Know Your Europe, Know Your USA and Know Your World were reviewed this week at
anseo.net today, and it's another great review from anseo.net. Our software was again awarded their "Top of the Class" award and I am very pleased with the feedback, thanks again Simon.
"Know Your Ireland is in my opinion the definitive solution for any teacher teaching Geography classes. There is nothing else out there that looks better, works better or teaches better. There are a number of other solutions out there but I think this is the very best.
I would echo these sentiments in all three other products. Another worthy “Top of the Class” award." anseo.net - 12 May, 2009.
To read the full review visit the
anseo.net website:
http://anseo.net/blog2/?p=1033What is
anseo.net?
"Anseo.net has grown from humble beginnings as a basic blog to a fully-featured magazine-style web site. The basic premise of Anseo.net is opinion. The authors, all practicing primary school teachers, write about things in education that they are passionate about."Labels: Know Your Europe, Know Your Europe 2.0, Know Your USA, Know Your World, Media, News
Know Your Ireland was reviewed at
anseo.net today, and it's a really great review. Know Your Ireland received their "Top of the Class" award and I am very pleased with the feedback, thanks guys.
"Know Your Ireland is in my opinion the definitive solution for any teacher teaching Geography classes. There is nothing else out there that looks better, works better or teaches better. There are a number of other solutions out there but I think this is the very best." anseo.net - 31 March, 2009.
To read the full review visit the
anseo.net website:
http://anseo.net/blog2/?p=1029What is
anseo.net?
"Anseo.net has grown from humble beginnings as a basic blog to a fully-featured magazine-style web site. The basic premise of Anseo.net is opinion. The authors, all practicing primary school teachers, write about things in education that they are passionate about."Labels: Know Your Ireland, Know Your Ireland 3.0, Media, News
Our online puzzle of
Irish Counties was featured in today's Scoilnet newsletter as recommended SESE Geography resource for the classroom.
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Know Your USA was featured in The E-Report on The Wall Street Journal
Tech News Briefing on
Wednesday, 17 September podcast (click to listen).
I just want to thank the guys for the mention, I really appreciate it. If you haven't already subscribed to the podcast you can do so through
iTunes, it offers a great insight into the world of technology and I highly recommend it for everyone interested in technology.
The E-Report podcast is co-hosted by Tom Dziubek and Paul Herrmann. It's tacked on to the end of the Late Day Tech Briefing on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (it also runs all weekend). They also have a
Facebook page where you can keep up-to-date with the latest edition.
Audio snippet from the podcast that features Know Your USA (0.4MB).
Labels: Know Your USA, Media, News
Know Your USA 1.5 was reviewed in the September 2008 issue of
Children's Technology Review and received the Editor's Choice Seal.
Version 1.5 [Know Your USA], released Summer of 2008, includes more content (60 photos, better maps of each state with more details, better puzzles, and a direct link to both Google Earth and the Wikipedia entry on the United States). With these new tweaks, the program provides a straightforward and effective way to practice geography facts by way of a series of lessons and timed quizzes.
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Children's Technology Review (CTR) is an ad-free, subscriber-supported web and print-based publication. It is designed to keep educators, parents and librarians informed on commercial interactive media products designed for children, aged birth- to 15-years. These are the products that children use for both fun and learning, either at home and/or at school. They include software, video games, interactive toys, web sites that a child might visit, and so on. From a theoretical perspective, CTR exists in the space between child development and interactive media. The Children's Software Finder(TM), our database of more than 8,000 reviews, has become a critical step in our core subscribers' purchasing-making decisions. It is published on the first business day of each month.
Labels: FETC, Know Your USA, Media, News
Know Your USA was reviewed in the June 2008 issue of the
School Library Journal magazine. The School Library Journal has a circulation of 38,000 subscribers and over 100,000 readers. The review was based on version 1.0, so many of the new great features of version 1.5 were not covered, learn more. The entire review is below, you can read it on page 81 of the magazine too.
Know Your USA: Discover the Geography of the United States. CD-ROM. Systems: Win 98 & later. Prod. by Edware.
Gr 3 Up -Here's a fun way to test your general knowledge of the 50 states including location, capitals, major cities, rivers, mountains, lakes, and National Parks. The "Study" section provides basic information about each state such as the area, population, nickname, and other statistics. Political and physical maps are included. The major flaw is the direct link to Wikipedia when more information is desired since there is no guarantee that all the material provided on that site is reliable. In the "Teach" section, users take a quiz and if they give an incorrect response, they are first given a hint and if their response is incorrect again they are given the correct answer. In the quiz section, the player is given the state name and must click the correct state on the map. Hints are given until the state is identified correctly. This game may be accessed for free at knowyourusa.net/quiz. The "Examine" section presents a test on all the topics covered. User progress is tracked and stored in a database to monitor future progress. An additional purchase. -Lisa Hardey, Sprague High School, Salem, OR
Interested in reselling or distributing Know Your USA in North America,
get in touch.
Labels: Know Your USA, Media, News
This months
INTO InTouch magazine (Issue 92 / March 2008) features a great article by Robbie O'Leary on software for the classroom.
Know Your Ireland is featured and gets an excellent write up,
"[Know Your Ireland] is another superb example of home-produced software that attains the highest professional standards".You can download the entire March 2008 issue of
InTouch Magazine, turn to page 37 of the digital version for the article.
The same article was also featured in the March 2008 issue of the
IPPN Magazine Leadership+, issue 43. This is great exposure for Know Your Ireland and we greatly appreciate publicity.
Labels: INTO, Know Your Ireland, Know Your Ireland 3.0, Media, News
We got a very nice e-mail today from Robbie O'Leary regarding our newest software title, Know Your Ireland 3.0. Robbie was extremely impressed with it, "simply superb piece of software, highly professional, fully comprehensive, easy to use, engaging and interactive. It deserves to be in every school in Ireland." Robbie O’Leary, Sacred Heart SNS, Tallaght.
Thanks for the kind words Robbie.
For further information about Know Your Ireland 3.0 please check our website.
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Know Your USA is featured in the highly popular
Parade Magazine across the United States in their back-to-school technology special edition.
A new school year brings both challenges and opportunities to make learning fun. As you stock up on back-to-school basics, consider some ways that technology can help your favorite students succeed.
Master the Map
Anyone who has survived the fifth grade knows you can’t graduate until you can name the capital of North Carolina. A new software application called Know Your USA ($25) helps kids learn geography through games, tutorials, timed quizzes and even a virtual jigsaw puzzle. The program also drills students on regions, states, major cities, rivers, mountains and lakes. For ages 8-14.
Labels: Know Your USA, Media, News
Know Your USA was awarded the highly respected Editor's Choice for the month of July by the
Children's Technology Review magazine. We our honored to receive such an award from one of the most respected educational review magazines in the world.
Review from the July issue:
It provides a straightforward and effective way to practice geography facts by way of a series of lessons and timed quizzes. For example, in the State Capitals section, students can explore the answers by simply rolling the mouse around the screen which, it turn, pops-up the name of each state's capitol city. In the Quickfire quiz, a capital is named, and students must select the right answer. Unfortunately, the interaction is clunky--students must click "OK" to continue to the next question, which gets repetitive.
The next step is Exam, where they must type the name of the capital. Individual student progress is stored on your hard drive, providing students sign in. There is no use limit as to the number of students, making this a viable consideration for elementary or middle school classroom use.
Other topics include regions, states, state capitals, major cities, rivers, mountains and lakes. There is also a states jigsaw puzzle. If you are looking for clean, affordable geography practice, this is a good choice. Note that the developer's previous titles include Know Your Ireland and Know Your Europe. A "Know Your Earth" is planned. You can download a seven-day trial version, and purchase a download key if you like the program.
Know Your USA was awarded 4.4 stars out of 5 stars.
Labels: Know Your USA, Media, News
Know Your Europe, Know Your USA and Know Your World were reviewed this week at anseo.net today, and it's another great review from anseo.net. Our software was again awarded their "Top of the Class" award and I am very pleased with the feedback, thanks again Simon.
