Apps

This week a new app company, Fingerprint Digital, has gone public with a series of educational apps targeted towards children between the ages of 3 and 8. The company was founded by Nancy MacIntyre, a former Leapfrog executive who saw the opportunity to create a platform for a network of edutainment apps within iOS. Fingerprint is aiming to make a splash with the new apps by giving away $1,000,000 worth of downloads of their apps (valued at $2.

Wolfram Alpha Adds Flight Data

By Tech Powered Dad in apps

November 22, 2011

Have you ever looked for a simple way to track a flight someone you know is on? It’s not always as to find that in-flight data as you might think, particularly if you are looking for a way to do so on the go. The ever popular Wolfram Alpha has added flight data. With roughly a 10 minute data delay, you can see where any flight is currently located. The Wolfram Alpha blog has demonstrated both how this can be used for tracking the flights that you have friends, family, or colleagues on as well as used to track yourself in flight.

TI-Nspire Algebra Formulas Document

By Tech Powered Dad in apps

November 14, 2011

This TI-Nspire document has a number of formulas that are useful for algebra. In it you will find formulas for exponents, factoring, the equation of a line, and general formulas such as midpoint, distance, and slope. As with all TI-Nspire documents, it will work on any version of the calculator including TI-Nspire grayscale or CX and TI-Nspire CAS or non-CAS. If you find this document to be useful, be sure to like it on Facebook.

Motorola Xoom Family Edition Released

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October 20, 2011

The Motorola Xoom Family Edition is only available at Best Buy. Click here to buy the Motorola Xoom at Bestbuy.com. The tablet wars continue and are especially heating up in the student segment. To be a student friendly tablet, the device needs to be both easy to use and affordable, and having a few extra kid “perks” doesn’t hurt either. With that in mind, Motorola has released the Motorola Xoom Family Edition.

iOS 5 Review

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October 18, 2011

I was among the thousands that found it extremely difficult to update my iPad to iOS 5. There was a time last Friday when it was basically a coaster. After struggling with it for a few hours, I was able to make the upgrade work, and it is a nice improvement. I wanted to get up a quick post to highlight a few of the features I’m enjoying. Having been an Android user for a couple of years, I am a little surprised how long it took for iOS to get some of the features it now has in version 5.

iOS 5 Crash and Burn

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October 13, 2011

I expected to have a post up by now reveling in the glory of iOS 5 for my iPad, since it appears to have some features that would be pretty darn nice for both students and teachers. Unfortunately, my iOS 5 upgrade has been a major fail to this point. After hours of downloading, iTunes succeeded in wiping iOS 4 right off of my iPad 2 and promptly crashing it, meaning I had absolutely nothing on the iPad.

Textbooks on iPad

By Tech Powered Dad in apps

October 6, 2011

More and more schools are looking at adopting the iPad. College students are using the tablet as a device that can bring together gaming, social, and academics. Teachers are picking them up as device that’s simpler to transport to and from school than a laptop. With the iPad increasingly being seen as a technology that fits well with academics, the question naturally turns to the question of textbooks on the iPad.

iPhone 4S Announced, iOS 5 Arrives Next Week

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October 5, 2011

Click here to order the new Apple iPhone 4S. The much anticipated iPhone 5 press conference was today, but to the surprise of many, the iPhone 5 was not announced. Instead, Apple’s new phone is the iPhone 4S. This appears to be a more modest update than many people were hoping for. Instead of a full makeover, the changes are more subtle. There’s new dual core processor and voice control (catching up with Android).

Amazon Kindle Fire Announced, 'Hollywood' Still to Come?

By Tech Powered Dad in Apps

September 28, 2011

Click here to pre-order the Kindle Fire at Amazon.com Amazon ended months of speculation about their plans for a tablet when they announced the Kindle Fire. The Fire is a 7-inch tablet built less with designs on knocking off the iPad and more with the intent of expanding Amazon’s current advantage in the e-reader sphere, and certainly going after the Nook. The Kindle Fire is an Android tablet that has WIFI, but no camera, microphone, or 3G.

Text A Tutor App Review

By Tech Powered Dad in apps

September 27, 2011

Device: Android Phones Grade Level: Pre-Algebra through Calculus Cost: App is free, but must purchase credits to use One of the most interesting new math education apps I’ve seen in recent weeks is not for the iPad but for Android. It’s called Text a Tutor, and it allows you to receive help on math problems from tutors via your phone. I was somewhat skeptical when I was contacted by the publishers of the app, but their FAQ addressed many of my questions and concerns.

Q & A With Fingerprint Digital Founder Nancy MacIntyre

Wolfram Alpha Adds Flight Data

TI-Nspire Algebra Formulas Document

Motorola Xoom Family Edition Released

iOS 5 Review

iOS 5 Crash and Burn

Textbooks on iPad

iPhone 4S Announced, iOS 5 Arrives Next Week

Amazon Kindle Fire Announced, 'Hollywood' Still to Come?

Text A Tutor App Review

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