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Emergency & Natural Disaster Preparedness Apps #VZWBuzz #WindowsChampions

June 2, 2014 by Momstart 1 Comment

Microsoft offers several resources and tips to keep you safe and out of harm’s way during natural disasters. As a Microsoft Brand Ambassador and also a Verizon Wireless ambassador currently using a Windows Phone, I wanted to share these aps with you guys. Last week was Hurricane Preparedness week and my mom lives in the panhandle of Florida so I know all too well about how one needs to be prepared for a hurricane and other natural disasters.

Stay Connected

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Use technology to your advantage: During times of disaster, social media and texting are quick and effective ways to communicate with friends and family. Last year, Microsoft launched HelpBridge, an app designed to help people connect with one another, and with volunteer and donation opportunities, during any type of disaster. HelpBridge is a free cross-platform mobile application (Windows, Android, iOS) that provides you with the ability to send status updates to pre-selected contact groups via email, SMS, Twitter and Facebook. Through your phone’s GPS capabilities you can also choose whether to share your location in your alerts. Today, Microsoft released an update to the app including a new easy to navigate User Interface and push notifications. In times of disaster, Skype on Windows or Windows Phone can also help you stay connected via the internet or a mobile device when phone services are down.

Plan Ahead

Develop a family emergency plan:  One of the best ways you can weather the storm is to prepare for it. Microsoft Excel offers several free templates, including emergency contact lists and family emergency plans. Remember to plan for senior citizens and pets in your household, and communicate this plan to family and friends so they are aware. Your plan can be accessed during a disaster by saving it to a cloud service, like OneDrive on Windows or Windows Phone, so you can access your documents on any computer or smartphone – even when Internet access is not available. 

The United States Department of Homeland Security also offers several resources and games to make disaster preparedness planning easy for the whole family, including Facebook application, bReddi, which helps you and your family prepare for emergencies. The American Red Cross and FEMA provide extensive preparation guidance and status information for various types of natural disasters, including hurricanes.

Use Your Resources and Take Action

clip_image004Monitor your health information: Quick and reliable access to your health and medical information is important to ensure the appropriate medical aid during a natural disaster. HealthVault on Windows and Windows Phone helps you gather, store, use, and share important health information for you and your family by creating an emergency profile. Here you can manage and track your family’s medical contacts, allergies, medication, immunizations, and health conditions.  Your medical providers can securely log in and see a full picture of your history and medical needs.

Download the HelpBridge app on here and visit Microsoft Disaster Response site to learn more about the Microsoft Disaster Response program. 

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: emergency apps, natural disaster apps, tech, Verizon, vzbuzz, windows champion, Windows Champions

Four Educational Math Apps #VZWBuzz #VZBuzz

February 18, 2014 by Momstart 1 Comment

My daughter is a math whiz and I want to continue to help her math knowledge and love of math grow exponentially. We have math books and she takes them around but every now and then she wants a video game break. Which means, I want to have games available on my phone, the Verizon Samsung Galaxy 4 and her devices to enjoy. She has a PlayMG and it runs on the Google Android software. So I can load it up with educational games like these games from Evanced Games’ educational apps. Video Games can be educational.

1. Champs of Numeria: Kids ages four and up can customize difficulty levels to compete against the computer, peers and adults on a level playing field to test their math mettle.

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A whimsical world where math skills are put to the test. Play against Zill the alien, Digby the dragon, and other crazy characters. Use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to beat others in this Connect Four-style game. From simple counting to division, different game skill levels let kids four and up compete with the computer, each other, and adults in a fair fight.
For extra fun, kids competing against the computer can decide how the characters they play against behave. (From careless to super-strategic and friendly to kind of mean!) Champs of Numeria is based on the award-winning Edupress game “Math Dash.” It blends strategic gameplay and math concepts to build players’ numeracy and critical thinking skills.
Features:
• 1-4 players
• 4 math subjects: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division
• Difficulty levels from beginner to advanced
• Problems presented as fact-families or equations
• Young champs count dots and identify the correct numbers
• 9 quirky characters both boys and girls will love
• Fun for players ages 4+

If you like Champs of Numeria, you might also like Evanced’s other games: Froggy Phonics, Tic-Tac Bananas, and That’s Baloney!

2. Froggy Phonics: Froggy Phonics combines multiple aspects of the relationships between letters and their sounds as froggy hops through outdoor surroundings. For ages 4-8.

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Leaping from lily pad to lily pad, Froggy uses simple phonics patterns to gulp down fireflies! The more fireflies Froggy collects, the more rewards earned for the Fascinating Firefly Festival! Based on a popular, award-winning Edupress™ board game, Froggy Phonics combines multiple aspects the relationships between letters and their sounds as he hops through delightful outdoor surroundings.

Features:

  • Based on an award-winning Edupress™ board game
  • Parent and teacher approved
  • Ranging from age 4 to 8
  • Associates letters and letter groups with their sounds
  • Nearly 900 different words for Froggy to discover
  • Reveal levels and characters through hopping good play

3. Tic-Tac Bananas: Using letter patterns, decoding skills, and word recognition, players merge with the original Tic-Tac-Toe enjoyment. For ages 4-8.

Using letter patterns, decoding skills, and word recognition, players merge with the original Tic-Tac-Toe enjoyment. Players select an entertaining monkey portrait, revealing a partial word for participants to complete. The player marks a spot on the grid with an accurate word match. Tic-Tac-Toe, earn three in a row!

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Features:

  • Parent and teacher approved Edupress™ content
  • Crafted to improve player literacy
  • Ranging from age 4 to 8
  • Focus on word recognition, phonics and decoding
  • Over 100 original illustrations and words to choose from
  • Single and multiplayer, featuring pass-and-play capabilities

 

4. That’s Baloney!: A delicious trivia game that challenges your brain. Devour multiple game modes spanning grades 2 through 6 and five compelling categories–language arts, math, science, social studies and mystery meat. Now available for free.

Hungry for knowledge? Thatʼs Baloney! is the delicious trivia game that challenges your brain. Devour multiple game modes spanning grades 2 through 6 and five compelling categories – language arts, math, science, social studies, and mystery meat.

Each round players are given statements and they must choose if these statements are true or if theyʼre just a load of Baloney!

“The largest living spider on Earth is the camel spider.”

Thatʼs Baloney! …or is it? You decide!*

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Guess correctly and nibble your way closer to a perfect sandwich. Guess wrong and face the dreaded Pickle of Truth! Get enough statements correct and earn Perfect Snack trophies for your awards fridge, but collect enough pickles and your lunch ends early.

Thatʼs Baloney! is based on the bestselling EduPress™ card game by the same name and has been entertaining students, teachers, and parents for years. Hundreds of questions calibrated within common core and state educational standards, presented in a fun and interactive, hand-held experience. Any way you slice it, Thatʼs Baloney! is hours of fun.

*Baloney! The biggest spider is the Goliath bird-eating spider.

Features:

  • Nearly 2,500 thought-provoking quiz statements that spark conversations between parents and kids!
  • 5 diverse categories to learn about: Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, or Mystery Meat
  • 5 Grade levels to choose from: Grades 2 to 6
  • Parent and teacher approved Edupress™ content
  • Earn trophies by showing off trivia skills
  • Statements are compatible with common core and state educational standards

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: educational apps, math apps, tech, vzbuzz, vzwbuzz

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