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This editions free iPad app suggestions are as follows: 

Bats in the Cave

Pros: Provides opportunity for Reading Intervention

Cons: Limited time, price drop expiring soon!!

 

 

Swatch Generator

Pros: Helps you develop color coordinated websites-Pro feature

Cons: Limited time, expiring soon!!!

 

Inventory Scanner

Pros: Eliminates need to double handle data when tracking inventory, coming soon to iPad

Cons: Exports only to .xml or (comma separated).txt files, universal app

Howdy Y'all!

This editions free iPad app suggestions are as follows:

Pros: Automatically, brings your news to you. SimpleK12Blog, ScienceFix, etc. Full version is a 99¢ upgrade.

Cons: Limits the user to 3 feeds on the free version.

 

Pros: Addicting for all ages, fact fluency, tracks high scores

Cons: Addicting for all ages, annoying ad on start up

Pros: Arcademic Skill Builder app, compete against up to three peers on iPads or computers, tracks accuracy and rate

Cons: Free for a limited time

Most kids when given the opportunity to shape their own learning usually shrug their shoulders and make funny faces at the teacher asking the question. With this post I am asking just this: I need your help in finding true learning websites. What I mean by true learning websites, are websites that have what they say they have. For example there is a website called Cool Math which we all know is mostly cool games and very little math. Yes there are math games on the site, but rarely do I ever see anyone playing them. Most kids learn nothing while visiting here. Cool Math is an example of a website that would not be approved. Learning sites I have approved are like Arcademic Skill Builders, Soft School or MangaHigh. If you suggest a site and I approve it, then your site will be listed on Bobcat's Den under a section called "Student Referred Links" with your first name and last initial beside it showing us that you gave us this site. What do you think? Post your comments or suggestions below.

 Which mobile phone is the best? Is it the Droid, Blackberry, iPhone or something else? What floats your boat? As for me I've only had one smart phone, the iPhone by Apple. I may be a little biased because I have been using Apple products since the summer of 1989 when I began writing curriculum for the district. A neighbor showed all the cool things I could do with an Apple right out of the box and I have been hooked ever since. I have friends who have Droids and Blackberrys and most of them have iPhone envy when I talk about how well my iPhone does all the cool things it can. I don't care what "Droid does" because it can't hold a candle to my iPhone. If you have the guts feel free to share your comments below.