iMath Engaged

Funded Apr 7, 2015

Thank you so much for funding our project! My students are DELIGHTED to be able to use their iPads (with sound) independently. Student engagement has increased tenfold in my class on pencil and paper classwork assignments. Every day, students come in and ask if they will be able to solve problems on the iPad after completing their classwork.

Since students know that they may work independently on their iPad after finishing their assignments, I have had 95% homework return for the first time in my 18-year career!!! It is refreshing to see kids so excited to hone their individualized math skills and deepen their understanding of concepts on khanacademy.org and firstinmath.com.

The student dialogue in my class has also shifted from off-task talking to students comparing the number of points, stickers, and badges earned as they complete their classwork. They are competing with each other to master skills with very little teacher-prompting. Also, I have been able to demonstrate how to navigate sites and manage their user accounts online by using our new iPad-to-projector adaptor. It has made assisting students so much more simple and effective!”

With gratitude,

Ms. Applbaum