iWorld North America

iWorldGeography apps are used by schools, libraries, and families in 70 countries!!!!

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"We love the simplicity of [iWorldGeography] and the friendly navigation system. Little kids can virtually use this app on their own and figure it all out seamlessly."
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A Montessori-based introduction to North America's countries, capitals, and flags, designed by former Lead Developer at MIT's Center for Educational Computing Initiatives. Created for 3-6 year olds, narrated by a child, Greenland, Canada, the United States, and Mexico are included. App includes an animation introducing each country name, plus a quiz, puzzle map, and label activities for countries, capitals, and flags …


Content:

• Active Intro - Touch a country to hear its name.
• Passive Intro - Movie introduces each country name.
• Quiz - "Ask Me" to locate a country. Option to repeat. Touch to reveal answer.
• Puzzle - Drag pieces to reconstruct map.
• Labeling - Pin drags freely in 3 activities to label countries, capitals, and flags.

Features:

• Self-Correcting Quiz - Answer fades in; audio reinforces; no wrong-answer penalty.
• User-Controlled Manipulatives - Pins and puzzle pieces drag freely around screen.
• Fresh Challenge - Questions, labels, and puzzle pieces appear in different order each time.
• Puzzle - Pieces disburse around screen edges; touch Toss button to scatter randomly.
• All Labels --
• --- Pass - Touch Pass button to skip a label.
• --- Control Map - Touch lightbulb to show-and-hide map with answer highlighted.  
• --- Flag Viewer - Magnifying glass opens large-flag viewer.

Learning Style:

• Challenge increases as activities progress.
• Children control the app's navigation; never locked into an activity.
• Touch Puzzle and Label buttons within activity to restart.
• No penalty for a wrong answer.
• Correct answers simply reinforced.
• No distracting bells and whistles.

Where's Central America?
Following American Montessori Society curriculum and materials, Central America is handled in a separate lesson. iWorldGeography Central America is available in the iTunes App Store.


ONLINE MAPS AND LABELS 

Touch Classroom Printouts button on app's title screen to access printouts for additional color, trace, and label activities.


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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.