List/Grid Tag Archives: History
War Horse
Review Excerpt: This is a digital edition of Michael Morpurgo’s novel, designed to teach children about WWI and encourage them to discover the real stories behind the war’s ...
Ansel & Claire: Paul Revere’s Ride
Review Except: This interactive cartoon walks you through the highlights of revolutionary war history, especially during the times of Paul Revere (e.g., the Tea Party).
Content includes ...
Pyramids 3D—Wonders of the Old Kingdom
Review Excerpt: In this app, you start with a helicopter view of the plateau where the pyramids, tombs and the Sphinx are located— at Giza near Cairo, Egypt. As you “fly” ...
Presidents vs. Aliens
Review excerpt: Designed to help you memorize names and facts about the 44 US Presidents? Combining flashcard-like facts with a “break-out” game mechanic, the app doles ...
Daring Game for Girls
Review excerpt: This one player trivia game for the Wii and DS lets you explore in a virtual town and schoolyard, where you encounter random motivational quotes from famous women mixed ...
President Barack Obama in Pictures
Review excerpt: This 14 page ebook glosses over the life of President Barack Obama, from growing up, to meeting Michelle Robinson, to working in the White House. Each page contains ...
Mission-US (www.mission-us.org)
Review excerpt: Mission US is a free (grant funded) adventure game that teaches US history. In Mission 1: For Crown or Colony? you help Nat Wheeler, a 14-year-old printer’s apprentice ...
Celebrating Michelle Obama
Review excerpt: This 14 page ebook for the iPad or iPhone glosses over the life of Michelle Obama, from birth through the White House. Each page contains a fun fact, consisting of a ...
T.A.C. Heroes: The Big Red One
Review excerpt: Following the historical battles of the infantry division The Big Red One, you play through some of the most famous battles of World War II. The game features 72 missions ...
Wonder Rotunda (www.wonderrotunda.com)
Review Excerpt: Great science and ecology content is combined with low levels of interactivity and a didactic presentation in Wonder Rotunda (www.wonderrotunda.com), a subscription-based ...
Can You Recognize this Classic Tech Toy?
JP Dyson of the Strong Museum of Play’s National Center for the History of Electronic Games demonstrates a historic toy that raised the bar in electronic games. He starts by providing ...
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