Elementary+School

=Elementary Resources=

These tools are primarily for the use in K-5 classrooms, but many of them can be used in other levels.

Math

 * < ===**Problem**=== ||< ===**Technology or Resource**=== ||< ===**Relative Advantage**=== ||< ===Expected Outcomes===

|| 10+10=20 and so does 5+5+5+5=20. || * [|Tickets Please] || Students will use critical thinking skills to group numbers together that will add up to a specific answer. They must be able to determine which different numbers they can use together, as not all numbers on the page can be used. || Students will be able to create two different number problem combinations to represent the same answer 9 out of 10 times. ||
 * < Students lack of understanding of whole number place value. ||< *  [|IXL Math Pracice]
 * [|aaa math]
 * [|Make a number larger] ||< Students get immediate feed back as whether they are correct. Students will need to use critical thinking skills when determining which number should go in which place in order to make a very large number. Students will be able to have a visual concrete idea of what a large number actually represents and where each number belongs in the place value chart. ||< Because of the immediate feedback students will understand the concept and the correct way to do the work. ||
 * < Students not being able to subtract 3 digit numbers or across zeros. ||< * [|Mr. Nussbaum] ||< The problems are all on the smartboard. Have each student work the problems independently and then check the answers. ||< Students will have a better understanding of subtracting 3 digit numbers. ||
 * < Students not being able to tell elapsed time ||< * [|Interactivate] ||< Gives instant feed back ||< Help the students grasp the concept of elapsed time. ||
 * < Students do not fluently or accurately add, subtract, multiply, or divide 2 digit numbers ||< * [|Number String Freeware] ||< <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Free software that can be modified to accommodate learners at all levels of mathematical knowledge levels ||< <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students will have faster and more efficient problem solving skills in relation to two digit problem solving processes ||
 * < <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students lack understanding of the processes for checking their work when completed to verify their work is correct ||< * Calculator ||< <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Calculators offer students another means of identifying incorrect mathematical processes, checking and verifying their work, and giving hands on tool use ||< <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students will more easily work with the idea of checking for errors; identify errors, and re-doing inaccurate work. ||
 * < <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students misidentify relationships between fractions, decimals, and percents, including equivalency and ordering. ||< * [|Fraction Activities] ||< <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Visual representations, hands on application in fun, engaging activities that can adjust to the learners current level of understanding ||< <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students will become more knowledgeable in the relationships between decimals, percents, and fractions. They will become more engaged in the learning process. ||
 * < <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students lack computational fluency in all basic math facts areas. ||< * [|Classroom response system:] ||< <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students can work independently or whole class, progress is monitored and scored automatically, students are engaged, active participants. Can be shown with projector for visual impact ||< <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students will become more fluent (faster and more natural) in basic math facts responses. ||
 * <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students lack specific mathematical vocabulary || * [|Online Math Dictionary] || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students can use this online tool to locate and learn new vocabulary that is related to currently taught math concepts. It comes with examples and activities to reinforce vocabulary development || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students will understand and utilize their new vocabulary skills to communicate their understanding of mathematical concepts visually, verbally, and in writing ||
 * <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students cannot create symmetrical designs or communicate their knowledge <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">and understanding of symmetrical characteristics || * [|Example symmertry web quest] || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Webquest offers students the opportunity to participate in problem solving activities with real world <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">application. Higher order thinking skills are incorporated into learning objectives  || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students will be able to identify, create, and explain symmetry in relation to geometric patterns and <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">will engage in higher order thinking processes.  ||
 * <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">School lacks mastery components in Investigations 2 math curriculum || * [|Success Net] || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students are assigned mastery driven activities outside of the conceptual mathematical concept learning of their current math instructional time allotment. Tutorials, drill-and- practice, assessment collection || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students will show mastery of concepts taught in a conceptual mathematics based instructional setting, at their own pace, in visually stimulating and engaging formats ||
 * Students struggling to understand how adding different combinations of numbers can get you to the same answer. For example
 * Trouble with basic and/or a<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> dvanced math facts || * [|Altec]
 * [|FunBrain]
 * [|Yahooligans]
 * [|Kids Numbers]
 * [|A Math]
 * [|Read Write Think]
 * [|Arcademic Skills]
 * [|Quia]
 * [|Purple Math] || Students will find this fun and easy to use with immediate feedback for the online resources. Motivating. Students will demonstrate practical math strategies. || Students will have an increase in math fact retention, improvements with problem-solving skills and higher test scores. ||

Language Arts
<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">(noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun) || * [|Wacky Web Tales][|Online Mad Libs] || <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students have to know what the parts of speech are or they will be unable to correctly play the game. || <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students will have a better understanding of the basic parts of speech. ||
 * = ===**Problem**=== ||= ===**Technology or Resource**=== ||= ===**Relative Advantage**=== ||= ===**Expected Outcome**=== ||
 * <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students not being able to successfully alphabetize to the 3rd letter. || * [|Bradley's English] || Students pick the level of word that they want alphabetize. This site gives instant feed back. || <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">By using this students will increase their ability to alphabetize. ||
 * <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students lack in basic punctuation skills. || * [|iknowthat-punuation paintball] || <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Teaches punctuation skills while allowing students to shoot paint balls. This is a interactive high paced game, that students learn while having fun. || <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">After playing this game repeatable time’s students will unknowingly be better at punctuation. ||
 * Students do not know the parts of speech.
 * <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students continually mis-spell high frequency words for a second grader. || * [|Alphabet Soup] || <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Instead of using a drill and practice pre-test or spelling practice pages. Students are able to play a fun unique game that will keep them interested in what they are doing. This will also help with retention because these words are placed in fun phrases that students will remember. This gives students a visual and audio picture of how to spell a word. This is great for different types of learners. || <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students will score a 90% or better on high frequency word spelling tests. Students will also spell 9 out of 10 high frequency words correct in writing assignments. ||
 * Students with <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">poor handwriting skills || * [|Handwriting for Kids] || <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">This lets the students see the correct way that letters are to be formed. || <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">By forming letters correctly this will improve handwriting skills. ||
 * <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">All Skills || * [|study island] || <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Give instant feed back. Students love playing games and earning blue ribbons. It also drops down levels if students seem to be struggling. This is written directly from the state testing questions. || <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">This is a great online practice for state testing. Eventually all testing will be online. ||
 * Editing difficulty on writing assignments || * Wiki
 * Blogs,
 * [|Dictionary]
 * Microsoft Word and PowerPoint thesaurus || Use to compose, edit and revise work – quicker, self-motivated, immediate feedback, online help and motivating. || More motivating when technology is involved, easy to use online tools to help with editing (spell check, thesaurus, online-dictionary, ||
 * Trouble identifying elements of writing. || * [|Read Write Think] || This online tool enables students to learn about and write acrostic poems. Elements of the writing process are also included. || Students will learn how to write acrostic poems using proper elements of writing. ||
 * Trouble identifying adverbs and prepositions. || * [|Eduplace] || This interactive, online-tool provides feedback for students, motivates learning and reinforces adverbs and prepositions. || Students will learn what an adverb and preposition are. ||

Phonics

 * ===**Problem**=== || ===**Technology or Resource**=== || ===**Relative Advantage**=== || ===**Expected Outcome**=== ||
 * <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">The inability to distinguish between open and closed syllable words. || * [|All about spelling] || <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">This explains the meaning of an open and closed syllable. || <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">By knowing the difference students can better decode words. ||
 * <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students need practice in data collection, analysis, and representation || * [|Graphing Activities] || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students will take more simple collection tasks and incorporate them into projects that require higher-order mental processes while producing a product that they will have to display and justify || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students will understand the reasoning and application of data collection, analysis and representation. ||
 * <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students struggling reading words with blends. || * [|Blending Bowl] || <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students can visually see the blend and the second part of the word match up to make a word. Not only do they get a visual look at how these words are put together, but they hear how each word part makes a sound. When you put these sounds together they make a word. || <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students will score 85% or better on a one minute timed oral test reading 50 words that have blends in them. ||
 * Needs more practice with alphabet recognition and phonetic skills. || * [|Literacy Center]
 * [|Starfall]
 * [|Scholastic] || Reinforces basic concepts in phonics and letters recognition. Visually stimulating and reinforcement direct. || Recognition of alphabet letters, sounds of letters, word chunking, resulting in higher reading levels. ||
 * Difficulty identifying phonetic sounds and retention of sounds || * [|Little Fingers] || Students obtain practical information on letter sounds. Auditorilly and visually interactive. Motivating. || Students will listen and interact with letters and letter sounds. They will obtain additional practice with phonetic sounds. ||
 * Students struggle with words associated with letters, abc order and simple sentences. || * [|Enchanted Learning] || Students can click on any letter of the alphabet and see a page of words that start with that letter. Each word is used in a meaningful example sentence. This is fun and interactive, and another way to interest children in editing and dictionary use. || Interactive dictionary use. Students will increase dictionary use, leading to self-correction and editing. ||

Reading

 * ===**Problem**=== || ===**Technology or Resource**=== || ===**Relative Advantage**=== || ===Expected Outcomes=== ||
 * <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">The understanding of prefixes, suffixes, and root words. || * [|Geocities] || <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students are looking for certain prefix and suffixes in fun way. || <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students will be able to distinguish between prefixes and suffixes. ||
 * <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students confuse synonym, antonym and homophone || * [|Quia]
 * [|Synonyms & Antonyms]
 * [|Synonym Sam] || <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Allows practice of matching synonyms and antonyms || <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students will know the difference between synonyms, antonyms and homophones ||
 * <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students not being able to distinguish between a fact and opinion. || * [|HotDots] || <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students read cards, then answer question about what they have read. They answer by using self checking pens. || <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">If the student see immediately the correct answer, then it is more likely that they will understand the concept. ||
 * <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students are not able to read fluently. || * [|Reading A-Z] || <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">In order to build fluency students must be reading from their reading level. || <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students will feel more confident once reading on their level that they will build fluency. ||
 * <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students lack in reading comprehension skills || * [|Renaissance Learning] || <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students read book then test over the book using a web based program. That gives points for correct answers. || <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Tests to see if students comprehend what they are reading. ||
 * <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students do not understand how a base words definition changes by adding different suffixes. || * [|Good, better, best game] || <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">The students will be provided with three visual pictures of what each of these words represents. It gives them a concrete visual picture and understanding of what the words mean. || <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students will use these words 90% of the time correctly in a sentence on a quiz. ||
 * <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students who struggle with basic vocabulary. || * [|Quizlet]
 * [|Word Play] || <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students will have a visual representation of vocabulary words that are found in everyday language and our curriculum. This will help with reading comprehension. || <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students will score 90% or better on vocabulary tests for the reading curriculum. ||
 * Trouble with word recognition, vocabulary, comprehension and written expression || * [|Kidpiration]
 * [|Inspiration]
 * A+ Virtual Prescriptive Learning
 * [|Read Write Think]
 * [|Grammar Blast Units] || Develops thinking and literacy skills using visual learning principles. Fun and motivating, visual, easy to use with training, immediate feedback in some cases || Improvement in vocabulary recognition, strengthened comprehension and written expression ||
 * Trouble with organization, outlines || * [|Inspiration]
 * Kidspiration
 * [|Boardmaker] for teachers – use for visual schedules || With the diagram and outline views, students can create graphic organizers and expand topics in outline form into writing. Easy to use with training. || Better organization on research-based projects, expanded topics, more motivation and publishing capabilities. ||
 * Difficulty with creation of rubrics for own or collaborative projects || * Altec - [|Rubi Star]
 * [|Rubrics 4 Teachers] || Online and easy to use. Provides automatic ‘fill in’ areas or create your own. Students can create their own with little or no help. Ideas generated online. || Professional looking, more precise rubrics for use with group or individual projects. ||
 * Needs more practice with alphabet recognition and basic reading skills need reinforced || * [|Say and Spell]
 * [|Literacy Center]
 * [|Starfall]
 * [|Scholastic] || Reinforces basic concepts in phonics, letters and reading. Visually stimulating and reinforcement direct. || Recognition of alphabet letters, words, higher reading levels, further comprehension skills ||
 * Student needs to read more books to help with vocabulary development. || * [|Book Adventure] || <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">Book Adventure is a FREE reading motivation program for children in grades K-8. Children create their own book lists from over 7,000 recommended titles, take multiple choice quizzes on the books they've read, and earn points and prizes for their literary successes. Fun, interactive, motivating. || Students will increase their reading level through interactive, motivating reading and develop vocabulary. ||

Social Studies- Science

 * ===Problem=== || ===Technology or Resource=== || === ===

Relative Advantage
|| ===Expected Outcome=== || <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">They will have a better understanding of direction and break the states into categories or regions because f these directions. <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"> || Students will be able to place states in specific regions of the United States. <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students will be able to place states on a blank map and score 90% or better. <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"> || Aligned to U.S. state and provincial standards. || Quality of projects/assignments will improve. Higher test scores. More excitement and interest in subject area. Improve students' retention and test scores. ||
 * <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Students fail to understand the relationship, and locations of states on a U.S. map. || * [|Where's Buster?] || Helps students visualize states location in our country. Expands their basic knowledge of using a map.
 * Trouble with science concepts, vocabulary and research || * [|CBC 4 Kids]
 * [|Ask Jeeves for Kids]
 * [|Yahooligans]
 * [|Fun Brain]
 * [|Planet Earth]
 * [|Enchanted Learning] - a paid site
 * [|Edheads]
 * [|United Streaming] || Fun, interactive, self-motivating and interesting for students. Advanced concepts addressed.