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DESMOS

​Explore Graph functions, plot tables of data, evaluate equations, explore transformations, and much more – for free!

​Check out their Teacher site for example classroom activities

Available on the iPad and at Desmos.com

Recommended by Derek Mooney

Geoboard

Geoboard is a tool for exploring a variety of mathematical topics. Learners stretch bands around the pegs to form line segments and polygons and make discoveries about perimeter, area, angles, congruence, fractions, and more.

Check out their Geoboard teacher site to learn more.

Available on the iPad

Recommended by Derek Mooney

My Script Calculator

Simply hand-write your calculations on the app and have them be automatically calculated!

Check out their My Script Website

Available on the iPad

Numbers

Numbers is the app for creating spreadsheets, graphs and pie charts. Numbers is easy to use and intuitive as it uses the best of Apple technology to bring you the most creative forms of graph and number work

Check out the Numbers website here to get a good look at its capabilities

Available on the iPad
(This is free for Lagan College teaching staff)

Recommended by Derek Mooney

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​Fractions
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Fractions is a great little app that helps to make understanding fractions much easier. It includes lots of narrated lessons and plenty of interactive activities.

TOPICS COVERED
1. Fractions Introduction
2. Equivalent Fractions
3. Common Denominator
4. Comparing and Ordering Fractions
5. Adding and Subtracting Fractions
6. Multiplying Fractions
7. Dividing Fractions

FEATURES
▪ Lesson with visual models and audio narration to make abstract concepts concrete
▪ Questions to practice what was learned

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​Shapes - 3D Geometry Learning

Shapes allows the teacher the chance to interact with shapes in an innovative way using the iPad and helps engage pupils with geometry.
elect 27 unique shapes

• Choose from a variety of: prisms, pyramids, Platonic solids and solids of revolution
  
• Unfold shapes into different net combinations
  
• Learn about number of faces, edges and vertices for each solid
  
• Build solids from scratch in Nets Creator mode
  
• Explore transparent surfaces mode
  
• Highlight the vertices and edges
  
• Color selected elements
  
• Rotate the shapes in any direction
  

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​Probability Tools

Probability Tools allows students to perform probability trials with spinners, dice, coins, and playing cards.

This application is ideal for classroom use.

With the new playing cards module, students can customize a deck of cards before drawing. The app displays the probability, as a fraction and as a percentage, of a variety of outcomes for the next card.

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IXL MATHS

Over 4,000 skills in maths and English, students can find comprehensive content for all year levels. Interactive questions and virtual rewards create an engaging learning environment that motivates students to master skills and explore new topics.

• More than 3,000 skills aligned to the national curriculum provide comprehensive coverage KS3 - A Level. Unlimited questions and no templates mean students can practise, review, and master a skill—and never see the same question twice. From skip-counting with pictures to graphing quadratic functions, IXL's interactive question types bring the joy of learning to students’ fingertips.

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