Post on 06-Dec-2014
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Apps for Literacy and Numeracy
Using iPods and iPads to engage students in English and Maths
Learning
Early Literacy
“Dragon Dictation” – Talk to text quickly and easily, with the ability to edit and email.
“The Strange and Wonderful World Of Ants” – Non-fiction about ants and their habits with different reading levels.
“Bakery Story” – Game to make cakes – use for procedural text.
Early Number
• “Dot to Dot”• “Tens Frame”• “Toddler Phone - Numbers”• “Count Magic” - Kinesthetic• “Numbers”• “Think Big”• “Count By” – number patterns• “Magic Wallet” – coin recognition and counting
Upper Primary and Middle Years
• “Count By” for factors, multiples and prime numbers.
• “Brain Tuner Lite” – students check problems with timer and percentage correct.
• “Write Sums” – students use their fingers to write the answer
• “Number Line Diver”• “Sudoku”• “TimesTables” for drills
Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
• “Motion Math HD” – kinesthetic ($3.99)• “Number Line”• “Fraction Factory”
Measurement, Chance and Data
• “Maps” for measurement of distance, perimeter, area, ratio and scale, times (walk or drive).
• “Calendar”, “Stop watch” or “Timer” for 10 sec walk
• Carpenter’s tool box – spirit level
Chance and Data
• “iChoose” – coin flip, dice• “Statistics” for counter and simple graphing• “Easy Chart HD” for bar graphs
Space
• “Mirror Paint” for transformations• “Shape Builder”• “TanZen”
Create – Working Mathematically
• Visual - “Etcha-sketch”, “Comic Touch” or “Doodle-Buddy” to explain working on screen shots and annotate photos. Make movies with “Sonic Pix” or “Reel Director”
Create – Working Mathematically
• Sounds - “Voice recorder” (free) or “Audio Boo” to describe working – how students worked out a problem
• Thinking - “Popplet” for mind maps
Clock, Weather and Calculator
• These apps are pre-installed and can be used in many ways to improve numeracy skills
• Choose cities around the world and order temperatures from largest to smallest, find cities with 10+ or 10- difference, find the cities on a map and predict temperatures in nearby cities.
• Calculator games and reading clock faces.
More Apps......
• “Super 7 HD”• “Water Storage”
(free from Melbourne Water)