Reading between the lines?

I just found three great free apps which are must have reading materials. The first is Timbuktu a kid's magazine. Timbuktu had two horrible reviews. The first stated the app had "politics". The other bad review title read, "Pretentious Hippie Propaganda." I still loaded it because nothing made by humans is perfect. If one is a real educator one accepts all perspectives. Not everything written is correct, either. Personally, I loaded the Timbuktu app because Timbuktu is a real nation in Mali (located in West Africa). The only agenda I can see this app has is being conscious. This app is asking children to think about real issues. The first real issue is the environment. I give the app 5 stars and I have only glanced through attempting to access the previous reviewers' problems.


The second reading app is BrainPOP. This app began watching a movie packed with rocket and space facts. Then, the next step was answering questions. While sitting outside the public library, we used this app. I was distracted and really wanted my student to check the app out. His first round of answering questions resulted in 20%. Personally, I was happy to find this app because it presents a challenge and delivers information. Any information using any perspective sparks a dialog. The biggest surprise is that the app renews daily. We will explore this Thomas Jefferson movie pictured tomorrow.


The third reading app is called Globe. This app provides a ton of basic information about anywhere on the globe. I have no idea how truly accurate the information is; that is always the challenge. Nonetheless, it is a fantastic adaptation presenting a physical globe. It rotates free standing 360 degrees. I stated previously in another post that my intent is to create a global entrepreneur. The bottom line is Moore House Home School encourages thinking big even more if one is small.

de Young Museum OLMEC: Big Thinking Event 4/5/2011

April 5, 2011 was a Moore House School field trip to the de Young Museum in San Francisco, CA. It was not mandatory so, oddly enough my student did not attend the outing. But we, did take the iPad and expose new friends to the idea of using one. The three Olmec images (above) were made using Sketch Club app. There are some new updates that make it a fantastic preliminary Art app must own. The grapes were made using Auryn Ink app another must purchase Art app and Stamp It! (a must have of three free apps by Daniel Cota). Here (below) are an image that was made using Sketch Club for the very first time by an artist/friend Lisa who had never used an iPad and an image of the object that she observed.