I'm completely new to the world of apps! I've been searching for the best apps for my 5th graders and have found a few, but nothing that I totally love. Can you help me? Do you know of some really cool apps that 5th graders would benefit from? If so, leave a comment below.
One of my students in my class has difficulty with fine motor skills causing his writing to not be legible. He also has an IEP that states that he be allowed to type instead of write. I found a math fact app that allows him to zip through his math facts with ease. It's called "My Math App". This app falls into the Substitution category based on the SAMR Chart. This of course is not where I want my students' learning to fall all of the time. I feel that there needs to be a balance between the higher levels of learning and the the lower levels.
For example, there are some skills that are foundational to other learning and must therefore be memorized and reviewed. Math facts are one of those foundational skills. After those math facts are memorized then it's time to apply that knowledge to the higher levels of learning. When planning lessons be sure to discuss real life uses of math. My class recently took a survey of Favorite Sweets in the intermediate grades. After collecting the data the students then had to compile the information onto a double bar graph. Using the double bar graph they were able to compare and contrast the information collected.
In comparison, Acuity is a school/county wide program that tests students on knowledge that they should have learned. This program also falls into the substitution category and is used as a tool to replace paper and pencil. The nice thing about Acuity is that it grades it for you. So Acuity also falls into the augmentation category.
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