Technology for the Young
Child
The iPad
(This is from a presentation at Parent Night at Brainerd Baptist School given on November 17, 2011)
Students today are
called “digital natives”. This
means that they have never known a time when technology (the internet,
computers, cell phones) did not exist and impact their lives in some way. They are naturals with technology and
were practically born with an electronic device in their hands. Since technology is natural to them, we
can use it to help them learn! One
of the ways we do this is with the iPad!
Top Rated & Kid Approved (at BBS)
Here are some of the favorite preschool apps that we use on
the iPad here at BBS:
1.
Monkey Preschool Lunchbox
2.
Fish School HD by Duck Duck Moose
3.
Martha Speaks Dog Party
4.
Super Why
5.
123 Color
6.
Starfall ABC
Drawing and Painting Games
1.
123 Color
2.
Preschool Connect the Dots (by Touchscreen
Preschool Games)
3.
Let’s Make Shapes
4.
Scribblebeard (Kidoodle Pirates)
Other Apps that We Use:
1.
Cars Matching
2.
Clicky Sticky
3.
Dot to Dot
4.
Touch Animals
Other Top Apps
(from the iTunes App Store)
1.
Monkey Mathschool Sunshine - $0.99
2.
Mister Rogers - $1.99
3.
Super Why Paint - $2.99
4.
Super Why Alpha Boost - $1.99
5.
Chuggington Terriffic Trainee! - $2.99
6.
Dinosaur Train Eggspress - $2.99
7.
Dora Hops into Phonics - $2.99
8.
Dora Coloring - $2.99
9.
Dora Dress Up - $2.99
10. Dora
Rhyming - $2.99
11. Caillou
- $2.99
12. Tozzle
Puzzles - $1.99
13. Starfall
Snowman – $0.99
14. Starfall
Gingerbread Man - $0.99
15. Wubbzy
Kickety - $1.99
16. Wubbsy
Kooky Kostume - $1.99
Websites for Reviews or Suggestions of
Educational Apps
1.
MomswithApps.com
2.
iEar.org
3.
BestAppsforKids.com
4.
iKidApps.com
Need Help with Your iPad?
o MacWorld
– iPad 2 free starter guide
o You
Tube – iPad 2 Basics
