Webliography

 Webliography

Megan Mehaffey Mr. Tieri EDU 248 April 21, 2010

Preface While thinking about what level I was going to choose to do my webliography on, I decided to focus on mathematics. These particular web sites are all about how to integrate technology in the classroom by using different sites. In these sites, they are focused on the younger learners in the math world. It is all about engaging the classroom into wanting to learn the particular math lesson whether it was subtraction or addition. In thinking that all of these websites focus on math lessons for grades K-2. In using these websites, you should be able to see a clear improvement for your ‘visual’ learners in the classroom, and that math can be fun and interesting! With today’s technology in the classroom, these websites make it easier and more enjoyable to have a classroom activity done all together.

1. [] Mathematic Lessons that are fun! fun! fun! Is a website dedicated to providing different ways to make math easier and fun for students to learn. This site contains all different activities for a teacher to have during class and have the students intrigued in the lesson. The website is easy enough to access, which makes it simple for each student to use at home. The educational website also has some math activities available in Spanish. The Mathematic Lessons that are fun! fun! fun! has multiple educational mathematical activities.

2. @http://www.fun4thebrain.com/murb/murb.html Fun 4 the Brain, is a website that has a games called “Murb Math Games”. It is a site dedicated to teach younger students about addition, subtraction, multiplication or division. It provides a game that depending on which math subject the teacher is teaching, he/she can pick one and go through the class and have the students pick and choose which one of the answers they believe is correct. It is a site that will make the students more intrigued with wanting to learn about math!

3. @http://www.softschools.com/math/games/fishing_add.jsp Soft Schools.com, is a website that is all about providing different math lessons for all grades. The site is built up of a collection of different kinds of games that will intrigue the classroom, making the students engaged and wanting to learn the material being taught. All of the topics on Soft Schools.com are based off of educational standards on the different mathematical lessons.

4. [] Fun Brain, is a web site that is all about catching both genders attention and engaging the different students into wanting to learn the material. This particular web site is all about making the games fun and also about current events that the children may be dealing with, for example a sports game. Young boys are in their peek of being involved in sports and activities, and Fun Brain catches their attention by intriguing them with the different themes of the games.

5. [] eGames, helps you integrate technology into the classroom, making the lesson more modern and the students more engaged. With today’s technology, there are so many different ways for the students to learn, ways that they would like to learn. eGames is a visual way for the learners to understand the different mathematical equations. It is a website that they can do at their home for practice!

6. [] IXL, is a website made to provide different types of games and practices for students of all different grade levels. It is available on the internet right at the website, you can choose which grade you would like to go into and practice the different math problems/equations. By using IXL, your students will be having that extra help at home that can sometimes get them ready for the next days test or activity.

7. [] Learn-with-math-games, is a website directly focused on using technology in the classroom while teaching/practicing different math problems. In today’s educational world, educators are pushing to get different electronically devices in the classroom for example white boards. If you have a white board in the classroom, this would be a perfect site for you to use to teach your students. This particular website also has different math techniques for your students to practice to help them in their lesson.

8. [] education.com, bringing learning to life, has all different activities available for the teachers to bring into the classroom while also bringing technology in the classroom. By using this site you will be engaging the students in fun ways that they can learn, by letting them know that learning is fun! Education.com is all about finding and providing activities for teachers to use to have that extra help. You may use this site for group activities, or you may give it to the children to use at home for that extra help.

9. [] Kids Math Games, is all about helping the students further their education while using technology, which they are interested in. It is all about what is in the present, and right now technology is a very big issue with using it in the classroom, this site gives the teachers a opportunity to have a fun activity planned for the classroom to do, and at the same time bringing technology into their classroom. It is a perfect site for younger students.

10. [] Math is Fun! This website is focused on more of a variety of different math lessons, games, and techniques that you may bring into the classroom. While bringing this web site into the classroom you are also bringing technology into the classroom also. By doing this you are letting the students know that there are visual ways of learning different equations or methods, and that may make them more interested in wanted to learn the subject.