Want to drill your math skills? The Mad Minute App is great to test your speed and accuracy in addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication, and you even have the option to include negative numbers. Mad Minute is free and easy to play with levels ranging from very easy to very hard. It allows you to play with a friend as a "pass and play," game type with your iPad or even as a single player. There is a countdown of 1:00 minute at the top of the App, showing you how much time you have left to complete as many problems as you can. Then once the time is up Mad Minute gives you your results with a score, and a list of which problems you answered correctly and which ones
you answered wrong. Mad Minute also gives the option of creating a Family group with email updates to view latest scores of family members or a group of friends. This App is great for the classroom for a quick game or review of math concepts. Maybe someday this App could take the place of the good ol' paper drills we give students. I thought this App was good for some fast thinking and review for middle school grades, but not for younger elementary grades, because it does not introduce the concept. All in all Mad Minute is great for a challenge and competition between friends and family.
Want to drill your math skills? The Mad Minute App is great to test your speed and accuracy in addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication, and you even have the option to include negative numbers. Mad Minute is free and easy to play with levels ranging from very easy to very hard. It allows you to play with a friend as a "pass and play," game type with your iPad or even as a single player. There is a countdown of 1:00 minute at the top of the App, showing you how much time you have left to complete as many problems as you can. Then once the time is up Mad Minute gives you your results with a score, and a list of which problems you answered correctly and which ones
you answered wrong. Mad Minute also gives the option of creating a Family group with email updates to view latest scores of family members or a group of friends. This App is great for the classroom for a quick game or review of math concepts. Maybe someday this App could take the place of the good ol' paper drills we give students. I thought this App was good for some fast thinking and review for middle school grades, but not for younger elementary grades, because it does not introduce the concept. All in all Mad Minute is great for a challenge and competition between friends and family.
Rachel- As a student I would have loved this game in math class! It reminds me of around the World I played in math class! I always got excited because it was a game used to see how fast you knew your facts. I like be competivitve so it encouraged me to work on my facts!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed playing with this app. I kept wanting to beat my time and see what level I could play it on before I would have to start thinking more about the problems. This encourages students to work on their facts and to push themselves to do good. I also thought about using it for the family I babysit for as he is starting to work on his multiplication facts.
ReplyDeleteThis math app is useful for a variety of reasons. Depending on the ability of the student, teachers can adjust the level of difficulty to fit each individual's needs. Since it is a timed app, it is more competitive and enjoyable. Students can practice their math skills and see how quickly and accurately they can solve the math problems. It also allows the teacher to review what problems the students got wrong to see if their is a trend in what they struggle with the most.
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