Math Zombie

Math Zombie is an addition app. The goal is simple: in 10 seconds, players must combine numbers to equal the number in the big yellow box. Players must clear the board to move to the next level. Points increase when more numbers are combined. In order to double your points, players must use the same color numbers. It is a quick thinking addition game, and the zombie theme is fun for kids.

Pros: FREE, easy to catch on right away, has several difficulty levels, fun "Zombie" theme.

Cons: Sometimes its not possible to pick numbers that are of the same color, so you receive less points for picking mismatched colors. Only in addition.

math hunt

I reviewed the math hunt app. In this app it is a timed game where you have hunt to the answer to various math problems from addition to division. The object is to get all the answers done before the time runs out. this app would be good for fourth and fifth graders wanting to practice basic math facts. this app has different settings so you can change the skill level as well. this app is a free app and is a good way to challenge students in basic math facts.

Clock Master

Finally an interactive clock! Clockmaster app provides a tutoring mode and game mode in the traditional digital clock. A reading mode for players to practice telling time is the other mode provided. It even allows for users to take away the minute hand and practice the hour times. At the end of your game, the app gives you the chance to update your progress. This free app made for telling time would work great in the classroom, because it allows for presentation under a document cam as well as group and individual work. I app-laud this app for its use individually and for the class.

Logix Domino Lite

This week I decided to find an app that was more of a logic puzzle. Logix Domino Lite is a free app that allows the user to put dominoes in the correct places on the grid. There are several different options, including a small, medium or large grid, and levels "easy" and "normal". I think it a useful app in the classroom because it is a brain-game, challenging students to look for patterns and analyze the grid. When I first got the app, it was a struggle to get the dominoes onto the grid, because they did not seem to move unless I tapped both squares on the grid where they went. One of the nice things about this app is that when you click on a domino, it gives several options where it can be placed; however, it does not tell the player if (s)he has the domino in the wrong place. If the user realizes that a domino is misplaced, it can be moved in much the same way it is place initially. In a classroom, I might use this as an individualized activity for students who have completed homework early, or introduced it to students on the iPad, eventually challenging them to create a similar domino game in real life.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/logix-domino-lite/id372759433?mt=8

Time Table Lite

Time Table Lite is a free math educational app for the Ipad. It is great for children to use to practice their multiplication facts. It is very easy to use. There are five icons you need to know, a house which takes you to the home page, an eye so you just see each math problem to review it, a pencil so you can solve the problems and then check to see if you have the right answer, an ear to hear the problems read out loud to you, and then a stop watch to challenge you. This meets a bunch of differnt learns, visual, audio, kinesthetic. It reviews the multiplication facts in a variety of ways to help the students really get the problems instilled in them. It is also great because the voices that are used are children's voices which is helpful as they cheer on the students using the app. The children playing this app do not have to read anything either, the app tells the child what to do on each page out loud. You can also email your scores from the app to people. This could be used in the classroom to give points in the math area. What is not so great about this app is that the free version only goes up to your 4 times table. If you buy the full version for $4.99, you get up to the 12 times table. I would definitely pay the 5 dollars for the full app for my classroom or my young children. It is well worth it and the children will love it. Its challenging but also educational!

Math Ninja

Math Ninja is a math app that allows kids to play while they learn math facts. This app lets you set up a profile that lets you pick what level you want to be on and what facts that you need to practice. You can choose easy, medium, or hard. You can also choose from addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. This app also deals a little bit with managing money. I do have a precaution when using this app though. Part of this game is to defend your tree house against a giant tomato and his cat and dog robots. So in order to defend it you have to shoot and use weapons. So depending on the maturity level of the class and what the school policy is about this sort of thing it may not be appropriate. This can help students work on their math facts.

The app that I chose to download is slice it! begins. This version was free and you are able to play 15 levels. There is a version that you can buy for 99 cents that you can play more levels on. To begin this game you are given a square. You have one cut and are supposed to cut it in half. The pieces are to be equal in size. After you make your cut it tells you the percentage that each slice is. There are various different pieces that you are to cut. As you go on there are more pieces that you need to cut each shape into. There are tips at the bottom to give some help. When cutting a triangle it reminds you that the bottom part of the triangle is bigger. I app-laud this app. I had fun playing it and I keep trying to get perfects when slicing the shapes in half.