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Goldfish Elementary
Chestnut Hill, MA news 2024
Volume 1
Issue 1
FEB
21st
Letter
New Math « Dear Parents, »
Resources I am writing to announce some big news: We are about
to start our rational numbers math unit! With this unit,
we are implementing new websites and apps to aid
in Ms. B’s class! your child’s learning. Our goal is to enhance students’
understanding of rational numbers by utilizing
technology resources. - Ms. B
Links
How to help
https://www.oppia.org/
https://www.smartick.com/?f=1
!
I encourage you to familiarize yourself
with these programs at home in order
to help your child if needed. That being
Keep in Contact
Email: buchanai@bc.edu
said, I will outline the key features here.
for questions or concerns.
4th Grade
Goldfish Elementary
Chestnut Hill, MA news 2024
Volume 1
Issue 1
FEB
21st
Letter
« Website: O p p i a Free, Online, interactive
lessons for everyone »
How does it help?
What is it? Oppia is easily accessible on any hand-held
device or computer, and students only
Oppia is a free interactive online
need their login. We will be focusing on the
learning tool that offers lessons,
topics: fractions, decimals, and ratios &
videos, and unique stories to teach
proportions. During allotted class time or
and practice topics for all elementary
at-home practice, students will log on and
grade levels. The graphics and
continue the lesson matching the topic
question variety keep the students
covered in class with questions similar to
engaged, and the activities can easily
Figure 1.1. Oppia provides various question
be shared and embedded into
types in different contexts/scenarios too so
classroom lessons.
students can see problems in a real-life
setting. At the end of every lesson, there is
also a recap, as shown in Figure 1.2.
Mistakes
Oppia gives personalized feedback
with mistakes and gives alternate
suggestions on how to find the
answer. They will tell the student if
Figure
they are partly correct, then offer a
1.3
hint. See Figure 1.3 as an example.
Services
AUDIO SUBTITLES
STORY-BASED LESSONS
TRANSLATIONS
Services
VIDEO TUTORIALS
TRANSLATIONS