The math applet that I chose for the grade level third through five included: Communicating about Mathematics Using Games: Playing Fraction Track. This applet involved the use of fractions and the student’s ability to understand how the fraction chart was built. The chart was built in a way where the smaller of the fractions was located on the left while the greatest was on the right. This was done so in a pyramid manner and would have to be discussed and understood by the students before the game began. The ease of use for this applet would be tough for a student that was not familiar with how the fractions compared to one another. This activity would help the student’s progress to a higher learning of mathematics once they figured out the concepts. The students would be assessed by their ability to play the game/activity to the best of their abilities while trying to learn the concepts fully. Students that are having troubles understanding the material should be placed with another student that understands the material, but could explain it in a way that the struggling student would be able to comprehend. The only concerns I have with this applet is that it could prove to be tough for multiple students and eventually hold some students back from moving on to the harder material.
http://standards.nctm.org/document/eexamples/chap5/5.1/index.htm
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