App: News-O-Matic
Website (for more information): News-O-Matic-Press 4-Kids
Cost: FREERating by Jules~ 5 Star
Difficulty Level: Beginner
Device: iPad
Rated: Kids 7-11
What a cool App! I found this app by default while searching the App Store for informational apps to add to our elementary carts. I love this app for several reasons- 1. very user friendly 2. interactive 3. information is relevant to kids age 7-11, and 4. there are five new/exciting stories each day. I had my daughters try it out and they loved it as well. The kids may create a login if they wish to and add their photo (although I have camera set off at our elementary). If the camera is turned off, they may choose a pre-composed photo (cartoon animals). The five new news stories appear upon login or turning the app on. Students may scroll down to see the previous days stories. They can access each story with a tap. Many of the stories are interactive by adding videos, pictures, underlined words that define the word and questions about the article for comprehension. The stories also offer a "read to me" feature and a "go there" feature that takes them to a map of the world and pin points where they are and where the story is taking place. Lastly, there are games that offer puzzles, mystery words and trivia about "on this date". Overall, this is a fun app that kids will play with and not even realize that they are learning :-) !
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