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I recently spent 6 hours attending live webinars centered around 15 free apps for various topics. Each hour was a different topic and each contained at least 15 apps. Almost immediately after the last webinar wrapped up, I started downloading some of those apps to see which would work best for either my classroom or my school. I have so far evaluated 22 of the 100+ apps that were discussed. So, I decided to do my own top 15 apps. This list is not ready yet, but I will highlight a couple of yay and nay apps here.

So, the three apps I have for you today are both iOS apps. I did not find an Android equivalent, but I will search for one when I am done with these 100+ apps.

YAY!
Geoboard by Clarity Innovations
This app is good for making and manipulating basic shapes. There are eight colors for rubber bands and three choices of board. There are options for grid lines, as well as numbering for rows and columns. Ability to duplicate objects and manipulate the duplicate. Shading and annotation are also available. Takes some practice to move nodes and edges to get exact desired shapes.

Meh!
Geometry Pad by Bytes Arithmetic, LLC
This app has a nice x-y coordinate system that can be moved and resized. There is a snap to feature that can turned on or off. It is ease to make shapes. Just choose your shape and tap the grid. Tap a point to manipulate the shape. An attributes menu opens that shows types of shape, name, coordinates (turn on/off), angle measure and congruency marks. Too many of the most useful features in this app are only available in the premium version ($6.99, which is not a bad price for this
                             incredibly useful app. However, this review exercise if for FREE apps).

NO!!
Ruler: A Curious Tool by Curious Hat
This app compares common, everyday objects, such as a lego block, to objects in a picture. The comparison is done with the picture as if it is the actual object. The app does not account for scaling. For example, I took a picture of my coffee mug which is about 6 inches actual size. The app said it was 2 1/2 Legos, or roughly 2.5 inches. This app also has ads in the app which is not appealing for an educational tools for students.

More to come soon. Look for my personal top 15 apps in the near future.

Love, peace and happiness always,

TheMrs.Mathmagician

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