BasicFraction

This app is centered around fractions. It has different sections that allow you to practice different skills. Each question or problem is displayed on a chalkboard and you are given pens you can use to write down your work as you work out the problem. While playing around with the app I found that most of the problems were difficult enough that I had to write stuff down rather than just solving them in my head, which I liked. The different sections that help you practice different skills are as follows:

Identify: in this section you are given a number line with a certain portion shaded in and you have to identify the fraction. I have placed a picture of an example problem below.

Reduce: In this section, you are given a fraction and you have to deduce it to its lowest reduced form.

Compare: In this section you are given two fractions and you have to decide which is bigger. For each question you are given both the fraction and pictural respesentation of the fraction.

Find x: In this section you are given an algebraic sentence that uses fractions. In one of the fractions there is an x in either the numerator or the denominator and you have to solve for x.

Adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing: In these sections you practice adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions. I have placed a picture of an example problem below. You can see how I used the pen to show my work.

Random: This last section you have all of the above skills in one section.

Overall I liked this app. I really like that it has different sections that focus on different skills involving fractions. I also liked the Random section that mixed up those skills. The pens were handy so you could show your work and write things out to solve the problem right on the app. The app has a good mix of problems that could be helpful practice when students are learning about fractions. The app didn't really have aspects that allowed students to learn certain skills but rather gain a deeper understanding of what they already knew about fractions by practicing with problems.