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Appy Kids for the Holidays

Announcement posted by Tech Coach HQ 16 Sep 2013

Educational Apps designed to engage and educate your kids

Melbourne, Victoria – School Holidays can be definitely a time when boredom sets in and often the devices that parents own (end up being in the kids hands)!  Below is a table listing apps and their suitability, age bracket, price and platform.

Tech Coach HQ is an expert in reviewing and recommending apps for education in the K-12 market. Megan Iemma’s experience includes being a co-founder of Slide2Learn National Mobile Learning conference and working with mobile devices since 2007.

When looking for apps for kids to use, keep in mind that there are two types of apps. One category is purely content and the other is creative/tool based. There are various ‘app directories’ for both iOS and Android that will help guide you in choice of apps for your device. Tech Coach HQ also specialises in teaching parents how to keep your children safe when playing on the device (both Android and iOS).

App

Platform

Age Bracket

What does it do?

rED Writing

 

3-5, 5-7

Handwriting Game (Diff. Australian States)

Felt Board for iPad

Android/iOS

3-5, 5-7

Just like felt board at school.

Play School Art Maker

iOS

3-5

Create videos/images with Playschool characters

Toca Hair Salon

Android/iOS

3-5

Become a hairdresser (without the mess)

colAR Mix

Android/iOS

3-5, 5-7, 7-9

Augmented Reality (where an extra layer of dimension is added) Colouring App.

Cut the Rope HD

Android/iOS

5-7, 7-9, 9-12

Physics Game

Toontastic Shrek Jnr

 

5-7, 5-7, 7-9

Movie Creation Tool with Shrek Characters

Where’s Wally – The Fantastic Journey

iOS (Android has a different title)

3-5,  5-7, 7-9

Where’s Wally Game that takes you thru different levels.

Creative Book Builder

Android/iOS

5-7. 7-9, 9-12

Create your own eBooks which can be then published.

Minecraft- Pocket Edition

Android/iOS

9-12

Minecraft is a strategy and problem solving building game.

Lego MOVIE

 

3-5, 5-7. 7-9, 9-12

Create your own LEGO movies.

Yo Jigsaw Puzzle

Android/iOS

3-5, 5-7, 7-9, 9-12

Use existing puzzles or create your own from your photo gallery.

Technology Coach and “IT” girl Megan Iemma is a thought leader in the world of technology and its uses. An educator and technogeek, Megan combined her passions for education and technology and founded Tech Coach HQ working with businesses and their teams to improve processes and embrace the productivity technology has to offer.