Objective – Students will be able to identify web sites that provide
fun and educational reinforcement of math skills and concepts.
Objective – Students will select those sites that best serve their
needs and create a bibliographical list.
Introduction – Math is one of the most difficult subjects in
which to engage all students. There is only so much that can
be done with unifix cubes and base ten blocks.
Math becomes more alive when the students are actively
engaged. This is where the internet can truly benefit both student and
teacher. There is a wealth of sites to engage students, reinforcing skills and
building comprehensive in a fun, interactive manner.
The activity is designed
to show you the vast amount of math sites online, geared to all ages and
ability levels.
As the media specialist in your school, you will be asked by colleagues and parents to make
recommendations regarding websites relating to all curricular area. You need to
have an ongoing list you can hand to parents and staff.
Activity - Choose one math
skill that all grade levels in your school must work on. You can find this out
by either checking out your county’s curriculum on-line or checking the
essential curriculum in your school. Once you have chosen a common skill, visit
the sites listed below. Examine some of the math sites
suggested on these search sites. Choose at least 10 sites that provide skill reinforcement
at each grade and ability level. Your job is to find those sites that are the
most kid-friendly, interactive, and provide the most curriculum
based activities.
ixquick
Math Search – This meta site provides links to
other math pages. The site lists the top 10 links for further search. The links
are given star ratings regarding their usefulness
relating to the search-on word. In addition, related categories are linked.
http://ixquick.com/do/metasearch.pl?cat=web&cat=web&cmd=process_search&language=english&query=math
Google Search – Typing in “math +kids +interactive” in Google creates 220,000 returns. These are
listed in order of relevance to the search items.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=math+%2Bkids+%2Binteractive
All the Web - Math +Kids +Interactive – A search on
these terms at Alltheweb returns 656,483 hits.
http://www.alltheweb.com/search?cat=web&cs=utf8&l=any&q=math+%2Bkids+%2Binteractive
Surfwax
- Math +Kids – Surfwax is a meta
site. These search parameters returned 220 relevant sites.
http://www.surfwax.com/servlet/com.surfwax.FrontEnd.home?cmd=frames&search=%2Bmath+%2Bkids+%2Binteractive&max=100&sort=relevance&summaries=+
Assignment – Create a one page
handout for teachers and parents listing the math web sites you have evaluated.
Describe and briefly explain how each site can provide useful skill
reinforcement for each grade level. Be sure to rate each site for how
kid-friendly it is, how interactive it is, and how well it relates to the
curriculum.
Post your handout file to your website and
link it from your index page.
Rubric
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Form |
Little evidence of
organization of content. Provides no usefulness to either parents or
teachers |
Organization evident but shows little development
of flow from one section to the next. Useable by only one group – either
parents or teachers |
Well organized and developed. Sections flow
together well. Easy to read and understand. Usable by both
parents and teachers. |
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Content |
Little or no content. Sites listed do not
have explanations of usefulness. Contains only one area
rating rather than all three. |
Minimal content. Only lists two of the
three ratings areas for each site. |
Well developed. Presented
in an interesting manner. Use of graphics and clipart adds to
interest. Each site recommended contains rating for each of the criteria
listed above. |
