I plan to teach middle school math (grades 6-8).
Game Classroom- Is an app that offers a variety of resources for teachers of multiple subjects grade K-6. As far as my teaching is concerned, I could use this app for sixth grade math instruction. In the sixth grade math section alone, there are sample lessons and activities for 8 different topics taught in sixth grade math including geometry, statistics, probability, and algebra- to name a few. And, within each topic are subjects for individual lessons. There are even math games accompanying many of these topics and subjects.
The site is free and as a bonus, it is colorful and appealing for students; not to mention it is easy to navigate- all in all, a wonderful classroom resource.
HotChalk- This site is AWESOME! It's a place to create an online class or a portion of your class in which students and their parents can access at home. It is a great organizational tool for ANY subject... even if you don't have your students access the site at home. There's a pre-formatted gradebook, places to post assignments and lessons, and there are also many tutorials for how to use different aspects of the site. The site is free, and fairly easy to navigate. I registered and plan on using it for online grade posts for parents to access, for sure! I plan to explore the site a little more and will be sure to update y'all on how it goes.
Last class was very informative, and I enjoyed the exposure to all these different apps/sites. I learned that although some prove to be a great resource for the classroom, we still need to critically analyze them individually to decide whether or not they are worth the effort- or if the same thing can be done just as well or even better, for free, and with minimal effort in a resource that we currently have at our disposal without the app/site.
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