MathBoard
- Devices: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android
- Price: $4.99
- Category: Education
Common Sense Media says
Useful practice tool customizable for range of levels.
- Devices: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android
- Price: $4.99
- Category: Education
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Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that MathBoard is a practice tool that infuses the sometimes tedious and impersonal process of practicing basic mathematical operations with fun by adding lots of customizable options, individual quiz generation, and the ability to save results for each student using this app. The encouraging "ding!" that alerts a student that he or she answered the question right is counterbalanced by a rather annoying and startling "buzz!" on wrong answers.
What kids can learn
Subjects
Math
- arithmetic
- division
- functions
- subtraction
- addition
- algebra
Skills
Self-Direction
- identifying strengths and weaknesses
- academic development
- effort
Engagement, Approach, Support
The chalkboard-style interface may not strike kids as flashy, but they may find the ability to write numbers or draw marks to represent counting with different chalk colors fun and helpful for completing the problems.
Through repeated practice, kids can get some depth, and the app is responsive, letting kids know when they've gotten an answer wrong or right.
Math tables on the app can be helpful to kids when completing homework. A solid user manual can be downloaded for free, but only on iTunes.
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What's it about?
After a teacher or parent helps set up the game by setting the customizable options according to a kid's current math level, individualized quizzes are generated. The encouraging "ding!" that alerts a student that he or she answered the question correctly is counterbalanced by a rather annoying and startling "buzz!" for wrong answers. Kids also have access to quick reference tables for basic math functions on this app. There's the ability to save results for each student, and quiz results can be emailed to teachers.
Is it any good?
QUALITY
MATHBOARD is a highly useful math practice tool, especially for families with kids of varying age ranges, because it can be customized for different kids' math levels from the earliest grades all the way through mastery of basic facts. True, the chalkboard style screen could probably have been designed with a little more color and design pizzazz to capture younger kids' attention. But, overall, the many customizations built within this game will add up to math success for kids who use it to their advantage.
Families can talk about...
Help kids set up the appropriate number parameters and other customizable settings for their age and skill level.
If this app uncovers a particular area within basic math that your kid is struggling with, mention that to his or her teacher to get some extra help with that skill.
App details
| Devices: | iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android |
| Price: | $4.99 |
| Pricing structure: | Paid |
| Release date: | August 30, 2011 |
| Category: | Education |
| Size: | 4.60 MB |
| Publisher: | PalaSoftware, Inc. |
| Version: | 1.6.10 |
| Minimum software requirements: | iOS 5.0 or later; Android 3.2 and up |
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Math Board is highly customizable
This app is highly customizable - you can setup the operations, number range, and quiz type. It's great for practicing mental math skills and completing math drills. This isn't really a game, more of a math practice tool without having to come up with questions on your own.
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