Math+Sites

Math Sites...      **Mathalicious** is a site that offers a variety of math lessons. The lessons are very easily presented on a SmartBoard. The lessons are open ended and applicable to "real life." The Lessons also offer many opportunities for collaboration and problem solving. An example is a lesson on measures of central tendency. There are opportunities for application as students are asked to calculate the mean, median and mode. Students are also asked to analyze the measures and form arguments as to whether the measures represent "typical" for the set of data. Also, a discussion concerning building your own society with the consideration of the "veil of ignorance" allows for collaboration amongst students. An added advantage is that teachers do not have to present the entire lesson. The way the lessons are structured, a teacher could feasibly take parts of a lesson to integrate into their instruction. Definitely a site to try out! [|mathalicious]    **﻿ ** **Math Forum** is a site filled with a variety of resources. **Math Forum** also offers a problem of the week. The problem of the week is offered at different levels. Schools can just offer the problems to their students or schools can signup, for a fee, to get mentoring. The mentoring allows students to communicate with a mentor. Students would email their solutions to the mentor who would then provide the students with feedback. Schools can signup individuals or groups. The mentoring provides students with an opportunity to communicate their strategies to someone other than their classroom teacher. This would allow for students to improve clarity in their math communication. [|Math Forum]   ﻿  Although math teachers are not fond of "drill" type sites, the **IXL site** offers a wonderful resource for math skills. Students and teachers are able to choose which skills need to be targeted. There are explanations for incorrect answers and teachers are able to get reports on students progress. I signed up for a thirty day trial very hesitantly. My students who used it were very enthusiastic. They were excited to go on the site again and asked questions immediately after finishing their work concerning problems they had done incorrectly. This is a an excellent resource for tier one interventions. [|IXL Math]    ﻿  Math games provide incredible opportunities for students to work together and problem solve. It is important to preview all games to assess their quality and meaningfulness in regards to math instruction. The site below is an example of a quality site. Cool Math 4 Kids offers many engaging games, that if students work on together, provide challenging problem solving and collaboration opportunities. [|Cool Math 4 Kids]