Ipad Apps

Lumosity

• This app is meant to stimulate your mind.
• This app consist of many subjects, depending on what you want to work on.
• Consists of three short games a day.

Use in Classroom

• I would like to use this as a warm up before class.
• Sort of a bell-work to get the students to start thinking.

Positives

• This app is completely free.
• It stimulates your mind- gets you thinking.
• It is interactive, fun and challenging.
• Can be used for any subject.

Negatives

• While it is educational, it does not actually go with a certain subject.
• It will take some class time.

Accuplacer

• This app is to help students prepare for the Accuplacer test.
• This app gives examples of questions that might be on the test.

Use in Classroom

• As an English teacher I would need to help prepare my students for the test
• This app would be a great way to help study.
• Could do a couple questions in class everyday until the day of the test.

Positives

• Includes many subject; math, comprehension reading and sentence structure.
• Will help kids study and prepare for the test.

Negatives

• This app is expensive, it costs $2.99
• Also, because it is studying it isn't very fun.