Making Kids Math Interesting in the New York Times

February 8, 2010

Steven Strogatz’ New York Times blog post Rock Groups uses rocks to show how numbers work. We use dots on cave walls!

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Arithmaroo’s First iTunes Store Report

February 8, 2010

Even though Arithmaroo was officially in the store on Feb. 8, we had 3 sales on Feb. 7. Woohoo! Stay tuned for daily reports.

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Arithmaroo 1 is Live in the iTunes Store!!

February 7, 2010

Yay!  Check it out. Please buy the app, tell us what you think, review it, and send it to your friends.

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Playing to Learn and Math Fun in the NY Times

February 2, 2010

Two opinions about playing and math learning are the top 10 most emailed today in the NY Times! Susan Engel, Playing to Learn, describes her dream school for children. Here’s what she says about math and science: In our theoretical classroom, children would also spend a short period of time each day practicing computation — [...]

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We Submitted to the iTunes Store Last Night! You’re Invited. . .

February 2, 2010

Yay!  Whew. You’re invited to follow the progress of Arithmaroo in the iTunes Store–stats and all– through these blog posts. Arithmaroo 1 is now “waiting for review.” 99% of apps submitted are reviewed in 7 days. They are accepted, sent back for changes (possible), or rejected (not likely). Cross your fingers! We settled on $1.99 [...]

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Setting the App Price–What Do You Think?

January 24, 2010

We thought that we would get Arithmaroo 1 out last week. Then we simplified a few pages,  Sydney spruced up a few graphic elements, and because of the new changes, Robert had to clear a bug. The new submission due date to the iTunes store is midweek. I’m revisiting pricing. The choices are 99¢, 1.99, [...]

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From Counting to Seeing Numbers in the NY Times

January 18, 2010

A New York Times Dec. 21 article Young Minds and How to Teach Them talks about how brain science–cognitive neuroscience–is informing preschool and elementary math education.  In the article a teacher gives and then explains a lesson: “Use your eyes like cameras,” said Lara Lazo, one of the teachers at P.S. 99, after the midmorning [...]

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Arithmaroo 1 Almost Ready

January 6, 2010

We were going to send Arithmaroo to the iTunes store on Friday. Our R&D team, kids at the Paia Youth and Cultural Center, had tested it. It worked and they got into it as a math game. Robert’s nieces and nephews competed against each other over Christmas. Last week, thinking Moms in cars with kids, [...]

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