Technology Time!

Having a hard time getting your child to put down their iPad or tablet? Let's face it, we are living in a world where apps, smartphones, and social media are everywhere. Using technology to help your child learn can be one of the easiest strategies! Technology is incorporated into the classroom on a daily basis, and it really gets students excited to learn. Here are a list of some great programs you can use with your child on the go to help reinforce basic math concepts and practice, practice, practice! Check them out below :)

Splash Math - This app is great for grade levels K-5! It tracks and monitors your child's progress right to your phone, and is categorized by level and mathematical operation! It can also be used right on your computer, so no ipad or tablet is necessary. The games are interactive, eye catching, and provide incentive for children! While it provides great activites for each grade level, 3rd grade seems to provide the most skill topics, especially in multiplication and division.

Mathmateer - Mathmateer is becoming increasingly popular among math apps for children. In this app, children become "engineers" and must complete basic operations to earn money and build their own rocket ships! This app provides activities for all basic math operations, with 3 difficulty levels. It also provides different activities or "missions" everytime, so children are not constantly repeating the same activity. I would recommend this app for focus on addition and multiplication practice, as well as learning to count money.

Operation Math - Operation Math takes children on top-secret missions, where they must solve equations to complete missions successfully. It offers different skill levels and provides over 100 activities for both addition and subtraction practice. Children become engaged quickly, as they must complete their "top-secret" missions in an allotted time frame, which motivates them to think quickly and practice mental math skills.

Math Splat - Students must "splat" the answers to all questions as fast as possible in this highly motivating app. There is an option to save multiple profiles and customize your own difficulty level, which is a great feature when using the app with more than one child! This app allows parents to create and print awards and certificates for their children as they complete different levels and activities. This app is most appropriate for focus on addition and subtraction.

Math Duel - This might just be my favorite app of all! Math Duel is an app with a split screen, which allows two players to participate at once! This helps motivate students and is a great way for you and your child to practice and interact with one another! Rather than sitting down and drilling math facts or doing written homework, parents can sit and play games on this app with their child! It provides differentiation for all levels of ability, and can track both accuracy and speed. This app is a great way to practice multiplication and provides extra focus on division, which often comes more difficult to students.