Small But Kinda Mighty

  The major source of excitement for me this week is that Good Karma Apps’ FTVS HD – First Then Visual Schedule is in the app store! Only $9.99 for April. Those of you who have used the original app will find this new version familiar but it’s much more robust. It’s now a universal [...]

  I realized that a number of the giveaways I had planned were connected in some way or other with autism so you can find them all here, in one convenient post. I have more stuff to add so please do keep checking in. Loud Hands: Autistic people, Speaking Courtesy of me, enter to win [...]

  I’m particularly excited this week about StudyPad’s latest app, SplashMath Kindergarten. Read about it and other family-friendly app news in this week’s edition of the Jellybean Tunes App Report.   Become a math superhero, learn about potty training, and solve the final puzzle in Happi & The Pirates for a chance to win an [...]

  As it’s autism acceptance month, all my posts in April are going to have some connection to autism. I recently shared my list of Top Autism Apps to Save up For in a guest post at Technology in Education – I’ll be reposting that list here on this site some time in April. In [...]

  Yes, I got the app report number wrong last week but luckily, there is a new math app out to help me with that. Let’s read about it and all the other family-friendly app news in this week’s correctly numbered Jellybean Tunes app report. Watch for Storybook Maker from Merge Mobile (makers of the [...]

  Thanks to all of you, I recently placed #1 in the Circle of Moms vote for 2013 Tech Blog. All of the Top 25 Mom bloggers were asked a series of questions including “What’s your favorite kid-friendly app?” You can read all the interviews here. My answer to that question was: “Asking an app reviewer [...]

  I’m back on the Jellybean Tunes App Report wagon. Real life is definitely crimping my posting schedule!   Shake-A-Phrase on Windows, name parts of the body, become cheer captain of Sky High, and count with ladybugs with apps from our family-friendly app network. Please take a moment to read the full app descriptions, and [...]

    If you’re working with a child on building spelling and reading skills then you should definitely check out the apps from Reading Eggs, brought to you by the same folks responsible for the Reading Eggs website. Currently their apps are all on sale with a price drop from $2.99 to only 99 cents [...]

  Let’s See-quence from Winter into Spring at an SBKM Open House! Starting tomorrow (Friday, March 22nd, 2013) I will be hosting an Open House on my Facebook page – you don’t need to bring anything but if you visit, you may win an app code or two. Developer I Get It has provided me [...]

    *Drumroll* – this post contains a giveaway for TWO copies of SpeechBox for Speech Therapy (an iPhone and an iPad edition) AND a video of the app in action starring the talented and wonderful Oliver! Summary – is the app worth buying? Yes, for parents who want the ability to practice speech sound [...]