Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Test Desinger


Test Designer is a FREE web site that allows you to create tests to use in your classroom.


The site has pre-created over 1,000 questions in various subject areas. Simply search for the topic that you are looking for. Next, you can select the pre-made questions that you want to add to your quiz, and print!
You will need to sign up for Test Designer by providing an email as a user name and create a password.

Inferencing

Teaching students how to inference can be a challenging task. Mandy Gregory has a site filled with resources to assist teachers in teaching students how to inference.

The page titled Inferencing Mini Lessons is filled with lesson plans and down-loadable activities.

One of my favorites is the Printable Inference Card Game.

This site is filled with numerous activties that you will enjoy exploring.

Monday, February 15, 2010

Probability


MathPlayground.com has a few interactive lessons to help your students explore probability.

An interactive spinner allows results to be tracked on a bar graph.
There is also a virtual coin toss, where you determine the number of tosses.