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(Video) Marvel Reads: Spiderman: An Origin Story App Review

May 11, 2012 by Eddy Leave a Comment

A new Spiderman movie is set to come out this summer with a different spin on the entire story. What better way to prepare for the debut than to brush up on the original story from Marvel. Of course, if you are an adult it isn’t that difficult to pick up or download a version of the original comic. For children it is a bit harder relating to a story created back in the early 60s. Thankfully, Marvel has brought the story to a generation through Spiderman: An Origin Story App. Formatted in the same way as the Avenger Assemble! and Hulk app, iPhone/iPad users are treated to an interactive story told by Stan Lee on one of his most famous characters. Designed for all ages (not just kids) the story is brought to life with interactive games and puzzles. Check out Rock and I having some webslinging fun: Available in French, Italian, German, Spanish and Danish, the app can be found here on iTunes for $3.99 which to me is definitely worth it considering the repeated use that … [Read more...]

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(Video) Learn Chinese: Toy Story 3 App Review

March 30, 2012 by Eddy Leave a Comment

One of my strongest wishes as a parent is to have my sons learn a different language. I am not saying Spanish (even though it is tough enough as it trying to teach it to Rock and X). Ideally the language they would learn would be Chinese (more specifically Mandarin, not to be confused with Cantonese). I can already see the currents changing from the traditional languages taught at school (French and Spanish) to more exotic languages, and at the forefront in Chinese. I wish we could put in the effort that everyone else in China is putting toward learning English. Right now, all state employees younger than 40 are required to know 1,000 English phrases and all children start learning English in kindergarten. It is about time we start catching up! The thing is neither D nor I can speak the language. So we are forced to use the other tools at our disposal. Fortunately, we had the opportunity to try out a new app from Disney, Learn Chinese: Toy Story 3. This app basically … [Read more...]

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Don’t Let the Pigeon Run this App! Review

November 15, 2011 by Divina Rodriguez 1 Comment

By Eddy Don’t let the Pigeon Run this App! Is a cute little story app for the Iphone and Ipad for children. The story is aimed for kids ages 3-5 years old, and tells the story of a pigeon that wants to take over the world. The story was written by Caldacott Honoree Mo Willems. There are three modes designed for kids of different ages. The first mode is a simple an animated retelling of the story for very young children. The animation and story is very cute, it also adds some very simple interactive activities. The second mode allows the child to customize the story based on various options, included is the ability for them to state their name and be named as one of the authors of the story. The final mode is for the older children who are familiar with technology. This mode acts almost like mad libs and removes the options in the second mode. The child is able to say anything they want to fill in the blanks of the story. The Ipad then records the child’s … [Read more...]