Ballyland CosmoBally in Space 1.0.7
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Publisher Description
Ballyland audio story and game. Keep track of CosmoBally, as she travels through space!
This fun iPad app game offers a simple introduction to the solar system, through the accounts of CosmoBally. It is a Ballyland Story Game app from the Sonokids’ Ballyland suite of gamified educational apps. CosmoBally is an astronaut, and the first Ballylander to fly in space. Responding to touch with audio feedback, the story is presented both visually as well as through real human voices, audio effects, and songs. This makes the app attractive and suitable for all children, including those who are blind or visually impaired.
FIRST: Move through the story and listen to CosmoBally sharing her experiences in space with the resident Ballylanders in Ballyland. What do they need to do in the radio tower? Can you breathe in fresh air out there in space? Which planet is the hottest? What happens if there is a solar flare?! Explaining how the features and looks of some planets remind her of her friends in Ballyland, CosmoBally presents important snippets of information about the Sun, the Moon and the 8 planets in a subtle way. The story game uses ‘touch’ and ‘flick left’ for independent use by young children.
THEN (optional): Play the Bonus audio game. Find planets in a specific order along five routes to score points and connect to CosmoBally. The Bonus game uses ‘finger drag’ and ‘touch and hold’.
Special features:
• Engaging interactive audio story with high quality audio (narration, sound effects and song)
• No reading skills required
• Built-in speech
Accessibility:
• Simple images and animations in bright colors and clear contrast
• Suitable for users of iPad who are blind or visually impaired (VoiceOver skills not required) *Note for parents and teachers of students who are blind: Full instructions for accessibility and tips on how to do the finger drag can be found in the app’s description on the Sonokids dot org website.
• In the story, Zoom can be enabled
• Easy to navigate when/if hand functions are limited
Learning outcomes:
• Facts about space and Solar System
• Cause & Effect game
• Finger drag skills, iPad interaction and Spatial awareness on the touch screen by students who are blind
• Bonus Game and end Song reinforce the order of the planets from the Sun (lyrics on Sonokids dot org website).
• More:
“The story itself, though based on the solar system, gives scope for teachers and learners to expand beyond this: PSHE theme of friendship, feelings (they miss CosmoBally), Science (air to breathe, telecommunication), Art and Design (organize a cosmic fashion show, build a transport that can be raced against Wheelie and use different terrains from the planet), the importance of turn taking and not being grumpy for being last, and the list goes on…”
(Expert Teacher, involved with testing ‘Ballyland CosmoBally in Space’.)
Dec 10, 2019
Version 1.0.7
- There are now visual images in the bonus game of planets, Pluto, The Moon and CosmoBally.
- The spoken "Now" in the bonus game is not delayed.
About Ballyland CosmoBally in Space
Ballyland CosmoBally in Space is a free app for iOS published in the Kids list of apps, part of Education.
The company that develops Ballyland CosmoBally in Space is Phia Damsma. The latest version released by its developer is 1.0.7.
To install Ballyland CosmoBally in Space on your iOS device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2019-12-10 and was downloaded 1 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the Ballyland CosmoBally in Space as malware if the download link is broken.
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