Friday, January 27, 2012

IfYoureHappy

Name: IfYoureHappy 
Hyperlink: http://iTunes.apple.com/us/app/if-youre-happy-you-know-it/id483346250?mt=8  
Cost: Lite version is free! Full version is $1.99 
Pros: This app covers a wide range of different subject areas including math, reading, phonics, and music. The app has six different sections in it. 1.) Happy Animal Train - here students see a graphic of an animal, see the spelling, here it spelt out loud, and hear the noise the animal makes. The animals represented are not just basic animal, but more interesting ones like kangaroo, gezzel, etc. 2.) The Magical Aimal Kingdom - here students hear a little story and see a picture of the animal that the story is about. The picture is in black and white and the students are able to move a magic wand over the picture which then gives it color. 3.) Puzzle - students select a scene for their puzzle, then they are able to click on an animal to construct. The animal pieces meet to be put together, which students can do by sliding the pieces together. 4.) Happy Animal Math - the students are shown animals and have to say how many they see. There are also games on the full version where students can do addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. 5.) Find the Hiding Animal - here there is an animal hidden in the trees and students need to locate the hiding animal. 6.) "If You're Happy and you Know it" - here the students can sing along to this fun children's song. 
Cons: This is geared a lot towards younger students. I think that older students (maybe even 2nd grade and up) would get bored with this one. Also, there is not very much offered on the lite version. The full version has way more variations to the games. 
Use in Education: I think this app would be a fun way for students to review a few different concepts, especially letters and math facts. It may be a good one for them to do as a privilege. I think that younger kids especially would look forward to being able to use the ap becuase it is fun, and they would also be learning too :) 
Similar Apps: The company that put this app out has a lot more fun, educational apps as well. There was a music one where kids can play the drums, xylophone, etc. There was an alphabet one. There was one that was all math facts. Again, I think these apps would all be great tools for students to use for practice.

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