prMac serves to enhance the visibility of press releases in the Mac world, offering Mac-centric news media distribution services as well as top-notch RSS feeds. © 2013 prMac http://prmac.com/ en-us http://prmac.com/release-id-57123.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-57123.htm Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:35:00 CST JH Digital Solutions is pleased to announce the release of their newest teaching app, Learn Times Tables for Kids 1.0. Learning times tables doesn't have to be boring, and with the Learn Times Tables app, it can be positively fun. With this new app, users can help their kids learn one to ten multiplication tables in a fun way that will promote lasting memory. A hidden level called the Time Challenge mode provides the extra motivation children need to learn. http://prmac.com/release-id-56139.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-56139.htm Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:55:00 CST Electric Peel announces Note-A-Lator 2.1 for iOS. Since Note-A-Lator, Electric Peel's music theory app for iPhone and iPad, was released in late 2009, it has become popular with music students and teachers around the world. Note-A-Lator is in use in over 60 countries, in classrooms, private music lessons, and by students at home. Version 2.1 of Note-A-Lator adds sounds to the note, interval and chord identification quizzes. http://prmac.com/release-id-55838.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-55838.htm Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:00:00 CST Mobile app developer, gWhiz LLC, incorporates the latest advancements in mobile technology into its highly rated educational apps designed for students of all ages and from all walks of life. gWhiz has announced a series of recent upgrades to its most popular educational mobile apps including PrepZilla, McGraw-Hill's AP Exam Prep, The Official Guide for GMAT Review, CliffsNotes Study Guide, PreTest Medical, Katzung & Trevor's Pharmacology Review, and several others. http://prmac.com/release-id-54789.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-54789.htm Fri, 22 Feb 2013 07:00:00 CST AvatarGeneration has announced the launch of Teaching The AvatarGeneration 1.1, a new monthly magazine exclusively for iPad. Packed with great content written by experienced teachers and educational technologists, the iPad magazine features a special game based learning section, interesting case studies, app reviews and everything to keep educators ahead of the curve with new and innovative edtech teaching practices. http://prmac.com/release-id-54540.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-54540.htm Mon, 18 Feb 2013 05:00:00 CST EXLUNCH today announces Numberkiz 1.0.4: Math Interactive Whiteboard for Elementary School Teachers, an update to its free, interactive, multimedia, math teaching app. Especially for teachers, the app's built-in and optional templates allow instructors to record and save highly effective, personalized math lessons, which can be played in class or posted online. As they speak, teachers can move, scale, rotate, stretch, hide, duplicate, color, and clip templates, while they draw, write, or type. http://prmac.com/release-id-54234.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-54234.htm Wed, 06 Feb 2013 05:00:00 CST Math Pentagon today announces Math!!! 2.1, its updated education app for iOS. The app features worksheet sections specialized for ages spanning from elementary to junior high school, offering practice on a wide variety of mathematical skills. The app offers students a chance to do and check math work on their devices as well as track progress and scores. Teachers can assign worksheets or tests to students, review student work and analyze performance with the help of in-depth performance reports. http://prmac.com/release-id-53787.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-53787.htm Thu, 24 Jan 2013 06:45:00 CST BrainNook is a social educational game that students play in real time with their classmates. It is used by over 100,000 students in classrooms across the country. The BrainNook Grade 1 Math 1.0 app for iPad, launching today, allows first graders to extend their BrainNook experience from Web to iPad. Students can solve school assignments in the app, and teachers can monitor student performance across the Web and iPad. The app is aligned to the Common Core Standards for Grade 1 Math. http://prmac.com/release-id-52152.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-52152.htm Fri, 14 Dec 2012 05:00:00 CST StudyPad introduces Splash Money 1.1 for iOS. Winner of the Tabby Awards, this new interactive app for school kids helps them use money in everyday life. The app covers the full range of Money concepts divided into eight interactive lessons and quizzes including: Identifying Coins, Calculating the value of Coins, Counting Coins, Making Change, Quarters and Half Dollars, Money in Dollars, Adding/Subtracting Money and more. This fun app actually delivers on the promise of education on iPads. http://prmac.com/release-id-52133.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-52133.htm Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:00:00 CST BrainNook is a social educational game that students play in real time with their classmates. BrainNook is used in thousands of classrooms across the country. The new BrainNook Grade 2 Arithmetic 1.0 app extends the BrainNook experience from Web to iPad. Students can log in to their BrainNook account from the app, play games, solve assignments from their teacher and earn badges. Teachers can assign work and track student performance across computer and iPad usage from a single teacher dashboard. http://prmac.com/release-id-51985.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-51985.htm Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:00:00 CST Wanderful, Inc. has been awarded the prestigious Editor's Choice Award from Children's Technology Review for its interactive storybook, "Arthur's Teacher Trouble." The interactive story tells the tale of how Arthur learns to cope with his strict new teacher, Mr. Ratburn, and compete in a school-wide Spelling Bee. This is the second Wanderful app to win the award that honors apps & other children's technology products for ease of use, educational value, design features and overall product value. http://prmac.com/release-id-51967.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-51967.htm Tue, 11 Dec 2012 05:00:00 CST Math File Folder Games introduces 4 Dice: Fraction Games 1.0 for iOS. Targeting upper elementary and middle school students, this app lets students solve mathematical problems involving fractions in a fun and engaging way. Using an archery-themed target number, the user is given four dice to drag into spaces in the numerator and denominator of two fractions, for four different types of equations: addition, subtraction, multiplication or division. http://prmac.com/release-id-50924.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-50924.htm Tue, 20 Nov 2012 05:00:00 CST HoloX Entertainment today introduces iDoMath - Tips & Tricks 1.0 for iOS, its educational app that teaches 54 math tricks and tips. Designed to improve mathematical understanding and provide tips that will help students save time during important exams, such as the SAT or ACT, the app uses lessons to teach math shortcuts. The app encourages students to do math calculations in their heads or in the provided writing area, allowing the most complicated math computations to be performed with ease. http://prmac.com/release-id-50567.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-50567.htm Tue, 13 Nov 2012 05:00:00 CST Sprightly Software today released Participants 1.1, a first of its kind attendance taking app for iOS makes it easier than ever to record attendance. Perfect for teachers, business people, group organizers, or anyone that needs to take attendance, Participants keeps a history of attendees for individual events and a history of events for each participant, letting users quickly check a participant's history. New in version 1.1, support for iOS 6 and iPhone 5, new event sorting options and more. http://prmac.com/release-id-50555.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-50555.htm Tue, 13 Nov 2012 05:00:00 CST Math File Folder Games today introduces 5 Dice: Order of Operations Game 1.0 for iOS. This new math app is a fun game that helps students practice essential math skills. Designed for middle school kids, this enjoyable app will help students practice order of operations skills and make sense of mathematics, one concept at a time. Created by math teachers, the app requires students to use higher order thinking to solve the target number by working backwards, given the answer but not the equation. http://prmac.com/release-id-49144.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-49144.htm Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:10:00 CST Sprightly Software introduces Participants 1.1, a first of its kind attendance taking app for Mac makes it easier than ever to record attendance. Perfect for teachers, business people, group organizers, or anyone that needs to take attendance. Participants keeps a history of attendees for individual events and a history of events for each participant, letting users quickly check a participant's history. Version 1.1 includes improved print handling, and many other bug fixes and new features. http://prmac.com/release-id-49136.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-49136.htm Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:00:00 CST In an effort to bring awareness and to proactively address the growing bullying epidemic in the U.S., HealthTeacher, Inc. created Awesome Upstander!, the first anti-bullying mobile game for iOS and Android that teaches kids that they can stand up to bullies in a safe and positive way when they stand strong together as upstanders. The anti-bullying app will donate 50% of its proceeds collected during the month of October to partnering organizations working toward putting an end to bullying. http://prmac.com/release-id-47156.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-47156.htm Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:04:00 CST Brain Parade is celebrating Back to School with a sale on its flagship iPad app, See.Touch.Learn. Now through Sept 9th, get 33% of the Pro edition and 67% of add-on libraries. This is the premiere flash card tool for teachers working with special needs students and Brain Parade is making it easier for teachers to start the new school year off with some great savings. The app currently offers 32 image libraries containing almost 3,000 images and exercises designed by a Certified Behavior Analyst. http://prmac.com/release-id-44533.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-44533.htm Thu, 21 Jun 2012 11:27:00 CST Sprightly Software today introduces Participants 1.0, a first of its kind attendance taking app for Mac makes it easier than ever to record attendance. Perfect for teachers, business people, group organizers, or anyone that needs to take attendance, Participants keeps a history of attendees for individual events and a history of events for each participant, letting users quickly check a participant's history. Users can import people from their address book, assign them to groups, and more. http://prmac.com/release-id-44014.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-44014.htm Tue, 12 Jun 2012 08:52:00 CST Specialist Apps today announces Schools eLockers 1.2.1 free for iOS, an update to their education application that makes it easy for schools to share learning resources between teachers and students. This app provides easy sharing of all types of files and media, unlimited groups and storage, facilitates assessment, and more. The update allows users to move and copy files between eLockers, and provides access to the Timeline, a view of what other users' uploads and comments. http://prmac.com/release-id-42488.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-42488.htm Wed, 09 May 2012 09:05:00 CST The Story Home is celebrating Mother's Day and Teachers week by lowering the price of their audio storytelling iPhone and iPad apps, as well as offering a buy one story, get one free on The Story Home website using coupon code: MDAY2. The sale starts May 9th and will go thru May 14th. The Story Home has been creating quality children's audio stories, both classic and original, since 2007 and is recommended as an "Outstanding Website for Children" by the American Library Association. http://prmac.com/release-id-39027.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-39027.htm Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:30:00 CST Moms with Apps' App Friday Facebook parties are well known for connecting parents and teachers with family friendly apps on sale. But with half of the world asleep during the event, millions of people miss out. Now Moms with Apps' App Friday will kick off each week with an "App Friday Kick Off Party" on Facebook, hosted at a time when Australasian and Eastern Europeans are awake, so parents, teachers and developers can connect. http://prmac.com/release-id-30863.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-30863.htm Thu, 15 Sep 2011 04:30:00 CST Brain Parade is celebrating the major milestone of 100,000 downloads of its See.Touch.Learn. iPad app. See.Touch.Learn. combines the effectiveness of picture cards with the power and interactivity of the iPad to improve the learning experience for children with autism and other special learning needs. All add-ons to the Free See.Touch.Learn. app will be reduced from September 15th - 19th representing a reduction of up to 67% from current pricing. http://prmac.com/release-id-28739.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-28739.htm Fri, 29 Jul 2011 05:00:00 CST Mobile Apps for Ed announces Moments Ago 1.1, their premium educational application for iOS devices. Moments Ago utilizes the power of cloud computing technology to simplify the teacher-parent communication process. Using Moments Ago, teachers have the ability to send meaningful email communications to the parent/guardians of their students in 3-5 seconds. Teachers have reported improved classroom climate as a result of using the app. http://prmac.com/release-id-16979.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-16979.htm Fri, 08 Oct 2010 10:50:00 CST Now teachers around the world can use their iPads to monitor student progress anytime, anywhere with today's launch of PowerTeacher Mobile 1.0 for iPad, a free app from Pearson School Systems. PowerTeacher is a revolutionary online gradebook, providing the latest technology for true standards-based grading. With this free iPad app, teachers are no longer limited to their desk or laptop when using the gradebook. http://prmac.com/release-id-7654.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-7654.htm Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:30:00 CST IntelliScanner Corporation today announced IntelliScanner Classic, a smart barcode scanner that automatically organizes, books, movies, and media. By simply scanning the retail barcode, IntelliScanner automatically identifies the items users scan using popular online media databases, pulling down the title, creator, cover artwork, and much more. Everything is in the box to organize your home or classroom. http://prmac.com/release-id-747.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-747.htm Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:00:00 CST Planbook is simple, powerful software that allows teachers to create a searchable record of their lessons, link handouts used in class with their plans, publish lessons and handouts to the web, and create reports for classroom or administrator use and tag lessons with keywords. Planbook increases teacher efficiency by computerizing the planning process and provides valuable options not available in the traditional paper planbook.