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History Hero Educational App & Giveaway

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History Hero Educational App

I received two $50 AMEX gift Cards and $10 iTunes in order to facilitate my review and giveaway. However all opinions are 100% my own.
When I was growing up I remember how much I loved going to  museums! I know, I know…I sound like the most boring child ever. However in my defense we spent a lot of our time when I was younger visiting battle grounds and military museums so when we got to go somewhere else I was always thrilled. I loved wandering around them and learning all sorts of new things. So when I was given the chance to review the History Hero Educational App I was more than thrilled and could not wait.

The History Hero Educational App is designed to be used in certain museums and has a great science fiction story line to keep the kids entertained.  “Erasers” are attacking Earth, intent on rubbing out our history by destroying various artifacts. The only way to stop them is to snap digital photos of the relics and upload them to a collective database. While the  app is free to download, but you’ll need to do an in-app purchase for the missions you choose to do. We tested the app with the Museum of Natural History mission. It was very simple to do, first you choose a mission and level of difficulty that is based on your child’s age, then you have to agree to the rules which are things like don’t touch anything you are not suppose to, etc. It was a great way to explore the museum and learn new things. For example one of the missions was to find the T-Rex and then we answered questions like how many teeth did he have. We also snapped pictures, etc.

Trex

Currently, the history hero app has locations in Chicago, Washington DC, New York, London, Paris and Rome. Between these cities, there are 28 different locations that you can use History Hero at! The locations include:

  • Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago and Field Museum of Natural History
  • New York: MoMA, Met and Museum of Natural History
  • Washington DC: Mall and Monuments, National Air & Space Museum, National Gallery of Art, Museum of American History, National Museum of the American Indian, Museum of Natural History and Smithsonian Castle
  • London: British Museum, Museum of Natural History, National Gallery, Tate Modern and Tower of London
  • Paris: Notre Dame, Louvre, Sacre Coeur, Versailles and Fontainebleau
  • Rome: Vatican, Colosseum, Pantheon, Roman Forum and St. Peter’s Basilica

 

Get Your History Hero Educational App

You can download the History Hero Educational App in iTunes and Google Play and learn more on the History Hero website.

Enter to Win

Enter below for your chance to win your very own $50 Amex Gift Card and $10 iTunes digital card so you can try History Hero Educational App for yourself. Giveaway ENDS October 6, 2013 at 11:59 pm EST and is OPEN Worldwide.

I received two $50 AMEX gift Cards and $10 iTunes in order to facilitate my review and giveaway. However all opinions are 100% my own.

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  2. I want to try out this app with my nephew because he would really love to see what this is all about. Learning about History is good and this has to be better than playing a video game.

  3. i want to try out this app cos my nephew really loces these stuff! he loves museums and learning new things!

  4. I would like to try out this app because we love museum. This app would help us learn and enjoy many trips.

  5. I’d like to try this app because it would certainly come in handy if we visited any of these museums while on vacation. The app sounds very informative.

  8. I would like to try out this app because I have only visited the Smithsonian and that was when I was young. I really would like to see the other museums that I’ve never had a chance to see.

  10. I like any apps that are about learning. I would love to try this out with my son, I will probably have to wait until he gets older though but I would like to try it out myself. I didn’t like history much when I was younger but I’ve grown to be more interested in it when I went on a trip to DC with my daughter.

  11. I’d like to try this app because it sounds like it would be entertaining for kids. As an adult, I think I would enjoy it, too!

  13. My family and I visit DC every couple of years or so and I think this app could really add to our museum visits by getting the kids more engaged. Thanks for the chance to win!
    mrsmchappell at gmail dot com

  14. i would try to use this app because i think history is interesting and hearing extra information in museums would be really neat!

  15. I’d like to try it because I think it’s premise would really engage kid, and spark their interest in History. That is not always easy to do!

  16. I would love to win because it seems like a great way to learn more about the different exhibits. Also, history is fascinating to me.

  17. I have three children, and we love museums, this app would help alot, and we keep my kids interested, if they could access it from their phones.

  18. My grandson just started homeschooling, and this would really be a help. I have to admit I’m even interested in using it for history reference.

  19. I would love to try this app because it would be helpful for us the next time we head to New York City and London

  20. I would love to try this App because my daughter loves history. She also like going to museums, so it’s a win win situation. I think my husband and I would enjoy it also.

  22. My oldest son really likes games like this. I like that he can learn and have fun, this is one we will be adding to his games.

  23. I like that this ties a “video game” to actually learning. So many of the games these days are just for fun and no learning takes place. I think both of my kids would like this.

  24. I want to try out this app because it looks interesting. I wold love to learn and explore more places!