I can't believe that we are just about ready for Thanksgiving break. Time flies when you are having fun.
The third graders were reintroduced to XtraMath, an adaptive fact-fluency program where the students can practice their math facts on their own. The students are taking pre-tests that helps them understand what facts they have memorized and what facts they need to work on. XtraMath will then help them memorize the facts they needs some more practice on and continue to introduce them to new ones. All students start on addition facts but can then move on to subtraction, multiplication, and even division. Parents will receive letters that will allow them to log in see how their child is doing during Parent Teacher Conferences if they have not already. If you connected to your student's account last year, you will need to add their new code so they can pick up where they left off. The students were also introduced to Epic! Books. Epic! is an online children's subscription book service offering immediate, on-demand access to over 35,000 high-quality illustrated books and chapter books for children ages 12 and under. The students earn credit for the time they read which then allows them to modify their avatar. Epic! is free to schools. In order for it to remain free, Epic! has a subscription fee for families that want to use it at home. Information will be sent home during conferences. We also reviewed how to log into Freckle. Once the students have completed their pre-tests, Freckle has them work on Math, English/Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science at levels that are perfect for their individual level of learning. That way, they are always engaged and challenged, never facing material that is too difficult or easy for them. Students will have log-in information at parent teacher conferences so that they can practice both at school and at home. Please do not help them work on these problems, they need to figure them out on their own so that the program adapts to their needs. This week, the students have been using PicCollage EDU. They created acrostic poems about for Thanksgiving. When they were completed, they app smashed their poems into Seesaw to share with their family and teachers.
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AuthorMs. Sowa is the technology coach for Pre-School through Third Grade Archives
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