Useful Sites, How-Tos, Student Samples
I missed about 5 days of school the last couple weeks to attend a conference and the birth of my second child. (Both very wonderful). Things are starting to get back to a level just under crazy and I’m slowly catching up with things at school. We’ve only got a couple weeks left and I’m [...]
After Google Docs, the second most used site by my students is thatquiz.org. I’ve written about it many times before, but the brilliance of it was sealed by some interaction I had with Andrew - who maintains (built?) the site.
That Quiz is a site with pre-made quizzes for math, foreign languages, geography, and science. You [...]
ThatQuiz.org got a little more bodacious today. They’ve now added several science components to their bank of educational materials. The new modules include cell diagrams where users can identify the parts, anatomy quizzes (where users can locate and identify components of the skeletal, respiratory, venous, and digestive systems), and a section on the periodic table. [...]
I am a huge fan of thatquiz.org and like to highlight some of its great tools on this blog. Summer school is in full force now and I typically start each day with a mad minute on thatquiz. It only takes two minutes (I use the timer function when I assign the quiz), and the [...]
I’m a huge fan of thatquiz.org for many things, but especially math. In less than a minute I can create a quiz for review or practice. Students complete the quiz on the computer and get immediate feedback. It saves me time on grading and keeps a nice gradebook of all the quizzes. [...]