Fractions

This app is great for creating visual representations of “Singapore math style” word problems. There are also self-guided lessons and tutorials that are a great option for extending learning for those students who would benefit from extra activities
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EquatIO

This is an extension that you add to Chrome for easy overlay of math equations etc… into a Google Doc and other sharable cloud-based resources. It is a highly recommended resource to explore as it takes seconds to add and could save you, and even potentially students, considerable amounts of time.

 

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Virtual Manipulatives

This app is on all library iPads (and grades 1-4 classroom iPads) and is a nice way to mark up word problems or build models. Students can take a photo of an object and incorporate it into measuring etc…
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Operation Math

This is a solid option for older students who are searching for a game based app that engages them in “mission style” math practice.
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Pizza: Motion Math

Motion Math’s Pizza is an app similar to Cupcake but designed for students who have progressed to more advanced levels of money and budgetary concepts.
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Questimate

Questimate helps strengthen number sense in both early and older elementary students by engaging them in fun, digitally interactive estimation activities. It is an app available on all iPads grades 1-4 (as well as all Library iPads).
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Fractions: Motion Math

Motion Math’s Fractions is a really powerful way for young students to conceptualize part and whole. It integrates the concepts of fractions that are written with a numerator and denominator, with decimals and percentages. Levels increase to meet the needs of all students who are learning to conceptualize introductory fractions and decimals all the way through advanced concepts. This app is available on all grade level iPads 2-4 (as well as Library iPads)
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Matholia

Matholia is a site that syncs extremely well with Singapore Math and has a robust set of tools for students to practice bar modeling, geometry, etc…
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Quizizz

Quizizz is similar to Kahoot but with the added bonus of being able to display the quiz questions directly on all student devices. It also has a large library of premade quizzes from teachers and students all around the world.
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Quizizz also has an app is on all library iPads so theoretically, a class could borrow them so they all had an iPad in front of them and their laptops could be freed up (or put away) depending on need.
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FLIPQUIZ

FLIPQUIZ is a resource for making Jeopardy-style games. It doesn’t link you to student responses, in the same way, some of the other platforms like Kahoot or Quizlet do, but it is a good option to have on hand, particularly for students that want to use this as a component to a presented lesson.
Click HERE try out a live demo template
Click HERE for a video overview
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ThingLink

ThingLink is another option for independent student projects, or unit wrap-ups for students to show what they have learned. Click HERE to examine the picture below to see how one could embed info into an animated gif. There are unlimited possibilities for using this platform either in teaching, student learning, assessment, and lesson enhancement.
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