On July 24, 2012, KinderTown posted a great review of our app, KIDiPLAY Match. In particular, the review noted “Parents get involved with the “Freeze Match” option where the app pauses and lets adults and kids talk about each match. The app has . . . lots of customization housed in child locked pages. Wonderful […]
According to an article “Screen Time” that appeared on page 40 in the June 2012 issue of “Wired”, an organization called One Laptop per Child, together with researchers from Tufts University and the MIT Media Lab, arranged for solar-powered tables to be given to kids in the Ethiopian village of Wolenchite, where there is no […]
We recently came across a great resource that explains to parents and educators the Common Core Standards initiative. According to the information on the site and other sites linked to it, the Common Core Standards are state initiatives to introduce state-wide teaching standards in the fields of math and English. The standards were developed by […]
Today only, the price of our app KIDiPLAY Match is reduced by 50% to $0.99 to celebrate our participation in the App Friday, a weekly link exchange of family-friendly apps. The full list of participating apps is here. We encourage you to download KIDiPLAY Match and let us know what you like (and don’t like) about […]
One out of every five developers of apps listed on the App Store is a solo or works for a company with fewer than 5 employees. Many small apps developers need funds to develop their apps. Recent successes of several games developers on Kickstarter suggest that perhaps apps developers should look at crowdfunding as a […]
Play and Learn: Major KIDiPLAY Match Update and New KIDiPLAY Match Lite Published on 07/02/12 Ingengo introduces a major update to its iOS app, KIDiPLAY Match. New features include additional content, voice recordings, and a settings menu that lets parents and educators control most aspects of the app and makes it an even more useful tool in […]
The App Store is now in about 75% of all countries, due to its recent expansion to 32 new markets. Developers should know that applications that are already on the App Store are not automatically available in the 32 new countries. Developers should first accept the latest paid applications agreement by going to the Contracts, […]
A startup 52apps, located in South Carolina, has a lot on its plate: it aims to create one iOS app every week, all the apps have to be done by students. The founders of the company work for free. They train students at the University of South Carolina how to make an app in five […]
On June 22, 2012, the New York State legislators passed a law that makes kindergarten mandatory for all 5-year olds living in New York City. Previously, nearly 3,000 kids entered the first grade without first having gone to kindergarten. Early childhood education has enormous benefits for children. Starting this September, the school officials will no […]
According to the recently published data on TheSchoolBoards.com, here is the list of top 25 public elementary schools in New York City based on the 4th grade Math and ELA tests taken in the Spring of 2011: Top 25 by Composite Scores (avg composite score, 2010 rank) 1. 01M539 – NEST+m (1.5, 5) 2. 03M859 – […]