Favorite Websites (assignment 4)

1) http://www.oswego.org/ocsdweb/games/Mathmagician/mathsmulti.html
As an intermediate school teacher, this website for practicing multiplication facts is one of my favorites. At the beginning of the school year, I sent this link, along with others, to parents through Webgrader. So, parents and students have access to multiplication fact games from home.

2) http://educationworld.com/a_tech/archives/technology.shtml
Education World is a great site for many reasons. Teachers can access this site for lesson plan ideas, technology integration, and professional development. They also offer an entire library of student worksheets, which can be used for additional practice, homework, or challenge work.

3) http://www.pandora.com/
This is my favorite non-academic website. Pandora dubs itself “a new kind of radio – stations that play only music you like.” I leave this site up on my computer all day at school, but only listen to quiet music during prep times to relax me a bit in the midst of a hectic day. I simply press pause when my next class comes up, and press play during my prep period. Pandora creates radio stations for you based on artists and/or songs you like. For example, after typing in “Eva Cassidy,” Pandora creates a station called “Eva Cassidy Radio.” This new station then plays music that has similar rhythms, melodies and harmonies, lyrics, instrumentation, and arrangement. You can also create stations by genre, some of which include adult contemporary, classical, oldies, new age, and many more. It’s also a great way to hear music from obscure artists with talent that parallels more popular musicians.