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App Friday’s Back-to-School Twitter Party

Attention parents and teachers: Join us for a Twitter chat August 7, 2015 to chat about the best family-friendly educational apps to help kids get ready for back to school.

Summer learning loss, also known as “summer slide” is a serious problem for students –  especially for lower income students. It can be blamed for reading troubles in the 3rd grade and it can cause cumulative learning loss across the years –  leading to problems in high school, increased dropout rates, and a greater overall achievement gap.

But summers are also busy and fun, and if you are lucky, your summer includes a vacation or two. So what to do now if your summer is coming to an end and your kids haven’t kept up with the learning all summer? Or perhaps your school has already started back and you find that some students are having particular difficulty in new areas regardless of how they spent their summer. We’re here to help with the back-to-school transition!

On Friday August 7, we invite teachers and parents to join the folks from App Friday, Drawp for School, and Moms With Apps for the App Friday Back-to-School Twitter Party where we’ll be chatting about some great apps that can help kids refresh their learning. Educational app developers will also be on hand to answer questions. From multiplication apps to reading apps to specific science and STEM subjects, there are some great (and affordable) tools to help students catch up or get ahead with their learning. And best of all, most of these apps are fun as well –  motivating students to keep going when the learning gets serious.

To join the 1-hour chat, follow @AppsEdTech and the #AppFriday Hashtag on August 7 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time/1 p.m. Eastern Time. During the chat everyone is invited to ask and tell about their favorite educational apps for math, reading, creativity, science, writing and more.

Also, we’ll be giving away two $50 Visa Gift Cards –  great for back-to-school supplies (digital or analog) for teachers, students, or parents.

App Friday’s Back-to-School Twitter Party
Friday August 7, 2015
10am Pacific/1pm Eastern
Hashtag: #AppFriday
More info: www.AppFriday.com
Hosts: @AppsEdTech @LorraineAkemann @GarryFroehlich @Julia_Brannon
Sponsors: @DrawpEDU @Drawpit and @MomsWithApps

RSVP on Eventbrite here.

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About App Friday
App Friday is a weekly promotion of family-friendly educational apps. Created by independent mobile app developers who care about quality, safety and privacy, App Friday developers want to raise visibility of kids’ educational apps. Newly released apps are posted on Fridays at www.AppFriday.com and the weekly #AppFriday events are supported by educational app enthusiasts from around the globe.

About Moms With Apps®
Founded by moms, Moms With Apps® gives parents the power to choose the best apps for their kids. We only feature developers committed to our high standards for protecting kids’ privacy and building great family-friendly apps – and we always make it quick and easy to Know What’s Inside every app we feature so that parents can decide if it’s right for their kids.

About Drawp
Moondrop Apps was founded to provide outstanding educational tablet apps for children. The company’s first release, Drawp, connects children with loved ones through the simple acts of drawing and sharing. With Drawp for School, Moondrop continues its mission of combining technology and art to nurture creativity and build self-esteem while adding a platform for seamless classroom collaboration that promotes communication between teachers, students, and parents.

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Read more about Summer Slide
http://www.ed.gov/blog/2014/03/stopping-the-summer-slide/ http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/dec11/vol69/num04/Slowing-the-Summer-Slide.aspx

Event organized by Telp Media