| Tool | Link | Grade Range | Possible Uses | Pros | Cons | First People’s Links | My experience | Overall review |
| YouCubed | https://www.youcubed.org/ | k-12 | Rich tasksMath gamesMath mindset ideas and activitiesSharing information with parentsSupplement to the Mathematical Mindsets booksOpening conversation on new or review topicsEncouraging students to think critically and creatively about mathActivities encourage collaborative learning | No cost Open ended problems and tasks to encourage thinking Does not require students to have devices Math mindset videos encourage growth mind sent and show math specific things in a very approachable wayThe Week of Inspirational Math is a great way to kick off the year positively | Not BC curriculum linkedLack of first people’s content Most activities are off line and can not be shared digitally to students | No links to content Support some principals Learning takes patience and time Learning is relational | Regular user – I use tasks from Jo Boaler at least once a week weather from YouCubed or her Mindset Mathematics Books | This is something I will continue to use regularly. The tasks are engaging and work well with the Building Thinking Classrooms approach I am using. Students are engaged in the tasks The videos for students and parents give excellent explanation of what is truly important. |
| Kahoot | https://kahoot.com/schools-u/ | k-12 | Formative assessment and quizzes | Teachers can create their own quizzes Some pre created quizzes and questionsNo student accounts FOIPPA compliant | Gets competitiveCost for use of most featuresEach student needs a device | Up to how the teacher sets it up | Use occasionally | I use Kahoot a few times a year. I’m not a fan of it with my grade 4s because it often becomes overly compeititaitve and is not supporting or SEL goals and development of good sportsmanship. While this is not every student the 2 or 3 that struggle with sportsmanship often ruin it for everyone. |
| Khan academy | https://www.khanacademy.org/ | 2-university | Independent practiceRemote learningVideos are good for remote learning or for sharing in our class team to help students remember what to do. | FreeNo adsSelf pacedLots of practiceVisualsVideo supports | Not yet approved in my districtMay not be FOIPPA compliantInformation stored on US serversNot BC curriculum based | No visible connections | Heard of but haven’t used | In trying the student activities I found it to be similar to the existing Mathletics program my school is using. What intrigues me are Khan’s videos explaining various concepts |
| Weebly | https://www.weebly.com/ca | Teacher use | Blog platformAppears easy to useGood for sharing information with famlies | FreeEasy to editDrag and drop blocks to lay out pagesTemplates available to set up your pages | Not FOIPPA compliantTeacher has to do all of the posts | Can be integrated depending on how the teacher chooses to use it. | Heard of but haven’t used | Weebly looks like a good website creator for those who are unfamiliar with web design. It is similar to Word Press. I will continue to use WordPress as I have had a WordPress site with my domain name since December of 2014. Weebly is something I would recommend to a co-worker who is brand-new to creating websites. |
| Small number | http://www.sfu.ca/mathcatcher/MeetSmallNumber.html | k-4 | Number talksRich problem solvingAuthentic incorporation of first peoples perspective into math. | BC Curriculum linkedIndigenous contentStory based | Math problem at the end of the storiesIntroduction is repetitive between videosLack of diagram for each problem | Learning is based in storyLearning is generational | Brand new to me | I would use this in my classroom to introduce problems and try different methods of problem solving. These would be a good intro to a rich task. I would take the time to write out the questions a head of time so that I could project the problem on the smart board for students to see. |
