Multiplication Explained - Master the Times Tables with Understanding app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: Institute for Knowledge Design
First release : 11 Apr 2014
App size: 5.54 Mb
What is there to know about single-digit multiplication? A lot more than you might think!
PRODUCT DEMO: http://youtu.be/zK2QgUBjCK4
If you’re looking for an app that will help someone learn the times tables through 10x10, look no further! Multiplication Explained is much more than a typical flashcard app. It is a complete mini-curriculum designed to promote both conceptual understanding and fact fluency at the same time.
KEY FEATURES
+ Interactive mini-lessons teach and check understanding of core concepts
+ Practice activities focus on learning one number at a time
+ Challenge mode tests mastery of all facts through 10x10
+ Visual hints reinforce understanding and fluency
+ Intelligent recommendations suggest what to study next based on performance
+ Clean, intuitive design
+ Low noise (so as not to aggravate parents and teachers!)
+ Efficient - focuses on learning with minimal distractions
+ Easy to use with any number of students - perfect for home or classroom
+ TEACHERS: Designed to work in all the ways you do - in a one-iPad classroom; as an activity center; or with BYOD, cart, or 1:1 scenarios
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After working through the interactive mini-lessons, users should be able to:
+ Explain what it means to ‘multiply’ two numbers
+ Demonstrate *how* to multiply two numbers, with examples
+ Define the terms “multiplicand” and “multiplier”
+ Define the commutative property of multiplication and explain why it holds
After successfully completing the challenge mode, users should be able to:
+ Quickly recall from memory the product of any two numbers from 1x1 to 10x10
COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS
Grade 2
+ CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.OA.C.4: Use addition to find the total number of objects arranged in rectangular arrays with up to 5 rows and up to 5 columns
Grade 3
+ CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.A.1: Represent and solve problems involving multiplication
+ CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.B.5: Understand properties of multiplication
+ CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.C.7: Multiply within 100
AGE RANGE
The primary audience is 8-10 year olds (2nd-3rd grade in the U.S.), although many others can benefit. During testing, even adults reported learning something new!
DESIGN CREDITS
+ Instructional Design: Michael W. Connell
+ Software Design: Michael W. Connell
+ Graphic Design: DCBurke Design / 50 Hillside Design
(https://www.linkedin.com/in/dcburkedesign, dcburkedesign.carbonmade.com)