iWorld Canada

iWorldGeography apps are used by schools, libraries, and families in 74 countries!!!! "Your iWorld apps were the first ... we could endorse whole-heartedly … Thank you for your quality, real, Montessori apps." -- montessoritech.net " ... the simplicity ... means that children will be able to focus completely on the contents and they’ll definitely learn the material." -- theiPhoneMom.com "We love the simplicity ... and the friendly navigation system. Little kids can virtually use this app on their own and figure it all out seamlessly." --TeachersWithApps.com ****************************************************************************** FREE OUTLINE MAPS & LABELS AVAILABLE ONLINE http://tensuninteractive.com/extras.html ****************************************************************************** A Montessori-based introduction to Canada's territories and provinces, designed by former Lead Developer at MIT's Center for Educational Computing Initiatives. Created for 6-to-9-year olds, Canada includes an animated introduction to each territory and province name, plus a quiz, puzzle, and label activities for names and capitals ... Content: • Active Intro - touch a territory or province to hear its name • Passive Intro - watch animated introduction • Quiz - Ask Me to locate; Repeat to hear again • Puzzle - reconstruct map. Toss for random scatter. • Label - 2 activities - names and capitals Features: • Self-Correcting Quiz - answer fades in; audio reinforces; no wrong-answer penalty • Child Controls Manipulative - pin and puzzle pieces drag freely around screen • Challenge Refresh - questions, labels, and puzzle pieces always appear in different order • All Labels -- • --- Pass - touch button to pass on current label • --- Control maps - touch lightbulb show/hide answer-highlighted map Learning Style: • Challenge increases as activities progress • Open-ended design puts child in control; never locked into an activity • Option to restart activity; touch Puzzle and Label buttons to begin again. • No penalty for a wrong answer • Correct answers simply reinforced • No distracting bells and whistles ONLINE MAPS AND LABELS Touch "Classroom Materials" on app's title screen for printouts to color, trace, and label. TWITTER NEWS Follow TenSun on Twitter @tensuninteract for new App, Update, and Classroom Materials alerts. EDUCATION PRICING 50% discount for 20+ apps with Apple's Volume Discount Program for Education EDUCATIONAL NOTE iWorldGeography colors match American Montessori Society classroom materials. iWorldGeography Series blends child-directed-activity design with Geography curriculum used in Montessori Children's House and Lower Elementary classrooms. Concept and visual design is thoughtfully integrated to supplement existing curriculum and classroom materials. The series was inspired by 3-year's observation in Lexington (MA) Montessori School Children's House classrooms where MyWorld, TenSun's desktop-based version of this series, has been used since 2004.