Above I have placed the link to the lesson I created using educreations. I originally made it on screen chomp because I wanted to practice using both educreations and screen chomp but for some reason my microphone wasn't working on screen chomp. In the video I talk about the app Math Space. This app offers different questions on different mathematical topics and gives you instant feedback on your work. The video explains the app in more detail. I really liked this one.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Classroom Dice
This app is simply an app that randomly rolls dice. You can choose it to roll one, two, or three dice. It then randomly rolls them. This app could be helpful when teaching probability. The students could use this and record the amount of times a number pops up in a certain number of rolls in order to figure out the probability of rolling a certain number. This is what the app looks like:
My Math App
My Math App is an app that has flash cards with math problems that help you practice multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction. The main menu looks like this:
You can choose which operation you want to practice and the number of flash cards you want. You can also have it time you so you can see if you're getting faster each time. This is a very simple app but it could be useful. I think flash cards are great but you either have to buy them to make them yourself. If you use this app you don't have to spend money or time in order to have flash cards.
Geometry Pad
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/incenter-of-a-triangle/19166992/?s=xVUnTt&ref=app
Above I have placed the link to my educreations lesson that I created about the app Geometry Pad. In the video I explain how I used Geometry Pad in order to create the Incenter of a triangle and demonstrate the Incenter theorem.
Y Homework Solver
In this app you can enter in a math problem and it solves it for you. You can enter in different types of equations and even systems of equations. When I first downloaded this app I simply thought, "great, it's an app that helps students cheat." However, I do see how it could be helpful for students is used in moderation. When you enter in an problem it does not simply spit out the answer for you. Instead it gives you a step by step instruction on who the problem is solved. I have placed an example below.
I really like how it shows the steps instead of just saying x=1/5. One problem is that it doesn't exactly explain why they're doing each of these steps. Because of this, I don't think this app is adequate for learning a topic but rather reminding you of something you've already learned. I could see this being helpful if a student has a problem on a homework assignment and they're not exactly sure what steps to take in solving them. Once they see the steps for one problem they can then use a similar approach to solving the other problems on the assignment. This could also be useful for checking your work. As long as this is used as a reminder tool instead of a cheating tool I could see it being pretty helpful for students.
Math Pentagon
I have spent a great deal of time exploring this app. I've found that it could potentially be an extremely useful tool for both students and teachers. At first I thought it was just an app that offered worksheets for students along with some video tutorials for certain topics. As I explored the app I found it does so much more. The worksheets are a big part of the app for students. I have placed an example problem from a worksheet below.
You can see that it is a multiple choice question. It also has white space that can be used for students to show their work. If you click on the yellow lightbulb, it gives you a step by step instruction of how to solve the problem. I went through quite a few worksheets and they were all pretty good. The downside is that some of them are free while others are not. The app allows you to purchase these additional worksheets individually or purchase a subscription that gives you access to the worksheets for a certain amount of time. There are also different videos that you can watch that teaches you different topics.
The coolest thing that I discovered about this app is what teachers can use it for. As a teacher you can register and then build a virtual classroom for you students. You would then be able to add all of your students to your "class". You can then create assignments, tests, or quizzes for your students to take. You select the due date and each of the students can complete it and turn it in virtually from their iPad. You can create assignments for the entire class or just for certain students who may need a little extra practice. When things are turned in from your students you can see their score as well as any scratch work the student did to complete the problem. This would be extremely useful as a teacher to see what student do and do not understand. The app helps you keep track of the progress if each student with graphs of how they're doing. The app also has a Live Learning Center that teachers can use for their students. Here they can remotely teach their students by using a shared whiteboard or even video chatting with their students. All in all I thought this app was really cool and I could see how it could be very useful in the classroom. The only thing is that every student would have to have an iPad which may or may not be realistic.
Monday, March 24, 2014
GeometrIQ
When I first started with this app I was really excited. My favorite branch of mathematics is geometry and this was a fun game that used geometry. You are given a question and if you can answer it correctly you get to move on to the next level. I have placed an example question below:
The questions are all similar to the one above. You are given a diagram and some angles or segments are labeled and you have to find the missing measurements by uses properties of geometry. In this case I had to find the measurements of two different angles. Some of the other questions required you to find areas or other measurements. I was really excited about this app until I reached this pop up:
Sadly the entire app is not free and in order to move on I would have had to pay. If this app would have been completely free I would give it a very high rating. I still really like it. I just wish I didn't have to pay for it.
Sincerely,
A poor college student (:
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