Website Approval Request

Submitted Website Approval Request

Submitted By: aadahlberg on 10/8/2024 2:31:37 PM
Requestor Work Location*: Pleasant Green
Requestor Title*: Technology Coach
Website Name*: coolmathgames
Website Description*: Website appears to be a website with games that have some math connection. Overall it seems to be more games with not a great academic connection.
URL (Required)*: https://www.coolmathgames.com/
Purpose / Use / Notes*: N/A
Login / Access Information for Evaluation (Do not enter sensitive password information):
Vendor Technical Contact Name:
Vendor Technical Contact Phone Number:
Lower Grade Range for Website*: Kindergarten
Upper Grade Range for Software*: 12th Grade
Category*: Other
Is student data shared with the software vendor?*: No
Create an icon for student\staff use?*: Ivanti Workspaces

Submitted Website Review Form

Submitted By: ancameron on 10/9/2024 7:31:32 AM
District Firewall Exceptions?*: No
Firewall Notes:
iBoss Exception?*: No
iBoss Notes: Action Not Blocked Categories Games, Education Status Url Known
Notes:
Approved*: Yes
Approval Notes:

Submitted Educational Software Specialist Form

Submitted By: rjohnson2 on 10/16/2024 10:37:33 AM

Content/Simulation

Instructional Content*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Curriculum Connection*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Teacher/Learning Approach*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Age/Grade Level*: 2 - Shows Promise
Assessment*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Perspective*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Flexibility*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Technology Effectiveness*: 1 - Needs Improvement

Productivity

Curriculum Connection*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Age/Grade Level*: 2 - Shows Promise
Perspective*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Technical Aspects*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Flexibility*: 1 - Needs Improvement

Assessment

Curriculum Connection*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Age/Grade Level*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Assessment*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Perspective*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Technical Aspects*: 1 - Needs Improvement

Technology Effectiveness

Technology Effectiveness*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Comments: This site has a plethora of ads which are distracting to the games and entice students to become click bait. The games do not promote math understanding. The only math connection seems to be that there is a number shown on the screen. Even the problem solving component is minimal. Granite students have so many other quality resources to use which are based on standards and current math and brain research: Building Fact Fluency Kit activities and games, i-Ready Learning Games, i-Ready Fluency Flight, Resources for math talks and discourse on the Granite Elementary Math website's Resources page. These games are simply time wasters. "It is critical to note that how instructional time is used is as important as the fact that it is allocated."

Approved*: No

Submitted Final Approval Form

Submitted By: rranthony on 10/22/2024 4:04:43 PM
Approved*: No
Notes: This site has a plethora of ads which are distracting to the games and entice students to become click bait. The games do not promote math understanding. The only math connection seems to be that there is a number shown on the screen. Even the problem solving component is minimal. Granite students have so many other quality resources to use which are based on standards and current math and brain research: Building Fact Fluency Kit activities and games, i-Ready Learning Games, i-Ready Fluency Flight, Resources for math talks and discourse on the Granite Elementary Math website's Resources page. These games are simply time wasters. "It is critical to note that how instructional time is used is as important as the fact that it is allocated."