{"id":221,"date":"2015-02-18T19:53:58","date_gmt":"2015-02-18T19:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bitu.com\/spot\/?page_id=221"},"modified":"2015-09-08T15:29:17","modified_gmt":"2015-09-08T15:29:17","slug":"about-spot","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/bitu.com\/spot\/about-spot","title":{"rendered":"About Spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>***2015 Best App for Teaching and Learning\u2014American Association of School Librarians***<br \/>\n*** Bologna Ragazzi Digital Award, Special Mention Fiction\u2014Bologna Children\u2019s Book Fair***<br \/>\n***2015 Cinekid Lion Best New Media Production Finalist***<br \/>\n***Children&#8217;s Technology Review Editor&#8217;s Choice***<br \/>\n***Winner of a Parents\u2019 Choice Gold Award***<br \/>\n***Teachers With Apps Top Pick***<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bitu.com\/spot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/All.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-258 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/bitu.com\/spot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/All-1024x279.jpg\" alt=\"All\" width=\"640\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bitu.com\/spot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/All-1024x279.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bitu.com\/spot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/All-300x82.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bitu.com\/spot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/All.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-224 size-full alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/bitu.com\/spot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Download_on_the_App_Store_Badge_US-UK_135x40.jpg\" alt=\"App_Store_Badge_135x40_Master_062012\" width=\"135\" height=\"40\" \/>Five fantastical worlds intertwine in this wordless masterpiece that could only have been devised by David \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Wiesner, three-time winner of the Caldecott Medal, the honor awarded to the most distinguished American picture book for children.<\/p>\n<p>Spot is an app unlike any other. A visual adventure\u2014one that is never the same twice\u2014unfolds as you travel through spaces that transition into one another via the pinch-and-zoom feature of your iPad. With a pinch and a zoom, you move through dazzling scenes, delving into worlds within worlds rendered in gorgeous original artwork by David Wiesner.<\/p>\n<p>This beautifully-designed exploratory app provides settings and props to inspire storytellers. Children of all ages can explore various worlds and characters, using their discoveries as the jumping off place to tell their own creative stories. Peek under an armchair and visit the dust bunnies in Lower R\u00fcgg, wander among the robotic shoppers in the marketplace of Mekanikos, or watch the glorious cat parade in Katzaluna. 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