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Essential Skeleton 4

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Science MS/HS/College iOS App

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Mindprint Expert Review

Pros

  • Provides clear, 3D, highly detailed views of all bones in the human skeleton.
  • Provides good explanations of each bone as well as their relationship to other bones.
  • Enables students to take notes, drawing on specific bones, and save or share these annotations via email or social media.

Considerations

  • App has so many options that initially it can be difficult to navigate and remember what to do.
  • Vocabulary may be challenging for students new to the subject material and the app does not provide definitions for difficult terms
  • Students with motor weaknesses may have some difficulty with the zoom and rotational options.

Mindprint Expert Review

Essential Skeleton4 is an excellent resource for any student studying anatomy or human biology. The homescreen is a full body 3D skeleton which students can zoom in and out to focus on a specific bone or region. Individual or multiple bones can be selected and "pinned" with notes and bookmarked. There is a pen for students to draw/take notes on any screen and save. Students can choose to read about a bone, have the name pronounced, view related structures, isolate bones or multiple bones, take notes, and take a quiz. The quizzes have an optional timer, choice to include Latin subtitles, and can be "drag and drop" or multiple choice. Views of structures can be shared via email, Facebook, Twitter, or an image can be saved to iPhoto. Students can also choose to search via text rather than by clicking on the specific bone. The explanations are written in a very understandable way, although the vocabulary can be challenging and there is no option for further explanation. This is a great app for beginning anatomy students to visualize the skeletal system and improve their understanding and even better for advanced students to deepen and test their knowledge with the built-in quizzes.

Academic Benefits

Improves academic skills

  • Provides sufficient and varied types of practice problems to maximize understanding and generalization of the targeted skill/concept
  • Manufacturer claims alignment with Common Core/Known Standards
  • Presents educational concepts accurately
  • Explains answers so students can learn from mistakes
  • Better for teaching the skill to new or struggling learners
  • Better for practicing or refreshing the skill
  • Skills are practiced through authentic, meaningful problems (not just rote practice)

Fun

Engaging for the Mindprint recommended age range

  • Appropriate for a broad age range to use and enjoy
  • Subject matter and problems are relevant, interesting and authentic to students
  • Visually appealing to children in the target age range
  • Provides virtual rewards or incentives after meeting specified goals or objectives
  • Provides a "break activity" between academic problem sets
  • Offers ongoing, progressive challenge
  • Overall - Enjoyable. Given the option, students would choose this option

Easy to Use

Understandable for children in the Mindprint recommended age range

  • Has a free or trial version
  • Provides teaching guidance for adults to support the child and set appropriate goals
  • Provides an age-appropriate tutorial/first time users can work independently
  • Student should be able to use independently after first use
  • Has a multi-player option to foster in-person collaboration or cooperation
  • Multiple users can save a profile
  • Student graduates to the next level or topic only after meeting a benchmark
  • Can play without sound and not distract others
  • Students can save work between sessions
  • Can effectively understand and monitor student's progress (email report or in product)
  • Provides options to play in languages other than English/Good for ELL
  • Presents information in multiple formats (voice over, pictures and text, etc.)
  • Overall - Easy to use

Cognitive Concerns

May not be advisable for students with the following cognitive needs

  • Fine Motor Skills
    • Requires challenging finger movements, motor precision or physical manipulation
  • Reading Comprehension
    • Directions may be confusing for students using independently
    • Includes long written questions or text that students must be able to read on their own
  • Vocabulary
    • Directions may be confusing for students using independently
    • Assumes specific knowledge or vocabulary without "look-up" options

Manufacturer Description

***** DON'T MISS! - Number 1 Free Medical iPad app in over 95 countries worldwide
***** NEW anatomical models that have more detail and take less processing power
***** Groundbreaking 3D Technology - No competitor competes with graphics and medical accuracy
***** Compatible with iPad 2, new iPad (3rd generation), iPad 4, iPad mini, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5 and iPod 5th generation and newer

Essential Skeleton 4 is a fully functional, self-contained app covering the essential anatomy of the skeleton. This app is being offered free to demonstrate the groundbreaking 3D technology and innovative design inherent in 3D4Medical's new range of apps.

3D4Medical have developed a cutting edge 3D graphics engine designed specifically to maximize what can be done with anatomical models in the mobile and Mac environment.

Now 3D4Medical have also created custom built anatomical models which have been built from the ground up specifically for the proprietary 3D Display engine. The result is unparalleled graphics and functionality.
It is a stand alone app and does not contain any in-app purchase requirements.

We encourage you to download this app, as well as the free version of any competitor's app. Compare and decide for yourself which is better in terms of 3D models, functionality, medical accuracy and ease of use. Afterwards, let us know -- we'd love to hear from you!

NEW 3D TECHNOLOGY
Essential Skeleton 4 is responsive, visually stunning and effortless. The app is fully 3D, meaning that you can easily manipulate the skeleton and individual bones, as well as view them in isolation from any angle. Our new Multiple Selection Mode allows you to select multiple bones and isolate, hide or fade them.


FEATURES
- New 3D technology via 3D4Medical's latest graphics engine.
- Simple navigation and user friendly, intuitive interface.
- Pin feature: Create customized pins with notes and place anywhere on the 3D model.
- Correct audio pronunciation, Latin nomenclature and description for each bone.
- Select areas or the entire skeletal system using the Breadcrumb Trail.
- Multiple Selection Mode.
- Create and save custom views with Bookmarks.
- Multiple search options.
- Dynamic quiz function - Drag and Drop and Multi-choice.
- Extensive social media tools and sharing capability.

3D4MEDICAL'S COMMITMENT:
We take pride in our apps at 3D4Medical and continually strive to engage with our customers. From the first edition of Muscle System Pro, we have consistently listened to our users and upgraded our apps, continually and throughout.

Email us via the App Feedback address below to engage with our development process:

EssentialSkeleton4@3D4Medical.com

Also please watch the help videos using this link:
http://http://applications.3d4medical.com/help_essential_anatomy