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Digital Resources from the Education Global Practice [English]

Created Oct 23 2020, 4:19 PM by VM
  • Educational Resources

Dear Parenting Now community, the high-quality learning resources below were curated by Education GP based on the digital resource evaluation questions that can support remote learning for different contexts, levels of connectivity, language, levels of education, or subject (with a focus on STEM and language). Please find the resources in English below: 

 

English

Name

Overview

Grade(s)

Subject(s)

Format

Cost

ABCmouse

Includes a full online curriculum that includes over 850 lessons for young children. As the child completes each lesson, he or she is guided to the next one and is motivated to continue learning by a reward system.

Ages 2-8

Language & literacy
STEM

Website
App

Annual subscription ($60)

ABRA

Includes 33 game-like activities, designed by Concordia University, which promote reading comprehension and writing skills in early readers and related resources for parents, complemented by a catalogue of hundreds of multi-national digital stories

K-5

Language and Literacy

Website

Free

ALEKS

An adaptive, online math program by McGraw Hill backed by rigorous research and driven by powerful artificial intelligence. This program identifies a student's knowledge and delivers personalized online math instruction. It is designed to provide immediate feedback and step-by-step explanations of content and includes adaptive knowledge checks to identify gaps for built in remediation.

Grade 3-13

Math

Website

 

Paid (~45/year)

 

BrainPOP

Includes a group of educational websites for students at different levels. To support each lesson, interactive material is provided, such as, video movies, quizzes, worksheets, graphic organizers, games, coding, and related reading material. Students also have the option to make their own videos and graphics.

K-12

STEM, Social Studies, English, Mathematics, Arts & Music,

Health

Website App

Freemium (~$17–$25/ month)

 

Byju’s

 

Provides interactive and engaging lessons to support learning coupled with personalized content to ensure a holistic learning experience. Based on the student’s progress, personal learning profiles are created which help analyze strengths and areas of improvement and support students accordingly.

K-12, Tertiary

Mathematics, Science, Languages, Arts,

Social Studies, Humanities, Test Prep

 

Website App

 Freemium (~$50/month upwards)

 

Dreambox

Provides adaptive support for students that is designed to adjust to students’ actions and ensure they receive personalized instruction that promotes decision-making, engagement, and strategy development in real-time.

K-8

Math

Website
App

Subscription ($5-12/month)

IXL

Subscription-based learning site for K–12 across multiple subjects, includes a comprehensive curriculum (covering five subjects), real-time diagnostic to pinpoint what your students know and exactly what needs to be done to help them improve, personalize guidance to help each student fill knowledge gaps, and actionable analytics, from which parents can get real-time insights to help make more effective instruction decisions.

K-12

Mathematics, Science, Languages, Arts,

Social Studies, Humanities,

Website App

Monthly subscriptions ($10-20, varies by subject)

Kitkit School

Designed to provide children with the foundations and practice needed to build fundamental skills in literacy and math, this platform includes a game-based Kitkit Learning App, library of resources, and tools to help students learn.

K-5

Early literacy and math

App

Free during COVID-19

Khan Academy

 

 

 

 

 

Offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and personalized learning dashboards that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom, with a particular focus on skill mastery.

K-12, Tertiary

 

All subjects

 

Website App

Free

Smile and Learn

Adaptive learning platform that specializes in Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), featuring more than 5,000 activities in 200 games and stories and more than 250 video

K-12

Math, Literacy, Languages, and Science

Website

(~$5 per month/$35 per year)

SplashLearn 

Game-based learning program that adapts to each child’s skill level and helps them master appropriate skills for math and reading at their own pace. It includes a separate dashboard for parents, to help them track their child’s progress and identify areas they need to focus on.

Pre-K- 5

Languages; STEM

Website App

Free