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Thursday, September 6, 2012 10:01:32 AM
Kate Hannigan Issa wrote a blog post titled Behind the Scenes With 'Bobo':
Kate said, "When judging the Cybils last year, we fell in love with a little app called Bobo Explores Light, from the developers at GameCollage. Through dazzling animations and fun interactivity, Bobo took readers on an engaging exploration of one of science's..." more
Saturday, June 30, 2012 12:44:54 PM
Kate Hannigan Issa wrote a blog post titled E-Book Pricing and the DoJ Collusion Lawsuit:
Kate said, "Agency model vs. wholesale model. Price fixing. Amazon. Apple.There has been a lot of news lately about e-books, and this week saw the announcement of a trial date for the fate of e-book pricing, as the Department of Justice will square off against..." more
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 12:28:29 PM
Kate Hannigan Issa wrote a blog post titled Print Books Never Lose Battery Life at Bedtime:
Kate said, "The Joan Ganz Cooney Center has come out with some interesting studies about print books and e-books, and their peppy cousin the enhanced e-book. The results, which you can read at Digital Book World, are significant not only for the..." more
Friday, March 16, 2012 9:10:51 AM
Kate Hannigan Issa wrote a blog post titled Betsy Bird's Top Picture Books Poll and Apps:
Kate said, "I love lists. Making them, marking things off of them, threatening to put my children on them. Lists for top movies and songs are always helpful when I'm feeling indecisive about what to play. And lists for books are precious for addled brains like..." more
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 3:06:15 AM
Kate Hannigan Issa wrote a blog post titled Auryn's Founder on Storytelling Opportunities:
Kate said, "We heard from author-illustrator Sue Shanahan last month about her beautiful new app, Love You to the Moon and Back, from award-winning app producer Auryn. This week dotMomming features Umesh Shukla, founder and CEO of Auryn, to find out..." more
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 2:37:51 PM
Kate Hannigan Issa wrote a blog post titled Space Dog's Treasure Island an Adventure:
Kate said, "As I read Space Dog Books' Treasure Island app, I kept thinking of one of the many wonderful lines that Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham (Maggie Smith), utters on Downton Abbey: "Electricity in the kitchen? Whatever for?"Treasure Island, the..." more
Friday, February 24, 2012 1:48:48 PM
Kate Hannigan Issa wrote a blog post titled Author-Artist Shanahan Debuts With Auryn:
Kate said, "There's no denying that the way children read books and "experience" stories -- whether through gaming, downloading digital books, watching YouTube, recording videos of their stories themselves -- is changing. And storytelling is transforming right..." more
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 11:09:18 AM
Kate Hannigan Issa wrote a blog post titled Grover Takes Home Cybils for Best Book App:
Kate said, "The Cybils were announced today, and I am delighted to see The Monster at the End of this Book as the winner in the brand-new Best Book App category. Sesame Workshop and Callaway DigitalArts get it right with this effort, engaging young readers in..." more
Thursday, February 9, 2012 4:25:34 AM
Kate Hannigan Issa wrote a blog post titled Keeping Research on Digital Learning and Children's Digital Literature Alive:
Kate said, "Back in the summer, dotMomming featured a series of interviews with Patrick Cox of the Childhood Studies Program at Rutgers University. Patrick was teaching classes on learning to read in the digital age, and we believe the work he and his..." more
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 5:36:25 AM
Kate Hannigan Issa wrote a blog post titled Happy Digital Learning Day!:
Kate said, "Today marks the first ever national celebration of Digital Learning Day, which is an orchestrated effort to promote the innovative use of technology in America's classrooms. What does that mean and who is behind it?Digital Learning Day is meant to..." more
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 4:48:07 AM
Kate Hannigan Issa wrote a blog post titled App Review: Chinese New Year With a Dragon:
Kate said, "Hearty "gung hei fat choi" to everyone out there, and happy Year of the Dragon. In honor of the turning of the Chinese calendar, to 4710 for those keeping track, we're taking a look at a brand new picture book app from Mobad Media called The Year of..." more
Monday, January 23, 2012 4:57:08 PM
Kate Hannigan Issa wrote a blog post titled Magic School Bus: The Future of E-Learning:
Kate said, "My first-grader was excited to use a coupon at his school's paperback bookstore the other day, and I stopped him. He had in his hands a copy of The Magic School Bus: On the Ocean Floor, and I, as if moving in slow motion, pointed back toward the..." more
Monday, January 23, 2012 4:57:08 PM
Kate Hannigan Issa wrote a blog post titled Quality Kids Apps: Beyond the $0.99 Download:
Kate said, "I wanted to share an interesting post over at Wired's Geek Dad about the future of apps for children. The author, Daniel Donahoo, talks about a push toward app development for children that is purposeful rather than just profit-driven. And..." more
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 3:27:40 AM
Kate Hannigan Issa wrote a blog post titled Cinderella : Our Top Picture Book App of 2011:
Kate said, "We've kissed a lot of toads this year in app-land. Or maybe a more apt metaphor for this post would be along the lines of wedging our feet into a lot of ill-fitting slippers.And while we've also stumbled across some real gems (see last week's post..." more
Monday, December 12, 2011 8:55:28 AM
Kate Hannigan Issa wrote a blog post titled Best Picture Book Apps of 2011:
Kate said, "DotMomming apologizes for the November hiatus, but we were working on a bit of longer writing that required all our brainpower. But we're back in business, just in time for the holidays.Both Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal are great..." more
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 5:31:03 AM
Kate Hannigan Issa wrote a blog post titled Children's Picture Book Apps Are Not a Part of the Public Library's Story -- Yet:
Kate said, "As more e-readers are getting into the hands (and under the tapping fingers) of young readers, picture book apps are gaining a wider audience. But not at the public libraries. To understand a bit more about why, dotMomming reached out to Chicago..." more
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 7:08:59 AM
Kate Hannigan Issa wrote a blog post titled Young Readers, e-Books, and the Public Library:
Kate said, "Like Clifford the Big Red Dog, interest in e-books has grown exponentially over the past year. Figures from June show e-book sales rocketing 167 percent, to $80.2 million, at the 15 houses that reported figures to the Association of American..." more
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 4:15:48 AM
Kate Hannigan Issa wrote a blog post titled How e-Books Can Save Your Marriage:
Kate said, "DotMomming is celebrating a glorious alignment of stars over here, and we want to share the joy. It has to do with a few of our favorite things -- the public library, the iPad, and our Spousal Unit (in no order of preference).Many readers already..." more
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 3:40:30 AM
Kate Hannigan Issa wrote a blog post titled App Review: Trees Are Best FACT:
Kate said, "We have not come across too many nonfiction picture books in the App Store. So when we stumbled upon Trees Are Best FACT, we were excited.Created by Hedgehog Lab, Trees Are Best is a celebration of all things tree. Told from the perspective of an..." more
Thursday, September 22, 2011 3:00:39 AM
Kate Hannigan Issa wrote a blog post titled App Review: Let Me See. . . What Will I Be?:
Kate said, "It would be easy to sum up Let Me See. . . What Will I Be? in a single word: adorable. But there's much more to the story about Miss Rosie Red than first meets the eye.Written by Northern Ireland author-illustrator Trisha Deery and..." more
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 5:33:16 AM
Kate Hannigan Issa wrote a blog post titled JibJab Brings Its Sense of Fun to Kids Books:
Kate said, "JibJab's Starring You holiday and birthday greetings have been cracking us up since 2007, when the first e-cards that allow users to put the heads of loved ones into hilarious videos made their debut. Now brothers Evan and Gregg Spiridellis --..." more
Thursday, September 15, 2011 2:57:39 AM
Kate Hannigan Issa wrote a blog post titled App Review: Finn's Paper Hat:
Kate said, "It's no surprise when wee ones these days look at a VCR tape and wonder what in the world to do with it. Ditto phones attached to walls, CD racks, and the handles that roll car windows up and down.What breaks the heart of newspaper lovers everywhere..." more
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 5:35:32 AM
Kate Hannigan Issa wrote a blog post titled Crab Hill Press Enjoys the Wild App Ride:
Kate said, "We're always on the lookout for a good time over here at dotMomming. So when we discovered the fast-paced, downright thrilling picture book apps created by Crab Hill Press, we got a little weak in the knees. Their Nash Smasher! app, about..." more
Thursday, September 8, 2011 5:34:02 AM
Kate Hannigan Issa wrote a blog post titled Another Card-Carrying Member of the CPL:
Kate said, "I stopped by the Blackstone Branch of the Chicago Public Library the other day with the kids in tow. It was one of many stops on a hot day full of errands to the dry cleaners, the grocery store, the pet store, and the coffee shop."Why are we sitting..." more
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 8:50:55 AM
Kate Hannigan Issa wrote a blog post titled Part 2: Behind the Scenes With 'Bobo':
Kate said, "This is the second part of dotMomming's interview with Juraj Hlavac, the man behind the ground-breaking app Bobo Explores Light. Look for more enriching, educational apps from him and his development studio GameCollage. dotMomming: You've also..." more