Applets and Apps

Applet:http://illuminations.nctm.org/DeepSeaDuel/

Deep Sea Duel

This applet allows for students to pick what level of difficulty they wish to practice during the game. They are then given a screen with a “goal” number and bubbles with numbers inside each of them. They will then be asked to build the “goal” number in a 3 number combination. This allows students to understand parts of a whole and positive and negative values.

I like this applet because it allows for the students to visually see the math steps they are computing in their heads. I also allows for students to better practice their knowledge on decimal, positive and negative numbers.

Applet: Kahoot

https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=9f8af42b-d67d-40f3-988a-ef61fceb2529

Kahoot is a website where teacher can create their own interactive games for their students or they can browse the library of games and use a premade game. The Kahoot can have as many questions as you please. It also allows you to decide how much time it will allow for the students to pick an answer. As the creator you are able to decide if you want to make it a points game or not. With Kahoot you are also able to insert pictures and videos and create questions off of that as well. Kahoot also tracks the students’ right and wrong results and will make a stats chart for you at the end of you request such.

I really like Kahoot because I believe that it allows the teacher to have full control over the material that her students are benefiting from. I love that you are able to personalize every aspect of the game creation. This game could be used in lue of a test for your students, by it tracking the right and wrong answers you would be able to place an accurate grade to each one of your students.

App: Explain Everything http://explaineverything.com/

This is an app that provides you with a blank page and tools to create a situation on that page. It allows you to place animations, add text and add voice recordings. In a math setting the teacher could as the student to show her what they learned about functions and expressions by creating an Explain Everything.

I like this app because it allows students to demonstrate their learning at a higher-level because by asking them to explain what they know or have learned is at one of the highest level on the Blooms taxonomy Pyramid. This can also be in lue of a test. The teacher will be able to go back and watch the student’s explain everything and she can assess the student's knowledge based off of that.