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critique and feedback - the story of austin's butterfly - Ron Berger

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Bottom Line: Need a summer project for your family? Easy Blogger Jr. allows children as young as 4 to blog independently in a simple and easy format.

If you would like to download Easy Blogger Jr. (iPad/iPhone, $3.99), please use our handy link so they'll know who sent you:

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Requires iOS 5.1.1 or later.

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Easy Blogger Jr. is the perfect name for this app from Yufi, because it is perfectly easy for our pint-sized buddies who are ready to blog. Both my 6- and 9-year-olds were able to blog about their summer in ways that fit their individual ability levels and interests.

As a parent, I simply set up a free blog for the kids using Blogger, entered the info in the app, created profiles for my kids and then handed over the iPad. My 9-year-old daughter loved the idea of an online "diary" for recording her summer activities. She has loved having a specific purpose for taking pictures of summer fun, and I have loved that she is not only planning her own blog posts, but also spending her free time writing the posts.

When a child uses the app, she simply taps on her picture to begin. There are simple phrases written on the screen to help the child move through the activities. For example, after tapping on one's picture, the sentence asks "Are you sure this is you?" If the child needs help reading this, the megaphone button can be tapped in order to hear a friendly voice read that sentence aloud. Then the user is asked to select the type of creation. The choices include video, type and photo. With each selection, the first step is to create a title for the blog post. Then, for the video and photo posts, a video or photo can be created or selected. A special bonus is that videos can be previewed while being selected to ensure that the right video is being picked. Videos are posted directly to the blog. Once a photo has been selected, however, the child can either publish it or talk about the photo. This is my 6-year-old's favorite option on this app. He loves to pick a picture and then talk about what was happening in the photo. The typing option allows older kids (or those who can read and spell independently) to type a blog post and also offers the ability to add photos or videos.

Once children have published their posts, it is up to the adult to log into the blog as an admin, and allow all of these posts to be published. This took me a few tries to figure out, as there are no adult instructions on the app itself. But once I went online into the blog I had created for this project, I was able to publish each of the posts my children had created. At first, this was frustrating. But, in retrospect, this extra step gives me the chance to make sure my sweet children aren't posting anything inappropriate for the world to see! In thinking about this in a classroom, this tool would be essential, as I'm sure teachers wouldn't be able to oversee children's blogging at all times.
Emily is thrilled her kids can blog, and also thrilled that she can monitor the stuff they're posting before they do. SmartAppsForKids.com was paid a priority review fee to complete this review in an expedited manner.
This app is extremely child-friendly, with simple language and audio prompts as needed. It is well designed with happy colors and very few distractions. That being said, it is not babyish at all, as my 9-year-old goes back to it time and time again. I know how much fun my children have had using this as a fun summer project, and I can only imagine the awesome blogs preK and elementary teachers could dream up for their students to work on.

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New Top Pick Easy Blogger Jr. lives up to its name - lets kids create and publish their own blogs

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Bottom Line: Need a summer project for your family? Easy Blogger Jr. allows children as young as 4 to blog independently in a simple and easy format. If you would like to download Easy Blogger Jr. (iPad/iPhone, $3.99), please use our handy link so they'll know who sent you: ________________________________________________________________________________________________...

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I dare you to have fun with this idea too. You can find teachers with classrooms from around the world who want to share their time and wisdom with you and your students. Use it to skype with an author, to call in an expert (field trip comes to you!), to talk with a Mystery class, or to share math challenges with. The possibilities are endless! Just check it out....

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