Algebra App for students

LAS VEGAS, US: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) announced that Nevada’s Clark County School District (CCSD) has selected the HMH Fuse: Algebra 1 App for approximately 1,000 of its students.

HMH has partnered with CCSD to conduct a pilot study of students’ and teachers’ experience using the mobile curriculum on iPad 2 devices. The app combines mobile technology with the curriculum of HMH’s Holt McDougal to create a learning experience tailored to the needs of 21st century students.

“We know that there is a tremendous amount of room for improvement in our student’s math scores,” said Clark County School District Superintendent Dwight D. Jones. “We also know that many of our students are technology savvy and we have to engage them in ways that will stimulate their learning. So when we were presented with this opportunity to utilize a new application, we decided to implement the pilot program.”

HMH Fuse engages students in ways that traditional education cannot, as they claim. Using the iPad, students watch engaging video tutorials, swipe through pages, receive hints and walk through complex problems at home or on the go. The platform claims it encourages the use of personalized lesson plans by combining direct instruction, ongoing support, assessment and intervention in one easy-to-use suite of tools.