Intergrating Technonogy in the Classroom

HKDFAD · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 4

Integrating technology in the classroom can be very challenging. Can anyone
give me some success stories or suggestion of ways to successfully incorporate
technology into the classroom?

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Javier de La Rosa · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 10

I now do all my math testing online. There is a good non-commercial
(no-ads) educational site http://www.thatquiz.com that offers quite a
lot of math tests for the elementary school level. Teachers can
register and get complete grading. I don't have to grade quizzes anymore!

Javier

HKDFAD wrote:

> Integrating technology in the classroom can be very challenging. Can anyone
> give me some success stories or suggestion of ways to successfully incorporate
> technology into the classroom?

Laura · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 2

Javier de La Rosa wrote in message news:...
> I now do all my math testing online. There is a good non-commercial
> (no-ads) educational site http://www.thatquiz.com that offers quite a
> lot of math tests for the elementary school level. Teachers can
> register and get complete grading. I don't have to grade quizzes anymore!
>
> Javier

I went to http://www.thatquiz.com and experimented with the math
testing on the main site. I liked the idea that kids could test their
skills on it, however, I found one disadvantage. I did not like the
fact that once you entered your answer, you were automatically sent to
the next question. I feel that a lot of kids may accidentally press
the wrong number and will not have an opportunity to correct their
answer. Do you have problems with your kids doing this, especially
when they are taking a quiz?

I think that this website would be very useful for the kids to
practice their skills but I do not think that I would use it for
testing. Another program I have used is Math Blaster, which is a
series of CD-rom math games. It allows the student to practice their
math skills while playing games.

Javier de La Rosa · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 10

Laura wrote:
> Javier de La Rosa wrote in message news:...
>
>>I now do all my math testing online. There is a good non-commercial
>>(no-ads) educational site http://www.thatquiz.com that offers quite a
>>lot of math tests for the elementary school level. Teachers can
>>register and get complete grading. I don't have to grade quizzes anymore!
>>
>>Javier
>
>
>
> I went to http://www.thatquiz.com and experimented with the math
> testing on the main site. I liked the idea that kids could test their
> skills on it, however, I found one disadvantage. I did not like the
> fact that once you entered your answer, you were automatically sent to
> the next question. I feel that a lot of kids may accidentally press
> the wrong number and will not have an opportunity to correct their
> answer. Do you have problems with your kids doing this, especially
> when they are taking a quiz?
>
> I think that this website would be very useful for the kids to
> practice their skills but I do not think that I would use it for
> testing. Another program I have used is Math Blaster, which is a
> series of CD-rom math games. It allows the student to practice their
> math skills while playing games.

Laura,
True, they can't go back and change their answers. I haven't used
thatquiz.com for major tests -- another disadvantage is that you can't
combine the different quiz types (fractions, geometry) to form a larger
test with different kinds of questions.
Still, for what it does -- efficient online quizzing and automatic
grading for me -- I have been very happy with it.
The students DO have to be careful which button they press. At first,
I was seeing a lot of wrong answers which were typos -- someone fat
fingering the wrong key -- but it has also been teaching the kids how to
use a computer and how to make sure they press the right key. They have
been getting better.

Javier

Norallkayakbear · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

I teach fifth grade in Carlsbad Ca.and find that Math Blaster is a good program
as well.For my ELL students I have used all kinds of elementary software that I
get donated because the kids have outgrown it. There are also good sites on
internet for worksheets and materials for students who don't speak english. I
had student from Russia and the use of the computer and peer helpers was a life
saver.

Laura · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 2

Javier de La Rosa wrote in message news:...
> Laura wrote:
> > Javier de La Rosa wrote in message news:...
> >
> >>I now do all my math testing online. There is a good non-commercial
> >>(no-ads) educational site http://www.thatquiz.com that offers quite a
> >>lot of math tests for the elementary school level. Teachers can
> >>register and get complete grading. I don't have to grade quizzes anymore!
> >>
> >>Javier
> >
> >
> >
> > I went to http://www.thatquiz.com and experimented with the math
> > testing on the main site. I liked the idea that kids could test their
> > skills on it, however, I found one disadvantage. I did not like the
> > fact that once you entered your answer, you were automatically sent to
> > the next question. I feel that a lot of kids may accidentally press
> > the wrong number and will not have an opportunity to correct their
> > answer. Do you have problems with your kids doing this, especially
> > when they are taking a quiz?
> >
> > I think that this website would be very useful for the kids to
> > practice their skills but I do not think that I would use it for
> > testing. Another program I have used is Math Blaster, which is a
> > series of CD-rom math games. It allows the student to practice their
> > math skills while playing games.
>
> Laura,
> True, they can't go back and change their answers. I haven't used
> thatquiz.com for major tests -- another disadvantage is that you can't
> combine the different quiz types (fractions, geometry) to form a larger
> test with different kinds of questions.
> Still, for what it does -- efficient online quizzing and automatic
> grading for me -- I have been very happy with it.
> The students DO have to be careful which button they press. At first,
> I was seeing a lot of wrong answers which were typos -- someone fat
> fingering the wrong key -- but it has also been teaching the kids how to
> use a computer and how to make sure they press the right key. They have
> been getting better.
>
> Javier

Javier,

I agree with using thatquiz.com to expose kids to computers. It is
obviously an important skill that they should be familiar with and I
think that this website is a good way to getting kids experience with
computers and using the internet. I also agree it would be beneficial
to be able to combine some of the subjects to make a more
comprehensive activity. I only wish that you could press enter or
click on a button when moving on to the next problem. That would make
the website a very good testing source.

Laura

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