This document discusses two online educational apps - one for math and one for reading. The math app allows teachers to track student progress through fun math games from 1st to 5th grade math concepts. It has limitations on the number of free questions per day. The reading app provides games for a range of subjects from 1st to 8th grade to help improve reading and spelling skills, but does not track student progress. The author describes testing the math app with their cousin and finding it engaging and learning new skills. Requirements for appropriate technology, content, and pedagogical knowledge are also addressed.

1. Math and Reading
By: Katie Huston

2. My Two Online Apps
• First one is for math
• This helps the teachers see the progress of the
student while the student has fun learning
math
• This encourages the student to learn in a fun
way
• It is an easier way of tracking students success
and can show the parents the evidence

11. Positives
• The website has math questions from first
grade up to fifth grade
• It is a fun way of learning for the student
• Tracks progress
• It is user friendly
• It teaches responsibility

12. Downsides
• The student only gets 20 questions free a day
• If the school wanted to use more questions for
assessments, they would have to purchase the
software
• It could be costly depending how many
teachers wanted to use it
• The questions are already made up, you
cannot make up your own

13. My Experience
• I found this website for this class
• I tested it out on my cousin who is in first
grade
• She was upset that her 20 questions were up
for the day and was excited to play it the next
day
• She learned new skills that she has not
learned in school yet

14. Reading
• This is a great resource to help with reading
and other subjects
• I have had experience with this program in
high school
• I would use this to help boost their reading
and spelling levels
• I would also allow them to use this website in
their spare time

19. Positives
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There are a wide range of games
There are free plans built in
It looks exciting for children
There are different levels so it can get harder
There are subject levels first grade to eighth
grade
• It is a free online program

20. Downsides
• There is no way to track the children's work
• They can get easily distracted from what they
are supposed to be doing
• It may be hard to follow since there are open
boxes on the side
• Since there are several subjects they may be
on the wrong subject

21. My Experience
• This was an option in my study hall in Junior
High and High School
• We were allowed to do all subjects
• It was something to pass the time yet still
educational
• As far as I know it was not tracked
• This helped reinforce my skills

23. Requirements (TPACK)
• Technological Knowledge- There is not a lot of
knowledge for first through fifth should be
able to follow instructions age appropriately
• Content Knowledge- It is age appropriate since
they are separated by grades
• Pedagogical Knowledge- The method of
teaching is easy to understand for review

24. Requirements (ISTE-S)
• Creativity and innovation- They have to do what
is required but if they stay on task, they can do
extra games
• Communication and Collaboration- On the math
game, teachers can print off sheets showing how
well each student is doing and can share with
other teachers and parents. Also, once they get
on the same level they can start competing with
each other. The reading site would not work as
well.

25. Continued…
• Research and Information Fluency- As the
children learn they will be given higher levels
to accomplish
• Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and
Decision Making- The children will be able to
accomplish all of these in order to succeed.
• Digital Citizenship- Since everyone has their
own password they can not cheat.

26. Continued…
• Technology Operations and Concepts- The
students will be reviewing the material that I
have taught in class, but in a different way

27. My Resources
• https://www.splashmath.com/math-skills/firstgrade/addition/add-using-pictures-within-10
• I would teach the children the math lesson for the day. If
the math lesson would follow into one of these categories I
would pull the website up on a projector and show the
children which games they can play and show them how to.
I then would let them get on the website with their
computers and let them play these games so they can get
extra practice in this subject.
• I also could have this as a station if we had inside recess or
extra time in the classroom. This will let them have a fun
game to play and review what they have learned so they
will not forget it.

28. Continued…
• http://www.coolmath-games.com/1-readingspelling-games-01.html
• After we did our reading block for the day I
can give the students some time to practice
on their own to read.
• This can be an option for free time, study hall,
and indoor recess.