Press and Awards
Featured articles, awards and press about DragonBox Apps and Company (WeWantToKnow) information.
In the Press
DragonBox BIG Numbers
DragonBox ‘Big Numbers’ Makes Math Addictive - Geek Dad
DragonBox Big Numbers Educator's Review - Common Sense Education
DragonBox Big Numbers Review - Common Sense Education
Big Numbers : pour rendre vos enfants addicts … aux maths ! - Souris Grise [FRENCH]
Big Numbers une autre façon de découvrir les maths! - App Enfant [FRENCH]
DragonBox Numbers
DragonBox Numbers Review - Tech with Kids
Kids' App of the Week: DragonBox Numbers - Children's Technology Review
This Could Be The Perfect Math App For Young Learners - Forbes
App of the Week: Eat your way to basic math skills - eSchool News
DragonBox Numbers Review - Classcraft
Playing With Numbers: ‘DragonBox’ - Geek Dad
DragonBox Numbers Review - Best Apps for Kids
AppTips DragonBox Numbers - lek med tall og antall - Norlandia barnehagene [NORWEGIAN]
DragonBox Numbers : un jeu de maths diablement efficace - Souris Grise [FRENCH]
DragonBox Numbers - Super Julie [FRENCH]
Perfect for a budding mathematician...you have the year’s all-time best early math experiences.
DragonBox Algebra 5+
DragonBox: Algebra Beats Angry Birds - WIRED
Can Video Games Make Your Kids Smarter? - Forbes
With Apps, Children Can Play the Game of Math - New York Times
It Only Takes About 42 Minutes To Learn Algebra With Video Games - Forbes
DragonBox : on a testé l'application qui promet de rendre vos enfants matheux - Huffington Post [FRENCH]
Kidslox Reviews: DragonBox Algebra - Kidslox
DragonBox Algebra, l’appli qui réconcilie avec les maths - 20 minutes [FRENCH]
Leker seg gjennom mattepensum - Aftenposten [NORWEGIAN]
We Review an Awesome Algebra App - WeAreTeachers
DragonBox: gaming children into learning algebra - Rude Baguette
Denne appen skal lære deg matte - TU [NORWEGIAN]
Dieser Drache futtert Zahlen - Zeit [GERMAN]
¿Clases aburridas? Aprender álgebra en tres cuartos de hora es un juego de niños - El Confidencial [SPANISH]
DragonBox Algebra 12+
Math apps turn learning into a fun game for kids - USA Today
DragonBox Algebra 12+ Review - Common Sense Education
DragonBox continues its mathematics learning revolution with Dragonbox 12+ - Rude Baguette
DragonBox Elements
If Euclid Played Video Games, This Is The App He'd Build To Teach Geometry - Forbes
Spring 2015 Mobile Apps: DragonBox Elements - Parent's Choice
I was blown away. I felt like I glimpsed a future in which kids love to learn.
Company Features
Redesigning the Math Experience: Lessons from DragonBox - Talks at Google [VIDEO]
The only way to change school - TEDxBergen [VIDEO]
Press Button to Complete School - Stanford School of Social Innovation Review
Tech Edge, Mobile Learning In The Classroom, Episode 42, DragonBox Math - University of Nebraska, Lincoln [VIDEO]
La izquierda no puede tener una educación tan retrógrada - El País (Uruguay)
Dette er fremtidens lærebok i matte - Aftenposten [Norwegian]
Hva ville du betalt for å bli kvitt hjemmelekser? - DN Gründer [NORWEGIAN]
Jean Baptiste Huynh te muestra el videojuego con el que puedes aprender álgebra en un par de horas - El País (Spain) [SPANISH]
Aprender álgebra jugando a mover cajas y dragones - El País (Uruguay) [SPANISH]
El hombre que hizo adictivas a las matemáticas - Cromo [SPANISH]
Making educational games is tough, especially if you want to make money - Venture Beat
Algebra Challenge
Kids Like to Learn Algebra, if It Comes in the Right App - Wired
Is Adaptive Learning the Way to Get Schools into Learning Games? - Games and Learning
Study shows kids learn Algebra in hours playing Dragonbox game - Rude Baguette
Kan vi spille oss til bedre læringsutbytte? - University of Oslo: School of Education [NORWEGIAN]
Erna åpnet mattekonkurranse - Digi
Desse elevane løyste 35.000 likningar på fem dagar - NRK
Norwegian students blow U.S. algebra record away with 5 million equations - Reuters
WeWantToKnow Math Game To Be Tested in Over 100 Schools - EdNet Insight
Awards
DragonBox Numbers
Academic's Choice - Brain Toy Award
Editor's Choice Award- Children's Technology Review 2016
Best Pick App - Tech with Kids
Best Learning Game - Games for Change
2016 Gold Winner - 2016 International Serious Play Awards
DragonBox Big Numbers:
Gold Award - Parents' Choice 2017
Brain Toy Award - Academics' Choice 2017
Best learning game - Games4Change Awards 2017
Gold Medal - International Serious Play Awards 2017
Cool Tool Award - Ed Tech Awards 2017
DragonBox Algebra 5+
Gold Medal - 2012 International Serious Play Conference
Best Educational Game 2012 - Fun and Serious Games Festival
Best Serious Mobile Game - 2012 Serious Games Showcase & Challenge
App of the Year & Children’s App of the Year - GullTasten 2012 [NORWEGIAN]
Best Serious Game - 9th International Mobile Gaming Awards (2012 IMGA)
ON for Learning Award - Common Sense Media 2013
Editor’s Choice Award - Children’s Technology Review 2013
DragonBox Algebra 12+
ON for Learning Award - Common Sense Media 2013
Best Pick App - Tech with Kids 2013
Best Nordic Innovation Award - Nordic Game Awards 2013
Best App for Teaching & Learning - 2014 American Association of School Librarians
DragonBox Elements
Best Learning Game (over 8y.o.) & People’s Choice Awards - 2014 Wouap Doo Apps Jeunesse (WDAJ) [FRENCH]
Silver Award - 2014 International Serious Play Awards
Best Educational Game - 2014 Fun and Serious Games Festival
Gold Award - Children’s Technology Review 2015
DragonBox / WeWantToKnow
Mentions
10 Mostly Free Kids' Math Apps for Preschoolers to Tweens - Mommy Poppins
Playing Around: How Games Can Support Deeper Learning - Alliance for Excellent Education
Norway's Education Technology Sector Grows as Economy Drags - Ed Surge
Bridging The Gap Between Game Design and Educational Games - Gamasutra: The Art & Business of Making Games
A Silicon Viking’s Effort to Help Nordic Edtech Entrepreneurs Succeed - Ed Surge
What's Next? Learning researcher James Gee on games in school - Gamasutra: The Art & Business of Making Games
Teach Kids Math and Science - Wall Street Journal
2016 Games for Change Awards Winners Announced - Paste Magazine [DragonBox Numbers]
As oil market sags, Norway drills new ground with education tech - USA Today
Terrific tools to help kids with special needs get ready for school - The Sentinel [DragonBox Algebra 5+]
7 Great Educational Apps and Tools - Forbes [DragonBox Algebra 5+]
Gameducation: A project prototyping games for education - Gamasutra: The Art & Business of Making Games [DragonBox Algebra]
15 Best Apps For Homeschooling: Scratch And Scratch Jr., Dragon Box, Splash Math, Khan Academy And More - Tech Times [DragonBox Algebra]
Educational Apps Your Kids Will LOVE Playing - New Jersey Family [DragonBox Algebra]
Ten of the best back-to-school apps for kids - The Guardian [DragonBox Algebra]
25 STEM Education Apps You Need in 2015 - It's About Time [DragonBox Algebra 5+]
10 Best Math Apps - Tom's Guide [DragonBox Algebra 5+]
Gamify My Game-Based Learning! - Geek Dad [DragonBox Algebra]
Kids ease back to school with playful learning apps - USA Today [DragonBox Algebra 5+]
The best educational apps and games to jumpstart the school year - Mac World [DragonBox Algebra 5+]
10 great mobile games to play with your kids this holiday - Venture Beat [DragonBox Algebra]
Computer games can make kids smarter, author says in new book - Seattle Times [DragonBox Algebra]
Stephen Colbert Thinks “Number Sentences” Are Silly. They’re Not. - How Not to be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking (Slate Blog) [DragonBox Algebra]
Five learning apps that make homework fun - Toronto Star [DragonBox Algebra]
Summer screen time: an app a day keeps kids’ boredom at bay - Irish Times [DragonBox Algebra 5+]
Education experts offer 18 apps that make learning fun - Vanderbilt University [DragonBox Algebra 5+]
Need Help Picking the Right Learning Game? Some Things to Consider - Mind/Shift - KQED [DragonBox Algebra]
50 great apps for teachers - The Washington Post [DragonBox Algebra]
5 Math Apps for Middle School Students - Mind/Shift - KQED [DragonBox Algebra]
14 of the best math apps for kids of all ages: Back to School tech guide - Cool Mom Tech [DragonBox Algebra 12+]
Making math fun: 8 ways to help get teens excited about math - Cool Mom Tech [DragonBox Algebra 12+]
3 Math Apps My Kids Actually Play - Geek Dad [DragonBox Algebra 12+]
Teaching STEM Through Games - Geek Dad [DragonBox Elements]
Press Releases
2016 NOVEMBER 6 - THE WAY TO LEARN MATH IS TO DO MATH
2016 NOVEMBER 6 - DRAGONBOX KICKS OFF NEWEST GAME WITH LAUNCH PARTY
2015 NOVEMBER 3 - LAUNCH OF DRAGONBOX NUMBERS MARKS THE FIRST TRUE NUMBER SENSE APP
2012 JULY 12 - WEWANTTOKNOW TO PARTNER WITH THE CENTER OF GAME SCIENCE
Press Kits
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