Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Websites and apps that offer quick and easy homework help

Re-post of part of an article by Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, @eSchool News see the full artilce at http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/09/26/homework-help-resources-134/3/
Below are a number of homework help resources. We’ve included apps and websites in order to offer a wide variety of help for students who may have access to different devices at home. 
Apps
BuzzMath Middle School (Free)
Using this app, middle school students can personalize their math learning in an engaging, challenging manner. The app features more than 270 Common Core-aligned practice activities, instant feedback to help students master skills, detailed reporting tools, and more.

iFormulas (Free)
iFormulas is a quick and easy way to access often-used mathematical formulas. This app will help students list and categorize hundreds of math formulas. Students also can designate their favorite formulas for quick access
Word Wonderland (Free)
iTunes
Android
Students can lead a frog through an adventure as they receive game-based help developing word sorting. The app, from McGraw-Hill School Education Group, is geared toward students in kindergarten through second grade. Upgrades are available for a fee.
Websites
Math Forum at Drexel University

This site offers help for math students in elementary school through high school, and also offers college-level resources. Archives are organized by grade level and math topic, and the site also offers a frequently asked questions section.
Fact Monster
A number of academic topics are covered on this help site, including a homework center, an almanac, a collection of cool facts, and games and quizzes. The site also features polls, daily history facts, birthday, and analogies, and more.
BJ Pinchbeck’s Homework Helper
This homework help site connects students with online resources for many school subjects, including foreign languages, current events, science, math, and computer science and programming.
24/7 Tutor
This app offers free language learning help for Spanish, French, Russian, German, and Italian. It provides a set of the most common and useful words and phrases, organized by topic and category. An audio recording by a native speaker is available for each element.
HippoCampus
Looking for help on a variety of subjects? This free site organizes homework help by subject, and then breaks those subjects into narrower fields. Students in middle school and up can create free accounts to access help and resources.
Shmoop
Seeking help on literature, civics, economics, digital literacy, math, poetry, or more? Shmoop gives teenage students help and explanations, as well as a dose of humor. Access to some materials is fee-based, but much of the site is free. It also offers a section for teachers.
Posted by: Jim Fargione
District Lead Teacher for Instructional Technology
Three Village School District