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Middle School Confidential 1: Be Confident in Who You Are

Now with 8 quizzes! This 49-page digital graphic novel is based on Book 1 of the award-winning Middle School Confidential series written by nationally recognized teen expert and anti-bullying activist Annie Fox, M.Ed., and illustrated by Harvey Award winner Matt Kindt. This is a Universal iOS app designed specifically for the iPad screen but also great on iPhone/iPod touch. The Be Confident in Who You Are app is available for download on the iTunes App Store for $2.99 USD (educational discounts available). Also available on Android, Kindle Fire.

Be Confident is CCSS Aligned—download our free Project Based Learning guide.

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iPhone/iPod touch Screenshots

Video Demo

Middle School Confidential 1: Be Confident in Who You Are video demo by www.A4CWSN.com on Vimeo or YouTube.

More About the App

“Lack of self-confidence underlies most of the problems tweens and teens have with their peers,” says Annie Fox, who has been answering email from kids and teens around the world and offering advice since 1997. “I wrote the Middle School Confidential series to help kids build their sense of self and make choices that reflect who they really are.”

With richly layered audio made up of movie-like sound effects and music, Be Confident in Who You Are makes full use of iPad technology. The app is designed for 8– to 14-year-olds, including those who aren’t enthusiastic readers. Be Confident in Who You Are is the first in a series of kids’ story apps to be produced by Electric Eggplant, the multimedia production company founded in 1992 by Annie and her husband, David Fox, both award-winning game designers. 

“I’m totally jazzed to see my Middle School Confidential books on the iPad and other mobile devices,” says Annie Fox. “Since we first developed a Sesame Street computer game for Children’s Television Workshop in 1979, David and I have been creating content that connects kids with technology and helps them develop confidence and get along better with others. With a story like Be Confident in Who You Are and the dynamic power of mobile device technology, we’re now putting thought-provoking entertainment and solutions into the hands of kids who are dealing with social-emotional issues right now.”

Designed in a format familiar to fans of Marvel and DC Comics apps, Be Confident in Who You Are enables the reader to interact with the story by zooming in for frame-by-frame reading or zooming out again for a page-by-page view. An auto-save feature remembers your place in the story and a menu page permits jumping to any of the eight chapters. Special Meet the Cast pages let young fans learn more about them. The app is designed for the hard-to-reach “tween” age group, reluctant readers, parents, and teachers who use technology in the classroom.

Download the free Leader’s Guide to the Middle School Confidential Series and free Project Based Learning guide.

FEATURES

• Graphic novel format for easy reading
• Eight interactive quizzes test what you would do in a sticky social situation
• Page swipe or touch page edges for easy navigation
• Auto-save feature remembers your place in the story
• Info page allows you to jump to the beginning of any of the 8 chapters
• 44 pages of story plus bonus Meet the Cast pages
• Two modes of reading: full-page mode or double-tap to zoom-in for frame-by-frame reading
• Movie-like sound effects and music (enhanced sound in zoomed-in mode)

CONTENT VALUE

• Compelling stories that deal with universal tween and early teenage stumbling blocks:
  + Self esteem
  + Body image
  + Stress
  + Out of control emotions
  + Friendship issues
  + Peer approval addiction (doing whatever it takes to fit in)
  + Bullying
• Thoughtful solutions for teens grappling with personal and social issues
• Designed for the hard-to-reach “tween” age group, including reluctant readers
• Powerful addition to an advisory or character education curriculum
• Ideal for teachers who use technology in the classroom
• CCSS (Common Core State Standards) Aligned

iOS Device requirements:

• Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
• Requires iOS 8.0 or later
• 63 MB

Leaders Guide & PBL Guide

Educators, download the free Leader’s Guide to the Middle School Confidential Series and free Project Based Learning guide.

Privacy Policy

The Be Confident app does not access your contacts or web history. Electric Eggplant does not collect any personally identifiable information through the app. The app does not contain any ads, in-app purchases or social network integration.

The Be Confident app saves its state to your device when it exits, so it can be restarted in the same state (for example, on the same page in the story). This is recommended practice for an iOS app. This data is not transmitted and it is not associated with any identifying information.

The app does include external links in the About section. The iOS version includes a Parental Gate for all external links.

For more information about our Privacy Policy, please contact us.