I have subscribed to Edutopia for a number of years but have to admit that life is so busy I don't always spend the time I would like on this site. There are a number of helpful resources educators can find here including:
Technology Integration - K-5
http://www.edutopia.org/groups/technology-integration-k-6
Educators share best practices at this site. There are some wonderful resources that teachers are creating, integrating and offering feedback for.
Middle School Discussion - what works and what doesn't can be found at http://www.edutopia.org/groups/middle-school. Discussion topics include free/open source software, must-see websites, free resource site for math teacher, bullying in the middle school and more. It takes a special person to be a middle school teacher. If you are a middle school teacher, you will find good company here.
Technology Integration - High School Discussions can be found at http://www.edutopia.org/groups/technology-integration-high-school. This groups discusses teaching and learning in the 21st Century.
If you have an interest in project-based learning, Edutopia has resources for you. Visit their Free Resources and Downloads for Project Learning page at http://www.edutopia.org/maine-project-learning-free-resources-and-tools. Educators from Maine have shared their resources for all grade levels, elementary through high school.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
IXL (translated I excel)
As I was looking for math websites to help elementary students, I found this site - IXL. The site is a product of the Quia corporation. If you are not familiar with Quia, it is an educational site where users can create learning activities and share them with other educators and students. The IXL site focuses on math review. IXL calls itself, "The Web's #1 Math Practice Site".
The IXL site is easy to navigate and should appeal to children because the site is colorful and uses illustrations of smiling kids. The site is very inviting and child friendly.
Math skills are listed by grade level (PreK-6) and then organized into categories. There are over 100 skills listed for each grade level except PreK which has less than 100. Some of the category names you will find include: Numbers and Counting, Fractions, Time, Measurement, Money, Adding and Subtracting, to name a few. Skills are aligned to state standards.
Teachers or parents can purchase a subscription and keep track of student progress. There is an option for monthly or yearly pricing and for multiple children if you are purchasing a subscription for home. If you want to preview the site, you can practice and answer 20 questions for free each day. When your 20 questions are used up you still view samples from each grade level by hovering over the links.
If your child is struggling with math or hates the paper and pencil reviews, check out IXL. They might just decide that math isn't too bad after all.
The IXL site is easy to navigate and should appeal to children because the site is colorful and uses illustrations of smiling kids. The site is very inviting and child friendly.
Math skills are listed by grade level (PreK-6) and then organized into categories. There are over 100 skills listed for each grade level except PreK which has less than 100. Some of the category names you will find include: Numbers and Counting, Fractions, Time, Measurement, Money, Adding and Subtracting, to name a few. Skills are aligned to state standards.
Teachers or parents can purchase a subscription and keep track of student progress. There is an option for monthly or yearly pricing and for multiple children if you are purchasing a subscription for home. If you want to preview the site, you can practice and answer 20 questions for free each day. When your 20 questions are used up you still view samples from each grade level by hovering over the links.
If your child is struggling with math or hates the paper and pencil reviews, check out IXL. They might just decide that math isn't too bad after all.
Help With Fractions
Over the summer I spend time with my boys reviewing some basic skills they learned in their previous school year. This summer, my former sixth grader is working with fractions. Math does not come easily for him so I was looking for help online to explain some of the processes he needed to go through. I found the website Help With Fractions which did help us! At the site you will help with the following topics:
We worked through the Least Common Denominator section that got us on track. There is a Prime Numbers chart that may be helpful to students. Check it out - it might be just what you were looking for.
- Math Homework Help
- Adding Fractions
- Subtracting Fractions
- Multiplying Fractions
- Dividing Fractions
- Least Common Multiple
- Least Common Denominator
- Greatest Common Factor
- Equivalent Fractions
- Simplifying Fractions
- Reducing Fractions
- Understanding Fractions
- Prime Numbers
- Fraction Calculator
We worked through the Least Common Denominator section that got us on track. There is a Prime Numbers chart that may be helpful to students. Check it out - it might be just what you were looking for.
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