A Series of Educational Sites: "E"...The Problem Site!

I landed on another fun site you may/may not know about...
The Problem Site!
Students will jump all over extra computer time to play free online educational games! They can also engage in lots of other fun interactive skill-polishing activities on The Problem Site!
Just to give you an idea, here are a few games offered on the site:

• Picture Word Game
• Hangman
• Secret Number 2
• Zero Gravity Connect Four
• Subtraction Triangles
• The Pirate's Map
• Treasure Hunt

My thoughts?

I must say that I am pretty impressed with how many avenues of topics and levels this site covers. It really get students to think, as it did me. There's a lot to gain from extra problem solving activities and good brainteasing challenges.  I love that it also has daily online puzzles, a reference/resource page to use in research and other projects, printables to easily and quickly create, and brainteasers! Just let them explore and see what they like! I think you'll find something for most any student. 

Why use interactive sites in the classroom?
We all have students, or perhaps children, that love interactive games and playing on the computer! Let them utilize the site when extra time allows them use on computers or when you just want to give them some extra challenge time! Computer time is always a great reward or incentive for promoting good classroom behavior or achieving goals academically!

Have you heard about it? Let me know what you think about the site or if you already utilize it! I'd love to know your thoughts on using computer time as a reward or motivator in the classroom too!

A Series of Educational Sites: "D"...EZSchool!

 

I've visited and used some wonderful resources from EZSchool for almost as long as I've been teaching! Do I dare say 11 years now? 

If you need to engage students (or your own children) in educational GAMES for that extra challenge or help, this is a great place to do it! It has a wide variety of games divided into grade level categories, making it super user-friendly!

Click Images to Find Out for Yourself...

Games, tutorials, study tools, and spelling are just some of the tabs to access resources on the site.

Besides all grades represented, EZSchool has all subject areas and various languages!!

As the logo tells you, it is "The Premier Educational Portal" for teachers and students.

For your convenience, subscribe to EZSchool's newsletter for updates, new resources, and other goodies! 

You'll gain lots of insightful information from reading the many articles linked up for you!

This is today's educational web site in the "A Series of Educational Sites" posts on Innovative Connections. 

I hope I've helped connect you to a supplemental resource to educate your students or children!! After all, that's the point! 

If you have used this site before, or you use this site quite often, I'd love to hear your feedback! Submit your thoughts in a comment below! Thanks so much for visiting Innovative Connections and letting me know how you implement EZSchool...

A Series of Educational Sites-"B: Arcademic Skill Builders!"

Hello to All! I hope you saw the first of my "Series of Educational Sites" Posts which featured post "A:  Quizlet!"  

Today's "A Series of Educational Sites" post: 

"B: Arcademic Skill Builders!"  (Yes, ARCADEmic...)

Visit Arcademic Skill Builders' Facebook Fan Page!

This cool place is an interactive site full of engaging educational games for children. From Grades 1-6, you will find ALL sorts of games across the board in subject area!

Why Incorporate this Interactive Web Site?

• Games Aligned with Common Core Standards for Grades 1-6 
• It works! Immediate feedback, provides students that desired challenge, and more!
• The Basic Games with Standard Content are FREE!
• Students love playing games! If practicing important skills is incorporated with play, where's the loss?

 An Example: VERB VIPER!

Arcademic Skill Builders' Verb Viper Game!

Click Here to See More Games

Awesome link to tell your students about just to let them play games at home! 

I'm thinking this would be a fantastic remediation tool or bonus point option for class! A free time center? Hmmm.....

This kind of learning is what my colleagues and I refer to as "Sneaky Learning" because you can slide in those skills they need as they "PLAY" games and have fun! 

Have you used Arcademic Skill Builders before? Please let us know how you used it! What kinds of games do your students like to play?          ________________________________________________________

Also, while I've added this site's link to it, be sure to visit the 

Top Teacher Resources' Facebook Page!

Stay tuned for another post on "A Series of Educational Sites" from Innovative Connections! Thanks for stopping by my blog! 

Connecting You to a Series of Spectacular Educational Sites: A

Educational Site: "A"

Utilizing fun, interactive, and educational web sites in the classroom and at home is important for engaging children in learning!  "Why?" you ask. Well, besides the fact that it is indeed 2012, our students were born and immediately exposed to "boocoodles" of technology gadgets and gizmos that most of us probably couldn't fathom being invented when we were kiddos! Boy would I have loved some of today's "toys" when I was a tot! MOST importantly, we are all learners and we learn in different manners! I, for one, have to have interactive material and visual material if you want  me to learn and truly understand some things! And...students need stimulation! Since they come to us with a wealth of knowledge in technology by middle school and high school, already exposed to tons of it from birth on up, we have to incorporate it into our lessons today! It's what they know! 

I'm am beginning a series of posts featuring resourceful, interactive, and/or hopefully fun teacher resource sites or student-friendly sites of various sorts that you can use in your lessons and classes for multiple things! 


Today's Post is obviously "Educational Site: A" to represent day #1! It's just a series of posts I've decided to incorporate with the other things I like to blog about here.  (No particular schedule) However, you'll recognize them by the titles! So, if you haven't already, maybe you can keep track by following via email! 


So, Today's Educational Site: A:

QUIZLET

PERKS You'll Love...

• Cool Tool for Mobile Studying
• Teachers can create materials
• Students can create flashcards and other items
• Games
• PDF printables
• Smart Board Options
• You can set up groups
• It offers competitive study games 
• Demo Videos
• AND...there is Quizlet BLOG 
• and on and on and on and on

How many of you knew all this already? If you didn't, then I've accomplished something today, and that was to show you a useful educational site that you will certainly enjoy!

Explore some of the cool features on Quizlet here!

It is packed full of teaching resources/materials and student resources/links/etc. Wow! This site is actually one I always keep on my classroom web site in my student resource list!

If you are a QUIZLET fan already, can you tell us how you use it and your favorite thing about it?

Regards,