More Must Have Free PalmOS Apps for Active Learning
authored by Christine Tomasino
This is a shareware but will allow the first five letters ofthe alphabet for free.
Practice tracing or writing manuscript letters in upper andlower case letters and numbers 1-10.
Working with parts of speech enter your selections and SillySentences will combine your choices into some of the craziest sentences.Students will gain knowledge of parts of speech with the special color coding.
Excellent practice math application for adding, subtracting,multiplying, or dividing. Pick your own pick operation and number of digits tochallenge your skill.
A great guessing/logic game similar to Mastermind. It is ademo that will run for 30 days!
Sometimes a 30-day trial is all you need! This 2 player gameof hangman allows play against someone and put in your own words. It is a demothat will run for 30 days!
Forty tanagram puzzles to manipulate various shapes tocomplete a picture.
GoneMad! is
asilly word game (like Mad Libs)
for Palm handheld computers! Gone Mad! comes with some samplestory
templates, but the really fun part is when you create your own!
Practicereducing
fractions with this game.
Generate the random picking of whole or real numbers to usein Math operations or use this software to decide who goes next for classroommanagement tasks.
Create spirograph like images by identifying the shape, sizeand revolutions of the Òspirograph-likeÓ tools. Change the sine, cosine andtangent settings to modify your Òpicture.
Simulate eyewitness reporting by using this tool to recreatefaces, Add a note to each created face.
A database of everything first aid.
Organize books in this simple database.
A great tool for measuring time lapses such as dropping anobject in science to learn concepts of velocity, speed, or drag. Use asclassroom management for how long it takes for student tasks. Students can useit as a personal tool, too!
Excellent early learning software for students to generatewhat they know about kindergarten skills of over, under, letters first secondnumbers etc. Shareware fee $5.
Free,powerful, yet simple to use DB managerIt allows you to customize the fields and whatinformation you enter into the fields. You can use DB Free to store, manage, beam, etc. any type ofinformation.
Set custom timeframe, digits, and operation for practicingyour personal math skills.
Enter up to 12 items and calculate the average.
MathWiz is a mathematical game in which you are given fourrandom numbers between one and 10 (inclusive). You must put them together usingthe basic arithmetic operators in such a way as to arrive at a given fifthrandom number, also between one and 10.
Teach yourself Roman numerals in this four functioncalculator that displays Roman numerals.
Using symbols substitute a number to make math sentencestrue. Master one level to proceed to the next to keep challenging your logicand understanding of algebraic equations.
IFM quickly calculates the precise effects of inflationfor any years from 1913 through 2002 (2002 based on official estimates).InflationMaster uses actual inflation data published by the United States FederalReserve and takes into account years with high inflation, years with lowinflation even deflationary years. InflationMaster calculates forwards andbackwards and computes the inflation rate for any given year.
Manipulate the beads on the abacus for adding, subtracting,etc. to strengthen the understanding of place value.
Trace or write common words to improve handwriting skills,learning to read or spell. Only first five words will work in this demoversion.
Use the palm screen to flash a message to those within viewing distance. Its not IR or wireless, it is just what your eyes can see!
Short memos can be read with sound capabilities of a palm. Try PDASpeak for short phrases!
Create lists of ten items
Keep track of your daily fluid intake.
Chart and analyze data from hurricanes around
WWYTÑWhat Were You Thinking?
Create a question bank to use for learning. Questions are generated randomly.
Keep track of anything in this database. Customize two fields for each record and add a note.
Keep track of tasks and details.