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Feb 24, 2010 0

Scholastic iPhone App Hits Top Five

Scholastic Media has announced that its I SPY Spooky Mansion iPhone app cracked into the Top 5 in the “Paid Kids Games” category on the App Store. With 3,000 apps in this category, I SPY Spooky Mansion jumped up nine spots in one week, experiencing the highest number of downloads yet in a single day, besting its previous record set on Christmas day.  I SPY Spooky Mansion is also ranked in the Top 10 among “Paid Puzzle Games.” In the “Paid Educational Games” category, Scholastic Media’s Clifford’s BE BIG With Words App is currently among the Top 10.
I SPY Spooky Mansion and Clifford’s BE BIG With Words lead Scholastic Media’s suite of apps based on its children’s book properties including Clifford the Big Red Dog, I SPY, The 39 Clues, and  WordGirl. An additional I SPY app called I SPY Riddle Race is currently among the Top 50 among “Paid Kids Games” and “Paid Puzzle Games.”

For more information on the apps, go here.  If you would like more information about Scholastic, visit the media room.

What are your favorite iPhone Apps? What do you think about young kids using the iPhone for gaming, educational or otherwise? Leave us some comments and let us know what you think!

Feb 12, 2010 0

Sesame Takes Home Five KidScreen Awards

The Grammys, the Oscars, the TOTYs… the brand-new KidScreen Awards. It’s awards season! Last night KidScreen handed out its inaugural 27 prizes, and Sesame Workshop took home a lot of the hardware. Here’s a partial list of winners:

PRESCHOOL CATEGORY

Best Animated Series 2010
Bert & Ernie
Sesame Workshop/Misseri Studio

Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series 2010
Sesame Street
Sesame Workshop

KIDS CATEGORY

Best Animated Series 2010
League of Super Evil
Nerd Corps Entertainment

Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series 2010
FETCH! With Ruff Ruffman
WGBH Educational Foundation

TWEENS/TEENS CATEGORY

Best Animated Series 2010
Total Drama Island
Fresh TV

Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series 2010
Escape From Scorpion Island
The Foundation TV Productions

FAMILY CATEGORY

Best Animated Series 2010
Figaro Pho
Vishus Productions/Australia Broadcasting Corporation/South Australian Film Corporation

Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series 2010
Design Squad
WGBH Children’s Programming

CREATIVE TALENT CATEGORY

Best Writing 2010
Newsround
BBC Children’s

Best Music 2010
The Electric Company
Sesame Workshop

Best Voice Talent 2010
WordGirl
Scholastic Media/Soup2Nuts

Congratulations to everybody! For a complete list of winners, go KidScreen’s website.

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