App Use Outside of the Box
Here are some of our (and your) ideas on how to spice up WileD Math to keep things interesting and motivation levels high.
Have a different way you use the app? Tell us here.
Have a different way you use the app? Tell us here.
Group Competition
Organize the students into groups of 4. These groups can be for differentiation purposes or just to form "teams". Have the students work on the same topic, working their way to earn enough credit to play the same mini-game. If a student is struggling, one of their team members can help re-teach the concept. Once everyone in the group has enough credits to play the game, they each start at the same time and compete for who can get the highest score in the round. This allows for more competition besides reaching the high score on the game overall. Students can record who wins the most points.
Class Bracket
Organize a class-wide bracket. Students answer the designated questions and then use their credits to compete with another student. The student that scores the higher amount of points moves on in the bracket. You can setup a double elimination bracket to give the students scoring the least amount of points can continue in the competition.
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Here is a website that can help you select the right bracket for you. Find a bracket now.
Differentiation
Pair students up based on similar strengths or opposite strengths. Have them complete a variety of topics in which they must assist each other. You can require students to show work and the partner can look at the student's work before they submit their answer and form supportive teams.
Think/Pair/Share
Pair students up however you would like. Give the group one iPad to share. The first student looks at the problem and does the work on the chalkboard. The second student then looks over the work. If they agree, they type in the answer. If they disagree, they are responsible to fix up the work on the chalkboard. If you fix up the work, then the original partner must check the answer and type it in, if not the process continues until the group agrees to an answer. This can really force a lot of collaboration and learning. In short, one person writes the work, the other partner must verify the answer, if they don't agree, they switch roles until they come to an agreement.