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African Vibes' Mag Offers List of 10 Education Apps all Parent's Should Know About By Ester Msafari AFRICAN VIBES MAGAZINE has offered us all a list of 10 edtech apps that parents and teachers can use to move our children toward genius status. The list was compiled and published as part of observing World Teacher's Day on October 5th.
#1 - Xander Educational Apps This award-winning app is tailored for children between the ages of 3 and 10. It is designed for children who do not have access to mainstream costiler apps. The Xander apps can teach a child in his or her mother tongue - Shona, Swahili, Zulu, English, Afrikaans and many more. https://xander.co.za/
#4 - Duolingo Learning a language enhances memory skills and problem-solving abilities. This free app introduces African students to European languages such as Swedish, English, German, Italian and others. African languages are accessible also - Swahili, Zulu, Xhosa, and Portuguese. Students learn to write and can learn a new word each day. www.duolingo.com
#5 - Daily Art
The budding artist will enjoy using this app as it focuses on Western Fine Art and showcases famous works of art. The students learn about art history and famous #2 - Kytabu fi gures in the art world. Also, the student can delve Kitabu is the Swahili word for book. This app - an african school into the art archive within to view stunning paintins. https://getdailyart.com/en/ online - offers access to a library of books, tests, videos and content #6 - iHomework in an affordable and accessible The volume of assignments at way. The content is available school can be overwhelming. offline for students to learn at their own pace. It is This app helps a student to a lifesave for parents who cannot afford expensive get organized. The students text books. are able to keep track of https://kytabu.africa assignments, homework, exam dates, and to-do #3 - Khan Academy lists. The app has a feature This is a free app that offers that makes it possible for family members to maths and computing studies to pupils of all ages. The content synchronize their activities across other devices. www.ihomeworkapp.com/app/index.html can be downloaded to mobile devices. The app is content rich #7 - This is My Body - Anatomy for Kids and includes videos, aand inThe app makes the subject of depth articles on maths, algebra, anatomy fun to learn. It contains geometry, calculus, and others. It also covers colorful visual elements. basic music notation studies. Parents were involved in the www.khanacademy.org design of the app accompanied by a group of doctors. The app 92
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