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Comments from Parents and Teachers
The response we've had to Joe Rock from children, parents, teachers, has been amazing. Here are some comments. Please e-mail us yours.
Teachers
I purchased your CD at the Early Success Symposium and
my Grade 2/3 class just love it. It's so easy for them to navigate through on
their own.
They all brought in rocks and we are going to make our own Joe Rocks next week
and write our own adventures for Joe Rock. You and your team did a great job.
Edi, British Columbia, Primary teacher
The children in my Grade 1 class enjoy watching and listening to Joe Rock stories. They’ll cluster around the computer during Centres times and play them. They bounce and sing along to the songs. The boys especially play a pretty mean air guitar to “I Am A Rock” from “Joe’s New Look”.
Betty Ann, British Columbia, Primary teacher
The stories are fun and interactive. My Grade 6 French Immersion classes love it. It is a great tool for the late French Immersion classroom.
Diane Haddow - Late French Immersion teacher, Summerland Middle School
I watched Joe Rock with our 4 year old grandson. He enjoyed it and was able to easily figure out how to play, repeat and find the song which he loved. . . I wish I was back in the classroom to run with this!
Marilyn, International schools, Retired primary teacher,
Parents / Grandparents
I got a sample of your new CD on Friday and took it home for my 6 year old son to check out. He really liked it and watched it over and over. He speaks Spanish as well and really like the Jump song both in English and Spanish. He watched it over and over and over. And then he went to the back yard and found a stick, a rock and a leaf and drew faces on them. He carried those things around with him for a long time.
Sonja, Vancouver, B.C.
As a responsible parent, it's really hard to find high
quality, non-violent educational software products out there that my kids
actually like. My boys are 2 and 4 and they just love the "Joe Rock"
series! They are captivated by the stories and find the images and songs quite
entertaining. I 've even caught my hubby singing along with the
songs on several occasions.
Tammy, Vancouver, B.C.
My two and a half year old granddaughter loves to sit on my lap and watch Joe Rock stories. She comes up to me and says “Joe Rock, Joe Rock!” and we sit down together. She really likes “Joe’s New Look” and notices lots of details in it. When Kate puts the ear on, she noticed right away it was only one ear and kept pointing and asking, “Where’s other ear?” She especially likes the song in that story, and likes to hear it three or four times in a row before we can move on with the story.
Betty Ann, Summerland, B.C.
As a parent
I find Joe Rock to be a fabulous, educational tool for my children. It is
educational, engaging, and exciting. I love to see the way my children
light up as they hear the songs and stories. The amazing graphics and
colour are also very stimulating for my children in a positive way. Each
time I recommend Joe Rock to friends and they have the opportunity of seeing it,
their thoughts echo mine.
Joe Rock incorporates so many educational and enriching concepts including
music, language, reading, and storytelling. The stories are different, upbeat
and fun to listen to time and time again. The host of characters including Joe
and his friend "Stanley the Stick" are a pure joy to watch. Joe
Rock stories have the added value of having a long "shelf life" in my
home as the many aspects of each story target so many ages. My 2 year old
nephew is glued to the visuals and story, my three year old watches intently and
sings along, and my 5 year old is learning French and English reading which is
such a great compliment to her French Immersion Kindergarten Program. I
think this should be available in every pre-school and elementary school,
especially those offering languages.
Hats off to BoggleNoggin for creating a fun, unique, educational product that
children of varied ages and their parents can enjoy.
Lucy Ryga, Kelowna, B.C.
Last night my son Alex and I and I serenaded Tam with the Pirate Song in all 3 languages. All the dogs in the neighbourhood started howling, so we must have done a great job!"
Richard, (Our computer programmer.)