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Top Ten Apps for Common Core State Standards: Math

If you work in education, chances are good you know exactly what CCSS stands for! However, knowing exactly what to do with those Common Core State Standards is another thing entirely. Many states begin implementation this fall, and educators everywhere are trying to figure out what this means for their lesson plans.

Indiana jumped on board the CCSS train quite early, and my district fully implemented in my school last year (grades K-4). This list, then, brings you some of the best apps I’ve seen for use with the CCSS in math. My focus is on the primary level, but I’ve also included some apps that I know are good for upper levels, too. Read on to start planning!

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Featured App: ThUMP Ultimate Calculus and Algebra Training.

Tell your high schoolers (or super, super gifted middle schoolers) to fire up their thinking caps- ThUMP Ultimate from Mathtoons Media  is here to push them to the next level in Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, and Calculus.

It works like this: The free version comes with 6 subjects: Number skills, Exponents, Radicals, Basic Algebra, Equations and Inequalities, and Intermediate Algebra.

3 more subjects, Advanced Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry, are available as in-app purchases at $.99 a pop. 

BuzzMath Middle School: Review

  

  

Bottom Line: a whopping 2800 common core aligned middle school math problems presented in a variety of formats for Free. You won't need any number sense to figure out the absolute value of this deal.

iTooch Middle School: Review

 

 

Bottom Line: A quiz-style app that may be useful for parents and teachers, but might not be motivating enough for students. A few areas need improvement, but it's Free to try all seven content strands!