I would recommend the website called WebMATH to other teachers in the K to 12 grade levels - and possibly beyond into college. This website is a great resource, especially for students struggling with a specific topic. The teach could give the student challenge problems and the link to the website to find direction on their work at home. The site does a great job of breaking down the problems step-by-step for students to understand. My only concern with this site is that there are a lot of advertisements all over the page. I understand that this site is brought to us by Discovery, but it is plastered all over the page. Discovery - WebMATH is something that I used when I was in high school and remember it being helpful then and I imagine it is still a relevant and useful site. There is the possibility of this site being too advanced for younger elementary students, but it is something that parents or teachers could do with them.
I have never evaluated a website before and I found it interesting all the thought that goes into finding legitimate sites. As a teacher it is important to make sure you know what students are being fed, even if it is just through the advertisements on the page. I learned the importance of checking and doubling checking sites as an educator. There are a lot of sketchy "education" sites and there is such an importance in evaluating it beforehand.
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