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)