Jo Rioux’s middle grade graphic adventure, available in both iOS and Android, is well drawn and engaging, and will leave readers eager for more—despite some technical challenges.
As part of my teen area Makerspace, I want to buy a number of iPads. Here is some of the information I have been putting together to discuss the who, what, when, where and why of it for my library administration. The iPad can be used in a variety of ways to incorporate more technology […]
Gr 5 Up—How do a lifetime of choices prepare a leader to guide a nation wisely in wartime? The app uniquely combines sound effects, music, text, art, a little animation, and viewer choice to dig deeply into deciphering the character of Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, during and after World War II...
PreS-Gr 3—Nosy Crow adds another outstanding title to its series of fairy tale adaptations with this cheerful retelling...
PreS-Gr 2—Fluid animation combines with imaginative word pairings in an alphabet app that offers abundant visual and poetic appeal...
I don’t know why I haven’t discovered this super handy tool before, but I am delighted to find it. If you love using stickies to organize your life, and you find yourself keep list after list, then Google Keep is a keeper. The digital sticky note service is available for the Web, for Android, and […]
Today's app reviews cover introductions to foundational science topics studied at one point during every student's career.
Say you were stranded on a desert island and you could only have one (or maybe two) apps, and recharging was not a problem. Which ones would you choose? Okay, so here are a few better questions. Look back over the course of the school year. Which of the apps on your phone or tablet [...]
Few authors and developers create fictional stories for the iPad with the tween and teen audience in mind. Lynley Stace of Slap Happy Larry is an exception. Her latest app, Hilda Bewildered, will delight fans.