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Explore Your World With Google's Field Trip Mobile App (and a Bonus Game Called Ingress)

Submitted by on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 10:47am

Google Field Trip lets you discover more about the world around you. Let Google take you on a field trip today!

Discover Your World

You know, it's really a shame that throughout our daily lives we may find ourselves near some really interesting or historical spots, and never know they're right in front of us.

Wouldn't it be nice if we could be alerted when we're near something of interest, receive a bit of information about it, and choose to learn more about the world around us?

This is exactly what Google is trying to help us all accomplish with a little-known app called
"Field Trip" from Google's Niantic Labs, which is an odd offshoot of the search giant, to say the least. As odd as that might be, I appreciate Google/Niantic's attempts to get people out and explore the physical world. 

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Technology: Then and Now

Submitted by on Wed, 02/20/2013 - 2:42pm

I am constantly in awe about how technologically saavy my kids are. It's commonplace for them to just pick up a smart phone, tablet, computer, or whatever else fits in that category and begin doing whatever it is that they need to do - seemlessly as if they have been doing it their entire life.  The reality is they have been doing it for most of their lives. There is a night and day difference between what is available to my kiddos today and what I had growing up.

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Breaking It Down: Phoneme Practice with K12’s Latest App

Submitted by on Thu, 02/14/2013 - 11:30am

K12 Phoneme Videos: Now available for iPhone and iPad!C-A-T. Sound it out. What does it spell?

Many of you may remember being taught similar exercises when learning to read, breaking down each part of the word until you could comfortably combine the sounds into a recognizable word. The smallest unit of sound, typically represented by a single letter or two letters together, is a phoneme. Phoneme fluency and knowledge is foundational to reading fluency and language mastery.

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Try These 11 Awesome FREE Math Games for iPhone and Android

Submitted by on Thu, 06/28/2012 - 9:50am

Try out some of these FREE math games for iPhone, iPad and Android today! Whether you're looking for a way to keep your kids' brains from shrinking over the summer, or if you're in need of something year round that can provide a quick brain workout when you have a few minutes to kill - this post is for you.

We all know that one of the best ways to encourage your kids to practice somethingis to make it fun! That's why I created this list of some of the 11 best FREE Math Games and Apps for iPhone, iPad and Android that I've seen so far.

I encourage you to check out the apps below, and if you have other favorites, share them below in the comments! Also, don't forget to view all of our very own educational mobile apps on k12.com. 

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Get the K12 Interactive Periodic Table App Free for iOS and Android

Submitted by on Wed, 06/13/2012 - 1:56pm

The K¹² Periodic Table for iPhone and Android lets you explore the elements and their key attributes in a simple, easy-to-use way. It's perfect for working through your homework problems for Science courses.One of the very first mobile apps created by our mobile team was the K12 Periodic Table, and it also happens to be our most popular app with over 125,000 downloads to date!

We wrote about this last spring in our first-ever post about K12's mobile apps that listed all of the apps that were available at the time for both iOS and Android. 

Now, we're excited to announce that the app is available for more devices than ever, now including the Kindle Fire from Amazon. 

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Download xGerms Counting for iPhone and iPad FREE For a Limited Time Only!

Submitted by on Wed, 05/30/2012 - 10:35pm

Download xGerms Counting for iOS free for a limited time only!Updated June 24, 2012: Find links to download xGerms Counting for iOS and Android at http://blog.k12.com/2012/04/17/alert-germs-invading-mobile-devices. 

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K12 Mobile Applications

Submitted by on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 11:31am

Memorial Day weekend is here! For some, it means heading out on a long road trip! If you are looking for ideas to keep the kids busy, why not check out our mobile apps? 

We offer Read Aloud Classic stories, counting games, and Math samplers to name a few.  We are hard at work creating more mobile apps, so please take the time to rate our current apps and share any ideas! 

K¹² Mobile Applications

 

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K12 Read Aloud Classics: Making Anytime Story Time Now Available! [iPad App]

Submitted by on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 3:15pm
K12 Online School Educational Mobile App for Children on iPad and Android - Story Time
Updated August 16, 2012: Added new links to Android version in Google Play and Amazon App Store.
 
Reading a story at bedtime is a wonderful way to help kids relax and prepare for sleep. With K12’s new Read Aloud Classics app for iPad, kids can read or be read to at any time of day. 
 
K12 Read Aloud Classics is an app version of our beautifully illustrated K12 Read Aloud Treasury book created for the Language Arts program. Readers can listen along or read to themselves from brightly illustrated stories, poems, and plays like Little Red Riding Hood, The Wheels on the Bus, and Jack and the Beanstalk.
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Britannica Kids: U.S. Presidents for FREE!

Submitted by on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 12:14pm

In honor of President's Day 2012, GreatApps.com is offering young learners an opportunity to learn an important aspect of U.S. history by taking them on a fun and educational meet and greet with the 44 U.S. Presidents to celebrate President's Day.  Starting Friday, Feb. 17 through the end of President's Day on Feb. 20, they are offering Encyclopedia Britannica’s first mobile application,  Britannica Kids: U.S. Presidents for FREE! 

Britannica Kids: U.S. Presidents takes young learners on a fun and educational meet-and-greet with the 44 U.S. Presidents. Bring the Oval Office into your living room with detailed profiles for every President. Tap into a wealth of interesting Presidential facts, and solidify your knowledge through quizzes, achievement badges and voiced over text.

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Try Something New: Digital Learning Day 2.1.12

Submitted by on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 12:24pm

A few weeks ago, I wrote about Digital Learning Day and how it's a day to celebrate innovative teaching and learning through digital media and technology to engage students and provide them with a enriching, personalized educational experience.  

Well Digital Learning Day is TODAY and it's time for all of us -- parents, teachers, and students -- to spend some time exploring how technology can help improve student outcomes. Spend time today using digital tools and experiencing how they can enhance teaching and learning. Try something new! Use a new learning method you have read about or explore a learning game -- the sky's the limit. 

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