Attention all blog readers,
I have a great online resource you can use in your classrooms. It is called TenMarks.com, and I am currently using this in my Algebra 1 classroom. This site does require you to purchase a license, but if you can convince your school to buy the students a subscription, it is a great tool to use to help get assessment data about your students. You can easily create a class roster for each of your sections, and you can assign specific problems that are centered on a particular standard. When you login into the website it displays the class results, and it shows you the distribution of comprehension amongst your classes. I use it for my Algebra 1 students, but it is designed for all grade levels up to Algebra II. We currently use this at least every other Friday, and the kids like it. It is very easy to navigate through and it offers hint and video tutorials if you answer a question incorrectly (do be warned that the man in the video has a very thick accent and students complain about the clarity of his voice). The site is very professional and has minimal advertisement. It does not have lots of flashy colors or any other kind of distraction. Also, it requires minimal adult supervision. Once students have there login information they can hop right on and start their assignments. The data it gives you does an excellent job representing the students' comprehension of the material. The students like working on the site, but to be honest it does not seem very engaging. It is just question after question. It has a built in library of standards for each subject, which is pretty nice. There is not anything I can readily find about this site that I do not like. If your school chose to buy a bunch of licenses and you are wanting to have a relaxing Friday afternoon, then get a TenMarks account and assign your students a few standards to practice. This way everyone is happy and students are still practicing math.
Signing out,
Michael Vargas (Me)
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