Yesterday we featured some apps which commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, so why not test your new-found knowledge with this Titanic trivia app ($0.99).
The app contains 120 multiple-choice questions relating to the Titanic and is designed to be played with up to four people (or teams) on the same device, at the same time, which makes it great for the classroom.
LESSON IDEA If you've got a videoprojector, you could use this app with a whole class. Divide the class into four teams and begin the quiz. There is a problem, however. As soon as one player selects an answer, his score is modified, so the other players will know if the answer was correct or not. This means that you'll have to get all the players to enter their answers simultaneously. It would be much better if the scores were not updated until all the players had answered.
April 15th marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, so I thought it would be appropriate to look at some of the iPad apps which commemorate the disaster (and I'm not talking about James Cameron's movie).
• Building Titanic is a free app from National Geographic. Travel back in time and witness Titanic’s construction. You control the assembly of the majestic liner as you explore a dynamic interactive timeline and watch the great ship being built in simulated timelapse.
• Titanic Calling ($0.99) offers an unusual insight into the final hours of Titanic. Users can read the messages transmitted between the vessels whilst hearing the Morse code as it would have been broadcast in 1912. A map of the Atlantic ocean shows the trajectory of the Titanic and nearby vessels on the night of the tragedy. Representations of each boat offers more information about the vessels. Read FT review >>
• TitanicDock is a free iPad app which will give you access to stories, history, facts, and information about the RMS Titanic. The app features an introduction to 'Titanic Island', a unique 30-minute video documentary on the subject of how the Titanic came to be and is available for purchase 'in app' for €0.79.
• TITANIC 2012 ($0.99) Complementing the TITANIC miniseries, this app consists of a three-part immersive journey that reveals the complexity of the tragic story. In "Ship Builder" users explore the choices faced by Titanic’s engineers and designers as they create their own luxury ocean liner. The "Anatomy of the Impact" segment explores the circumstances and choices before and after the fatal impact with the iceberg, while "Survivor Stories" features the narrated stories of four real-life Titanic survivors.
• 100 Years of the Titanic – A Human Tragedy (£1.49) Commemorating the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic, this special Daily Mirror digital publication looks back at the shocking disaster and its aftermath. Featuring rare and unseen images from the Mirror archive, plus newspaper pages and reports from the time, it recalls how the ship believed to be unsinkable met with catastrophe.
• Titanic: Her Journey (£2.99) from The History Press (see video above) includes knowledge collected from many of the world’s leading Titanic experts. It includes rare archive footage, details and photographs of the ship’s construction, a sinking timeline and “Did You Know?” facts. Other unique features include an interactive deck plan, detailed biographies of the ship’s key features, contemporary films, narrated survivor accounts and a wide range of photographs from every stage of the ship’s life.
WHAT I THINK While all of these apps have fascinating content and interesting features, if I had to choose just one, it would be Titanic: Her Journey (the most expensive but still very reasonably priced). The fact that there is so much narration makes it a great listening resource for learners.
