Adapted+Mind

=**Adapted Mind-** **An interactive website for elementary students to practice math skills.**=

@http://www.adaptedmind.com/index.html
 * Resources**


 * Strengths**
 * Free trial membership for 30 days, membership is $9.95/month up to five students
 * Easy to use
 * Has math practice for students from first to sixth grade
 * Skills include number sense, basic operations, measurement, elapsed time, money, geometry, etc.
 * Has videos to demonstrate math concepts
 * Concepts are explained in terms that are easy to grasp.
 * Students earn fun badges for accomplishments, mastery of a skill and correctly answering problems
 * Motivational for struggling students
 * Can practice at home or at school
 * Members get progress reports and results are displayed in real time
 * Can be used for differentiated instruction
 * Students progress at their own pace
 * Printable worksheets
 * Lots of skills to practice and you can see examples when scrolling over each link
 * Curriculum is adapted to the student based on a pretest.
 * very engaging and children-friendly


 * Weaknesses**


 * Monthly membership fee
 * Students may not have internet access at home
 * Practice is just math problems (not games) and students may not be as excited to use
 * Everyone will be on different topics (self-paced)
 * Videos from You Tube may be blocked at school
 * No extra help if student does not master skill
 * no help with the instructions


 * Opportunities**


 * Teachers can use for students who need extra practice
 * Students can use to master skills
 * Teachers can see students' progress
 * Teachers can use students' progress as an indicator of who needs intervention
 * Students can have parents help at home while they complete problems
 * Teachers can use as a motivator to master math skills
 * Students can monitor their own progress and have real time feedback


 * Threats**


 * ** No threats observed **

Ideas for the classroom

-Kelley Ward
 * Can use with math centers as computer rotation
 * The instructional videos that accompany each lesson will help students work independently within centers. This will help keeps students active at their center rather than needing teacher assistance.
 * Can use as a motivator with prizes/rewards for skills achieved
 * Teachers can use progress reports to determine which students need extra help
 * Teachers can use feedback to tailor lessons
 * Teachers can have parents help their children at home
 * Students can work at home if they run out of time at school
 * Teachers can work on specific skills as needed during the year
 * Teachers can use for differentiated instruction