The Internet &
Software Assist Teachers
GeoThentic - http://www.lt.umn.edu/geothentic
Simulation Support
Software
This website allows students
to solve complex problems within an online environment. It is a very insightful approach by national
geographic to provide a learning environment in which students learn by making
adult decisions. Geothentic allows
students to build on their scaffold by using their own experiences in an active
and hands on manner with real life situations (Roblyer and Doering,2013,pg.45).
Check it out...!National geographic's way of teaching kids how to deal with adult scientifc situations. http://t.co/2MitjsDi9Q. #ED527UM
— David Iradji (@DavidIradji) September 5, 2013
Learningplanet.com – http://www.learningplanet.com
Drill and Practice
Software
The Learning Planet
offers a very extensive library of learning activities and educational
games. The math exercises allow learners
to have diverse choice in various drill and practice educational games. It allows students to learn through fun work
problems and obtain immediate feedback and grades (Robyler and Doering, 2013,
pg. 83). This type of practice is
essential to math because it eliminates the monotony of traditional math daily
lessons in the classroom setting.
HippoCampus.org – http://www.hippocampus.org
Tutorial Software
Hippo Campus is a core
academic website with a very extensive multimedia collection that offers
tutorials and videos for all high school science subjects (NROC, 2103). It’s very well-funded and offered to the
general public (NROC, 2013). These
animations and videos mimic an advanced human tutorial providing all
information and instructional activities a high or middle school student
requires to master a science topic (Robyler and Doering, 2013, pg.78). Again not only does it provide an excellent
tutorial source, it’s also REGISTER FREE and NO CHARGE.
Math Blaster – http://www.mathblaster.com
Support Software Instructional
Game
An instructional game
that even makes the repition of math enjoyable through the use of drills and
simulations. Math is a subject which
requires constant motivation and this site offers many activities which follow
a rule in order to produce a sufficient outcome (Robyler and Doering, 2013,
pg.90).
Memory Challenge – www.criticalthinking.org
Support Software
Problem Solving
Memory Challenge
assists students solving skills by teaching directly through explanation and practice
(Robyler and Doering, 2013, pg.79).
These memory exercises provide various levels of difficulty to ensure
adequate problem solving skills are developed by the student.
References
Robyler, M.D. &
Aaron H. Doering. Intergrating Educational Technology into Teaching (6th
ed.). Upper Saddle River : Pearson.
Monterey Institute for
Technology and Education and NROC. (2013, January). User’s Guide to
HippoCampus. Retrieved from www.hippocampus.org.
I think that math can be fun when it is competitive! If a teacher has small groups of two to three students at a time, the students can really be motivated to learn. Like the textbook says, students find entertainment when they know they are playing a game. I wonder how many, if any, schools in Alabama are opposed to instructional games? I wonder if they feel as if this method of learning is not as effective as the traditional learning curriculm?
ReplyDeleteI thinking using games can be tricky, not everyone likes to play and then you have those who get frustrated because they can not win or feel as if having to compete constantly could be bad for inter-classroom relationships. I do think games would make learning math more fun and have some motivational pull that it normally doesn't have.
ReplyDeleteI think GeoThentic sounds neat, I'm sure students would be able to tackle a tough subject like geography with this useful simulator.
ReplyDeleteI do agree Sarah as for as gaming it can get tricky and distracting. Competition and frustration can be distraction from the subject matter. I've always loved math and I think I choose the math gaming software specifically to show how educational games at this point are best suited for math. I'm sure throughout the course and other blogs there educational games that can be extremely effective for all subjects.
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