Parents' Guide to Corkulous Standard

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Dana Anderson By Dana Anderson , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 12+

Brainstorm and organize on the go with virtual corkboard.

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Why Age 12+?

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What's It About?

First, view the predesigned corkboard that displays and explains the multitude of features on CORKULOUS. Then create a new board, which will appear as a completely clear corkboard. Open the file cabinet on the bottom left of the screen by swiping it, and view all the options. You may want to start by writing a main idea on an arrow note that's pointing to a descriptive photo, or give your board a title in a large font on a bright sticky note. Continue to add whatever you want to display, organize, or group on your Corkulous board.

Is It Any Good?

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Just as with a traditional corkboard, users can organize photos, sticky notes, notecards, and lists and use pointers and labels in creative ways to help capture ideas, synthesize, and plan. It acts corkboard-ish, too, allowing users to move items to eliminate, organize, and regroup easily.

There are whiteboard-style brainstorming, organizing, and presenting apps with more features and perhaps better functionality, but Corkulous definitely has its own brand of old-school charm. Most kids will be familiar with all its options, and it's generally user-friendly. However, if a kid is a naturally linear thinker and doesn't immediately click with the corkboard concept, it may take some trial and error to discover all the features and which ones best suit their needs. Also, to get the most use of this app, the pro version (which is promoted on the free version as an in-app purchase) is almost required, especially for collaborative projects. Users need Corkulous Pro to save multiple boards, layer boards, export and share in multiple ways, and lock boards with a passcode.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • If your kid has an upcoming school project, talk about how brainstorming, collecting relevant information and photos over time, and organizing on a tool like Corkulous can help create a better end product.

  • If you have a corkboard at home, compare it to Corkulous to talk about the pros and cons of digital versions of everyday items.

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