iPad App Review

THUD! Presidents:  This is a really cool app.  The whole objective of this app is to educate people more on presidential history, a subject that is very interesting to me.  If you want to learn about important, interesting, and just off-the-wall facts about our nation's leaders, this is a good resource as well as a fun one.  It is a game and has several levels.  THUD! Presidents was something that I found fun and I have no doubt that any generation would like it.  It costs $2.99 but it's well worth it.  I had bought it before I did the review as just something fun for myself.  I'd use it in my classroom every once in awhile.  It would be a great thing to do if you wanted to give your kids a break from working but still want them to be educated.

MyCongress:  This is another great app for a Social Studies class.  MyCongress has information on members of Congress.  It gives you news on them as well as contact information.  We elect members to Congress every two years, but many of the American public aren't aware of who they are giving the power.  I found the information to be very straight forward, so it could be used easily used and easily understood.My favorite things about the app are the Youtube section and the Twitter feed.  MyCongress gives you access to videos of people in Congress as well as their Twitter feed.  It's good for students to see who represents them in government.  I'd use it in my class as a reference to government.  I would especially use it during an election year.