{"id":10039,"date":"2018-08-27T16:32:23","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T20:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?page_id=10039"},"modified":"2018-08-27T16:32:23","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T20:32:23","slug":"educational-apps-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?page_id=10039","title":{"rendered":"Educational Apps &#8211; Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div  '     ><div  class='av-alb-blogposts template-blog  av-blog-meta-comments-disabled av-blog-meta-category-disabled av-blog-meta-date-disabled av-blog-meta-tag-disabled '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Blog\" ><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-10436 post-loop-1 post-parity-odd single-big  post-10436 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-education category-educational-apps category-games tag-apps-for-children tag-educational tag-educational-app tag-educational-apps-for-kids tag-educational-kids-app\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=10436\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Technology In Education \u2013 The Way Of The Future?\">Technology In Education \u2013 The Way Of The Future?<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?author=4\" title=\"Posts by Jennifer\" rel=\"author\">Jennifer<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>\u201cWhat time is it?\u201d I ask my 7 year old niece. In response, she immediately picks up her iPad, and says, \u201c3:15 pm.\u201d I smile, because I know what\u2019s coming next. \u201cWant to play a game with me?\u201d she asks excitedly, knowing that yes, of course I do! She unlocks the iPad, scrolls through all [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=10436\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/logoOriginal200x100.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Jennifer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/logoOriginal200x100.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Jennifer<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2020-12-22T11:30:21-05:00\" >2020-12-22 11:30:21<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2020-12-01 15:10:11<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Technology In Education \u2013 The Way Of The Future?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-8947 post-loop-2 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-8947 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education category-educational-apps category-featured\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=8947\"  title=\"Kids Tell Time\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/feat-app-768x321.png\" class=\"wp-image-8948 avia-img-lazy-loading-8948 attachment-entry_with_sidebar size-entry_with_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"Kids Tell Time\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=8947\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Kids Can Learn To Tell Time With Kids Tell Time\">Kids Can Learn To Tell Time With Kids Tell Time<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?author=4\" title=\"Posts by Jennifer\" rel=\"author\">Jennifer<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Kids Tell Time is a fun, educational app for kids to learn how to tell time on an analog clock face. Available for the iPhone, iPod or iPad, Kids Tell Time can be downloaded in the App Store. Kids Tell Time was featured as one of the 5 parent and kid-friendly apps to help get [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=8947\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/feat-app.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>768<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>768<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Jennifer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/logoOriginal200x100.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Jennifer<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2015-08-04T15:26:36-04:00\" >2015-08-04 15:26:36<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2015-08-05 15:08:49<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Kids Can Learn To Tell Time With Kids Tell Time<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-8907 post-loop-3 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-8907 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education category-educational-apps\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=8907\"  title=\"iPadFindLearn\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"512\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/iPadFindLearn-512x321.png\" class=\"wp-image-8908 avia-img-lazy-loading-8908 attachment-entry_with_sidebar size-entry_with_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=8907\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Practice Does Make Perfect; Learning Through Repetition\">Practice Does Make Perfect; Learning Through Repetition<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?author=4\" title=\"Posts by Jennifer\" rel=\"author\">Jennifer<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>In the book Outliners, author Malcolm Gladwell introduces the 10,000 hour rule. According to Gladwell, in order to achieve mastery in any field \u2013 one must deliberately practice for 10,000 hours. Children learn through repetition, this has been proven. Singing a song multiple times, reading the same story over and over \u2013 these actions help [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=8907\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/iPadFindLearn.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>512<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>512<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Jennifer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/logoOriginal200x100.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Jennifer<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2015-04-30T11:59:50-04:00\" >2015-04-30 11:59:50<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2018-06-06 11:38:54<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Practice Does Make Perfect; Learning Through Repetition<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-8904 post-loop-4 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-8904 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-educational-apps\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=8904\"  title=\"tech_statement\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"151\" height=\"149\" src=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tech_statement.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-8906 avia-img-lazy-loading-8906 attachment-entry_with_sidebar size-entry_with_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tech_statement.jpg 151w, https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tech_statement-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tech_statement-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 151px) 100vw, 151px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=8904\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8\">Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?author=4\" title=\"Posts by Jennifer\" rel=\"author\">Jennifer<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Television was once the newest technology in our homes, and then came videos and computers. Today\u2019s children are growing up in a rapidly changing digital age that is far different from that of their parents and grandparents.\u00a0 A variety of technologies are all around us in our homes, offices, and schools. When used wisely, technology [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=8904\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tech_statement.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>149<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>151<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Jennifer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/logoOriginal200x100.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Jennifer<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2015-04-28T14:54:30-04:00\" >2015-04-28 14:54:30<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2018-06-06 11:39:01<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-7919 post-loop-5 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-7919 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education category-educational-apps\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=7919\"  title=\"Students Using Tablets in the Classroom\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"425\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/classroomLandscape-425x270.png\" class=\"wp-image-6789 avia-img-lazy-loading-6789 attachment-entry_with_sidebar size-entry_with_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=7919\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Technology Education for Students Is Essential in Creating a Future STEM Workforce, and It Starts With Educating Teachers\">Technology Education for Students Is Essential in Creating a Future STEM Workforce, and It Starts With Educating Teachers<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?author=4\" title=\"Posts by Jennifer\" rel=\"author\">Jennifer<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Digital device learning, often called 1-to-1 computing or a &#8220;smart classroom,&#8221; is not some faraway abstraction or revolutionary concept in education. In fact, thanks to grants and state-subsidized funding, an increasing number of school districts nationwide are securing electronic devices such as personal computers, remote accessible software and even handheld tablets for their students from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=7919\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/classroomLandscape.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>282<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>425<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Jennifer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/logoOriginal200x100.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Jennifer<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2014-08-22T15:42:18-04:00\" >2014-08-22 15:42:18<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2018-06-06 11:40:00<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Technology Education for Students Is Essential in Creating a Future STEM Workforce, and It Starts With Educating Teachers<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-7702 post-loop-6 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-7702 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education category-educational-apps category-games category-travel\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=7702\"  title=\"FindLearn\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"710\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/FindLearn1-710x270.png\" class=\"wp-image-7186 avia-img-lazy-loading-7186 attachment-entry_with_sidebar size-entry_with_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=7702\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Modern Day \u201cI Spy\u201d with FIND + LEARN!\">Modern Day \u201cI Spy\u201d with FIND + LEARN!<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?author=4\" title=\"Posts by Jennifer\" rel=\"author\">Jennifer<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>A summer getaway will help keep the kids busy and your family can create some great memories! Taking the family on a road trip, even if it is only an hour or two away, can be a great bonding experience. You pack the car, get everyone situated and off you go; out on the open [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=7702\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/FindLearn1.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>1024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Jennifer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/logoOriginal200x100.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Jennifer<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2014-06-20T11:22:45-04:00\" >2014-06-20 11:22:45<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2018-06-06 11:40:06<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Modern Day \u201cI Spy\u201d with FIND + LEARN!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-7694 post-loop-7 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-7694 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education category-educational-apps tag-educational tag-educational-app tag-educational-apps-2 tag-math\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=7694\"  title=\"Thinking\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"710\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Mary-Thinking-2-resized-710x270.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-7696 avia-img-lazy-loading-7696 attachment-entry_with_sidebar size-entry_with_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=7694\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Reducing Math Anxiety: What Can Teachers Do?\">Reducing Math Anxiety: What Can Teachers Do?<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?author=4\" title=\"Posts by Jennifer\" rel=\"author\">Jennifer<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>We&#8217;ve written about math anxiety on this blog before\u2014how it can be brought on by early negative math experiences and, more recently, its\u00a0link to genetic factors. Research says math anxiety can lead to a decrease in working memory and that girls taught by a\u00a0female teacher with high math anxiety\u00a0are more likely to\u00a0endorse gender-related stereotypes about [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=7694\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Mary-Thinking-2-resized.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>500<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>750<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Jennifer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/logoOriginal200x100.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Jennifer<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2014-06-13T11:36:43-04:00\" >2014-06-13 11:36:43<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2018-06-06 11:38:45<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Reducing Math Anxiety: What Can Teachers Do?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-7641 post-loop-8 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-7641 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education tag-educational tag-educational-app tag-educational-apps-2 tag-math\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=7641\"  title=\"Math in Everyday\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"390\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Math-in-Everyday.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-7643 avia-img-lazy-loading-7643 attachment-entry_with_sidebar size-entry_with_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Math-in-Everyday.jpg 390w, https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Math-in-Everyday-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=7641\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: The Use of Mathematics in Everyday Life\">The Use of Mathematics in Everyday Life<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?author=4\" title=\"Posts by Jennifer\" rel=\"author\">Jennifer<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Even those suffering from math-related anxieties or phobias cannot escape its everyday presence in their lives. From home to school to work and places in-between, math is everywhere. Whether using measurements in a recipe, or deciding if half a tank of gas will make the destination, we all use math. It is a good idea, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=7641\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Math-in-Everyday.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>259<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>390<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Jennifer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/logoOriginal200x100.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Jennifer<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2014-05-29T10:39:25-04:00\" >2014-05-29 10:39:25<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2016-08-05 09:53:15<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>The Use of Mathematics in Everyday Life<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-7506 post-loop-9 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-7506 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-educational-apps tag-apps-for-children tag-educational tag-educational-app tag-educational-apps-2 tag-educational-apps-for-kids tag-educational-kids-app tag-educationals-kids-apps tag-kids-app tag-kids-apps\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=7506\"  title=\"10 Puppies\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"710\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/10-Puppies-710x270.png\" class=\"wp-image-7299 avia-img-lazy-loading-7299 attachment-entry_with_sidebar size-entry_with_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=7506\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Educational Apps to Keep Your Child Interested\">Educational Apps to Keep Your Child Interested<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?author=4\" title=\"Posts by Jennifer\" rel=\"author\">Jennifer<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>According to the Children&#8217;s Hospital of Colorado, the average attention span that preschoolers need to succeed in school, especially when they reach kindergarten, is fifteen minutes. Growing and developing that attention span can take some practice. Often, children under the age of four lack the emotional skills to be able to concentrate on any specific [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=7506\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/10-Puppies.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>1024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>768<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Jennifer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/logoOriginal200x100.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Jennifer<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2014-04-30T11:10:59-04:00\" >2014-04-30 11:10:59<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2015-08-05 09:05:19<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Educational Apps to Keep Your Child Interested<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-7500 post-loop-10 post-parity-even single-big  post-7500 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-educational-apps tag-apps-for-children tag-educational tag-educational-app tag-educational-apps-2 tag-educational-apps-for-kids tag-educational-kids-app tag-educationals-kids-apps tag-kids-app tag-kids-apps\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=7500\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: At What Age Can Kids Use an iPad?\">At What Age Can Kids Use an iPad?<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?author=4\" title=\"Posts by Jennifer\" rel=\"author\">Jennifer<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>In an age when technology is everywhere you look, it&#8217;s not surprising that even young children are getting in on the action. The iPad was released in 2010 and as of June 2012, 84 million have been sold, according to CNET. This tablet computer from Apple has a large, multi-touch screen that kids can play [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=7500\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/logoOriginal200x100.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Jennifer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/logoOriginal200x100.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Jennifer<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2014-04-25T11:00:40-04:00\" >2014-04-25 11:00:40<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2024-03-13 08:04:09<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>At What Age Can Kids Use an iPad?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-7498 post-loop-11 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-7498 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-educational-apps tag-apps-for-children tag-educational tag-educational-app tag-educational-apps-2 tag-educational-apps-for-kids tag-educational-kids-app tag-educationals-kids-apps tag-kids-app tag-kids-apps\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=7498\"  title=\"feat app\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"710\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/feat-app-710x270.png\" class=\"wp-image-7175 avia-img-lazy-loading-7175 attachment-entry_with_sidebar size-entry_with_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=7498\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Kids and iPads: The Pros and Cons\">Kids and iPads: The Pros and Cons<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?author=4\" title=\"Posts by Jennifer\" rel=\"author\">Jennifer<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Question: &#8220;My toddler has discovered my iPad, and now she loves playing with it. Should I feel guilty about letting her use it? Or are there benefits of iPads for toddlers?&#8221; Read More<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=7498\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/feat-app.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>768<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>768<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Jennifer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/logoOriginal200x100.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Jennifer<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2014-04-20T11:00:29-04:00\" >2014-04-20 11:00:29<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2016-08-05 09:50:57<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Kids and iPads: The Pros and Cons<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-7452 post-loop-12 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-7452 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-educational-apps tag-apps-for-children tag-educational tag-educational-app tag-educational-apps-2 tag-educational-apps-for-kids tag-educational-kids-app tag-educationals-kids-apps tag-kids-app tag-kids-apps\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=7452\"  title=\"Students Using Tablets in the Classroom\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"425\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/classroomLandscape-425x270.png\" class=\"wp-image-6789 avia-img-lazy-loading-6789 attachment-entry_with_sidebar size-entry_with_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=7452\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Importance of Technology in Education\">Importance of Technology in Education<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?author=4\" title=\"Posts by Jennifer\" rel=\"author\">Jennifer<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>\u201cWhat time is it?\u201d I ask my 7 year old niece. In response, she immediately picks up her iPad, and says, \u201c3:15 pm.\u201d I smile, because I know what\u2019s coming next. \u201cWant to play a game with me?\u201d she excitedly asks, knowing that yes, of course I do! She unlocks the iPad, scrolls through the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=7452\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/classroomLandscape.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>282<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>425<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Jennifer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/logoOriginal200x100.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Jennifer<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2014-04-10T09:52:42-04:00\" >2014-04-10 09:52:42<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2015-08-05 09:27:00<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Importance of Technology in Education<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-7447 post-loop-13 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-7447 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-educational-apps tag-apps-for-children tag-educational tag-educational-app tag-educational-apps-2 tag-educational-apps-for-kids tag-educational-kids-app tag-educationals-kids-apps tag-kids-app tag-kids-apps\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=7447\"  title=\"girlFace\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"710\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/girlFace-710x270.png\" class=\"wp-image-5254 avia-img-lazy-loading-5254 attachment-entry_with_sidebar size-entry_with_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=7447\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Using Technology in the Early Childhood Classroom\">Using Technology in the Early Childhood Classroom<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?author=4\" title=\"Posts by Jennifer\" rel=\"author\">Jennifer<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Do you see the use of specific things like computers as part of an early childhood curriculum as being powerful enough to change brain development the same way you&#8217;ve just described television? Dr. Perry:\u00a0Absolutely. I think the difference between computers and television is that television tends to be quite passive. You sit and you are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=7447\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/girlFace.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>1636<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1522<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Jennifer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/logoOriginal200x100.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Jennifer<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2014-04-05T09:46:04-04:00\" >2014-04-05 09:46:04<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2016-08-05 09:51:17<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Using Technology in the Early Childhood Classroom<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-7441 post-loop-14 post-parity-even post-entry-last single-big with-slider post-7441 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-educational-apps tag-apps-for-children tag-educational tag-educational-app tag-educational-apps-2 tag-educational-apps-for-kids tag-educational-kids-app tag-educationals-kids-apps tag-kids-app tag-kids-apps\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=7441\"  title=\"Technology in Early Education\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"388\" height=\"164\" src=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Technology-in-Early-Education.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-7510 avia-img-lazy-loading-7510 attachment-entry_with_sidebar size-entry_with_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Technology-in-Early-Education.jpg 388w, https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Technology-in-Early-Education-300x126.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=7441\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: The Role of Technology in Early Childhood Programs\">The Role of Technology in Early Childhood Programs<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?author=4\" title=\"Posts by Jennifer\" rel=\"author\">Jennifer<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>We are always looking for the magic bullet, something that will solve all our problems. And, today this magic bullet for education is technology. It will solve all our problems! It will increase academic skills, reduce dropout rates, eliminate the racial divide in academic performance, and increase SAT scores. And it will make the lives [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/?p=7441\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Technology-in-Early-Education.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>164<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>388<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Jennifer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/logoOriginal200x100.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Jennifer<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2014-04-01T09:40:28-04:00\" >2014-04-01 09:40:28<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2016-08-05 09:51:22<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>The Role of Technology in Early Childhood Programs<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><div class='single-big'><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10039"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10039"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10041,"href":"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10039\/revisions\/10041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zurapps.com\/all\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}