Lori

**Assignment #1 iTunes** I downloaded four apps from iTunes U. I am amazed at all of the options that are out there. I am looking forward to having some time to sit down and go through the apps and see how they can help me improve as a teacher in the classroom.

**Assignment #2Applications**

1. **Lose It**!- Lose it is a Weight Loss App. that is for the IPhone but you can also download it to the Ipad but it will only appear on the screen as the same size as an IPhone. It is very easy to use. My husband and I both lost 35-40 lbs since January. It allows you to scan the barcode of any food and it will tell you how many calories there are per serving. It is very similar to Weight Watchers Program put you are counting calories instead of points. It also allows you to enter in exercise calories and has a very large list of exercises to choose from. I think this app is awesome. We have shared it with many of our friends and family. This is a free app and there is also one similar to it for the Ipad.
 * __5 Personal Apps__**

2. **The Weather Channel**- I go to this app daily to check the current weather conditions and also to check the ten day forcast. This is a free app.

3. **Map My Fitness -** This is a an IPhone app that I use to map my run or walk. After you have gone one mile it tells you that you have just finished a mile and what your pace is. It does that after each mile you complete. At the end of your session it shows how many calories you have burned, total miles and even shows the elevation of any hills you have gone up. It also has lots of advance features such as sharing your progress with friends, etc.

4. **Taste of Home** - This is also an Iphone app that can be used with the Ipad. It is a cooking app that has lots of good recipes. I love having the app so I can refer to it when I am in the grocery store to make sure i have all the ingredients. You can save any recipe as a favorite which I find helpful.

5. **Sudoku-** I love to play this game so now it allows me the opportunity to do it anywhere. The only downfall is the free app only has the easy level. I may have to spend $.99 to purchase all the levels.

1. **Khan Academy** - You can basically learn almost any math topic here. It has videos and tutorials that can be downloaded. It can be used to supplement almost any math course. This is a free app.
 * __10 Educational Apps__**

2. **Your Teacher.com** - Another math site for high school teachers that is free. It has videos, tutorials, practice problems and printable worksheets in almost any math subject. Sometimes it takes a while to download things but the content is very good.

3. **Math Ref Free** - This is a free math reference app that gives you over 600 helpful, formulas, tip and examples that are part of the full version that you must pay for.

4. **Triangle Solver** - This free app allows you to find missing sides and angles of triangles. I will use it in my class when we discuss the Law of Sines and the Law of Cosines.

5. **Kendall Hunt Common Core State Standards** - this free app will help me with the implementation of the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics. It identifes curriculum content specifically addressed to a specific program but can be helpful with any middle or high school math program.

6. **Protractor 1st** - this free app measures angles and also does conversions from radians to degrees and vice versa. It is interactive with cool sounds and animation effects.

7. **Sketchpad Explorer** - this free app allows you to interact with and investigate any document created in the Geometers Sketchpad program. It can be used for all levels K-12 and in all topics of math not just geometry.

8. **iMathematics!** - This is a limited free version. It has more than 120 math topics, over 700 formulas, 8 solvers and calculators.

9. **f(x) Math** - This is a free math tutoring app. It includes more than 200 sample problems which students can edit and view fully animated step-by-step problem solving procedures.

10. **3D Brain** - This is a free app that focuses on the brian. I plan to use it in my Psychology class. It has 29 interactive structures. Students can discover how each region of the brain functions, what happens when it is injured, and how it is involved in mental illness.

**Assignment #3Audiobooks / E-Book**

Wolfgang Riebe. __100 Quotations to Make You Think__. Mind Power Publications at Smashwords, 2010 Brenda Jackson. __Irresistible Forces.__ Harlequin Enterprises, August 1, 2012