Children's Technology Review

Nintendo Game & Watch

$50

Teaches: Nintendo history, logic, a clock and timer utility

OLogy

iPad

Teaches: natural science, biology, history, ecology, archaeology, paleontology, astrophysics, and biology

CTR Rating: 66%

National Geographic Explore VR

$10, Oculus Rift

Teaches: geography, history, Puru

CTR Rating: 92%

Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece by Ubisoft

$20, Windows

Teaches: exploration, reading & listening comprehension, history, geography, ancient cultures, ancient theologies, mythology

CTR Rating: 86%

JFK Moonshot

iPad, iPhone, Android

Teaches: history, moon, astronomy, space, JFK, Kennedy

CTR Rating: 98%

Mixerpiece

$3.99, iPad, iPhone

Teaches: art, art history, creativity, spatial relations

CTR Rating: 94%

Fiete Quiztime

iPad, iPhone

Teaches: reading, trivia, science, facts, history, horses

CTR Rating: 80%

Oregon Scientific SmartGlobe Explorer AR

$130, Smart Toy

Teaches: geography, history, geology (Earth science), astronomy, science

CTR Rating: 80%

NES Classic Edition

$60, Smart Toy, TV

Teaches: classic video games, interactive design, Nintendo history

Queen Bee in Paris

$4.99, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch

Teaches: Art and history of Paris

CTR Rating: 54%

Google Expeditions

Android

Teaches: geography, history

Wizard School (formerly WonderBox)

iPad, iPhone

Teaches: science, history, creativity, art, music, geography

CTR Rating: 86%

View-Master

$20, Android, iPhone

Teaches: geography, science, history, travel

Off the Rails

$1.99, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Android

Teaches: creativity, physics, spatial relations, logic, roller coaster facts and history, engineering

CTR Rating: 94%

Blue Planet Tales, Educational Children's Bookshelf

iPad, Android

Teaches: history, science, nature

Mini Monet: Creative Studio and Art Club

$1.99, iPad

Teaches: art, creativity, art history

CTR Rating: 88%

Buzz Monster

$5.99, iPad

Teaches: trivia: math, science, english, history and geography

CTR Rating: 88%

Jo in Paris

$4.99, iPad

Teaches: geography, Paris, history

CTR Rating: 76%

Discover Paris

$2.99, iPad, iPhone

Teaches: geography, history, France, Paris

CTR Rating: 74%

Secret Agent Jack Stalwart: Passport to Adventure

$0.99, iPad

Teaches: geography, history, language, reading

CTR Rating: 82%

Beethoven�s 9th Symphony

iPad

Teaches: music, history, Beethoven

You Are Stardust

$4.99, iPad

Teaches: science, history

CTR Rating: 80%

Super Mario Bros. U

$60, Wii U

Teaches: logic, social play, video game history

CTR Rating: 95%

Ansel & Claire: Paul Revere's Ride

$4.99, iPad

Teaches: history

CTR Rating: 78%

Pyramids 3D�Wonders of the Old Kingdom

$13.99, iPad (1.1 GB download)

Teaches: history, ancient Egypt, pyramids, mummies

CTR Rating: 87.5%

Geocaching

$9.99, iPad, Android

Teaches: Geography, nature, maps, using a GPS, math, history

CTR Rating: 96%

Van Gogh and the Sunflowers!

$1.99, iPad

Teaches: art, art history (Van Gogh), reading, word recognition

CTR Rating: 78%

Presidents vs. Aliens

$0.99, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch

Teaches: history, US Presidents,

CTR Rating: 88%

BrainPOP GameUp

Windows, Mac OSX, Internet Site

Teaches: all school subjects including social studies, science, math, art, history

Ansel & Clair's Adventures in Africa

$4.99, iPad

Teaches: geography, history, science

Vancouver 2010

$50, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3

Teaches: Sports, history

CTR Rating: 88%

Super Mario All-Stars - Limited Edition

$30, Wii

Teaches: video game history, memory

Atari's Greatest Hits: Volume 1

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: Game history, game design, logic, temporal relations

CTR Rating: 84%

President Barack Obama in Pictures

$1.99, iPhone, iPad, iPad Universal

Teaches: reading, history

CTR Rating: 78%

Smarty Shortz 1st Grade

$1.99, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch

Teaches: geography, history, math, reading

Celebrating Michelle Obama

$1.99, iPhone, iPad, iPad Universal

Teaches: reading, history, political, English, Chinese, Spanish

CTR Rating: 72%

T.A.C. Heroes: The Big Red One

$20, Nintendo DS

Teaches: history

CTR Rating: 50%

The American Presidents DVDs

$30, DVD

Teaches: American history

Daring Game for Girls

$20, Wii, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic, feminism, history, motivation, reading

CTR Rating: 80%

Mission: Deep Sea

$2.99, iPhone/iPod touch

Teaches: history, fine motor coordination

CTR Rating: 76%

Wonder Rotunda (www.wonderrotunda.com)

$45, Windows, Mac OSX, Internet Site

Teaches: science, history, biology, ecology, space travel

CTR Rating: 72%

We Choose the Moon (www.wechoosethemoon.org)

Windows, Mac OSX, Internet Site

Teaches: science, space travel, history, astronauts

CTR Rating: 98%

Trivial Pursuit

$40, Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2

Teaches: history, geography, literature, art, trivia

www.jacabeecode.com

Windows, Mac OSX, Internet Site

Teaches: history

Cradle of Rome (DS)

$20, Nintendo DS

Teaches: strategy, some light history

CTR Rating: 82%

Brain Quest Grades 3 & 4

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: school subjects: English, history, math, science and geography

CTR Rating: 90%

Brain Quest Grades 5 & 6

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: school subjects: English, history, math, science and geography

CTR Rating: 90%

StudyJams! (www.studyjams.com)

$1099, Internet Site

Teaches: math, history, science, facts about states

CTR Rating: 80%

Mastering Elementary School - 2008 Edition

$30, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: math, science, geography, history, and English

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

$19.99, Windows

Teaches: trivia, math, reading, science, art and history

CTR Rating: 72%

V.Flash: Scooby-Doo! Ancient Adventure

$30, TV Toy

Teaches: puzzle solving, problem solving, history, geometry, logic and nutrition

Brain Quest DVD Game: Ages 8-10

$25, DVD Game

Teaches: science, history, music, nature

CTR Rating: 46%

Brain Quest DVD Game: Ages 6-8

$25, DVD Game

Teaches: science, history, music, nature

CTR Rating: 46%

Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: some logic, video game history

CTR Rating: 80%

2007 World Book, Version 11

$50, Mac OSX

Teaches: reference, creativity (a source of thousands of sound effects, photos and videos), science, math, history

CTR Rating: 92%

Save the Dinosaurs

$3020, Windows XP and Vista

Teaches: science, dinosaurs, history, reading

CTR Rating: 94%

Animated Hero Classics, The: Harriet Tubman

$30, Interactive DVD

Teaches: history

Animated Hero Classics, The: George Washington

$30, Interactive DVD

Teaches: history

Travels With Music

$10, Windows XP, Mac OSX

Teaches: music, culture, instruments, history

CTR Rating: 82%

Pocket Professor KwikNotes - Volume 1

$59.95, Game Boy Advance

Teaches: a reference (science, math, history, music, art)

CTR Rating: 70%

K12 Constitution Day Online Lesson

Internet Site, Windows XP

Teaches: history

Genui$: The Tech Tycoon Game

$29.99, Windows 98, Windows XP

Teaches: physics, science history (especially 1850s on), creativity, problem solving, observing, scientific vocabulary, making a hypothesis, using science tools, reading

CTR Rating: 92%

Pac-Man World 3

$20, PS2, Xbox, GameCube, Win 98, Win XP, PSP

Teaches: strategy, timing, the history of video games

CTR Rating: 84%

Atari Flashback 2

$30, TV based Game, Smart Toy

Teaches: video game history

Namco Museum Battle Collection

$39.99, PSP

Teaches: spatial relations, video game history

AWE Station (Early Literacy Station 3.0)

$2440, Win XP

Teaches: computers, reading, math, science, history, creativity

CTR Rating: 92%

Charles W. Morgan - Voyages of the Past, Present & Future

$19.95, Win 98, Win XP, Mac OSX

Teaches: history of whaling in the late 1800s

Leapster: Schoolhouse Rock! America Rock

$25, Leapster

Teaches: American History & Government, U.S. Constitution

Classic NEC Series: Zelda II, The Adventure of Link

$20, Game Boy Advance

Teaches: Video game history, reading

Atari Anthology

$40, PS2, Xbox

Teaches: history of video games

Elementary School Learning SystemSmart Start Toddlers

$39.99, Win XP with DVD drive.

Teaches: history, literature, geography, math, science

Atari Flashback

$44.95, TV based Game, Smart Toy

Teaches: video game history

Turbo Extreme

$34.99

Teaches: math and spelling facts, social studies, history, geography, spelling and science

Marvel Comic Book Library Vol. 1

$15, Windows, Macintosh

Teaches: reading, comic book history

Big Brain Book Interactive Encyclopedia

$39.99, Smart Toy

Teaches: reading, science, geography, history

Digital Curriculum

$995, Windows, Macintosh (Internet delivered)

Teaches: multiple subjects: science, geography, history, social studies, etc.

Alice in Vivaldi's Four Seasons The Music Game

$19.95, Windows

Teaches: music, ear training, music history, Vivaldi

Scooby-Doo! Case File #2: The Scary Stone Dragon

$24.95, Windows/Mac

Teaches: logic, Chinese history and culture

Resources for Learning

Internet Site

Teaches: natural history and science

OLogy

Internet Site

Teaches: natural history and science

JumpStart Advanced 3rd Grade

$29.99, Macintosh, Windows 98/ME/2000/XP

Teaches: typical 3rd grade subjects, including, math, reading, history, geography, spelling, parts of speech, art, problem solving

Artificial Intelligence Series 2 VSmile Joysticks

$50100, Smart Toy

Teaches: English, history, math and logic

National Geographic 112 Years CD-ROM Collector's Edition

$49.95, Win, Mac

Teaches: geography, social studies, history, science

One Nation Under God Christian Founders

Win

Teaches: religion, history

Kingdoms & Castles

$19.95, Win, Mac

Teaches: creativity, history

Quantum Pad Learning System (Interactive Sampler, Grades 3-5)

$49.99, LeapPad, Smart Toy

Teaches: reading, science, history, music

Liberty's Kids CD-ROM: Adv. of the Am. Revolution

$24.95, Win, Mac

Teaches: US history deductive reasoning

Turbo Twist BRAIN QUEST

$29.95, Smart Toy

Teaches: trivia facts covering English, science, social studies, history

Interactive US Presidents

$19.99, Smart Toy

Teaches: history, US presidents, government

TimeLiner Workshop for Teachers

$29.95, Win 95/98/ME, Mac

Teaches: history

Spy Masters: Max Strikes Back!

$29.99, Win, Mac

Teaches: addition, subtraction prime numbers, spelling, parts of speech, geography facts, history, science, , geography, history, science logic

Spy Masters: Unmask the Prankster!

$29.99, Win, Mac

Teaches: geography, spelling, math, history, science, logic

Mystery Museum, The

$39.95, Win, Mac

Teaches: art history and awareness

JumpStart Explorers

$19.99, Win, Mac

Teaches: history, geography, social studies

Animals in Art 1: Art History

$69.95, Win, Mac

Teaches: art history and awareness

Oregon Trail 5th Edition, The: Adventures Along the Oregon Trail

$24.95, Win, Mac

Teaches: US history

Carmen Sandiego World Treasures of Knowledge

$24.99, Win, Mac

Teaches: world geography and history, logic

Elementary Advantage 2004

$39.99, Win

Teaches: reading, math, science, history, geography, keyboarding

History of the World 2.0/ Eyewitness World Atlas Value Pack

Win, Mac

Teaches: history, geography, reference

Hieroglyphic: A Computer Font of Egyptian Hieroglyphics

$23.95, Win, Mac

Teaches: language, writing, creativity, history