I chose to review the website coolmath.com. This website is primarily for high school math students, although the website mentions "math for ages 13-100." Yes, this is definitely a website that could be used for school. In fact, I have let my own students log on to coolmath.com in their spare time. My students use computers every Friday to do math assignments on tenmarks.com. When students are finished with all of their assignments, they are allowed to log on to coolmath.com. There are countless games and activities at coolmath.com that relate to our mathematics curriculum. This is often a great way to engage students. The site is very interactive. All of the games and activities on the site require the student to interact with the program in some way. The site is not very commercial. It is more about promoting student learning than promoting a product. I would say that a major pro to using this website would be that it is a great way to engage students in learning mathematics (which can be a challenge from time to time). One con that I have realized about coolmath.com is that this website is only designed for the high school math level. I believe that having math games and activities for younger students (K-8) could also benefit students, but that is a feature that this webpage lacks. The webpage does not require me to sign up for anything. Adult supervision is not required for this webpage. I would say that adult supervision would only be required if you want to ensure that your students do not get on other websites that they should not be on.
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