The new school year has started and Hayden is adjusting from going from half-day Kindergarten to full-day 1st grade. It’s always hard getting to know a new teacher but I’ve been so thrilled to know how much they embrace technology. Our school encourages students to bring in their own devices and have set the students up with accounts from Storia and XtraMath.
I love that there is so much technology out there available to help kids and I know Hayden learns so much better when technology is mixed in. I’m not one to shy away from technology – I think it can help kids and is the future of learning. By keeping technology away from kids, we are only hindering them! But, how do you know what apps are appropriate and helpful for your child? How do you know what a quality app is versus one that is just thrown up on the app store?
That is where Verizon Educational Tools comes in! Verizon has teamed up with leading education service providers to bring you some of the best educational apps for kids K-12 plus exclusive discounts on premium services like Tutor.com, Storia from Scholastic and more. No more searching through pages of the app store to find a good, educational app for your child – Verizon takes the guesswork out of it for you!
You can search for both age appropriate apps and videos for your child and filter by grade level or subject matter. When applicable, the apps and videos will align with Common Core, which is the standard in many schools including my son’s. There’s even sections for Special Education and Standardized Testing. If you’re wondering what an app or video is about, you can read the reviews and ratings from teachers and educational professionals.
I even love that they have a Creative Expression section. My son has a huge imagination and he loves anything creative. Here, he can find apps that encourage painting and drawing, music, photography, digital storytelling and more.
Hayden loves watching videos on the tablet and I’m thrilled to find educational videos that will supplement what he is learning in 1st grade. This video called “The Sentence Song” is so fun for him. I love that there is a Report Card for me to look over.
Verizon Educational Tools was developed by Appolicious and each app is scored a number between zero and 100. Obviously, apps that are closer to 100 are ones that score higher with parents and educators. We have now found quite a few apps that both Hayden and I love. He’s learning on our Samsung Galaxy Tablet but having fun too!
Special Offers with Verizon Educational Tools
Download Verizon Educational Tools and you’ll have access to special offers and discounts like:
– 3 free issues of Parent & Child Magazine
– 10% off BrainPop subscription – an award-winning app
– 7 free e-books from Storia, an app from Scholastic
– 45 free minutes of tutoring from Tutor.com
– 60% off select titles from Copia, an e-reading platform to improve literacy
– Free content from TinyTap, an award-winning app
Download Verizon Educational Tools
Verizon Educational Tools is available from both the Google Play™ Store and the Apple® App Store. You can also add it through your My Verizon account. Verizon Educational Tools is available for $2 per month, per line but is currently FREE with The MORE Everything Plan.
I’d love to hear how you would use Verizon Educational Tools. Does your child use a tablet for school?
Disclosure: As member of a pretty cool team of influencers, I have received some great items from Verizon Wireless. No additional compensation was provided nor did I promise positive feedback. All opinions are my own.
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This looks so convenient for finding helpful new apps! It’s great that they have so many types to choose from as well.
This is so cool! I don’t have any kids but I did work at a school last year. All the students had tablets and I thought it was crazy but it is just different from when we were in school!
This looks like such a great tool to help children learn!! I wish I had all of this fun stuff to help me learn when I was a kid!
I’m sure this is something parents have been looking for, for some time. Kudos to Verizon. My nephews were telling me they don’t have chalk boards anymore in their schools!! Lol.
wow I had no idea this existed. sounds like a really valuable tool for parents and kids! I don’t have kids, but definitely will pass this on to parents I know 🙂
This is a great resource. Apps on smart phones and tablets are becoming the new entertainment for children, but just like TV, not everything out there is good for them to be spending their time on! Thanks for sharing this. 🙂
Oooh, I am always looking for great kid apps. I will have to check the Verizon site out 🙂
Looks great! My son is just starting kindergarten so no tablet yet, though he uses one at home very well 🙂
kids are so high tech nowadays! will have to catch up with them on all the apps! =)
This is very cool and yet so foreign to me. We never had anything like this in school!
This is really amazing and I totally agree – technology is getting more impressive by the minute and our kids should be learning everything about it. I don’t know why there aren’t lessons on technology covering all aspects yet – surely we should be teaching them how to write coding excetera from a young age?!
This app sounds really useful though, If only they had this for all categories to filter out the good from the bad!
Katie <3
I had no idea that Verizon had this great resource! I think technology is great with the different apps and devices available to help our children learn.
Who knew! I have verizon and I didnt know about this!
SO beneficial! Technology rocks our face off!
I didn’t know Verizon had this and now I must share
Great apps! I’m always on the lookout for stuff for my sons.
It is absolutely amazing to me how far technology has come! So great that this is available for parents/kids!
awwww your baby must be embracing the change nicely am sure he loves 1st grade. I dont have kids so dont use the educational tips.
Don’t you love technology?! This is awesome!
I love hearing about new tools and apps for technology and education.
My son is starting school on Wednesday. He’s got ADHD and it’s last year of elementary school, so I’m a bit nervious. I hope everything will go well.
I will have to be checking this app out soon. I am always looking for good ones for my boys. They are always on my phone or tablet and I would love something educational for them.
So cool. My son would love this. I’ll be checking it out.
This is so cool and convenient! I’ll have to share this with my sister for her kids!
I am ALWAYS searching for apps like this for my son, especially for those long car rides. Didn’t even know that Verizon had such a thing. Will definitely like to look into this some more.
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This looks great! I’ll be sure to pass on to my mommy friends.
This would be nice to have, it’s a great way to help kids learn.