THE POWER OF THREE

An iPad app to delight and challenge you to think Creatively!

It was FREE at the Apple itunes store
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/power-of-three/id563105854?Is=1&mt=8, but sadly, it is no more.  I couldn't keep up with the changes needed.

 Here's what it did.... and although the ipad app doesn't work anymore, there are still good ideas for Creativity with THREE.  Check out the website here below.

http://www.mimbizic.com 

The Power of Three iPad app was created for: 

children, parents, teachers, librarians, learners of all ages

Who desire to encourage Higher Order Thinking Skills

• Encourages the creative and innovative thinking skills so much in demand today!
  

1.     Fluency

2.     Flexibility

3.     Divergent thinking

4.     Mental Imaging

5.     Problem solving

• Designed to be interactive 
• Promotes sharing of ideas and strategies

• Offers a fresh approach to traditional library classes, helping teachers teach skills necessary for today’s Innovation needs in fun-managed, activity based classrooms 

• Meets state standards for enrichment, strong thinking and organizational skills

         (Brainstorming, organizing, planning, seeing patterns and relationships and                    categorizing ideas)

• Fosters achievement benefits across all content areas

                          (Tested classroom research results designed to enlarge the understanding                                              of the world around them)

• Helpful to all children, even those with learning disabilities

(Retention skills---helps recall information)

• Aids Transfer Thinking Skills, great for “Schema” theory:

                         (Linking existing knowledge to novel situations and content)

• Encourages children to value the love of learning

MIM:  National Multi-Award winning teacher for the Smithsonian, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Energy, Apple Computer Company, Group “W” Westinghouse-KDKA-University of Pittsburgh; Published author in local and national newspapers and magazines; “Woman of the Year” and “Citizen of the Year” Awards from her community; Educational Ambassador to Japan for the State of Pennsylvania for her creativity; Speaker to local and national groups on numerous areas of expertise.

DILIP: Entrepreneur & Co-founder of GreatMinds-Media Solutions developing multi-solutions and products for the Media and Publishing Industry; Experienced Consumer Electronics and Media industry professional; wide range of experience in technical and managerial roles in development of integration of various Consumer electronics, Telecommunications and Digital embedded products to customers in Asia, Americas and Europe.

AYESHA: Artist and illustrator for more than 20 books, mainly Children’s books.  Ayesha says: “I love this particular line of work as I feel it is a great challenge to my creativity.  I see each page as a work of art and fresh ideas are always required. It is my intention to create art that speaks.” 

And she does! 

 Overview:

Well-known economist, Richard Florida, wrote: “the engine that drives our economy is Creativity.”  

This app is our effort to change present-day young Consumers of knowledge into Producers of knowledge and future leaders for our world.

Johnny, the “lazy” Reluctant Learner, transforms into a Change Leader and Classroom Champion, providing vision and new direction to his fellow table teammates and finally the whole class. Destructive behavior changes into constructive, productive behavior.

This app exposes Fluency and Flexibility skill training to ALL participants quickly and easily, most of whom will delight in this stimulating activity that aims to expand on their abilities, and develop their potential.

Creative thinking varies by levels and degree, but individual knowledge bases can be enhanced, and this book is a primer for readers to get fired-up in finding the magic of discovering, developing and utilizing their own many talents.

Because of the world’s complexity, change and competition, the ability to generate new ideas and bring them to the table is a critical life skill, essential for successful business.

Creative thinking skills are useful in any discipline.  Linus Pauling, the physicist wrote, “The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas.”  This book seeks to promote ideation and to enhance each child’s ability to go “On beyond ‘Z.’”

Parents, Administrators, Teachers and Librarians on the lookout to teach novel ways of looking at the world, while concurrently teaching empathy skills for children who just don’t fit the “average” mold, will truly find this app exciting and way more than satisfying.

Click below to own it!

FREE at the Apple itunes store
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/power-of-three/id563105854?Is=1&mt=8

1. “Creative Studies (Minor)” Buffalo State College International Center for Studies in Creativity. Buffalo State College.  (14 May 2008) www.buffalostate.edu/creativity/x599.xml?bpid=142.