Murky Reef Educational App Series

by Frolyc

There are a number of educational app series currently in the App Store that are just amazing. As a parent and an educator, I want to know that those apps that are installed on my personal and educational equipment will make an impact on my children. Education is shifting on a daily basis and many schools are moving towards a 1:1 program with tablets, particularly iPad devices. Some schools however are questioning is it worth the money? What will the impact be on our students as it relates to the all important state test scores. Some teachers are wondering how technology fits into the new standards, particularly those of the Common Core State Standards coming their way. Amazingly those from Frolyc development group are taking these questions very seriously. Through a variety of different multimedia formats, Murky Reef educational app series guides young learners in first and second grade through a cross curricular learning adventure.

Back in February of this year we reviewed Murky Reef: Think and Play. Our review was based on the Lite version, however, with an in-app purchase of $4.99, curriculum connections and engagement are taken to the next level of learning. It’s critical thinking at its best as children navigate through the murky seas learning to be a scientist, mathematician and a reader. In any of their educational app series – Math 1, Math 2, Language Arts 1, Language Arts 2 or Science, parents and educators will be astonished at the levels of learning and engagement that is going on while frolicking the depths of the ocean floor. The Murky Reef educational series app design was built with the intent to make our children think in a variety of ways. Their educational games have students moving through hierarchical levels of learning based on Bloom’s Taxonomy. When applying these educational apps in your classroom or home, students will be building their knowledge and comprehension as they apply, analyze, synthesis and evaluate their learning.

As Applicable2U explored with their recent download of Murky Reef: Science, we had a sense of having a textbook in our hands. Information is shared interactively through narrated reading passages, YouTube videos and manipulation of items on each screen. Content could be presented in a variety of ways: large/small group or individually. Presentation would be dependent on the number of devices available. Regardless, once information is learned or reinforced, put it to the “Puffer test”. Puff, is Murky Reef’s superhero and needs your help to stop Ogee the ravenous eating shark. If your school is equipped with multiple devices, teachers could set up student accounts, allowing students one to one time to move through a quiz like format of questions to share what they have learned. Through an individual performance report, all concerned parties (parents, educators and yes, even students) will be provided a break down of skills learned and needs of improvement.

With classrooms jam packed with content to cover and uncover in 10 months, learning should be presented in a cross curricular manner and Frolyc educational apps are making this happen. Whether you download one or all of the apps within this series, parents and educators of all learning styles will be pleased. If you would like to learn more about Frolyc apps, please visit their website here.