I recently recieved a request to research and find some integer resources.  Here are a few of the links I discovered (with a little help from my Twitter friends)….

Games and Interactives….

1. That Quiz – this online quiz program times students as they practice basic and advanced skills…encourage students to track their time and best their scores using a basic chart similar to the chart I posted below in Word format.

   A worksheet that enhances this game… That Quiz Self Recording Worksheet (pdf file)

Students can use this worksheet to track their progress while practicing math problems using That Quiz.

1. Integer Football – a fun activity that provides instant feedback as students work through 15 plays
2. Play Math Man – this fun, simple game will help students gain quicker skills as they determine the order of negative and postive integers…watch out it can be addictive!
3. AAA Math – learn, practice, play, explore and more…use the next lesson link to advance your knowledge of integers.  Parents in particular will appreciate this site (especially if they want to brush up on their own math skills)!
4. Funbrain Line Jumper – use the number line to find the correct answer to questions as they appear…choose levels that range from easy to super brain.
5. Math Car Racing – outdrive FunBrain’s math car by getting the highest score.
6. Choose Math Operation Game – “a fun little game for all kids (and adults) that can be a useful tool for developing number sense, practicing the role of one and zero within different mathematical operations, understanding the basic operations with negative numbers – and just to develop logical thinking.”
7. Integers: Operations with Signed Numbers – parents and students can read throught the lesson in operations and then practice skills with immediate feedback using the practice exercises link at the bottom of the page.
8. Space Coupe to the Rescue – use negative and postive numbers to find and destroy virus pods before time runs out.
9. Flashcards with Negative /numbers – Select the types of problems you want to practice and then press the Start button.  The timer is optional.
10. Quia – Math 8- Integer Practice – this fun activity that is similar to jeopardy can be played by either one or two players online.
11. Builder Ted Ladder Game – help builder Ted place bricks in numerical order…cute and engaging game for students all ages.
12. Interactive Integer Lessons – many options ranging from easy to difficult.
13. Higher and Lower – Order the numbers. (You can also choose objects, words, integers, fractions, decimals, or time).
14. Comparing Integers – select the appropriate <, >, or = sign.

Worksheets & Reproducibles…

1. Math Drills.com – free integer worksheets that can be printed for extra practice
2. Aplusmath.com Worksheets – Print out the worksheet, then click on the “Get Answers” button and print the answers.   Online worksheets are also available at this site.
3. The Teachers Corner.net Worksheet Generator – this Order of Operations Worksheet Maker will generate a printable worksheet of problems and an answer key. Just choose your options below and then ‘Make Worksheet’.

Some of my favorite Integer-related Videos….

You might want to check the following past posts as well….

• Generate Math Worksheets
• Generate Graphing Paper/Worksheets

Just when I thought I found and reviewed the best of the best flashcard applications, one of my readers pointed out another truly exemplary Flashcard Application that is great for flashcard development and a super resource to help students study. Many thanks to Gail Matthews for alerting me to Flashcard Friends, another free flashcard application that can be used to help student study new vocabulary and spelling words.

While this Web 2.0 application is similar to many of the flashcard functions I reviewed in my Create Web 2.0 Flashcards in a Flash! post there are a few unique options that set this particular application apart from the others. As I worked with this application I was impressed by how easy it is to add soundclips and recordings to cards created with the Flashcard Friends application and I liked the fact that students could use the flashcards to take practice quizzes. As you create new card decks you can use an automatically add definitions feature that will suggest a definition for words you type in. The spelling test feature is very simple to use as well. Simply select spelling as a category and type in your spelling list with commas separating the words. The program will automatically add an digital soundclip to each word. Students can then take fill in the blank tests using those soundclips to practice their spelling. It is also very easy to create foreign language cards. Simply type in the English word and let the program automatically translate from English to the foreign language of your choice (their are several English to foreign language options that include Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish).

While this product does not include fun game or import/export options, the spelling and foreign language options and the ease with which you can add images and voice recordings definitely makes this a viable application to create foreign language study stacks, as well as study stacks for special needs students who need visual and auditory cues. I have provided a Watch Video icon in this blog so that you can easily link to the tutorial video posted on the site. It will show you how easy it is search for cards that are already available on the site and will teach you the nuances of creating study decks for your students.

The best thing about blogging and reaching out to the world is the fact that the world often reaches back. Shortly after posting my recent Vocabulary Building article, I was contacted by Faiza Khan regarding her recently launched Vocabulary building site: WordAhead.com. I am pleased that Faiza took time to share this excellent resource with me and feel honored that she asked me to review it.

In my last vocabulary-related post I had some reservations about recommending BrainyFlix…I loved the concept, but worried about the content students might include when given the freedom to create and post their own vocabulary-related videos (OK, so now I do feel like an old fogy, but hey…kids will be kids). WordAhead.com utilizes the same visual and auditory video concept, but appears to be more conservative in regard to content. I hope the professional, more serious tone of this site continues as the site grows in popularity and builds a larger database of words. Users are encouraged to submit their own videos and site developers claim to review all content that is submitted. As the site becomes more popular and accepts more videos, developers of this site may want to consider the addition of a flagging option as a precautionary feature.

Currently, WordAhead.com offers an alphabetical list of all words as well as a Study Room page where users can view videos or study words using a simple flashcard feature. In the future I would love to see a study room option where teachers could flag words and develop individualized lists for their classes…teacher driven study rooms? To go one step further, it would be great if students could test out of the lists developed by their teachers…maybe an online graded quizzing option? Techno-savvy students would probably also like the option of downloading WordAhead.com videos to their phones or MP3 players so they could study on the go.

The words posted on the WordAhead.com site are pretty high level (SAT/ACT level). Down the road it would be nice to target vocabulary appropriate for younger students. Studies show that younger students benefit with the visual, auditory approach that is so well utilized on this site. A range in the difficulty of words would also offer students more differentiated opportunities to build vocabulary. Don’t mistake my lengthy review as criticism. WordAhead.com is an outstanding site that I heartily recommend as a great vocabulary building resource for secondary students getting ready to take their SAT and ACT tests. Check it out as you play with the WordAhead.com widget below: