AGE: MIDDLE SCHOOL
SITE: www.mathplayground.com
The purpose of this resource is for children of all ages to
play games and learn math concepts in a fun way.
The users of this site are required to have a general
concept of the ideas used to make the games. The site is organized into
grade/math levels, hoping that children in 6th grade will have a 6th
grade math understanding, etc.
This resource would be helpful for children in middle school
to learn the concepts they are learning in a fun way, as well as give them the
opportunity to review older information in a risk free/fun way.
I would 100% recommend this resource for middle school ages
children. It gives them the perfect way to keep up on their math skills without
the fear and/or embarrassment of potentially forgetting math knowledge or
concepts from previous and current academic classes.
SITE: www.khanacademy.com
Khan Academy is an educational websites that includes videos
and problem help for students. It is personalized to each student and assists
them in learning concepts that they otherwise do not understand in class.
Students are required to know what they are looking for out
of the website. They need to have specific concepts and skills that they are
unclear on, and the willingness to learn them in a serious way.
This is a tough age, in terms of maturity, to allow students
to use this resource. It is hard for them to identify what they do not know and
have the determination to learn it.
I would not recommend this resource to middle school kids. I
feel like they would lean on it too much, and not look to their teachers for
assistance when the teachers should be their #1 resource in this time of Middle
School
SITE: www.wolfram.com/mathematica
The purpose of this site is to compute answers to
upper-level math issues (calculus, hedge-fund management, etc.)
Students are required to have a deep understanding and
passion for math, and simply need the calculations to further their research
and/or assignment.
This resource is definitely not age appropriate for middle
school students, as the math that they are dealing with is nowhere near this
level of math.
I would recommend this for middle schoolers only who are at
calculus level (at least) classes
SITE: www.webmath.com
This site is used to solve specific math problems (at any
level).
Students are required to have specific math skills, and
questions that they need help on. It doesn’t help students learn the concepts
at all, it just gives them the final result.
This site is appropriate for middle school students, because
sometimes they get stuck on specific problems, even if they know the general
ideas of the lesson. It is quick, and simple, and age appropriate.
I would recommend this resource with no changes. They shouldn’t
use this to do all of their homework, but there are situations where this is a
quick fix.
I have not heard of math playground, but it seems interesting. I think websites with math games are especially fun
ReplyDeleteGood job, I had never heard of Math Playground and Web Math. But, why would middle school students "lean on it (Khan Academy) too much" ?
ReplyDeletelaith,
Deletei think it could be possible for students to disregard instruction from there classroom teachers if they used khan academy excessively. i think nicole is right that this resource should be used as an add on at this age rather than an independent tool for learning.
nicole,
ReplyDeletenice job of putting together resources useful for enrichment for middle school students who are advanced for their age, and resources useful for supporting and/or reinforcing skills and concepts for those on or below grade level. are you sure you don't want to become a teacher? ;)
professor little