Steve Glinberg releases KidCalc Math Fun 1.10 for iPhone and iPod touch

January 8, 2010 in Education

[prMac.com] Madison, Wisconsin - Independent software developer Steve Glinberg today is proud to announce KidCalc Math Fun 1.10, the tenth update to his popular animated math flash cards and learning activities app for iPhone and iPod touch. This new version of KidCalc Math Fun adds Valentines Day themed graphics and Number Tracing. Designed specifically to leverage the iPhone's unique capabilities and touch interface, KidCalc is now six apps in one, including counting games and flash cards, animated math operation flash cards and drills, an animated calculator, and a new number tracing learning activity.

Created with the help of public and private school teachers, as well as parents homeschooling their children, KidCalc helps teach crucial math skills to children ages 3-8 years. This timely Valentines Day themed version of KidCalc engages children with Valentines Day icons including hearts, diamonds, rings, pink cupcakes, chocolates, and more. This version of KidCalc also includes the Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa themes added in November.

"When I saw my 2 1/2 year old daughter pick up my new iPhone and use it with absolutely no instruction, I realized that the iPhone's touch interface, especially when combined with engaging animations and sounds, held unprecedented potential as a platform on top of which an entirely new class of teaching tools could be built," said Steve Glinberg, KidCalc's developer. "I decided then to build KidCalc, to teach children how to visualize the addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of sets of objects. With the addition of number tracing into this new release, KidCalc has become even more fun, engaging and effective at teaching numbers and math than it already was."

KidCalc's puzzle games challenge children to complete a series of math problems. When a puzzle is complete children are rewarded with sounding trumpets and a full view of a picture they worked to reveal - one of 72 brightly colored still life and action photos that KidCalc includes.

KidCalc is now six apps in one, including:
* Number tracing (NEW)
* Counting puzzle
* Addition and subtraction math drills
* Animated calculator
* Animated math flash cards
* Animated counting flash cards

KidCalc's animated flash cards feature counting from 0 to 1000 in increments of 1, 2, 3, on up to counting by increments of 100. KidCalc's flash cards are fully configurable, providing children a powerful tool for learning numbers and math at their own pace. Some of KidCalc's other user selectable themes include an outer space theme with planets, martians, UFOs, and moons, as well as a sports theme with basketballs, baseballs, footballs, and hockey pucks.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone / iPod Touch with the 3.0 software update applied

Pricing and Availability:
KidCalc Math Fun for iPhone and iPod touch is available on sale for $.99 (USD) in the App Store. Review copies are available upon request.

Located in beautiful Madison, Wisconsin, Steve Glinberg is an independent software developer, iPhone enthusiast, and dad who is passionate about finding simple and effective ways to teach even advanced concepts to young children. All Material and Software (C) 2010 Steve Glinberg / All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, and iPod, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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Steve Glinberg
Developer
414-355-4436

Preschool  Learning  Math Skills  Flash Cards  iPhone  Animated  Valentines Day