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Ten Marks is a math site educators can use free with their students. It is designed for students in grade 3 . Students have multiple choice worskhets to complete - after the student completes the worksheet, the student will be shown which answers were correct and encouraged to go back and correct the wrong answers so th score will be "ten marks." While doing the worksheet, students have access to a video review or lesson on the concept and a few "hints" or strategies for the topic. Each concept has multiple "albums" to work through - Grade 3 has 14 of them. Each of those albums has multiple tracks- or sub-concepts - composed of a number of worksheets. After working through a certain number of worksheets students unlock new games. In addition to the worksheet series, there are practice questions available for the students. Teachers might like to take advantage of the tests that are featured or the ability to track student progress. This is great for student who need a quick review of the process or those who benefit from a little motivation.

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Rather than get into all the possible uses, I will just explain how I have been using my account. I choose to follow or get tweets from many different individuals and institutions that post education-related information. I also look for new sources of information here - my favorites might get transfereed into my reader if they have a feed and I think reading through all of their posts would be valuable. Many of the tweets have links to new posts, articles, or studies that I may want for reference so I will retweet them. I have linked my twitter and diigo accounts so my diigo records those links in my bookmarks. I do this on my mobile, since Twitter is blocked at my school, but since Diigo is in the cloud it all ends up together. I have worked with students and teachers on trying to tweet an idea - to capture the essence of something, but we used pencil and paper/word processing because of the block. If you are interested in who I follow - I am @txchat

Students work through virtual labs on energy budgets and future climate change. There are various tutorials explaining and illustrating scientific processes relating to the labs. Assessment exams can help the teacher see if the student is achieving the objectives of the lesson. Best for HS, but appropriate for some advanced MS classes or individuals.

Students work through virtual labs on magnitude and travel time. There are tutorials explaining and illustrating the concepts of lag time and latitude/longitude. Assessment exams can help the teacher see if the student is achieving the objectives of the lesson. Best for HS, but appropriate for some advanced MS classes or individuals.

In this game, you get to visit China. As you explore the environment, you can interact with everything around just by clicking. You can engage in conversation, completing tasks, or try on different jobs. All of the work involves repetition with words and sentences in pinyin. You can also see the character writing and English translations, and you are always able to tailor the amount of support you need. In addition you can hear audio (native Chinese speakers!) for single words, complete sentences and entire conversations. There is a space where you can record yourself saying the same words and listen to both recordings to see if your pronunciation is improving. Along the way there are tips on grammar & syntax to help you recognize things like the difference between addressing someone formally or informally. The places you can visit and the encounters you have also give a taste of Chines culture. You can learn about money at the bank in the airport. Across the street from your hotel in Beijing there is a center where they talk about calligraphy and Chinese literature. Overall, the software addresses how to speak in many very practical situations. There is a ledger for your money and energy so you have to be active in the game to earn more. It is fun and makes you want to explore. I really think middle school would be best for this, but the content on some of the literature was in a pretty high range. This could be worked through as assignments or individually paced.