IXL.com fits the bill if you're looking for drill and practice web sites.
However, with all due respect, how is IXL.com a Web 2.0 web site? I tried it
when it first came out with my own children, and I found it to be basically
an electronic set of worksheets. It's helpful in that tracks kids' progress
and doesn't let them move on until they've mastered a concept, but I felt
that it wasn't much of a teaching tool. If problems were accompanied by
simulations, videos or other demonstrations of concepts, I'd find that more
helpful. Has it changed significantly in the past year or so? Are here new
features that are interesting?
IXL.com, by the way, is made by the same people behind Quia, I believe. I
love Quia, but didn't find IXL to be of the same quality.
Lucy Gray
On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 4:47 AM, Steve Bergen <sbergen@cstorefront.org>wrote:
> A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> on May
> 5, 2010 at 6:53 PM -0400 wrote:
> >My 2nd - 5th grade teachers are looking for an online math program that
> >students can use in the summer (and possibly through the year for
> >homework occasionally) that focuses on basic facts.
> >Renee Ramig
> >Seven Hills School
>
> Hi Renee (and others) ... we have been using WWW.IXL.COM which now goes to
> grade 6... it meets all your requirements ... we have been using it for
> multiple grades at The Children's Storefront in Harlem ... it handles both
> weak learners and capable learners quite well ... I can issue you a
> temporary login/password if you send me a note off the listserv but you
> can also explore features using the trial feature ... I am not
> exaggerating in saying it is one of my 2 or 3 favorite educational Web 2.0
> programs of all time ... Steve
>
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