Breaking Convention – Success in School Doesn’t Have to be Expensive
It’s back to school time again and schools aren’t the only ones that feel the budget crunch plaguing this economy; parents have been forced to take a look at their expenditures for the up and coming months as well. In the past, parents would spend money freely for clothes and supplies to get their children adequately prepared before school started. Once the tests, quizzes, projects are completed and grades released, parents would spend anywhere from $500 to $10,000 a year on extra help for their kids (Tutors, After-School Learning Centers etc.).
Luckily, Academic Fitness is a great way for parents to be able to help their children and provide them with great quality educational software at a $39.99 price point. This means that the kids don’t have to miss out on opportunities to improve their achievement in school.
Academic Fitness addresses the key issues associated with scholastic struggle:
Reading. If your child is struggling with reading or reading comprehension, the software ensures success by reading aloud as well as having the text show up on the screen. A graphic or video is also displayed for additional reinforcement.
Math. The software contains a very extensive math selection that teaches both simple and complex concepts effectively. Parents are then are able to work with their children to solidify understanding. Academic Fitness covers everything from basic addition and subtraction to Trigonometry.
Additionally, Academic Fitness covers all core curriculum including Science, History, Literature and Geography. Academic Fitness is a great learning tool geared to help students move past the road blocks that are getting in the way of their education and onto success.
It is important to remember that even though our software will be a great help alone, with parental involvement, the student has all the tools they will need to be academically fit!
iPhone – From Devastation to Excitement
Most people sit and think “I wonder what would happen if I dropped my iPhone without a case?” The answer to this riddle is NOT good as this is what happened!
This is what happens when you drop your iPhone on the floor wihhout a case!
I don’t recommend it to anyone!! This devastating event occurred on Thursday and we are getting ready to go to the “National Charter School Show” in Washington DC this weekend. I needed to have my iPhone in order to demo our iPhone/iPod Touch software; the cracked screen of my iPhone would not have made for a good demo.
This morning I got up at 4:45am on a mission, and went down to the mall near my house, and I was number 1 in line to get the brand new iPhone 3Gs. It just so happened it was released today.
First in line for the iPhone 3Gs
There were two lines that were forming. One line if you pre-ordered your iPhone online and the second line for those who did not have a pre-order. When they finally opened the door to the mall, there were two guys already in line, imagine that, they snuck in a locked entrance. That was ok, since I was still number 3 in line it did not bother me much. There were 5 of us in the “didn’t have a pre-order” line at 7:00am (when they opened the doors) and about 100+ people waiting in line for the pre-order phones. I was in and out of the Apple Store in 15 minutes while those poor people that already purchased the phone had to wait for up to 2 hours to get theirs. Apple did better on this release than when the iPhone 3G was released but obviously their system is still flawed!
When I got back to my office at 7:30 this morning, I opened the box, synced the phone and immediately started playing with it. The new iPhone 3Gs is VERY fast. Our new App Store title, Academic Fitness Daily Trainer, is going to run very well on this new device.
Have you dropped or broken your iPhone? Did you pre-order one and have to wait in a longer line than those who didn’t? Did you luck out like me? Share your thoughts!
