Back to School With iPhone and iPad Apps
August 25, 2011 - (Wired.com) -- I'm sure summer holidays used to last longer when I was young. With lightning speed this summer season seems to be turning from day-trips and holidays to thoughts of an autumnal return to school.
To that end I've been having a hunt through the iPad store to find apps that offer some covert education to get my kids in the right frame of mind for their return to school. The biggest challenge here is the sheer number of game- and education-related apps available.
The most successful with my children seem to be those that combine something informative and fun without being too heavy handed on the educational front. My kids still claim that Fruit Ninja and Angry Birds are educational but I'm not buying it.
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