by Pilar | Educational Apps For Kids
Rules are all well and good, but sometimes it’s fun to break them. This outstanding storytelling app agrees, but shhh…don’t tell the kids. InfiniScroll, an open-ended storytelling tool turned app for iOS, is all about breaking the rules of linear...
by Jeana | Websites Worth a Bookmark
During a recent discussion with a group of young kids about what they wanted to be when they grow up, I was surprised when one little boy piped up and said, ‘I want to make the next Angry Birds!” Luckily, little tech-minds like him might be able to get a...
by Cool Mom Staff | Back to School Tech
While science may conjure up memories of chem labs and memorizing Newton’s Laws, we think kids are ready to explore science as soon as they start asking why the sky is blue. Science has the answer to that perennial kid question, and many more. We’ve worked...
by Cool Mom Staff | Back to School Tech
Along with books, YouTube channels, and educational apps, there are loads of smart and fun websites that both my kids and I agree are worthwhile supplements to their schoolwork. And as I get ready to start my eighth (gulp) year homeschooling three kids, I’ve...
by Cool Mom Staff | Back to School Tech
Back-to-school is in the air and even young preschoolers can benefit from a little extra help at home with the help of fun educational apps, the latest feature in our Back to School Tech Guide. Some little kids’ apps are more educational than others, but each of...
by Cool Mom Staff | Back to School Tech
We’re pretty diligent around here about making sure our kids understand math concepts, and math apps can be a helpful and even fun way to get them excited about it. Year after year, math just keeps building on itself, so it’s super important for students...
by Cool Mom Staff | Back to School Tech
It’s not easy tracking down free educational apps for kids–or at least the good ones. And we have pretty stringest standards for what makes an app good. So we’re excited to launch our second back-to-school tech guide, starting with stuff you...
by Christina Refford | Websites Worth a Bookmark
Yes, it’s still summer in these parts, but with “back-to-school” around the bend for us, I’m looking to YouTube for educational videos that might get my kids thinking about something more challenging than who has the best ice cream in town....
by Julie | Educational Apps For Kids
My five-year-old son heads to kindergarten in two weeks. (Cue sobbing.) While he talks a blue streak and wields a glue stick like a lightsaber, we’re still working on his reading skills. So I was absolutely tickled by how quickly he became absorbed in Learn with...
by Christina Refford | Educational Apps For Kids
My kids’ love of electronics is not going away just because the grass is green again, which is why I really like a new educational iPad app that gets kids excited about the great outdoors—and even asks them to put down the iPad and go outside to experience...