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Smartkiddies Mathematics |
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‘Smart Kiddies makes learning maths fun using a combination of video lessons, interactive activities, games, number challenge drills, worksheets, assessments and exams all blended into a sequential learning program. The outcome is faster and easier learning that kids enjoy.' (smartkiddies.com.au) |
Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
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Overview | How does it work? | How can it be used in the classroom? | Suitability | Availability | Advantages | Disadvantages | Teachers Interview | Links
Smart Kiddies mathematics is a website aimed at primary children from K-6. It provides numerous mathematical activities and resources for children wishing to improve their mathematical skills. Smart Kiddies covers all mathematical areas such as: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Fractions, Money, Space 2D, Length, Area, Position, Space 3D, Volume and Capacity, Mass, Patterns, Data and Statistics, Time, Chance and working Mathematically.
Smart Kiddies system rewards effort and achievement to keep children enjoying mathematics. It is a colourful, easy to use automated program.
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Smart Kiddies Mathematics is a program that can be used in the classroom and at home. Smart Kiddies allows unrestricted access to its programs during school hours and students have homework mode access to two lessons per day from their own homes.
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Teachers: Teachers are given a teachers admin system. This has two main sections: teaching resources and the student learning program. These are managed and controlled through the teacher’s admin. Access for students is easy and class logins can easily be allocated and personalised via the teachers admin system. Individual tasks can be given to students who are working at different levels and student activities are automatically marked and graded and results reported back to the teacher. |
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Students are given there own personal profile and every student has their own character, this helps make mathematics fun. They can alter their character at anytime.Logins are allocated via the teacher and signing in from home or at school is easy. Each student page is colourful and their pages can contain set tasks, messages from the teacher, results and rewards. Completing activities gives students BONUS points that can be spent in the virtual rewards rooms. This makes mathematics FUN and rewarding. Every correct answer earns reward points for each student.
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How can it be used in classroom?
Smart Kiddies can be used in collaboration with the mathematics topics that are being covered in the classroom. As Smart Kiddies was developed by experienced teachers, it provides a wide range of online mathematical activities that are relevant to the topics that are being taught in Australian primary schools.
Students also have the option of reinforcing their learning by accessing activities and tasks online at home.
For example, a teacher may introduce the mathematical concept of ordinal numbers in the classroom, and then for homework he/she could set at a task using the teacher's admin section on smart kiddies and assign the corresponding ordinal numbers activity for the students to attempt at home.
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(image source: smartkiddies.com.au)
- Suitable from Kindergarten up to year 6.
- Suitable for a variety of Mathematics topics.
- Suitable for homeschooling
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Schools
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Free to use: Schools have free use of this product and have done so for over 6 years. Students of registered schools have free access to all lessons during school hours and homework access out of hours. Parents wishing to have more than just homework access for their children may choose to pay a small annual fee for 24 hour unlimited home access, this fee is optional to those wishing to upgrade to full system .
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- Families
- Free trial: Every family can have one Free-trial account to evaluate the programme, if they like it they can then upgrade to a full access paid account later ($74 pa). Those who choose the full paid access option ($74 pa) are given many extra bonus features. If you already use Smartkiddies at school you can join your class and home accounts together to double up your points and to keep the same profile
(smartkiddies.com.au)
• 24 hour online access
• All Australian curriculum based
• Developed by Australian teachers
• Free to use: Smart Kiddies is available to all schools at no cost.
• Students can access for free via the teachers account during school hours
• Makes mathematics fun and challenging (smartkiddies.com.au)
• Develop Skills: ‘The aim of Smart Kiddies is to develop skills and motivate learning through reward and enjoyment. The program benefits students by helping to master the skills they have been taught in the classroom, using an engaging program...(smartkiddies.com.au)’
• Web-based: Children can access Smart Kiddies online from home or at school via the web.
• Students learn at their own pace
• Over 1500 lessons
The program has the potential to be abused by teachers who may become ‘lazy’ and reliant on it for last minute math lessons. Although Smart Kiddies is a great teaching tool and resource, it should not be used as a substitute for traditional one on one mathematics lessons.
Teachers need to be aware that the program does not replace the skills that are learnt in the classroom rather it helps students to develop their skills further by allowing them to learn in a more interactive and child friendly environment.
"As a teacher, I find Smartkiddies invaluable both in the classroom and for children to use at home. The clear way in which the activities are produced quickly gains the interest of the students. I use Smartkiddies as one way in which to help ensure that key Mathematical concepts are grasped by children with different learning styles and abilities. It clearly caters for a variety of individual needs in the class..." Mr R.B - Teacher
"Smartkiddies is a very, very worthwhile program. It is easy to follow. It is eye catching with great colours and pictures. The children can be assessed and evaluations made as to where they can improve. It is a very positive program that I would recommend to anyone... Mrs J.M - Teacher
"Thanks for a wonderful site! Among all the sites I have bookmarked in the last 4 months this is clearly the best, (and I have bookmarked over 100 carefully selected maths-sites). What makes Smartkiddies stand out is the full fledge curriculum system you are providing along with assessments for every progress and a very pedagogical way of presenting the activities. Along with the inexpensive one year price tag, this makes your site my choice number one! What is most important, my daughter loves the activities and keeps asking me to look up Smartkiddies for her. Once again, thanks for your unique service!" Anonoymous Father
(all testimonianls sourced from smartkiddies.com.au)
http://www.smartkiddies.com.au
http://www.youtube.com/user/smartkiddies - Smartkiddies Youtube.com channel
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From tsweeney - 11/10/09 5:48 PM
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