The Answer Pad is a website/iPad solution I've blogged about before that is great for student assessment. This is done by having teacher's use the website/interface to create students and classes and then let the students take a test/quiz on their iPad. The teachers would then get instant real-time results.
However, that's just one great feature of The Answer Pad as I was lucky to receive a demo on their latest update called, Go Interactive. Go Interactive allows students to use their iPad to respond/answer teacher's questions. Basically, it turns an iPad into an interactive clicker device, where teachers get instant results. What makes this such a useful feature is the way teachers can assess student's learning by some of the handy ways in which they can respond to a question, such as: yes/no, T/F, text, thumbs up/down, etc etc.
This is great for students who are shy and don't want to raise their hands to ask a question. Now, all they have to do is type in a question on their iPad and a teacher will see who asked it. Also, this is a great tool to engage students and Guided Learning. This could be a great tool to use when watching a class video or reading a class story and wanting to get instant feedback. I can even see this being used as a back channel chat.
Some other great features w/ Go Interactive is the ability to use it to answer any type of question for any subject such as: Spelling, Geography (there is a map template that can be drawn on), Math (interact graph paper to draw/plot data), drawing, etc etc.
I highly recommend checking out The Answer Pad by clicking
here!!!
Below is a screen shot of The Answer Pad & Go Interactive in action, the left side of the screen is the teacher window and the right side window would be student's iPad....
Geography Drive USA is the ultimate US Geography app that teaches students about different information about the 50 US states. Students will learn a variety of different facts such as state: capitals, flags, interesting facts, landmarks, etc etc. Also, this is done in a fun and unique way in which players travel across the US and unlock different states and regions winning: money, vehicles, and more.
Operation Math is an excellent iPad app for students learning basic Math skills 5-12 yrs old. This is a very fun app that lets students play the role secret agent as they solve equations in under 60 seconds and unlock special features such as uniforms and watches. These games involve skills such as: addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, etc. What I really like is this game really engages students by putting them right in the action as they solve problems and travel to different geographical locations. This means that there is high replay value as students not only learn their Math skills but have fun doing it.
