Apps for teaching and learning numeracy in the primary and middle school.

1. Apps for Literacy and Numeracy Using iPods and iPads to engage students in English and Maths Learning

3. 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.

5. 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

8. 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

10. Fractions, Decimals and Percentages “Motion Math HD” – kinesthetic ($3.99) “Number Line” “Fraction Factory”

11. 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

12. Chance and Data “iChoose” – coin flip, dice “Statistics” for counter and simple graphing “Easy Chart HD” for bar graphs

13. Space “Mirror Paint” for transformations “Shape Builder” “TanZen”

14. 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”

15. Create – Working Mathematically Sounds - “Voice recorder” (free) or “Audio Boo” to describe working – how students worked out a problem Thinking - “Popplet” for mind maps

16. 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.

17. More Apps...... “Super 7 HD” “Water Storage” (free from Melbourne Water)