Saturday 12 May 2012

Nicole’s Pick


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Math BINGO
This app is designed for practice in the 4 operations- addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.  The user can choose which operation they would like to practice.  A nice feature is the ability to choose the level in each operation- easy, medium and hard.   On the BINGO card are numbers and when the user is shown an operation question, he/she must chose the answer from the BINGO card.  If the correct answer is picked, a figure (such as a flower in the free version or bug in the $.99 version) appears on that number.  If the answer is not shown, the user is prompted with a small sound (sounds like uh-uh) and then the correct solution is shown.  The object of the game is to get 5 bugs in a row.  The user can save their progress by creating a profile, another great feature of this game.  This option is not available in the free version.  This is really the only difference in the two versions.
This app has great visuals and is a wonderful tool to use for small group, large group or by an individual student to practice facts.  It’s also great to use during your daily mental math. The only thing that I would like to see added to this app is option of switching operations in a level.  For example, the user can presently choose addition or subtraction in one level and only that one operation is used.  I would like to see both addition and subtraction questions asked in a level so that the user must pay attention to the operation sign.  This is a skill that many students need to practice (paying attention to what the question is asking them to do).
Other than this one thing, Math BINGO is a wonderful app.  For only $.99 for the app, I would recommend buying the app so that the user can save their progress.

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