Algebra2bits.com
I found this website to be a great resource for teachers to use in their classrooms. It provides lessons, worksheets and interactive games.
•The target age group is 14-16, freshmen-junior
•This is a resource site for teachers with interactive games, lessons, and worksheets. The website is appropriate for the classroom. Due to subscription limitations, I could not thoroughly research the website aside from the examples they provided.
Content connections that I noted included economics, science, and reading.
•Given the limitations of access, for what I could work with and access, the site seems appropriatly interactive.
•The site appears to be free of ads. Since you have to pay for a subscription to the site, I see no reason to have ads (most free sites utilize ads for income).
• The website has a multitude of resources for varying levels of mathematics that include supplemental materials, lessons, and interactive games.
•There are different subscription areas that you sign up for. For example, if you are teaching algebra and geometry, there are two different subscripion areas that you must sign up for. Subscriptions cost $39.95 per a year. They do offer group discounts and discounts to returning subscribers.
•Yes the site requires you to sign up and pay to use.
•The site explicitly states for teachers or parents to use with their students. I'm pretty sure adult supervision would not be required however an adult would be required to gain access the materials.
Stephanie, I have never heard of Algebra2bits.com before. This is a wonderful website!! The activities appear to be very engaging for students as well. The only issue that I have with this site is the cost of the subscription ($39.95 per student per year). This is definitely a good deal for each student; however, when you think about the cost for an entire class or multiple classes, it is just too much for one teacher to cover. Whether or not a school could afford this subscription would have to come down to the school's funding.
ReplyDeleteThis site seems really cool! I agree with Pam that the subscription cost would most likely be a burden to most schools. I doubt that public schools would be willing to pay for this for students. However, at a private school it could possibly be included in the students' fees for the department and all of the math teachers could collaborate to take advantage of it. The fact that there is an interactive game feature is also very appealing, not only because it is fun, but also because it can be accessed from home by students. If teachers are able to log on to the site and monitor student use, they could assign "20 minutes of math game practice" for homework.
ReplyDeleteGreat find!