App Detail » iWorld United States

Published by: Lynne Bolduc

iPad App - Designed for iPad

Price: $2.99
Current Version: 1.2.8
Released: October 24, 2014

What's New

Updated and improved to run under iOS 16.4.

App Description

iWorldGeography is used by schools, libraries, and families in 73 countries!!!!

"Your iWorld apps were the first we found that we could endorse whole-heartedly … Thank you for your quality, real, Montessori apps."
-- montessoritech.net

iWorldGeography United States includes a Montessori 3-part-lesson [introduce, recall, reconstruct], plus labeling. Student-centered, self-correcting, independent work blends seamlessly with existing curriculum or stands alone for home use. Free worksheets can be printed for follow-up, physical-world activities at home or in the classroom. Available to all at TenSunInteractive.com - Extras.

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An introduction to United States and Capitals designed by former Lead Developer at MIT's Center for Educational Computing Initiatives. Created for 6-to-9 year olds. United States includes an introduction to state names and capitals plus quiz, puzzle, and label activities …

Content:

• Active Intro - Touch any state to hear its name.
• Passive Intro - Movie introduces each state name.
• Quiz - Name is played. Touch any state to reveal answer.
• Puzzle - Freely drag pieces to reconstruct map.
• Label - Pins drag freely to label states and capitals.

Features:

• Self-Correcting Activities
• Student-Controlled Manipulatives - pins & pieces drag freely on screen
• Fresh Challenge - randomized content appears in a new order each time

Student-Managed Options:

Puzzle
• "Grid" - scatters pieces to screen edges.
• "Toss" - scatters pieces randomly across screen.
• "Lines/No Lines" - toggle to work with or without outline.

Labels
• "Pass" - skips current label.
• "Lightbulb" - toggles to show or hide control map.
• Control visual-background information:
• --- "Label" - color background, pin shows label only
• --- "Color" - outline background, pin shows color only
• --- "Label & Color" - outline background, pin shows label & color

Learning Style:

• Independent work
• Self-correcting activities
• Challenge increases as activities progress
• Options allow students to manage challenge level and visual style
• Children control navigation; never locked into an activity
• No penalty for wrong answer; correct answer simply reinforced
• No distracting bells and whistles
• Worksheets support transition back to real world activities

TenSun puts children in charge of their learning by allowing them to control the challenge level and depth of their lesson. There is no penalty for a wrong answer. The correct answer is simply reinforced. Activities are self-correcting. Children are free to work independently, in a small group, or with the help of a supervising adult at home or in the classroom.

ONLINE MAPS AND LABELS

Touch Classroom Printouts button on app's title screen to access printouts for additional color, trace, and label activities. Or, visit TenSunInteractive.com's Extras page.

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EDUCATIONAL NOTE

iWorldGeography colors match American Montessori Society classroom materials.

iWorldGeography Series blends self-correcting, 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.