Create 1.1.3 Appearance Quest

As I explored these modules and found these sites from different units, I was surprised at how good many of them actually were, and even those sites that do not adhere to the standards served a specific purpose. I simply tried to see if the sites were engaging, challenging, and offered the elements suggested.  


Sites which exemplify sound design ideals

LEARN ZILLION   (free, interactive, self-paced, options, practice)
Problem Based Learning Units (templates, essential questions, handouts, suggestions, examples, rubrics, lots of math content)
SUMDOG Math Games  (engaging math games that allow students to play alone, compete with each other or compete with other schools! Well laid out, with images that appeal to students.  The games match the images and there are about 100 different topics to explore.  The site will send feedback to teachers as to what the students need to work on and where they are strong.
BRAINPOP   Very short 2-3 minute cartoon videos with quizzes and activities that are extremely focused on one specific topic. Great examples and engaging.
Kahn Academy  Used by several online organizations - great focused videos, examples, practice - Free

Sites which do not completely exemplify sound design ideals

Kuta Software   Generates worksheets for practice - nothing else

Tenmarks   Another behavorist type practice site that simply allows student to work problems and see if they are wrong or right - no feedback.

Moby Max  This site is like Tenmarks, but it is not free.  Teachers can assign specific standards, but all this does is score the problems- no feedback for student improvement.
CoolMathGames  This is a great site, but the link was too vague and when you go to the site, you have ads, too many visuals, lots of choices.  I think this should have linked to a specific game, preventing so many different distractions.  

Virtual Nerd   These are a huge collection of videos that would be great if they had something else to go along with them - but they are just short clips showing a person in front of a board working and explaining problems - no text based - no practice.