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Draw with Stars ! Play With Shooting Stars

Draw with Stars ! Play With Shooting Stars
Features

Price

FREE

Age Range

All Ages

App Type

Leisure App

Version Reviewed

2.1

Android Available?

Is Android Available

Lite Version Available?

Is a Lite Version Available

Help Provided?

Is Help Provided
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Review Comments
Draw with Stars opens to the night sky. Swipe you finger to see a beautiful star animation and hear a harp like sound. The stars twirl and sparkle. The background music is soft and twinkly. If you don't touch the screen, the music stops so you can enjoy the animation. If you touch a star it makes a soft sound.
 
Cause-effect: The cause is a swiping movement, the effect is visual (spinning stars) and auditory(soft harp sound).
 
There are a few ways to customise this app. You can change the size, colour and spin rate of the stars. You can also add in a background from your photo album.
Use Rank (*)
Joint Attention Ranked 18th of 18
Cause Effect Ranked 21st of 27
Visual Calming Ranked 3rd of 14
Top Apps for Parent of Children with Autism Ranked 4th of 16

(*) This app has been ranked according to its' effectiveness to achieve the learning goals and strategies listed. Some apps may rank highly for achieving a specific use and lower for other uses. Some students will learn and engage with one app more than others, because of the individual nature of us all.

Leisure App
Leisure apps are games designed for fun but can still offer a wonderful opportunity to support the student's learning.
Bloom's Thinking Process
Bloom's Taxonomy is classification system used to explain the behaviours important in learning. Apps range from simple memory tasks such as flashcards apps through to creative apps which ask students to create an original story or video.
Bloom's Creating
The student creates new ideas, products or ways of viewing things. Activities include making, animating, designing, constructing, planning, producing and inventing.
Bloom's Evaluating
The student justifies a decision or course of action. Activities include counting to check, hypothesising, critiquing, experimenting and judging.
Bloom's Analysing
The student breaks the information into parts to explore understandings and relationships. Activities include explaining, ordering, inferring, comparing and organising.
Bloom's Applying
The student uses the information in a new situation. Activities include implementing, carrying out, using, illustrating, classifying and categorising.
Bloom's Understanding
The student comprehends the new information. Activities include describing, predicting showing understanding use a multiple choice.
Bloom's Remembering
The student recalls information they know. Activities include matching, 'fill in the blank', making a choice, answering using a multiple choice, naming a group.
Learning Connection
How well does the app teach the targeted skill or concept? This is the area where we refer to current research and pedagogy to evaluate the efficacy of the app.
Authenticity
Authenticity looks at the manner in which skills are learnt. Authentic apps use real life or genuine activities. Students learn in context rather than in a contrived or rote fashion (such as flashcards).
Feedback
Feedback needs to be specific and result in improved performance. Feedback should be supportive and encouraging rather than negative. Data should be available to support decision making.
Differentiation
Differentiation is the ability to customise the app to suit the student. The ability to record you voice, customise text, add pictures and alter settings enables individualisation of the app.
User Friendliness
User friendliness is a measure of how well a student can use the app independently. Some apps are simply intuitive to use. Others include audio or visual prompts which support the student.
Motivation
All apps are engaging the first time they are played. However, students with diverse learning needs may need to return to the app many times. Motivating apps offer rewards,games or incentives.
Joint Attention
Joint attention is when two people are paying attention to the same thing. They are both aware that they are sharing attention. Joint attention involves alternating your eye gaze from the object to the person. Apps for joint attention should not be competitive and easy for both people to play at the same time. Also see sensory apps.
Cause Effect
Cause Effect is a thinking skill. The child learns the connection between an action and it's consequence. Children learn, "I do something and something happens". Also see sensory apps.
Visual Calming
Visual calming apps allow a slow release of emotional energy. They are visually calming rather than visually stimulating. Cool colours (light blue, lavender, green) are more calming than warm or vibrant colours.
Top Apps for Parent of Children with Autism
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Developer

Pierre Abel

App Store Rating

(from 1 reviews)

Current Version Rating

(from 1 reviews)

Current Version

3.0
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Developer's Description
Inspired by Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry night" painting. This app allows you to draw with beautifully *animated* stars!

Free with no ads!

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Users Reviews:
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•Fun and beautiful app
“Draw with stars is a hit in our household, from the youngest to the oldest. Everyone wants a turn! It is a fun concept and beautifully executed.”

•Fantastic
“This app is hypnotic (in a good way), inviting and a real pleasure. It's the perfect toy. I try to look away from the spinning stars...but I cannot. No kidding, this is my new favorite app ever. Thanks!”

•Fun to write with!
“My 3-year-old and 6-year-old boys love this, and so do I. It's simple and the kids can be creative with it. The sound effects are light and charming.”

•More fun that it seems!!!
"This app is lots of fun and a great way to keep from being bored!!! I could play in the car for hours with this app!!! I rate it 5 stars and nothing but that! All the people who don't have this app MUST get it!!! "

• Great for Kids
"My 2-year-old is in love with this app. She's always requesting "stars" now."

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Blog Reviews
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"The stars, animations and sounds all help make this app quite entertaining" Appmodo.com

•"It is open-ended, creative and a joy to interact with and listen to. Wonderful work!" Momswithapps.com

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Features:
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• When touching existing stars, these are turned into shooting stars which fly away in a 3D-like animation and eventually exit the drawing!
• Draw with Stars ! is also full of sound effects: musical chimes when stars are created, background summer night sounds, "fly away" sounds...
•Multitouch support (draw with your 10 fingers/several people can draw together)
•Choose a background image from your photo library or use the iPhone camera
•Choose star size and color (based on Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night" painting: yellow, 4 shades of blue, all colors, all blue)
•Choose star spinning mode (4 modes)
•Animated comets displayed in the background
•Universal App - buy it once and use it on your iPad and iPhone

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Disclaimer: The evaluations and rankings information provided here are based solely on the opinion of the author and are for informational purposes only. Families should seek professional advice before making decisions regarding interventions for their child.