App Friday: More Reliance On App Descriptions

April 26, 2012

Welcome to App Friday, our weekly link exchange of family-friendly apps. I’ve been streamlining the App Friday posts to simplify the program. By clicking the links, you can read the app descriptions directly from the developer. Although I’m not interpreting each app for you, it ultimately helps us become self-reliant. Consumers learn how to decode [...]

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The Jellybean Tunes App Report: Volume 27

April 24, 2012

Do a dinosaur puzzle, play in Grandma’s garden, or learn to draw people with apps from the 27th app report. As always, the app report brings you the latest news and product announcements from the members of the Moms With Apps network. I know everyone wants to get straight to the apps, so I’m going [...]

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My Appy Destiny: One of the founders of Moms With Apps

April 24, 2012

This guest post is written by Alesha Bishop, one of the founders of Moms With Apps and new mompreneur of “Henry Nate” consulting. Henry Nate is bringing marketing and branding expertise to the educational app community to help these wonderful apps stand out in the crowd. Thanks Alesha for sharing your story! I have been [...]

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KinderTown Highlights Advancements in Educational Apps for Children

April 23, 2012

This guest post is written by Brennan Knotts and Carolina Nugent of KinderTown. If you are not familiar with KinderTown, it’s an educational app store that vets, sorts and rates apps by subject area. Carolina is their Education Director and spent five years teaching Kindergarten. Together Brennan and Carolina describe the exciting advancements they’ve seen in [...]

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Learning Your Letters

April 22, 2012

Our guest post is written by Valérie Touze of Les Trois Elles, who created Montessori Letter Sounds. Valerie is an AMI (Association Montessori International) trained teacher, and worked in a bilingual school in France for eight years. She is also the mother of four children – two who have interfaced with speech and language therapists in France [...]

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App Friday: World Flags

April 19, 2012

What’s On Sale? Clicking the links below will take you to the app description, which offers more information about each app. Promotional pricing lasts until 8pm US PST Friday, unless extended by the developer. World Flags, Geography, and Anthems (learn & explore) ==>$.99 Makego (user controlled virtual toy vehicles) ==> FREE Backyard at Twilight: A Stella and [...]

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So We Were Featured by Apple – Now What?

April 18, 2012

How do you get featured by Apple, and what  happens next? Sometimes these are the most popular discussions in our forums. We’re universally stumped. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t keep asking, hypothesizing and brainstorming together. Patrick Larsson, cofounder of Happi Pappi Apps, posed this question and recorded his response on their blog. Take a [...]

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The Jellybean Tunes App Report Volume 26

April 17, 2012

Take a trip around the world, learn Spanish, or go on a math adventure. The 26th App Report brings the latest news and product announcements from the Moms With Apps network. I have a number of notes this week. First, this edition marks the sixth month of the App Report, and I’ve listed hundreds of apps [...]

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Using Focus Groups To Inspire Your Next App

April 16, 2012

Our guest post is written by Anahelena of Zen Labs, creator of the Kid-Capsule family journal app. Anahelena has been brainstorming on what to create for her next title, and discussed ideas with a group of teens from her local high school. This story is a reminder that real input to validate ideas can save [...]

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Crash Course in Digital Literacy

April 14, 2012

A month ago I watched the “Angry Dad” video, a viral segment showing a Dad’s gun-wielding reaction to his daughter’s Facebook post. Later on the radio, I was reminded about the college student who jumped off a bridge after his roommate streamed video footage over Twitter. At a recent conference, I heard from a YouTube [...]

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