Mymaths
Mymaths is an online maths site providing you with resources, including online tests and lessons, and maths games. Often schools make set online homeworks that can be done on this website and you also have your own 'portal' where you will find the work you've been set. This site includes the four main headings 'Number' 'Algebra' 'Shape' & 'Data' which will include all of the work covered in GCSE and Alevel maths.
The picture on the right is what the site looks like once i have logged into the site using my schools login.---->
<---This picture shows what my 'portal' looks like and shows the homework i have got left to do and the amount of days left i have to do it.
This is the type of site that can be used in everyday life as a way of learning and revising maths as well as testing yourself using the online tests/homework. It is a good site to be used often because it offers such a range of maths resources and useful exercises.
When clicking on 'results' it comes up with a list of all the tasks i have recently done and how long i have left on them and what percentage i got when i did them. A green face means i scored a good percentage, an orange face, means i did well but should try again and a red face means i got less than 50% and i need to try again.
The site offers a newsfeed where any news about courses, games, worksheets and just about maths is posted for students, parents and teachers to read about. This offers helpful notices as it is useful for the students to check to know any extra points about the website.
The games on the website are useful as they are a fun way of learning and often help make you understand a certain topic more. The are a great range of games to choose from, ones that both girls and boys would enjoy.
The image on the left shows the list of games that are offered and for each subject there are about 3/4 games.
The image above shows 'bearings snooker' one of the games used for the algebra topic
There are many advantages to this site mainly as i've said it offers students many maths resources all relevant to what they are learning. The lessons are useful as they take you through step by step on how to do something as if you are being taught by a teacher. It is good to use if you have missed lessons or didn't understand something in a lesson. It is one of the most popular online maths resources. There aren't any disdadvantages to this site that i have come across as it does and offers everything you would expect it to, the only thing is sometimes the lessons aren't as detailed as they could be.
BBC Bitesize
BBC bitesize is a very popular site for online education as it offers revision, tests and games for all of the subjects studying KS1 up to higher levels including GCSE and A-Level revision.
This is an example of a 'test bite' for practising geography
For some subjects there are also videos and audio clips available, for english they offer summarys of plays in video clips to help you learn. These are very popular as students often find it easier to watch and listen to something rather than just reading it.
This is a view of a few of the available audio clips for english
The games and activities for the subjects are also popular as they allow the students to learn by doing, which often helps people to learn easily. It offers games for both boys and girls and they are fun and easy to understand but relevant to the given subject.
This game 'bingo' offers 6 differnet subjects that you can learn whilst playing a game
Another thing bbc bitesize now offers is the application to get revision and tests on your mobile so that you can learn on the go, whilst traveling, or at night in bed. This is popular amongst students as they get to revise whilst using their mobile phones.
This type of website is used in everyday life as a revision and learning tool both at home and school and has become very popular with both teachers and students.
There are many advantages to this site mainly it being free, easy to use, and offering a huge range of revision resources on all lessons. The only problems can be that it may not cover a particular topic in a subject and it does not cover all the examining boards so you can end up looking over the wrong sylabus.
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