EdgeAll
By Mieke VanderBorght,
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Math videos, drills thorough, boring; rewards questionable.
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What’s It About?
EDGEALL covers hundreds of math topics -- from simple addition to calculating interest -- with instructional videos, practice drills, and tests. In the drill phase, kids can use a "whiteboard" drawing tool to work through the problem and then get limited feedback when they answer incorrectly. Drill and test scores and saved whiteboard sketches are available in detailed progress reports for parents to review. Kids also form wish lists from a catalog of toys and other items; once kids finish a goal, parents are supposed to buy the wished-for item.
Is It Any Good?
EdgeAll has lots of material and covers lots of ground. Parents and kids are likely to find something for practically any elementary level math topic. There's a nice system for homing in on specific topics and setting goals to get through those subjects. Videos are clean but basic, with a speaker talking and drawing on a whiteboard. Unfortunately, they're also dull. Although the script sounds like a parent explaining a concept to a kid, without the back and forth you get when you're talking to someone in real life, these videos often end up being quite confusing.
Lots of practice drills provide abundant opportunity for comprehension checks but are just what their name suggests: tedious, monotonous drills. The whiteboard function is neat, but drawing with the tool can be difficult due to its lack of precision, so it may not work well for kids trying to record their calculations. Finally, not all parents will appreciate the direct link between learning and material prizes. Learning can and should be rewarding in and of itself -- though, with EdgeAll's approach, it may not be.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about EdgeAll's rewards system. Are there other reasons to learn besides getting toys?
Follow along and keep up on your kids' progress. What are their strengths and weaknesses?
Make the math topics fun and relevant to your kids' lives. Link fractions to dividing up cake for everyone at a birthday party, or link calculating profit to budgeting allowance.
Website Details
- Subjects: Math: arithmetic, fractions, geometry, graphing
- Genre: Educational
- Topics: Numbers and Letters
- Pricing structure: Free
- Last updated: September 14, 2020
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