Apps

A stellar new production by the ever-inventive team at Nosy Crow, a Earth-bound intergalactic duo, and an interactive trip back in time to 79 CE, share this month's list of favorite apps.

A peek behind the scenes of Sesame Workshop, which is negotiating the digital shift with care. The venerable brand has conducted more than 76 tests over two and a half years to understand how children, ages three to five, adopt and adapt to touch devices in their learning.

Here in Chicago, AASL’s Best Websites for Teaching & Learning Committee just released its standards-aligned 2013 list. (Don’t miss AASL’s inaugural, Best Apps For Teaching and Learning list, also just released at ALA!) Sites and tools are selected  because they engage users through innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration. Honored websites, tools, and resources will provide exceptional value [...]

Touch Press has followed their rich 'Orchestra' app with a superb tribute to Ludwig Van 'Beethoven's 9th Symphony,' considered by many to be one of the composer's greatest works.

Two new apps feature terrific artwork and engaging characters, but will viewers be inclined to return for repeat visits? Our reviewers weigh in.

National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) is June 27th . First established in 2005 by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, NHTD seeks to bring attention to the importance of HIV testing, and through its website, make resources readily available to those who are looking for testing locations, disease facts, and more.

Little Red Riding Hood receives a thoroughly charming update in Nosy Crow's latest production.

From the "fierce and fascinating beauty of our natural world" to a huge, Alaska-size, floating garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean," this month's featured apps draw attention to both the wondrous and fragile state of our planet.

Featuring a time-traveling duo, Cognitive Kids' "Ansel & Clair " apps have garnered an impressive list of awards for their winning combination of information and game play.