12 Free Mobile Math Apps for the iPod Touch

iPod Touch

As a mobile learning device, the iPod Touch encourages learning anytime, anywhere! Applications available for this digital device support and encourage students to develop a greater understanding of math concepts through the lens of personalized learning.

The value of an iPod Touch as a mobile learning device is its ability to transform student learning behavior. According to research by K-Nect Project (2009), students using this digital device achieved higher test scores. This was attributed to more interactivity between students, teachers, and content.

Digital Math Applications

All of the following digital math applications for the iPod Touch are free.

TouchCalc – the scientific mode in this application offers all the usual functions and operations such as basic arithmetical operations, power, logarithm, roots, trigonometry etc. In the statistics mode students can calculate mean, median, quantil values, variance, standard deviation, range etc (Grades 6 – 12).

BrainPop – students learn something different every day with the free BrainPOP Featured Movie App. After watching BrainPOP’s daily animated movie, they can test their new knowledge with an interactive quiz (Grades 1 – 8).

GraphBook – is a collection of 2D, 3D, and 4D interactive graphing examples. Students can move, pinch, and rotate graphs and fractals in real-time (Grades 8 – 12).

TanGram XL – is the version of popular Tangram. The pieces are handled naturally as students use their fingers to move them or turn them both at once (Grades 5 – 10).

Cash Cow Lite – the objective is simple: students earn money by counting their loose change. Small coins make big coins, and big coins make dollar bills. Things get trickier when they encounter counterfeit money, gold nuggets, and glowing coins (Grades 1 – 5).

Egberta’s Equations – Egberta is a macaw with a nest full of eggs that Cliff the climber wants to eat. Unfortunately, the eggs are on top of a tall cliff. Students help Cliff reach the top and get the eggs by completing equations (Grades K -5).

Math Ref – a free version of the math reference application, Math Ref. This app gives students over 600 helpful formulas, figures, tips, and examples (Grades 9 – 12).

Equation Creator Description – students help finishing equations. They create the equations from any of the available number or operator tiles to form any correct equation. They practice using the four basic mathematical operators with several different settings and modes (Grades 1 – 8).

Number Line – an app which helps students learn fractions, decimals, and percents by ordering equivalent fractions, decimals, and percents on a number line. The Number Line app features multiple levels where the student must drag circles with either a percent, decimal or fraction onto a number line in the correct sequence (Grades 3 – 9).

TriFecta – the object of this problem solving game is to get rid of all three layers of tiles. Students tap the screen to roll the dice, then they choose up to three tiles so that the sum of the tiles is the same as the dice total (Grades 1 – 5).

Math Drills Lite - allows a single student to learn basic math skills in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Explore solutions to problems using number lines, wooden blocks, facts and hints (Grades 3 – 5).

iChoose – is the little metal button that knows your mind. Use the Yes/No, Coin Toss, Dice Roll and Card Choice to explore probabilities (Grades 6 – 12).