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.