Educational - Latest Releases

Sep 26, 2011 - Breek today introduces Sea Animals 1.0, their new educational app developed for Mac OS X. Developed by parents for their children, with the help of a schoolteacher, Sea Animals HD offers a fun and interactive approach to stimulate your child's mind. All the sounds in this app are genuine. Toddlers will use it as a classic picture book, children will learn a second or third language while playing and having fun. It features 20 high-quality original drawings with visual effects.

Sep 06, 2011 - Cosmographia, a new 3D planetarium app from Seattle-based Periapsis Visual Software, is now a featured application on the Mac App Store. Cosmographia is an accurate and detailed Solar System simulation that shows the motions of planets, moons, spacecraft, and over half a million known asteroids. It takes advantage of the graphical capabilities of new Macs to show phenomena such as eclipse shadows, aurora and extraterrestrial volcanoes.

Aug 26, 2011 - Today saw the release of Mathical Vol.1 on the Mac Appstore. Developed by primary school teachers to target key skills, Mathical is a 5 in 1 compilation of awesome, fast paced games for primary and elementary aged children to practise mental calculation skills. Mathical games all have customizable and increasing levels of difficulty depending on the age or ability of the child. Each game was created with continual play testing by children.

Aug 18, 2011 - Dear Panda LLC has announced the release of version 2.0 of their popular CourseNotes note-taking app for the Mac, just in time for the fall semester. CourseNotes 2.0 improves note-taking by adding support for rich text editing as well as support for fullscreen mode in Mac OS X Lion. One of the most powerful features of CourseNotes on the Mac is its organizational capabilities, and CourseNotes 2.0 enhances organization even further with support for rich text editing within notes.

Aug 08, 2011 - TappyTaps have just introduced Bubbling Math 1.0, their new Mac OS X education game for children. For Children 1st to 4th grades, Bubbling Math helps kids practice elementary math operations. It is a real game, complete with levels, music, sounds, and awards. It also contains a module that allows parents to choose which types of tasks they want their children to practice, and to review wrong answers afterward. iPad version is available as well. Back to School promotion.

Jul 28, 2011 - Manhattan Edit Workshop prides itself on its hands-on approach to teaching the art and craft of editing. From Mewshop's signature Six-Week Intensive course on the art and technique of editing to their Artist-in-Residence Program, Mewshop students receive an advanced editing education like none other on the market. Students take to the streets with concrete skills and a savvy approach to editing: From NBC Universal and BET to feature films, Mewshop alumni find great success in editing world.

Jul 13, 2011 - Chicago based Davka Corporation today introduces Habet Ushma Plus 1.0, their new educational application for Macintosh. Habet Ushma Plus teaches modern conversational Hebrew. 'Habet Ushma' is Hebrew for 'look and listen', and the program teaches modern Hebrew conversational basics via time-tested techniques combining recognition of letters and words with audio pronunciation. Habet Ushma Plus consists of 20 conversational Hebrew lessons, based on common everyday cultural situations in Israel.

Jun 03, 2011 - Playwords, the hand-drawn 3-in-1 learning app for kids, is now available for free with the release of Playwords Lite. Featuring all of the games of the paid version, with a great selection of words and artwork, Playwords Lite makes an educational favorite available to everyone. Perfect for kids learning to read or starting to spell, the app features 3 educational games of varying difficulty, and contains a great selection of words accompanied with hand-drawn illustrations and lively narration.

May 25, 2011 - Boston based Dear Panda LLC is gearing up for summer and getting ready for next school year with a sale on CourseNotes, their top-selling Mac app which help students take notes and stay organized. The must-have app for students will be on sale in the App Store for 40% off through June 1st. Dear Panda also announced that they will give away another series of promo codes for qualifying educators.