Teach Me Time
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that Teach Me Time is a distraction-free way for kids to become more familiar with an analog clock. The built-in learning mode gives kids an opportunity to test their knowledge of translating a digital clock into an analog clock. Teach Me Time is so simple that it doesn't include numbers around the face of the analog clock, which may prove frustrating for kids who aren't sure where the numbers go or who need things to match completely. Basic knowledge about the elements of time and analog clocks is necessary before using.What kids can learn
Teach Me Time is an easy to use app that allows kids to focus on one task: telling time on an analog clock. It's not likely to excite kids or draw them in, unless they really love to tell time.
The tool gives kids a chance to match a digital clock's display to an analog clock, but the lack of numbers around the face might throw some kids. If they choose the wrong time, an alert tells them that they were incorrect, but does not give them the opportunity to change it. There isn't any data to reference, which hampers targeted learning.
Teach Me Time provides enough support to use the tool. It doesn't provide support for kids who don't understand how an analog clock works.
What's it about?
TEACH ME TIME opens to an analog clock with the current time displayed. Users click on the Settings gear in the top left corner to begin Learning Mode. Then kids can select how the digital time is given -- ending in :01, :05, :10, :15, :30 or full hours -- and the number of questions they'll answer. Once they press save, kids match the time on the analog clock to the time on the digital clock, and they can see the number they matched correctly.
Is it any good?
Teach Me Time provides a visually simple tool for reading an analog clock. It doesn't provide direct instruction about how to read an analog clock and, instead, gives kids an opportunity to practice matching analog representation to digital display. Feedback on whether the time is correct or incorrect is instant, but there aren't opportunities for kids to try again or understand why they were wrong. Teach Me Time also doesn't collect long-term data, so it's easy to miss patterns (such as not counting by fives when selecting the minute hand location). Because there are no child-friendly elements, it may be hard to entice kids to use it.
Families can talk about...
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Families can talk about different ways that time has been kept historically: sundials, hour glasses, analog clocks, watches, digital clocks, and phones. Discuss which seems the easiest to use today and why it's important to be familiar with many different ways to keep time.
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Parents can point out where analog clocks exist in their home or community. Do they see clocks on buildings? Do they know anyone who wears a watch?
App details
| Devices: | iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad |
| Price: | Free |
| Pricing structure: | Free |
| Release date: | March 6, 2015 |
| Category: | Education |
| Size: | 5.20 MB |
| Publisher: | Dustin Daniels |
| Version: | 1.0 |
| Minimum software requirements: | 8.0 or later |
