08/23) - The promo code giveaway for this app is still OPEN.  See instructions below on how you could win!

Artic2Go PBM by Hump Software (iTunes App Store, Universal, $1.99) is an electronic deck of picture cards targeting the production of the /p/, /b/ and /m/ speech sounds. This app provides materials for articulation practice at a fraction of the cost of paper picture card decks!

      

Skill Addressed:  Articulation

App Features:

• Simple interface/navigation
• For each targeted speech sound, 20 pictures are included for initial, medial, and final positions, for a total of 180 pictures!
• Each of the picture items is based on single to multisyllabic words, progressing from front, mid to back consonant word productions so you can be assured that you are providing systematic and comprehensive intervention trials.
• Ability to choose whether or not to have the word spoken
• Good, clear speech quality
• Data collection available for each targeted sounds in each of the three word positions.

Promo Code Giveaway:
The developer has given us 2 promo codes to giveaway.  To win a promo code for the Artic2Go PBM app:

1. Follow @chelling and tweet about this promo code giveaway "I just entered #B2SAppSpecials #promocode giveaway on #teachingall for Artic2Go PBM @chelling.  You should too! #SLPChat #SLPeeps"
2. Comment below and share a creative activity or strategy for working on articulation skills.

Winners be announced TOMORROW (Sunday) night in a comment below.  Good luck!!


-  Jeremy

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#B2SAppSpecials #promocodes for iSongs with Tanvor by Hump Software @chelling #edapp #SLPChat #SLPeeps

UPDATE (08/21):  We still have 1 promo code to giveaway for this app.  See instructions below on how you could win!


iSongs with Tanvor by Hump Software (iTunes App Store | Universal | $0.99) is a fun and educational app designed to teach sequencing concepts using popular nursery rhymes and errorless teaching procedures.  This app will only allow selections to be made in the correct order.  Watch your child not only improve their ability to sequence and play with the activity purposefully, but also gain confidence.

Skills Addressed:

• Attention\concentration
• Phonemic awareness
• Pre-reading
• Sequencing

App Features:

• The nursery rhymes that are included are short and rhythmic, which makes them easy to learn and memorize.  
• As a student listens to, sings or reads the nursery rhymes, he\she will have they opportunity to develop and refine “phonemic awareness” or the understanding that sounds are building blocks used to build words.
• Each song segment is cued, so that it can only be made in the correct order.
• Touches and taps on the screen will have no effect unless provided in the correct order at the correct time.  

 

Promo Code Giveaway:
The developer has given us 2 promo codes to giveaway.  To win a promo code for the iSongs With Tanvor app:

1. Follow @chelling and tweet about this promo code giveaway "I just entered #B2SAppSpecials #promocode giveaway on #teachingall for iSongs With Tanvor PBM @chelling.  You should too!"

2. Comment below and share a creative activity or strategy for working on articulation skills.

Winners be announced TOMORROW (Sunday) night in a comment below.  Good luck!!


-  Jeremy

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