In previous posts I had blogged about different math educational applications for the computer. These were all resources I had found in my text book. In this blog I will explore other resources I was able to find on the internet and even ones that my district uses. Xtra Math- This is a program my district uses and it helps students build addition and subtraction facts. Students use the number keys to type in answers to the problems. Each question is timed for a response. If the student does not answer in time or gets the wrong answer, the correct answer appears. Students get immediate feedback on answers and it will have students repeat facts that are not memorized.
IXL- This is a fantastic website for teachers to use to help reinforce skills that are learned during whole group/small group instruction. Students use this program individually on the computer, and can be performed independently. Students are able to click the speaker button to have questions and answers read to them. Content is broken up into categories such as addition, subtractions, measurement, geometry etc. Categories are broken down further into sub categories which the user can click on to access the questions. The student's progress is tracked by the number of questions they answered correctly and there is instant feedback with explanations if a student got the question wrong.
Interactive Sites- This site is a great resources for interactive sites for math concepts. This website has sourced interactive material from all over the web and made it available in one place. The content is broken up into categories such as algebra, graphing etc. and once the user clicks on the categories a whole wall of games appear for the user to browse. 
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