PORTLAND, Maine — Are you the kind of person who panics when your child asks you to help with homework? Well, there's an app for that. Quite a few, actually. Rich Brooks with Flyte New Media pulled a few options to discuss with us on 207.
Rich, you've rounded up some of the best, what have we got?
One of the most popular and respected apps out there is Khan Academy. It's free and offers thousands of interactive exercises, videos, and articles followed by quizzes, and tests with instant feedback, all for free.
Anything for people who want to create their own study tools?
One good option is Quizlet. Flashcards and study tools. You can find pre-made flashcard sets or make your own and share them with friends. These flashcards can also be used for study games as well as writing and spelling exercises.
Free with in-app purchases to get rid of ads and add features.
Do you have anything for when you're stuck on a problem and you need help?
Mathway allows you to type your problem in or point your camera and snap a picture of the problem to receive instant free answers and detailed step-by-step solutions for basic math/pre-algebra, algebra, trigonometry/precalculus, calculus, & statistics.
Free, but you'll need to pay to view the steps.
A lot of learning these days tends to be group based...anything that is more social than what we've seen so far?
GoConqr allows you to connect and collaborate with friends, classmates or even students on the other side of the world. You can join in with Learning Groups on different study topics, share and post resources and get feedback and advice from other people studying the same subject.
Social is fun, but how about something that plays like a video game? Like Final Fantasy turn based gameplay?
Well, that's a very specific request, but I think I got you covered. One of my co-workers really likes Prodigy, which allows students from grades 1 - 8 to do math problems that actually are built into a turn-based battle video game, where kids can play against computer generated monsters, or battle each other.
It seems like there's a lot of education tools out there.
There are. I actually used Abby Cashman, my new high school intern at Flyte, to do some initial research for me.
She put together this deeper list:
Khan Academy
Thousands of interactive exercises, videos, and articles followed by quizzes, and tests with instant feedback, all for free. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/khan-academy/id469863705
Quizlet
Flashcards and study tools. You can find pre-made flashcard sets or make your own and share them with friends. These flashcards can also be used for study games as well as writing and spelling exercises.
Mathway
Type your problem in or point your camera and snap a picture of the problem to receive instant free answers and detailed step-by-step solutions for basic math/pre-algebra, algebra, trigonometry/precalculus, calculus, & statistics.
Chegg Study
Only library with millions of textbooks on hand to answer questions in the following subjects: math, business, physics, engineering, chemistry & more.
Desmos
An accessible graphing calculator that can instantly plot any equation, from lines and parabolas up through derivatives.
GoConqr
For a social learner, this is the app for you as it allows you to connect and collaborate with friends, classmates or even students on the other side of the world. You can join in with Learning Groups on different study topics, share and post resources and get feedback and advice from other people studying the same subject.
StudyBlue
Create your own flashcards or search library of 500 million flashcards. Similar to Quizlet. You can easily customise study sets with images and audio and quiz yourself while track your progress to see yourself improving over time.
Evernote
A note taking app that allows students and learners to add to-do lists, images, webpages, memos, etc. You can type up notes, hand write notes and photograph them, store things as a word doc or PDFs. It is a hub for all of your notes, acting not only as a note taking option, but as an organizer as well.
SAT Exam Prep and Practice by Magoosh
Practice over 1,500 math, reading, and writing exam questions with answers and explanations as well as watch tutorials, create study schedules, and get tutor help.
TED
TED Talks allow students to experience lectures and discussions relating to any given subject for school purposes or independent learning purposes.