I'm trying to find some good math animations, tutoring programs, activities, etc. So far the Droid Market is leaving much to be desired. I found:
A grapher that is less sophisticated than the graphing calculators the students already have
A statistics quick reference that is just pages from a textbook
An app that is nothing but a formula quick reference sheet
A math "game": if you get a bunch of math problems right, you unlock a game that has nothing to do with math
A series of tutoring lessons that are all audio, no visual at all
A tutoring app that will walk you through solutions steps but has no real explanation of those steps
Among the crap, I did find one promising app for statistics: DroidSurvey is designed to do market research. It allows you to set up a survey, and then walk around with your tablet and have people answer the survey right there on the tablet. Unfortunately, it doesn't calculate any statistics--you have to download the data to your computer and use a statistics program to do that.
So, disappointed with the available apps. As much as I hate Apple, I'm wondering if I should have gone with the iPad.
I have an iPad, and yes there are more apps available, but the quality of apps is decided by users who may or may not be math professionals. If you'd like, you can borrow my iPad for a week and see what is available on the Apple side. -Rochelle
ReplyDeleteAs a follow-up, I'm signed on to do the project again next semester with the iPad. Yay!
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