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e-text is an interactive electronic version of the Math Makes Sense student books. Students can log onto e-text via the Internet in class or at home to review the day’s math lesson prior to completing assigned homework. Each lesson includes the following key features:
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Connect (highlights the significant math for students, teachers and parents) is provided with Multimedia support for every lesson in the year
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Students have the opportunity to revisit the day’s math lesson at their own pace
Is presented with multimedia support and audio, so reading is not a barrier
Can be repeated or skipped as desired
Provides teachers the option to use this resource for consolidating the lesson with the whole class
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Alternative Multimedia Example is provided for every lesson in the book
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Students who are still struggling with the concept are offered an alternative example
Uses a different, usually more visual or concrete, approach to the example in the student textbook, and is designed to appeal to various learning styles
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Self-Assessment Quiz
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Students are able to do a 5-question quiz to see if they understand the concept. The quiz can be taken again with new questions on the same topic
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Print Practice section (homework)
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Students can access the practice at home without carrying the textbook home
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- Flash-generated website
- Custom animation, voice recording, audio editing and sound effects for approximately 300 examples
- A navigation system that can be experienced by a stand alone student or shown to a class by the teacher
- A quiz feature
- Interactive technology format maximizes student engagement and interest
- Provides extra support for at-risk students while they are working independently
- Encourages a variety of solutions that incorporate different representations, models, and tools
- Gives students the opportunity to revisit the day's math lesson at their own pace
- Presented with multimedia support and audio, so reading is not a barrier
- Content can be repeated or skipped as desired
- Provides teachers the option to use this resource for consolidating the lesson with the whole class
- Students can use the 5-question quiz to see if they understand the concept, then retake the quiz using new questions on the same topic
- Students can access the practice at home without carrying the textbook home
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