tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477419146365781430.post6672380052959837067..comments2010-03-15T07:25:40.157-07:00Comments on TIE 542: Education Citybarky1777http://www.blogger.com/profile/01557945297718495386noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477419146365781430.post-39803152208984896152010-03-04T08:42:45.254-08:002010-03-04T08:42:45.254-08:00We have something like this at our school. It is ...We have something like this at our school. It is called Study Island. It is similar, but Education City looks a little nicer. I'd have to see it to be sure. But here is what we found.<br /><br />Pros:<br />We were able to build the sites use into lesson plans during individual learning times such as centers.<br /><br />We have both individual stats as well as stats of classrooms and schools.<br /><br />Kids like it!<br /><br />Good prep for the ISAT.<br /><br />They can play at home<br /><br />Cons:<br />not higher level thinking<br /><br />Still limiting in the way you can differentiate<br /><br />I think these types of activities have their place in the classroom, but they can't be overused or they both loose their appeal as well as limit higher level thinking. As far as I am concerned, this is not a fad in learning, because it does help us manage student performance in a easier way, I just hope it doesn't take over the classroom!Kathleen Risolvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08473671688641055610noreply@blogger.com