Apps for Learning: Math
By: Juliana Gorris
Summary
This video was written to show how technology (different apps) that has impacted math in the classroom by making it easier for students that work at different paces and struggle and different topics to work at their own pace. Also, this video tells us about three things developers of not only math apps need to follow: scaffold content, offline functionality and aligned with the common core. Developers should follow that could lead to a successful app that teachers are more likely to use.
Assess
Google Developers created this video called Tech Tips From Teachers: Math Apps which was a one on one interview type video. Google Developers talked with Melissa Kondrick from Pleasanton, CA and she teachers mostly middle school math. She has her Masters Degree in Curriculum and Instruction and also on the Technology Committee in her district. This video is from July of 2015 so I feel it is fairly up to date and this information is accurate.
Graphite. (2015, May 20). Fun App Builds Math Comprehension and Fluency. Tech & Learning. Retrieved February 20th, 2016, from http://www.techlearning.com/app-of-the-day/0011/fun-app-builds-math-comprehension-and-fluency/69327
Summary
The fun app that builds math comprehension and fluency is called 3rd Grade Math Planet. It is a a fun math game that allows practice tool features games, drills and also progress tracking as you progress throughout the game. Also, there is a sling shot game that brings some action into learning some of U.S states. It lists the pros and cons to this app but overall, there are fun mini activities the students complete and the drills build comprehension and fluency.
Assess
The short article that listen a brief summary of the game along with the pros and cons was by Graphite from Common Sense Media. Common Sense Media is a non-profit organization that provides education and advocacy to families and promotes safe technology and media for the children.
Reflection on Apps for Learning: Math
With the information that was provided to me about one of the many apps that are available to use in the classroom along with, how technology such as apps have impacted the classroom I am all for using different math apps to help promote student learning in a different way. Technology, such as apps for not only math have changed the way students learn. Students like to play games but they are learning while playing. Students can listen to an animated character on a device instead of listening to a teacher everyday and students can gather more information while learning not online by lectures but different math apps provided to the students. The use of math apps should be used more in classrooms.
Hello Juliana
ReplyDeleteThe video that you shared is very up to date with its information and I like that they had a teacher that was actively teaching on to talk about it. That helps give it a good first hand account of how it is working in the classroom. Also the game that you mentioned sounds like it would not only be beneficial to the students learning but also fun for them to do it at the same time.
Juliana,
ReplyDeleteThank you for all the information you provided about apps for math. Math is a tricky subject to learn so it was interesting to see the different apps available to help students understand. I think it is awesome that there are fun apps to help students learn math.
Thank You,
Katie