Web Applications

Today in Technology we talked about web applications and how they can be useful. I found a fun one that I would use in 4th grade when we learn about dinosaurs in science. It is: http://www.funbrain.com/scramble/index.html. It is a dinosaur name scramble. I would have them do this in the computer lab when we are doing our fossil/dinosaur unit. This is a fun way for the students to learn their names and facts about them. This will fit in with Utah Core Curriculum Standard 4
Students will understand how fossils are formed, where they may be found in Utah, and how they can be used to make inferences.

The web application I found for math is: http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/

This is such a fun site. There are several academic games but I love the race cars that give the students multiplication fact practice. They can play against themselves, their classmates, or whoever is logged onto the same game via the internet. This game will help them gain accuracy and speed with their math facts. I would use it once in awhile in place of their math facts timings. It goes along with Utah Core curriculum Standard 1

Students will acquire number sense and perform operations with whole numbers, simple fractions, and decimals. Objective 3

Model and illustrate meanings of multiplication and division of whole numbers and the addition and subtraction of fractions.

The thing I like best about this web application is that it is really fun!! And math is fun!