Prodigy is a website which aligns with the grade one to eight math curriculum. The curriculum is connected through an interactive and mystical game. It brings students on different journeys to varying places within the math game. How the game unfolds is the player, as a wizard, is traveling from one place to another, meeting other wizards with their own powerful "pets." To beat these creatures, you need to use quick math skills. Whenever a user desires to apply a certain power or spell, they must answer a math question. Additionally, you can play against other classmates, enhancing the need to respond quickly.
Viewing the picture above, this is what it would look like when a player is commencing a battle with another. This website is beneficial, firstly because it draws students into math, and makes them excited to learn. Secondly, teachers can watch the progression of students, and can either add or take away questions, depending on the child and where they stand academically. Thirdly, parents can aid students at home, and can view them navigating their educational journey. Being an educational assistant, and witnessing first hand the positive effects of this game on both children with and without exceptionalities has been inspiring. It supply's children the opportunity to critically think, use their working memory, as well as their own expertise. If children have a liking towards Pokemon, this is the perfect game for them! Students can carry over skills from one game to the next, enhancing their ability to recall information and utilize it adequately. Overall, Prodigy provides teachers with powerful opportunities/lessons, such as students actively learning, understanding the web and how to navigate it, and differentiated instruction.
Katrina@NU-OTECF
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