Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: 3 New Math iPad Apps for Your Students. 11 Virtual Tools for the Math Classroom. More and more classrooms are gaining access to technology that can be used with students.
Whether you're modeling a lesson, creating stations, or working in a one-to-one classroom, virtual tools can promote student engagement while increasing academic success. Here are some apps for iPads -- along with a few other tips -- that can transform your daily lessons and are definitely worth checking out! Base Ten Blocks Number Pieces is a great free app that allows every student with an iPad to have an endless number of base ten blocks at their fingertips. Whether they are learning basic place value, modeling how to add decimals, or exploring expanded notation, this app is worth looking into. Protractor Even on an iPad, a protractor can be used as a tool to measure angles. Graph Paper Geometry Pad lets children draw lines and shapes on graph paper. Geoboard Say goodbye to rubber bands! Ruler Ruler is a neat app to try out on your iPad -- it simply turns your screen into a ruler.
Pattern Shapes Clock. Calculation Nation® - Challenge others. Challenge yourself.® Mathlanding.org. Real World Math Problems. The 150 point project: an annual experiment in academic freedom. During my first or second year of teaching AP English Language I showed my class the beginning of the movie Patton as an example of rhetoric.
Well, later that year we had some free time so we watched the whole movie. In talking about the movie I found myself hooked on the following quote: “Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do, and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.” Now I’d like to tell you how my stunning brilliance led to an immediate epiphany of profound depth, but instead it was just one more episode of me stubbornly searching for a solution to a problem that was possibly beyond my abilities.
See I was never a great student in high school and by great student I mean I never wanted to do what I was told. The first was a research paper on violence in America. Then there was my attempt at some much needed extra credit. I will never forget these assignments because they were mine. I began to do this whenever I could. “Hi everyone. And that’s it. Right. GeoGebra. Mathletes: Students solve 375K algebra equations in 4 days with iOS app.
Students across Washington did some serious algebra work this week — and I mean serious like 400,000 problems in four days kind of work.
As part of the Washington State Algebra Challenge, K-12 students used an iteration of a learning app called DragonBox to try and solve 250,000 equations in just one week. They did that and much more, as 4,000 students ended up finishing off nearly 400,000 equations for the past five days. “It’s fun to watch them get excited and competitive about math,” Governor Jay Inslee said in a press release. “Every one of these students might be a future doctor, engineer or business owner and these kinds of competitions really help generate enthusiasm for boosting STEM education in Washington.”
Participating classes had a chance to play a free online version of DragonBox, a multi-platform math learning game among the top-selling learning apps in the App Store. But it’s the first-timers that can benefit the most. Previously on GeekWire: Northeastern Univ.