iWorld US Lite vs World Map Challenge! Geography

iWorldGeography is used by schools, libraries, and families in 74 countries!!!! This FREE TRIAL includes 7 states in a fully functional version of iWorldGeography United States. Give it a try! Includes: Maine, Georgia, Michigan, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Nevada, and Washington. "Your iWorld apps were the first we found that we could endorse whole-heartedly … Thank you for your quality, real, Montessori apps." -- montessoritech.net Just like the full version of iWorldGeography United States, US Lite includes a Montessori 3-part-lesson [introduce, recall, reconstruct], plus labeling. Student-centered, self-correcting, independent work blends seamlessly with existing curriculum or stands alone for home use. Free worksheets can be printed for follow-up, physical-world activities at home or in the classroom. Available to all at TenSunInteractive.com - Extras. This introduction to United States and Capitals was designed by former Lead Developer at MIT's Center for Educational Computing Initiatives. Created for 6-to-9 year olds. Narrated by a child. United States includes an introduction to state names and capitals plus quiz, puzzle, and label activities … Content: • Active Intro - Touch any state to hear its name. • Passive Intro - Movie introduces each state name. • Quiz - Name is played. Touch any state to reveal answer. • Puzzle - Freely drag pieces to reconstruct map. • Label - Pins drag freely to label states and capitals. Features: • Self-Correcting Activities • Student-Controlled Manipulatives - pins & pieces drag freely on screen • Fresh Challenge - randomized content appears in a new order each time Student-Managed Options: Puzzle • "Grid" - scatters pieces to screen edges. • "Toss" - scatters pieces randomly across screen. • "Lines/No Lines" - toggle to work with or without outline. Labels • "Pass" - skips current label. • "Lightbulb" - toggles to show or hide control map. • Control visual-background information: • --- "Label" - color background, pin shows label only • --- "Color" - outline background, pin shows color only • --- "Label & Color" - outline background, pin shows label & color Learning Style: • Independent work • Self-correcting activities • Challenge increases as activities progress • Options allow students to manage challenge level and visual style • Children control navigation; never locked into an activity • No penalty for wrong answer; correct answer simply reinforced • No distracting bells and whistles • Worksheets support transition back to physical world activities TenSun puts children in charge of their learning by allowing them to control the challenge level and depth of their lesson. Activities are self-correcting. Children are free to work independently, in a small group, or with the help of a supervising adult at home or in the classroom. ONLINE MAPS AND LABELS Touch Classroom Printouts button on app's Teacher & Parent screen to access printouts for additional color, trace, and label activities. Or, visit TenSunInteractive.com's Extras page. TWITTER NEWS Follow us on Twitter @tensuninteract for App, Update, and Online Extra alerts. FACEBOOK Follow TenSun Interactive on FaceBook. EDUCATION PRICING 50% discount for 20+ apps with Apple's Volume Discount Program for Education EDUCATIONAL NOTE iWorldGeography colors match American Montessori Society classroom materials. iWorldGeography Series blends self-correcting, child-directed-activity design with Geography curriculum used in Montessori Children's House and Lower Elementary classrooms. Concept and visual design is thoughtfully integrated to supplement existing curriculum and classroom materials. The series was inspired by 3-year's observation in Lexington (MA) Montessori School Children's House classrooms where MyWorld, TenSun's desktop-based version of this series, has been used since 2004.

Challenge your knowledge of world geography with World Map Challenge! Learn the locations of nearly 200 countries around the globe. Features: • Fully interactive map (zoom, pan, and tap on the map to select your answer) with sound effects • Incorrect answers will cause the map to zoom to the correct location, making your learning fast and efficient • "Continental Challenge" mode: Tracks your progress and earns you 'stars' if you score high enough! • Game Center-enabled "Time Trial" mode: How fast can you tap 20 countries in order? Compete against players worldwide. • Multiplayer: Head-to-head against a random opponent or a friend. Win and climb the global leaderboards! • Practice mode that allows you to study specific areas of a continent to help improve your knowledge • Practice mode features an answer key that you can toggle on and off Included for free: • 1 region each for: Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa (practice mode) • All countries in South America and Oceania (practice mode) • Europe Challenge mode • South America Time Trial • Europe Multiplayer mode Credits: • Announcer: Shawshank73 http://www.freesound.org/people/shawshank73/ • Menu "ping": Bertrof https://www.freesound.org/people/Bertrof/sounds/131658/ • Colored world map (main menu): Otsego http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BlankMap-World-Continents-Coloured.png • Mapping class: stkim1 http://stkim1.github.io/MTImageMapView/