Hi all- an innovation that I find extremely helpful can be found at the website for the Holt mathematics textbook used in the Cobb County middle school curriculum (Georgia). The reason I feel so strongly about this particular innovation is that it has been so helpful to me- I have a son in 6th grade and trying to remember 6th grade math is a challenge! The link below allows you to access a video tutorial for every section in the math curriculum where a teacher appears in a pop-up box and goes over the lesson. There are also interactive questions that allow you to practice the same skill or type of problem over and over until it is mastered. I wish we had this when I was in grade school since once class was over you had to wait until the next day to ask questions about something you didn't understand. I think this is a great argument for podcasting or videotaping lectures in the high school and university setting to allow students to re-visit material over and over again to gain mastery of it.
http://go.hrw.com/gopages/ma/msm1_07.html
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This site is really most interesting -- I have seen some online student support materials for higher ed textbooks, but this is my first K-12.
ReplyDeleteWonder if teachers are using it as part of the regular homework assignments? I dont' have any kids that young, but I would bet that computer-driven homework assignments are probably alot more popular than the good old pencil and paper ones!
Thanks for sharing this, Sheri
This is terrific! Something like this might actually help my son to like math. I was wondering if you have to have an access code from the textbook to use this link or can anyone use it anytime? I totally agree with you that having access to material over and over again helps with mastery.
ReplyDeleteThanks - Kathy