September 10

Compute Away!

The biggest challenge in Math is nailing all of those basic facts. The subject gets quite complex in the latter years, but it always comes back to having a good foundation of computation. There is site that allows you to do just that-no extra pictures, no ads-just addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

XtraMath is as basic as it comes. The screen is simple and one of the best parts is the students only need to enter the answer via keyboard or built-in calculator, not even press ‘enter’ to signify the answer is complete. Each lesson begins with a person speaking to them about the activity. Pressing ‘start’ begins the lesson that only lasts a few minutes.When complete, the student will see their results with a smiley face, green check or red x. The wrong answer is always accompanied by the correct one. Parents and teachers have access to the child’s account for monitoring.

There are plenty of videos on the site to cover all of the areas and certainly answer all of your questions.

 

 

 

April 13

The 5th season-Testing

Now is the time of year that the “crunch” has begun. Teachers finish teaching their curriculum and begin the review. For some grades the review includes the current year, however other grades include multiple years of a subject. Many educators spend a lot of time creating games for in-class use, but what happens when the students leave? Worksheets? Paper copies of a vocabulary sort are wonderful but can only be used so many times. A great review will include a variety of items. This is where technology comes in to play and Study Stack is the place to go.

Study Stack offers the ability to review vocabulary and concepts in a variety of ways, including games. The teacher will create their free account and enter the information needed to study. Students can access the site from any computer with internet access or view it on a handheld device after the app has been downloaded. Activity options are listed below.

Like the idea of review games online, but you would prefer a different site. Go to the bottom of the Study Stacks’s main page to find other websites that offer similar study options.