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Let's Look at Math Games

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Hey Guys, Here we are the end of class and we are exploring different math games that we can integrate into our lessons. I got to delve into the world of Prodigy. Here is the link  to the website. I'm also attaching here a tutorial on how to set your account and use this in the classroom. Prodigy is a math game that incorporates gamification. Students will battle each other or just other computer opponents using math problems. This game is for grades 1-8 and can be interchangable between the grades, math strand, or curriculum expectation. Teachers have the ability to use the dashboard to designate what questions are used during a certain period. If they are dealing with fractions, the teacher can make sure the questions they have to answer is based on fractions. This makes it easier for a teacher to hit any specific & overall expectations for any grade and any strand needed to go over at that particular time in the semester. For example however I can look at grade 4 (jus