app design

Animated by Love and Learning: A Dream Comes Alive in the Sandbox

by Chris Berdik
August 4, 2025

In the Cooney Center’s Sandbox for Literacy Innovations, E-Line Media is creating a reading app that aims to helps kids discover the joy of reading. RiSi (Read It, See It)

Making the Most of Screen Time During Winter Break

by Samantha Bindman, Kiley Sobel, Riddhi Divanji, and Sydney Parker
December 21, 2021

While young children are off school over winter break, many families will be looking for activities to keep kids learning and having fun. On cold winter days, creating art or

New Ways to Play

by Jason Krogh
February 19, 2020

This week marks the introduction of Sago Mini Boxes, a new service to promote play-based learning at home. It’s a major milestone for our team, and one that is rooted

Preschool Science at Home: PEEP Family Science Apps Help Low-Income Families Engage in Digital Learning

by Megan Silander, PhD, and Gay Mohrbacher
May 1, 2019

A growing body of research points to the importance of engaging children in science from an early age, for both their future trajectories in science careers and school readiness. For

Intentional Design for Digital Inclusion: Developing Energetic Alpha for Preschoolers

by Marianne Martens, Ph.D. and Gretchen Caldwell Rinnert, M.G.D.
February 28, 2019

Children’s literature is not known for its diversity—either in terms of diverse characters within books, diverse authors and illustrators, or diverse staff within the publishing industry. Nancy Larrick’s famous article,

Podcast Transcript: The App Fairy Talks to Toca Boca

by Carissa Christner
September 14, 2018

This partial transcript of the App Fairy podcast has been edited for length and clarity. Carissa Christner: Today I’m very excited to bring to you an interview with Caroline Ingeborn of

Research Suggests Well-Designed Preschool Apps Can Encourage Family Engagement and Self-Regulation

by Alexis Hiniker, PhD
May 21, 2018

Researchers and practitioners have long known that when it comes to digital media for kids, quality is key. But what does it mean for a children’s app to be good

From Innovative Ideas to Igniting Implementation

by Jerry Wayne Newson
January 24, 2018

Necessity is the mother of invention. When Mind Meets Music was awarded an Arts Education Model Development and Dissemination (AEMDD) grant through the United States Department of Education in 2014,

Podcast Transcript: The App Fairy Talks to Ahoiii

by Carissa Christner
October 26, 2017

This partial transcript of the App Fairy podcast has been edited for length and clarity. Please listen to the full episode here, and visit appfairy.org for more information about Ahoii.Carissa

Catching Up with Inaugural STEM Challenge Winner Derek Lomas

June 2, 2016

When Derek Lomas learned that 50% of 8th grade students in the United States can’t put a series of fractions in order from least to greatest—a skill that’s generally taught

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