Review based on:

personal experience

Appropriate for:

practice of skills and understandings

Other Comments:

This made fraction use fun by incorporating a game or manipulative

What math does one need to know to use the resource?

You need to have an introductory skill level of technology

What hardware expertise does one need to learn to use the resource?

very little - computer basics The program is very user friendly.

What extra things must be done to make it work?

Nothing My teacher went over the basics

How hard was it for you to learn?

Easy

Explanation:

Information was precise, in a simple format and not overly difficult.

Ability to meet my goals:

Neutral

Recommended for:

Math 1: Fractions

Review based on:

personal experience

Appropriate for:

practice of skills and understandings, applications of a concept or technique

Other Comments:

It was a fun way to play around with fractions.

What math does one need to know to use the resource?

estimation, fractions,

What hardware expertise does one need to learn to use the resource?

How to use a mouse

What extra things must be done to make it work?

I had to install java on the computer. There was a little trial and error in figuring out how the game worked.

How hard was it for you to learn?

Ok

Explanation:

Took a little trial and error to figure out what I was supposed to do.

Ability to meet my goals:

Effective

Recommended for:

Math 5: Number sense, Fractions

Review based on:

personal experience

Appropriate for:

practice of skills and understandings, applications of a concept or technique

Other Comments:

students must under stand the number line and have number sense

What math does one need to know to use the resource?

Addition, subtraction, number sense

What hardware expertise does one need to learn to use the resource?

keyboard strokes, mouse manipulation

What extra things must be done to make it work?

java applet installed, and http://www.microworlds.com/webplayer/indexwin.html installed on PC

How hard was it for you to learn?

Ok

Explanation:

Difficult to estimate target even with clue lines and clues to increase or decrease number when extremely close.

Ability to meet my goals:

Effective

Recommended for:

Math 4: Number sense, Fractions
Math 5: Number sense, Fractions
Math 6: Number sense, Fractions
Math 7: Fractions

Review based on:

personal experience

Appropriate for:

introduction to a concept

Other Comments:

very useful for interaction

What math does one need to know to use the resource?

elementary math

What hardware expertise does one need to learn to use the resource?

downloading software

What extra things must be done to make it work?

download a fix-it executable file

How hard was it for you to learn?

Easy

Explanation:

very intuitive

Ability to meet my goals:

Effective

Recommended for:

Math 5: Fractions
Math 6: Fractions

Classroom use in Courses and Topics:

Math 5
Math 6: Fractions

Duration of classroom use:

One Class

What did students learn?

The students were able to adjust their fractions based on where the dart landed. This allowed the student to think about how to increase or decrease the fractions.

What did students do with the resource?

They used the tool to decide if the fraction was greater or less than one half. THen students were able to think about what fraction they were going to guess based on the benchmark fractions.

How hard was it for students to use?

Ok

Appropriate for:

introduction to a concept, practice of skills and understandings, applications of a concept or technique, advanced investigations

What math does one need to know to use the resource?

fractions, greater and less than

What hardware expertise does one need to learn to use the resource?

na

How hard was it for you to learn?

Easy

Explanation:

I had some one demonstrate the tool for me.

Ability to meet my goals:

Effective

Recommended for:

Math 5: Fractions

Review based on:

personal experience

Appropriate for:

applications of a concept or technique

What math does one need to know to use the resource?

What a fraction, numerator, denominator are. How the size of a fraction changes when numerator or denominator are changed.

What hardware expertise does one need to learn to use the resource?

none

What extra things must be done to make it work?

download software

How hard was it for you to learn?

Easy

Explanation:

The numerator and denominator bars were well labeled and self explanatory. It would have been nice to see a mark for halfway between 0 and 1, but it would have made the game easier.

Ability to meet my goals:

Effective

Recommended for:

Math 5: Fractions
Math 6: Fractions

Review based on:

personal experience

Appropriate for:

practice of skills and understandings, applications of a concept or technique

What math does one need to know to use the resource?

Users need to understand fractions. I found myself converting decimal to fraction to percent, for example.

What hardware expertise does one need to learn to use the resource?

Users need a basic understanding of keyboard.

What extra things must be done to make it work?

I had to install Java correctly.

How hard was it for you to learn?

Easy

Explanation:

The game was easy to learn how to play.

Ability to meet my goals:

Effective

Recommended for:

Math 3: Fractions, Percentages, Measurement
Math 4: Fractions, Percentages, Measurement
Math 5: Fractions, Percentages, Measurement

Review based on:

personal experience

Appropriate for:

introduction to a concept, practice of skills and understandings, applications of a concept or technique, advanced investigations

Other Comments:

Great tool. Offers multiple opportunities for an enhanced understanding of fractions.

What math does one need to know to use the resource?

Fractions.

What hardware expertise does one need to learn to use the resource?

Slider, point and click with mouse.

What extra things must be done to make it work?

Download special apps to run java applet.

How hard was it for you to learn?

Easy

Explanation:

Intuitive platform offers ease of use.

Ability to meet my goals:

Very Effective

Recommended for:

Pre-Kindergarten: Number sense
Kindergarten: Number sense, Fractions, Patterns and sequences
Math 1: Number sense, Fractions, Patterns and sequences
Math 2: Number sense, Fractions, Patterns and sequences
Math 3: Number sense, Number theory, Fractions
Math 4: Number sense, Number theory, Fractions
Math 5: Number sense, Fractions
Math 6: Number sense, Number theory, Fractions
Math 7: Number sense, Number theory, Fractions, Logic and set theory
Algebra: Number Systems, Properties of Reals

Review based on:

personal experience

Appropriate for:

practice of skills and understandings

What math does one need to know to use the resource?

You must understand how numerators and denominators work together. Basic understanding of what varied fractions equal one half and how to make adjustments to those fractions to find the target.

What hardware expertise does one need to learn to use the resource?

None

What extra things must be done to make it work?

It helped to use fractions with larger denominators to become more accurate.

How hard was it for you to learn?

Easy

Explanation:

Once you click a few times it was obvious what you needed to do.

Ability to meet my goals:

Effective

Recommended for:

Math 4: Fractions
Math 5: Fractions
Math 6: Fractions

Review based on:

personal experience, student observations

Appropriate for:

applications of a concept or technique

Other Comments:

This tool helps students learn the relative sizes of fractions, and how much the relative size of the fraction depends on the numerator and the corresponding denominator.

What math does one need to know to use the resource?

Numerator, denominator, common fractions.

What hardware expertise does one need to learn to use the resource?

None

What extra things must be done to make it work?

None

How hard was it for you to learn?

Ok

Explanation:

It takes a little time, but not a lot!

Ability to meet my goals:

Very Effective

Recommended for:

Math 4: Fractions
Math 5: Fractions
Math 6: Number sense, Fractions
Math 7: Number sense, Fractions, Ratio and proportion