iWorldGeography South America
Detailed App Info:
Application Description
"Your iWorld apps were the first we found that we could endorse whole-heartedly … Thank you for your quality, real, Montessori apps."
-- montessoritech.net
" ... the simplicity of [iWorldGeography] means that children will be able to focus completely on the contents and they'll definitely learn the material ... "
-- theiPhoneMom.com
"We love the simplicity of [iWorldGeography] and the friendly navigation system. Little kids can virtually use this app on their own and figure it all out seamlessly."
-- TeachersWithApps.com
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COMPLIMENTARY OUTLINE MAPS & LABELS AVAILABLE ONLINE
http://tensuninteractive.com/extras.html
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A Montessori-based introduction to South America's countries, capitals, and flags designed by former Lead Developer at MIT's Center for Educational Computing Initiatives. Created for 6-9 year olds, narrated by a child, South America includes an animated introduction to each country name, plus a quiz, puzzle map, plus and label activities for countries, capitals, and flags …
Content:
• Active Intro - touch a country to hear its name
• Passive Intro - watch animated introduction
• Quiz - Ask Me to locate countries; Repeat to hear again
• Puzzle - scatter pieces and reconstruct map
• Label - 3 activities - country names, capitals, and flags
Features:
• Self-Correcting Quiz - answer fades in; audio reinforces; no wrong-answer penalty
• User-Controlled Manipulatives - pins and puzzle pieces drag freely around screen
• Fresh Challenge - questions, labels, and puzzle pieces appear in different order each time
• All Labels --
• --- Shuffle - change label to take a pass versus peek at control map
• --- Control maps - touch lightbulb to see answer highlighted; others dimmed
• --- Flag viewer - magnifying glass opens viewer with larger flag images
Learning Style:
• Challenge increases as activities progress
• Children control the app's navigation; never locked into an activity
• Touch Puzzle and Label buttons within activity to restart.
• No penalty for a wrong answer
• Correct answers simply reinforced
• No distracting bells and whistles
ONLINE MAPS AND LABELS
Touch Extras button on app's title screen to access printouts for additional color, trace, and label activities.
TWITTER NEWS
Follow us on Twitter @tensuninteract for App, Update, and Online Extra alerts.
EDUCATION PRICING
50% discount for 20+ apps with Apple's Volume Discount Program for Education
EDUCATIONAL NOTE
iWorldGeography colors match American Montessori Society classroom materials.
iWorldGeography Series blends child-directed-activity design with Geography curriculum used in Montessori Children's House and Lower Elementary classrooms. Concept and visual design is thoughtfully integrated to supplement existing curriculum and classroom materials. The series was inspired by 3-year's observation in Lexington (MA) Montessori School Children's House classrooms where MyWorld, TenSun's desktop-based version of this series, has been used since 2004.
-- montessoritech.net
" ... the simplicity of [iWorldGeography] means that children will be able to focus completely on the contents and they'll definitely learn the material ... "
-- theiPhoneMom.com
"We love the simplicity of [iWorldGeography] and the friendly navigation system. Little kids can virtually use this app on their own and figure it all out seamlessly."
-- TeachersWithApps.com
******************************************************************************
COMPLIMENTARY OUTLINE MAPS & LABELS AVAILABLE ONLINE
http://tensuninteractive.com/extras.html
******************************************************************************
A Montessori-based introduction to South America's countries, capitals, and flags designed by former Lead Developer at MIT's Center for Educational Computing Initiatives. Created for 6-9 year olds, narrated by a child, South America includes an animated introduction to each country name, plus a quiz, puzzle map, plus and label activities for countries, capitals, and flags …
Content:
• Active Intro - touch a country to hear its name
• Passive Intro - watch animated introduction
• Quiz - Ask Me to locate countries; Repeat to hear again
• Puzzle - scatter pieces and reconstruct map
• Label - 3 activities - country names, capitals, and flags
Features:
• Self-Correcting Quiz - answer fades in; audio reinforces; no wrong-answer penalty
• User-Controlled Manipulatives - pins and puzzle pieces drag freely around screen
• Fresh Challenge - questions, labels, and puzzle pieces appear in different order each time
• All Labels --
• --- Shuffle - change label to take a pass versus peek at control map
• --- Control maps - touch lightbulb to see answer highlighted; others dimmed
• --- Flag viewer - magnifying glass opens viewer with larger flag images
Learning Style:
• Challenge increases as activities progress
• Children control the app's navigation; never locked into an activity
• Touch Puzzle and Label buttons within activity to restart.
• No penalty for a wrong answer
• Correct answers simply reinforced
• No distracting bells and whistles
ONLINE MAPS AND LABELS
Touch Extras button on app's title screen to access printouts for additional color, trace, and label activities.
TWITTER NEWS
Follow us on Twitter @tensuninteract for App, Update, and Online Extra alerts.
EDUCATION PRICING
50% discount for 20+ apps with Apple's Volume Discount Program for Education
EDUCATIONAL NOTE
iWorldGeography colors match American Montessori Society classroom materials.
iWorldGeography Series blends child-directed-activity design with Geography curriculum used in Montessori Children's House and Lower Elementary classrooms. Concept and visual design is thoughtfully integrated to supplement existing curriculum and classroom materials. The series was inspired by 3-year's observation in Lexington (MA) Montessori School Children's House classrooms where MyWorld, TenSun's desktop-based version of this series, has been used since 2004.
Requirements
Your mobile device must have at least 17.71 MB of space to download and install iWorldGeography South America app. iWorldGeography South America is available on iTunes for $2.99
If you have any problems with installation or in-app purchase, found bugs, questions, comments about this application, you can visit the official website of Lynne Bolduc at http://tensuninteractive.com.
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