Picture if you will, your ideal early childhood learning environment, say, in a daycare or a public preschool. Chances are, it is filled with developmentally appropriate materials. You have blocks, art supplies, room to move around and role play materials. But does your vision include an iPad in each area?
In this issue of CTR, we sketch out what such a preschool might look like, complete with base costs, logistical issues and a list of apps to support each learning area. It turns out for about $3000, you can greatly enhance a learning environment with five iPads, and for about $1,800 you can create a bare-bones model. See page 5.
This issue also contains a first look the 2011 tech toys, which we cover in more detail in this month’s LittleClickers column, on page 4. And tomorrow, we’ll see the next iPad! I’m predicting it will have a camera, better volume control and more ports. You can see my complete wish list here http://bit.ly/igunFH.
Built from the ground up for augmented reality — the Nintendo 3DS
Augmented reality (AR) has come up a lot in the past year, as cameras are married with motion detection hardware. Wikipedia defines AR as live direct or an indirect view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by computer-generated sensory input. Last week, I spent two hours with the Nintendo 3DS and I think that Augmented Reality just might be Nintendo’s secret weapon for keeping a step ahead of the competition. I provide more details, here http://bit.ly/f4Pxt9).
Reviews in This Issue
Air Hogs Hyperactive
Air Hogs R/C Pocket Coptor
Air Swimmers
Body and Brain Connection
Brain Buddy Plush Remote Interactive DVD Set
Buckyballs
Capture Cam
Disney Channel All Star Party
Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation
Gummy Bears: Gummy Ear Buds
InnoPad
LeapPad Explorer
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
LittleBigPlanet 2
Magic School Bus, The: Oceans
Mario Sports Mix
Pac-Man Party
Plants vs. Zombies DS
Rock Star Mickey
Smart-e-Dog
Smarty Pants School
Speed Slider
Spy Net Video Watch with Night Vision
Square of Life
Steel Diver
TeachTown: Basics 2.0
Tetris Link
TNT Reading
Vtech Peek at Me Bunnies
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March 30th, 2011 at 5:16 pm
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