Student of the Month Goes To......

Ethan Cole!!!!! Here is just one of the wonderful pieces Ethan completed during BrainiApps sessions in the month of April :) Ethan has a great interest in computers, the iPad in particular, and is a hard working student. There were lots of great pieces completed this month by so many great children! Thanks again for all the fun kids :)

New Webpage Design Launching Soon....

BrainiApps is working hard on re-designing our web site! The new site will include video footage of BrainiApps iPad learning sessions and several new student examples. The children have created some really great pieces of work and we're excited to share it very soon! The new site will be completed by the end of May so stay tuned... We may even include a little game directly on the site for everyone to enjoy!

A big shout out to Cory John and his amazing graphic design work :)

Patrick McNeece
Creator/Instructor - BrainiApps, LLC
patrick@brainiapps.com

iPad 2 coming....

Great news released by Apple....The iPad 2 is available for pre-orders and delivery starts March 11th! BrainiApps will be puchasing a few 2nd generation iPads for sure!!! We are also looking for any generation 1 iPads who people might be selling or generous enough to donate :).  E-Mail me at patrick@brainiapps.com if you have any to donate or sell. THANKS for all the support.

Upgrades to iPad2 -
Double Battery Life
Camera Front and Back
Higher Resolution Screen
Thinner and Lighter Design
Upgraded Cases Available as well

Student of the Week Display

 JACK SCHMELL - 4th Grader @IDEAL School



I decided to display some of the work done by fabulous student's during BrainiApps iPad Learning Sessions. Congrats to Jack Schmell of the IDEAL School for being the first piece to be displayed here on the BrainiApps blog! Stay tuned for more displayed projects :)

Patrick McNeece
Creator/Instructor - BrainiApps, LLC.
www.brainiapps.com

Phonics game :)

Creating phonics games with your children is a great way to get involved in their learning. You can also use this game to play with your kids, or if you're a teacher of course you could use it in the classroom. This is a photo of a recent Letter-Correspondence (Phonics) game that I created using simple everyday materials.

Materials: Scissors, glue, cardboard or file folders, computer with printer for images, 4 Ziplock bags, and a pizza box.

The Objective: To get children to make a letter relation to a sound using photos/images. (example: Onion starts with the letter O)

**Phonics are a vital part of elementary curriculum and using games is a great way to get kids involved and keep them engaged.**

Game Title: "Order Up!" - A Fun Letter Corresponding Game for Children

 

 

Toontastic!

The new Toontastic App is amazing! I recently discovered this app during my daily educational app searches on the App Store. The developers did a wonderful job of creating interesting backgrounds, templates, characters, and forms of sharing the completed animated cartoons. Parents and Toontastic users can register an online account and view their children's work as well as others in the Toontastic community. Check it out! http://toontube.launchpadtoys.com and the App can be purchased on the Apple App Store. Worth every penny for sure :)

New example :)

Students used Encyclopedia Britannica's Solar System App and the GoSkyWatch App to research and pull photos for their digital news articles. Here is a brief example :)