Kang, Cecilia. "PBS hopes for a digital hit with 'Peg + Cat'." Washington Post 7 Oct. 2013. Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 16 Oct. 2013.
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PBS is trying to make headway into educational gaming apps. Recently they launched a new app called "Peg + Cat", a game targeted at audiences in early childhood. The app teaches basic math concepts and was built with the help of education professionals and includes common core subjects and terminology.
I don't know much about early childhood education (and I should probably read up on that.) But if there's one thing I do know it's math. I'm that jerk that says math is fun even though you have no idea why a parabola might be even slightly useful to you. That being said I'm also very touchy with the common core. The reason for that is because I've only heard not so good things about the common core from primary sources. Still, this is another angle which may be useful in my topic.
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ReplyDeleteKang writes about Internet policies of the FCC and FTC. She analyzes how these policies affect businesses and consumers. Kang is affiliated with the Washington Post.