Inequality kickoff

Today I had the perfect situation to use this app as a way of introducing my students to graphing inequalities.  Since this app has 10 levels, I could start the students on the lowest level to just graph simple inequalities such x > -2.  It took them a bit to get the hang of using the program but it means that I can have them work on it to become more familiar with solving inequalities.  On Thursday I will put them on a higher level so they have to solve one step inequalities which will require them to change the sign because of the multiplication or division by a negative number.  I plan to have them use this app regularly to get the additional practice they need.
On the other hand in Algebra II we were reviewing the rules of exponents and I had them do quiz 9 in the Mathtoons exponents app and many of them struggled with it.  So I had them move to Quiz 6 on exponents and they did a bit better but still struggled.  This gave me a quick assessment so I knew what I had to cover during the quick informational part of the lesson where I reminded them of the basic rules. 
I am getting better at using various apps to do a quick assessment of where my students are.  One thing I need them to do is when the app has an explanation of what they did incorrectly, they need to slow down, read the material and process it.  I just got the idea for students to list the question they missed, write down why they missed it and what to think about next time.  Yeah.

Inequality Kickoff

This is a lovely app that took me a few days to figure it out.  I do not know how intuitive it would be for my students but it is good practice.

This game has ten levels which go from simple problems to more complex inequalities.  This game is set up as a football game where the kicker sets up on a certain yard line to make a kick.

You are given a specific inequality to solve by placing the football on the proper yard line.

Then you make the ball solid if there is an equal sign involved or translucent if not.  This is done by using the change button.  The next step involves setting the direction of the ball so it goes left or right based on the inequality.

I like the way it gives the student a chance to try several more times if they do not get the correct answer the first time.  I look forward to trying it with my students.  I also like that the app has a multitude of levels to meet the needs of students from pre-algebra on up.