Using the iPad in the Elementary Math Class
Whether it is one iPad or many, this page is dedicated to the use of the iPad in the elementary school Language Arts classroom. We have our ideas, but we'd love to hear yours. Click HERE to email us your great ideas for integrating the iPad into your middle school Language Arts classroom. To download the apps, simply click or press on the name or the picture and it will take you directly to the app store!
Lattice Grid Lite ***FREE***
This app shows a different way of teaching and practicing multiple digit multiplication. Students put the numbers in the grid and solve the problem by lining up the numbers in much the same way that a multiplication table does. |
Everyday Mathematics Equivalent Fractions ***$1.99***
This app is played like solitaire. The cards show the fraction as well as a picture representing the fraction. Students are required to match equivalent fractions. It can be used whole class to reinforce learning or as an IWT activity. |
The Weather Channer ***FREE***
This app can support the math class by helping to teach mean, median and mode. You can also graph the temperatures to compare the weather of cities in diffierent climates. |
Math Drills Lite ***FREE***
This is more than a flash card app. It is great to show conceptual knowledge of the basic math facts due to the addition of a number line. If the student takes too long to answer the problem, the app demonstrates the problem on the number line. |
Mad Math ***FREE***
This is more of a practice app for adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing whole numbers and decimals, as well as integers. Students can choose single, double or triple digit practice. It has it all! |
Numbers ***$9.99***
Numbers is a versatile app that everyone should be using. Once you input your data, you can easily create graphs and charts to evaluate data in a way that will excite your students. If the data changes the graph will change! |
Educreations ***FREE***
Educreations is a great tool to use in the math class. Students can demonstrate a math problem on the white board as they talk their way through the steps. They can also create their own flashcards for later use. |
ComicLife ***$4.99***
ComicLife can be used to create a flow map of any multistep problem. Students can begin a journal and use it as a review before a math test. |
MathTerms ***FREE***
MathTerms is a fairly indepth math glossary. It comes in handy to clarify math terminology for the second language learner. It can be translated from Spanish into English and vice versa at a tap of a button. |
Marble Math ***$1.99***
In Marble Math, students guide a marble through a maze by solving math problems. Students can practice their basic facts or move on to something more challenging, such as money, fractions, integers, or even ordering Roman numerals. A must have!! |
