App: MathBoard Addition
Cost: Free
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mathboard-addition/id381884632?mt=8
This app is appropriate for all ages and it would be a good math learning tool in the classroom. This app is basically a variety of addition quizzes for students to take and practice addition. The problems are displayed in a multiple choice outline and there is a chalkboard to pull up that the student can do their work on while solving the problem. They are timed quizzes but this app allows you to control the time limit, amount of questions on each quiz, and the range of numbers you want to work with. It shows if the answer is correct or incorrect and then proceeds to give the option of seeing how to correctly solve the problem.
Pros: Pros to this app is that it is a good tool for practicing addition. Having timed quizzes can be a pro because it could help the student by thinking a little faster and practicing fast addition; also it prepares students for future tests that they will have a time limit. I like that this app includes a variety of options such as controlling the time limit and giving solutions to the problems that are answered both correctly and incorrectly. You can control the difficulty of the problems and challenge the students appropriately.
Cons: This app only includes addition problems, I am not positive on the price but you will have to pay for the full version that includes subtraction, multiplication, and division which is obviously much nicer because it includes more. The timer can be a con because the student could feel rushed while solving the problems and not be able to focus on solving the problem correctly.
I would use this app in education to practice and review addition problems with the students. This is a good tool for students who struggle with addition, they are given a variety of problems to solve, the difficulty can be increased for their benefit, and they are able to review the problems they solve each time. I think this would be a good app to have as an anticipatory set of the lesson plan, to refresh the students skills and knowledge.
I liked this app because you can differentiated levels for students based on their ability in mathematics. I think that this would be a great tool to use in the classroom to get the students to practice their math facts, but not in the traditional drill and practice way. Students will be engaged and want to participate in their learning because they are using technology. This I feel is an added bonus that using flash cards or other practice strategies do not have.
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