I do not own or have access to the popular i- devices although I have had the opportunity to watch and play a couple times. It appears to me that the majority of the students see their i-phones and i-touch devices primarily as game and music platforms. While the number of math related apps is fairly small, there are several out there that would be beneficial. In fact I can see myself recommending a couple of them to my students. I did not find a math app that was free that I liked.
I like the "Algebra Prep: Graphing" app. It touches the core of what we focus on in Algebra 1 and would be useful to any of my students. The "Math Ref" program also offers a great resource for algebra students with its search capability for formulas and properties. The third program I like is the "My Calculator Pro". We provide graphing calculators for our students in class. Those students with I-touch and i-phones could use that app for a fraction of the cost of a new graphing calculator.
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