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Greetings!
We are pleased to announce that the children's educational app "You Can Count on Blue Dog: Blue Dog 123" is currently available as a FREE download for the iPad in Apple's iTunes App Store.
We thank you for your continued support!
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This iPad app is a fun way for children to learn counting while enjoying the fabulous Blue Dog artwork of George Rodrigue. Each page displays a different piece of George's original art with countable objects.
Through touch the objects can be counted in any order and children hear pronunciation plus see the number displayed. Randomly chosen numbers of objects in many pages makes this app more interesting to re-read and the beautiful art, combined with the story of Blue Dog's adventures, makes learning to count lots of fun!
The new app is the first app by internationally renowned Cajun artist, author, and creator of the Blue Dog series, George Rodrigue. The app was created in conjunction with the Louisiana Digital Gaming Initiative (LDGI) and the Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE).
LDGI introduced AIE to Rodrigue and then three students at AIE's Canberra, Australia campus donated their time to create and program the app outside of their normal coursework.
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| A Message from George Rodrigue About the App |
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"I have fun with the computer as an artistic and creative tool no different than a paintbrush or clay. At the same time, children seem drawn to my art, especially the notion that they don't have to paint things the way they really are.
After two successful children's books, I'm excited about my first iPad app, a natural progression in today's computer world. In addition, this falls right in line with the mission of the George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts, supporting youth development through art in education.
I could not have been more thrilled than when the Academy of Interactive Entertainment's students chose this app as their class project. Like the app itself, its creation by students once again reinforces the goals of GRFA."
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| Thank You to Our Partners |
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Louisiana Digital Gaming Initiative (LDGI) is a non-profit trade association of businesses and professionals of the digital media and electronic game manufacturing industry of Louisiana. Members consist of government agencies, current industry developers, and universities. LDGI promotes the growth and success of digital gaming manufacturers in Louisiana by building a community of developers through their recruitment and workforce development efforts. More information visit: http://www.ldgi.biz
Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) Since its establishment in 1996, AIE has earned much recognition as Australia's leading educator for the Computer Game Development and 3D Digital industries. AIE has grown significantly over the years and now has campuses in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. For more information visit http://www.aie.edu.au
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Children Already Love "You Can Count on Blue Dog" |
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We are so happy to see that students are already learning how to count using our iPad App that was released this week.
Thank you to Mrs. Dore from Baton Rouge, LA for sending us pictures of her Pre K 3 students enjoying the app.
According to Mrs. Dore, "My students loved the app & blue dog!! The app was easy for them to navigate themselves and they were quiet and interested in the story when I did a group lesson with the app. So great job!"
Download from iTunes here!
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