iPad Notes

Applications to Look Into

Number Line: This award winning app will help your students learn about fractions, decimals, percentages and their equivalents. The game features several levels where the object is to drag objects onto a number line in the correct numerical order. Points are awarded for the correct placement of the numbers, as well as for completing the level in a quick time. Points are subtracted for placing numbers in the wrong place. Great fun.

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Quick Graph: This full featured graphing calculator app is highly rated by visitors to the iTunes store. It allows you to plot 2D and 3D equations with ease, and up to three equations can be visualized simultaneously. You can pinch to zoom in on your graph, drag to move or rotate it, and shake to reset your view. There is also a library of the most commonly used equations. Finally, unlike some apps on this list, Quick Graph is not a free version of a paid app. Quick Graph is a free stand alone app that has all the features you need without paying for any more. A must for advanced Math classes, and another easy pick for one of the top 10 iPod Touch apps for Math teachers.

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Units: Sometimes you find free iPod Touch apps and games that just have a universal usefulness. Units is one such app. This handy utility is a unit of measurement converter. You can convert area, currency, energy, temperature, time, length, weight, speed, and pressure quickly and easily. Just choose the category you want, and input the data you want to convert. Simple, but effective.

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