Math Fun in RCET's AT&T Classroom with Whiteboard Apps

Lippman second graders and Fishcreek third graders have been using the Educreations app in the AT&T Classroom to create their own math story problems. Educreations is a free app that enables a tablet or PC to function as an interactive whiteboard.  The app allows the ipad to record the student’s voice and his/her writing and drawing which can be saved for playback and/or shared online. Students are able to add images to their projects by drawing or inserting a photo taken from the Internet or captured with their ipad camera. Educreations can be used to create stories, animations, and presentations. This week in RCET’s AT&T Classroom, the children created their own story problems, typed the text and then drew images to accompany the problem and solution. Students added voiceover by recording themselves presenting and solving the problem.  Educreations is available at no cost as an iOS app and as a web-based tool for laptops and computers.

Two additional apps that offer many of the same features as Educreations are ScreenChomp and  ShowMe Interactive. Both tools are also available at no cost through the Apps store.