The Webliography of Math

Link: https://quizizz.com/

Summary: Quizizz is an online website where students can take a quiz on any subject created by teachers. These quizzes can be used as formative assessment or can be given to students as homework using the homework feature.

Review: This website has all of the benefits of Kahoot, but at an individualized pace. This site features the option of a leader board, music, memes, the ability to change the time allotted for a question, and whether to keep your quiz private or public. My students are engaged by the leader board and memes every time we play! I can create a quiz by using one or more quizzes created by other teachers on any topic I choose. In addition, Quizizz will provide data analysis on the questions answered. so the teacher can assess student learning. Unfortunately these quizzes must be in multiple choice format and if you do choose to use a quiz originally created by someone else, you will need to ensure their answers are correct before publishing it.

Rating: 4 out of 5

4. Edpuzzle

Link: https://edpuzzle.com/

Summary: Edpuzzle allows users to create interactive videos for an innovative lesson in the classroom or a flipped classroom setting.

Review: Edpuzzle stands out because of its many features. Teachers can either use their own videos, or upload a video from YouTube, Khan Academy, Crash Course, etc. Teachers can then embed questions throughout the video to assess student learning as they are watching, and record their voice over the video. Edpuzzle provides data analysis on the questions embedded into the video. It also allows teachers to track how much progress the students have made through the video and how long it took each student to complete the lesson. Teachers can place restrictions on the video, so students can not fast forward through the video. This can be a great tool inside the classroom, as homework, and to use in a flipped classroom setting.

Rating: 5 out of 5

5. Math-Aids

Link: http://www.math-aids.com/

Summary: Math-Aids provides free practice worksheets with answer keys for math topics across many grade levels.

Review: Math-Aids is great resource for teachers, parents, and students alike! It provides both downloadable worksheets and informational cheat sheets. They can be used as classroom worksheets, at-home practice, or homework. The website provides answer keys along with the worksheets which can be used by teachers for grading purposes or students to check their work. Lastly, the amount and types of questions can be adjusted to fit personal needs (the answer keys always match the worksheet being created.)

Rating: 4.5 out of 5

6. Math Is Fun

Link: https://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/index.html

Summary: Math Is Fun provides lessons in written format, video tutorials, and practice problems for many math topics. It also has games, downloadable worksheets, and puzzles.

Review: In my opinion, this website has everything going for it. It has lessons varying in topics, provided in written format with pictures and video format. The site provides practice questions online, downloadable worksheets with answer keys, and an online mathematics dictionary (with pictures). In addition, games such as Connect 4, chess, and checkers, and puzzles such as jigsaw puzzles and riddles can be played on the site. The only downsides are that some of the videos use laymen’s terms rather than the vocabulary, for example using the word “swap” instead of “change the order” and there is no way to track a student’s progress.

Rating: 4 out of 5

7. LearnZillion

Link: https://learnzillion.com/resources/75114-math/

Summary: LearnZillion’s website contains video tutorials for many math concepts.

Review: The math tutorials do a very good job of explaining and cover a wide range of math concepts. Their videos mimic an EDI (Explicit Direct Instruction) type of structure and are the perfect length for their topics. Unfortunately, this is all that is available for free. According to their site, a paid subscription provides you with, “teacher materials, student materials, assessments, family resources, analytics, and teaching guides to support deep student learning.”

Rating: 3 out of 5

8. Kahoot!

Link: https://kahoot.com/

Summary: Kahoot is typically used by teachers as a formative assessment tool. Teachers create a quiz and students compete to get the most answers correct.

Review: Kahoot is engaging at all age-levels and can be used for almost any topic. The questions must be multiple choice and gives immediate feedback on student learning. If played as a class, the results for the class are shown to the class. If many students answer the question incorrectly, the teacher can go over the problem immediately. The teacher sets the pace of the questions. Unfortunately, because the game is played as a class, students will need to wait for everyone to answer before moving on to the next question. In addition, the class data is not anonymous or confidential.

Rating: 3.5 out of 5

9. Prodigy

Link: https://www.prodigygame.com/

Summary: Prodigy is a math-practice fantasy game. Students customize their own wizard avatars, challenge friends to fight in the arena, and fight monsters. Their spells accuracy and power is determined by math problems. As they answer questions correctly, their characters level up, learn new spells, and earn gold they can use to purchase items within the game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvanAzGjw4A

The link below is a video created by the co-founder of prodigy. He discusses how the game works from both the student’s and teacher’s point of view.

https://vimeo.com/128624333

Review: Prodigy is better suited for math practice rather than introducing new topics. Teachers are given feedback on what questions students are answering and how accurately they answer them. The game is designed to differentiate questions based on students’ needs. The game starts by running a diagnostic test with questions increasing in difficulty. Through this, the program determines the student’s math grade level. When the student battles other players, they will be given questions based on their individual learning profile. The student never sees what grade-level they are at, they only see the rewards they get for correctly answering questions. The downside to prodigy is that even though it can be played for free, some of the items can only be purchased with a subscription.

Rating: 4.5 out of 5

10. Math-Drills

Link: https://www.math-drills.com/

Summary: Math-Drills contains math worksheets with answer keys on a variety of math topics. The site also has holiday-themed worksheets, math flashcards, and online games.

Review: Math-Drills is an excellent resource for finding math worksheets to practice one skill at a time. There are multiple versions of each worksheet (with an answer key for each) and each worksheet practices one single skill. It is an excellent resource that can be used by teachers, parents, and students! The worksheets can be used as classroom worksheets, at-home practice, or homework. The worksheets are neatly organized and pictures are provided when necessary. This site does not contain worksheets with word problems, rather the worksheets are completely skill-oriented.

Rating: 4 out of 5