I found an app called Math Drills Lite that I believe could be very useful in an elementary classroom. This app is free and fairly straight-forward to use (there is also a regular Math Drills which is $1.99 and allows for each student to create their own profile, enabling teachers to track individual student progress, understanding, and abilities). Math Drills Lite is great to use for math practice for students struggling with addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division. The teacher can edit the settings so that the student only faces addition problems, subtraction problems, multiplication problems, or division problems, or a mixture of all the problem. You can also change the amount of problems the student has to
answer before the drill is complete. Once you begin, the problem is given and their is a keypad which the student uses to answer the question. My favorite feature is that Math Drills Lite provides a number line under the problem in which the student can visually see how to solve the problem step by step. For example, if the problem was 1+9, the number line would show an arrow going over one space and than another arrow going over nine more spaces to equal ten. It explains the process in addition to visually representing it. Even though I thought this was a great feature, I wish that it would give you the option to ask for a hint and then show you the process, whereas in this app, if you do not answer after a certain time length, it automatically provides the steps and solution for you. Despite this, I app-laud this app because it allows great math practice for individuals students or even for the group of students as a whole. With the visual representation of a number line to provide help for those who may not understand how to determine an answer to a specific math problem, struggling students can be given additional practice if the teacher is not able to work with them one-on-one as much as they may need.
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ReplyDeleteI think the Math Drill app is a great tool to use in the elementary classroom. This app provides students with the practice they need in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Educators can mix it up and have students do the math drills on the ipad instead of the typical math minute worksheets. One feature I really liked about the app was that it provides a number line at the bottom of the page for student to refer to for help.
ReplyDeleteThis should have been around when I was younger! It almost replaces your calculator. Even better though, it gives you the number line showing you a visual of the distance between numbers. Great for visual learners!
ReplyDeleteI am with Rachel on this one! I wish that this would have been around when I was learning my facts. I had to take those time tests and study so that I could complete them on time. It could be used in so many ways, and the fact that kids would see it as more of a game than practice makes it even better!
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