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Kelsey Kennedy Assign Homework and Providing Practice **Name of the Resource:** IXL https://www.ixl.com/ **Identify the Resource:** Website **Rating:** 8/10 This app is very user friendly for students and teachers. It provides online math, english, history, and science homework, practice and tutorials. Students sign in, click on their assignments and begin practicing. As a teacher, it is easy to align standards with the lessons provided in the program and provide students with due dates, quick feedback, and expectations. The downsides to this program are that it is expensive, and students must have internet and computer access at home in order to complete assignments. **Description:** This website is to be accompanied with lessons. It is simply practice and homework for all subjects and grades without using a textbook. Students are provided with feedback and given a grade on assignments instantly. It is also adaptive in that students who need more practice in a certain area are given similar questions as the progress, and students who need to be pushed harder are given more challenging questions. **Alignment with Instructional Strategy:** With IXL, homework and practice can be assigned in class to be completed at home or during instructional periods. In my school, the students use this during their intervention time, as the program is easy to set up specific goals for each student.

=**References **= Cengage. (2017). //About Us//. Retrieved from WebAssign: https://webassign.com/corporate/about-us/ Cengage. (2017). //Features//. Retrieved from WebAssign: https://webassign.com/instructors/features/ Pitler, H., Hubbell, E. R., & Kuhn, M. (2012). //Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works// (2nd ed.). Alexandria, Virginia: Assoc. for Supervision & Curriculum Development.
 * __Assigning Homework and Providing Practice (Alexa Tyler) – [|WebAssign]__**
 * Resource:** WebAssign is an online instructional system that allows instructors to create as well as deploy assignments.
 * Rating:** 9/10. WebAssign has been used in classrooms for an extended period of time and has proven to be a successful tool in assigning homework as well as grading (Cengage, 2017). WebAssign has the ability to work with almost any LMS system making it very versatile and adaptable (Cengage, 2017). Websassign also offers many other tools for instructors such as secure testing, support, analytics, grading, and communication/email capabilities (Cengage, 2017). The only downside with WebAssign is that it is a very expensive product which is not always feasible for certain schools and classrooms.
 * Description:** WebAssign is “a flexible and fully customizable online instructional solution that puts powerful tools in the hands of teachers, enabling them to deploy assignments, instantly assess individual students performance, and realize their teaching goals (Cengage, 2017 pp. 3). This software also has the ability to integrate with textbooks in the course which allows for an enriching teaching and learning experience (Cengage, 2017). WebAssign is a one-stop shop for all things related to assigning homework and providing practice for students in an online application that can be accessed anywhere.
 * Alignment with Strategy:** WebAssign aligns with the strategy for this week because it allows for instructors to have the freedom in creating assignments in a more creative platform. WebAssign gives instructors the ability to become a “learning coach,” rather than just a “presenter of content,” because students can access content from home and use class time to discuss the content and vice versa (Pitler, Hubbell, & Kuhn, 2012, p. 172). Instructors can create their own assignments with WebAssign and those can include any number of multimedia projects which allow students to “develop their understanding and practice skills,” on any given subject (Pitler, Hubbell, & Kuhn, 2012, p. 173). Instructors can than view the student’s progress and assess whether or not their teaching methods or types of assignments are effective or not.

Maria Jandernoa - Using NoRedInk.com to Assign Homework and Provide Practice


 * Noredink.com
 * Educational website
 * Rating: I would rate noredink a 10/10. It is very user-friendly and is a great way for students to get additional practice with all kinds of language arts subjects.
 * Description: Noredink is a website that allows teachers to register students to classes and assign homework online. The idea is that through noredink.com, a teacher doesn’t have to put a physical pen to paper to grade language arts practices. There are numerous lessons that a teacher can assign for additional practice (ie. subject-verb agreement, proper apostrophe use, singular and plural noun practice, etc.) Each lesson includes multiple practice assignments that are tailored to the student’s individual interests. Students input their names, names of their friends, and list their interests, so that sentences are tailored toward their likes.
 * Alignment: Noredink.com aligns with the strategy of assigning homeworking and providing practice as it allows teachers and students to work remotely to gain additional practice on otherwise confusing language arts lessons. Students are more interested in this additional practice as they receive immediate feedback and are able to input their name other interests.

**Alignment** ** with strategy :  **  This align to the strategy because this website allows students to practice, apply and review what they have learned in class that day or week. it offs explanation if students or parents do not understand the questions to help them build on the concept being taught.
 * Kathy Thompson: [|Study Island] **
 * Resource and Rating: ** This is educational website. I would rate it 8/10. It is a program that our school pays for.
 * Description: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #111111; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Study Island allows students to practice and enhance their learning of a skill or concept we are covering in class. It aligns with the Standards and offers many different forms of questions and explanations if they miss the questions. I like to assign homework through this website. There are many of my students that do not have access to internet because we live in such a rural area. this website allows you to print the assignments if you need too.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #111111; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Reference: **http://www.studyisland.com/

__**Lia: Assigning Homework & Providing Practice:** [|Quizlet]__ **Resource**: [|Quizlet]- a website, as well as an iOS and Android app. **Rating:** 9/10 I have personally used this website for my own studying and have found it to be very helpful. It is engaging and can easily be tailored to fit specific study needs. It’s free but there are upgrade options for both students and teachers. Some of the updates include ad removal and adding images (which would be helpful for younger students.) **Description:** Quizlet is a free study tool that provides a variety of different learning opportunities for students. Students and teachers are able to create specifically tailored vocabulary flash cards, practice tests, and games to help learn new concepts, or study for a quiz or test. Teachers can create “Quizlet classes” where you are able to provide study material for home use and extra practice, or “Quizlet Live” to play in class to get everyone participating. **Alignment with Strategy**: Quizlet provides opportunities for students to "familiarize themselves with new concepts as well as to practice, review and apply what they've learned" (Pitler, Hubbell, & Kuhn, 2012, pg 167). It is the perfect website for students to practice and review concepts with multiple choice questions, flashcards, fill in the blank, and True/False questions (just to name a few!). = References: = Pitler, H., Hubbell, E. R., & Kuhn, M. (2012). Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works (2nd ed.). Alexandria, Virginia: Assoc. for Supervision & Curriculum Development. Quizlet, Inc. (2017). Retrieved from: [|__https://quizlet.com/help/2444083/what-is-quizlet__]

myHomwork, (2017). Retrieved from https://myhomeworkapp.com/. Peterson, B. (2017). //myHomework//. Retrieved from https://myhomeworkapp.com/
 * Hillary Bailey: myHomework **
 * Resource:** The myHomework is an app that allows students to keep up with assignments and homework and also allows them to get reminders of things going on at the school as well. You can use it on basically all forms of technology.
 * Rating:** I would give this 8 out of 10. It seems like an excellent application but you have to pay for the higher version but you still get a lot of features for the free one as well. Also, a teacher cannot assign homework on the app, the student has to add their assignments. But the school you are linked to can send reminders which is helpful.
 * Description:** The myHomework application is used to keep students organized with all of their class assignments. It helps keeps students at their best for doing their work. myHomework syncs across devices so you can easily access your classes and assignments anytime and anywhere (myHomework, 2017). The app is compatibile with Ipad, Iphone, Android devices, Chromebooks, Windows, and Mac. One student said that, "It is literally one of the biggest reasons that I got a 4.0 This semester" (Peterson, B. 2017). Schools can also offer premium myHomework to all their students while utilizing tools and reporting to make sure students are staying organized (myHomework, 2017).
 * Alignment:** This aligns with the strategy of assigning homework because it allows teachers and schools make sure students are staying organized with their work. It also helps the students with keeping up with everything that is due and that is coming up in class.
 * References:**


 * __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Kelly-Assigning Homework and Providing Practice: __****<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> [|EDpuzzle] **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Resource: **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">EDpuzzle is an app/website that can be used on any device to engage the classroom through video-lessons.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Rating: ****<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">7/10. **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> I like this app because it allows students to be prepared for class lessons and ask questions that maybe they are too shy to do in class. I also like EDpuzzle because it is free and can be used on a number of platforms.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">EDpuzzle delivers videos to the classroom in an interactive experience through audio-notes and questions. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">EDpuzzle is an engaging tool that allows students to learn lessons outside of the classroom in their spare time, which makes them more prepared for class. Teachers can upload videos of lessons that will be taught in the classroom for the next day or next lesson.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Description: **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">A teacher needs a way to evaluate growth and proficient of a certain subject and a good practice to do this is by giving homework. Pitler, Hubbell, & Kuhn say “homework and practice give students a chance to review and apply what they have learned” (2012). More so, EDpuzzle incorporates the “flip classroom,” and allows students to learn before school and be more engaging during class. I think that this allows students to learn more and ask more difficult questions.
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 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">References: **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Pitler, H., Hubbell, E., & Kuhn, M. (2012). Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works. //<span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">ASCD: Alexandria, VA. //


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Dustin Hunter: [|icivics] **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Resource: **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Icivics is an educational website that was created by a group of people including former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor to help promote interest in social studies.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Rating: **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">As a social studies teacher I would rate icivics as a 10/10 for an educational resource. Teachers of other subject areas would probably not find it as useful but this site does a great job of covering a wide variety of government and social studies topics and presenting information in interesting and different ways.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Description: **Icivics has a variety of uses in the classroom. The teacher section provides a variety of interesting lesson plans and web quests available for teachers to use for free. In addition there are a wide variety of games available for students to play on the website. These games all incorporate different social studies topics and give students a new way of thinking about them. For example, students can play a game where they run for president and in the game they need to become a member of a political party, create a platform, and make strategic decisions about how to run their campaign and receive enough electoral votes.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Alignment: **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">This weeks topic is assigning homework and providing practice. I believe that icivics is an excellent resource for providing social studies practice. I like to use icivics as an opportunity for my students to see how we can apply the information they have learned in class to real life situations. The games on icivics are fun and also allow students to see how what they are learning in class impacts the real world.


 * Shelly Riess – Week 6 **


 * Name of resource: ** RocketMath


 * URL: **[]


 * Rating: ** 9/10 – I gave this program a 9/10 because there seems to be no technology aspect of the program. With technology being all the rage in education and life these days, I’d expected to see an app. Even though there is no app, students could still benefit from the practice.


 * Description: ** “ Rocket Math is a ten-minutes a day paper and pencil, worksheet-based math facts supplemental practice curriculum. Students learn 2 facts and their reverses on each worksheet in a carefully controlled sequence which enables mastery at an individualized pace. Students practice orally with a partner every day. One minute timings assess when students are ready to move to the next set of facts.” (RocketMath) RocketMath has, what I consider, a very reasonable subscription rate. Their basic plan is $29/user/year and the Universal plan is $49/user/year. As a parent, this would be well worth the price since I could use it with a couple of our kids. Large schools may find the cost a bit steep since it is a per teacher rate. Granted there are bulk purchase discounts available too. The subscription comes with a pre-created letter to the parents from the teacher that explains how the program works and certificate templates.


 * How aligns with Assigning Homework and Providing Practice **** : ** RocketMath has a very obvious practice correlation to this week’s topic. There are also flashcards and such so more practice available for purchase.


 * __ Reference __**

<span style="color: #323232; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">About Rocket Math. (n.d.). Retrieved April 12, 2017, from []

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">Asma Alshammari

Assigning Homework and Providing Practice Recourse: Fact Monster

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">Rating: 9/10

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">Description:

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">Fact Monster is an educational website for students from first grader to the high school student. It has plentiful lessons and activities for different subjects such as math, science, history, and language art. All of these lessons and activates design by experts and educators. Moreover, Fact Monster has encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, homework center, and educational games.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">Alignment with Strategy:

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">Fact Monster offers a homework center which helps students to practice and review the lessons. Also, it provides an explanation for all the subjects that it has, and students can use it as a review of the lesson. It uses attractive and interesting activities to grab the students’ attentions. Also, it offers a safe learning environment.

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__**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">Dayna Winczner- Week 6 Assigning homework and providing practice **__


 * [|Ten Marks]
 * Educational Website
 * 10/10
 * Tenmarks is a math website that is linked to the common core math standards. It is a free website unless you want the premium level. The teacher can assign assignments for students based on content in class. It is structured to be open-ended questions, multiple choice, and answer all that apply. This is great for standardized testing because it allows the student to think at a higher level. It also benefits students who are struggling because it gives 3 hints per question and has videos to help reteach the content.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #111111; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 16px;">This goes along with this weeks topic because it allows students a chance to practice skills in multiple ways. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #111111; font-family: 'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Homework is assigned and due when the teacher puts the date. It gives immediate feedback to the student on how they did. There are also "jam sessions" which give students the chance to practice math content quickly with just straight forward problems and not word problems.

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Rating:** 8/10 - This is an educational website/application that focuses on math, specifically. There are two different editions, one for home and one for school. Splash Math has free and paid versions, although the free version is only capable of so much. This application provides math practice on a variety of different math skills. =====

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Description:** Splashmath is a user-friendly application that can be used inside the classroom with teachers and at home with parents. This application provides math practice in a fun and engaging way for children of all ages. There are two versions to this application: the paid and free version. The paid version allows the teacher/parent to utilize more standards and curriculum, while the free version limits the usage and amount the app is capable of doing. =====

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Alignment:** Splash Math allows the user to practice skills assigned by their teacher. This application/website can be used to assign homework as well as provide practice in the classroom and at home. ===== Splash Math - Fun Math Practice for Grades K-5. (n.d.). Retrieved April 13, 2017, from https://www.splashmath.com/
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 * Lyla Alhomedi-** Week 6: assigning homework and providing practice
 * Resource**: https://www.brainscape.com/
 * Rating:** 10/10
 * Description:** Brainscape "is an online flashcards app applies decades of cognitive science research to make studying as efficient as humanly possible". brainscape is a great tool for both students and teachers to create and share flashcards that are associated with their course materials in order to keep practicing and studying what they are going to be tested on. What I liked about this app the most is it gives the students the choice to to include imagery that will give the learner visual cues and therefore helps learner to facilitate the process of learning and remembering these information.
 * Alignment:** Brainscape app aligns with the instructional strategy for this week, since it allows students to practice what they had learned by creating their own flashcards and share it with other classmates.

Monique Sims – Assigning Homework and Providing Practice ExploreLearning Gizmos: Math and Science Simulations That Power Inquiry and Understanding. (2017). Retrieved April 13, 2017, from https://www.explorelearning.com/ Pitler, H., Hubbell, E. R., & Kuhn, M. (2012). Using technology with classroom instruction that works. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
 * Resource: ** [|Explore Learning].
 * Rate: ** 10/10. This site is very informative and it is easy to navigate.
 * Description: ** Explore Learning is an educational website. They provide a resource called Gizmos, which are interactive math and science programs for grades 3-12. The website has over 400 Gizmos that are aligned to the latest school standards to help and guide teachers to provide vital hands-on learning experiences to students in the classroom. It’s an inquiry-based approach to learning that provides foundational understanding. The site also enhances teacher’s professional development through workshops that give teachers encouragement to integrate new technology into the curriculum.
 * Alignment: ** This site provides students the opportunity to discover learning through effective collaborative interaction and guidance in the topics of math and science. It provides students and teachers’ critical thinking skills and practice.
 * Reference: **

Michele Schafer: MobiMax: [|www.mobymax.com]


 * Type: ** Learning Program. Free Version and Paid version


 * Rating: ** 10/10 Easy to use, standards based with many subjects. One review listed that the skills were very basic but many of the reviews state that it is a great program.


 * Description and use in the classroom ** : It is designed for K-8 students in all subjects and use used to diagnosis where the students are based on grade level and standard. This program is designed to help students work independently based on their abilities and used to help students progress in their learning. This program states that it can help find the gaps in a student’s education. In my school it is used especially with special ed students.


 * How it aligns to Assigning Homework and Providing Practice: ** Students can be assigned a diagnostic test or assignments. The program is set up by common core standards. Assignments can be assigned automatically based on the diagnostic tests or be edited by the teacher. There is a progress tab that can be used to monitor student’s progress. Assessments can also be created by the teacher and will be included in the progress. Goals and IEP goals can be set up to monitor programs. There are assignments, games and badges built into the program. Practice and homework can be assigned to help students master material.


 * Reference: **

[|www.mobymax.com]

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Vincent Jones- Assigning Homework and Providing Practice Resource:Canvas/Website & App Rating:10/10 Description: This is every teacher's dream website and app. With canvas giving homework, Lesson plans, Projects have never been easier that now. You are able to create pages with Lessons plans embedded into them, Videos from any site you need, Pictures and Audio. So even if this assignment requires students to listen to a certain thing, they won't have to worry about finding it because you can easily have it onto the web page. This website/app also allows giving homework, quizzes, and test, so that you can have more time in the classroom to get stuff done and you prepare your students for real life by giving them the responsibility of doing homework, quizzes, and test on their own time. Alignment: This aligns with Assigning Homework and Providing Practice by easily giving homework assignments out and having students practice having responsibility and to practice their lesson for their work.

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Tawanna Swinney <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">April 16, 2017 <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">EDU 590 Spring II 2017 <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Week 6: Evaluate an Educational Website, Software Program or App in Wiki <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Dr. Weible <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Central Michigan University


 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Assigning Homework and Providing Practice **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Name of the Resource **<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">: BrainPop ([|www.brainpop.com]) and BrainPop Jr. ([|www.brainpopjr.com]) pg. 172.
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Type of Resource **<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">: Website (Instructional Media, Advanced Organizer)
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Rating **<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">: 10
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Description of Resource **<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">: BrainPop is a subscription based instructional interactive website designed for students to review and study various topics, such as, poetry to earth science. School districts purchase access codes for individual schools. Individual schools provide teachers with access codes to use for instructional purposes. Teachers publish the access code for students to review activities via the internet. BrainPop Jr. is designed for younger students in grades K-3. BrainPop Jr mimics BrainPop, but tailors to students in lower grades. Jr. offers easy to read interactive videos and activities for students. BrainPop is offered in about five languages to support learning for all multicultural classrooms.


 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Alignment with Instructional Strategies: **<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> BrainPop allows teachers to look up instructional media to deliver targeted instruction to their students. The videos, worksheets, and quizzes are aligned to Georgia’s GSE Standards. Teachers can easily select videos and activities that correlate to their state standards. Extensions of standards and activities are offered to teachers under BrainPop Educators.

__**<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Tonilynn Aguon: **<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">**Assigning Homework and Providing Practice** __ Khan Academy. (2017). Retrieved from: https://www.khanacademy.org/
 * **Name of the resource**: [|Khan Academy]
 * **Type of resource:** Educational website
 * **Rate:** 10/10 This educational resource is available to anyone and is absolutely free. Khan Academy offers lessons and practice work for students to use for multiple subject areas and topics.
 * **Description:** Khan Academy’s goal is to offer free, accessible information and practice to students, teachers, parents, or any interested individual. Teachers can use khan tutorials to supplement their lessons. Students can use the practices provided online by Khan to practice and master skills. Parents and teachers can monitor student progress to find areas that need improvement or areas of the student has mastered or excels.
 * **Alignment:** With all the subject information, lessons, and practice provided by Khan, teachers will be able to both assign practice and provide students with supplemental practice. Teachers can find and assign specific work on the Khan website for students to complete. This alignment will benefit the student in that the student will have additional practice work to reinforce learning that took place in the classroom.
 * References:**

TaShara Eiland Name of Resource: [|Front Row] Type: Educational website Rate: 10/10 This educational website gets a 10 from me, simply because its not your usual teacher technology tool. It's free and it's great! Every learner learns at a different pace at this website helps aid that learning gap. You can also share with parents and other teachers! Description: Front Row is a educational website that allows teachers to assign specific standards to each student. This website focuses on Reading and Math and it also incorporates Social Studies and Science and it gives students the option to practice at their own level! How great is that!? What i love most about this website is not only does it help students discover concepts on their own, but it gives teachers a play by play handbook too(daily presentation, video and inquiry sheet). This is a great app especially for beginning educators. Alignment: With this website teachers are able to assign homework according to the students skill level and the students can practice on their own as well. References: Retrieved from: https://www.frontrowed.com/