| Educational iPhone apps may sound like an oxymoron | | | | studies show that when used in the classroom kids |
| to some but to teachers it is a dream come true. As a | | | | are more likely to come to school. This should not be a |
| teacher, I already see kids carrying around the | | | | surprise to anyone. Kids like playing around on things |
| contraband in their backpacks and pockets even | | | | like iPhones and iTouches. Therefore, if they know the |
| though it is not supposed to be at school. Personally, I | | | | thing is going to be used in class then the kids will |
| can't wait for it to become a staple of the classroom | | | | come to school to use it. |
| and it the App Store has anything to say about it, it will | | | | I am not sure how the schools will pay for it but |
| be soon. | | | | whatever will get the kids there is good for me. These |
| The Apple Store is Producing Tons of Educational | | | | games are great anyway and anything that gets a kid |
| iPhone Apps | | | | to practice math, reading, spelling, or whatever is also |
| Over the last year or so, the iPhone app store has | | | | good with me!iPhone Apps Connect Children to the |
| taken over iTunes. What used to be only songs and | | | | Web |
| videos is now full of educational games and books. | | | | This is also not a big surprise to anyone either. The |
| The increase of educational software parallels | | | | iPhone connects students to the web. I guess the |
| hardware devices. It is truly unreal. | | | | study is saying kids who are connected are more likely |
| It is truly unreal. You can find musical instruments, | | | | to do research on their homework. Not sure where |
| translation tools, learning games, mobile books, memory | | | | this one is going but whatever floats their boat right? |
| games and that is just for starters. With each passing | | | | When you are trying to promote your new product |
| day, new educational games are added for kids to the | | | | you do what you have to luckily I am not trying to |
| App Store. Shoot two years ago no one knew what | | | | promote the iPhone. As a teacher, I think the iPhone |
| an App Store was and now tens of millions of | | | | has enough educational possibilities without having to |
| educational apps are downloaded. | | | | hype it up. But then again, I did not pay for the big |
| While this may barely make a dent in the iTunes and | | | | studies across the world. Therefore, I do not have to |
| Apple grand scheme of things, it is enough to make a | | | | rationalize my findings. |
| teacher cry! | | | | The iPhone has great educational apps and I cannot |
| Studies Show Kids Want to use the iTouch | | | | wait to start seeing it more in my classroom. I hope |
| While more studies need to be done, preliminary | | | | that the schools stop banning it soon. |