Web+Math


 * Web Math: [] **

**Sponsoring Organization:** Discovery Education 
 * Date of Last Update:** 2009


 * Authority:** The author is not listed, but the site has a email to where questions or concerns can be addressed. It also is associated with Discovery Education which is highly credible.


 * Content:** This website has information on math content. It allows students to ask a specific problem and they will show the answer and where it came from.

**Currency:** Web Math was updated in 2009 and has current information.


 * Purpose:** Web Math was designed to assist students who are struggling with a problem and/or concept. Students may take their learning into their own hands by searching for the answer on this website. It reteaches and reiterates the knowledge the students already has.


 * Organization of Information, Design and Navigation** The website allows one to choose which kind of problem they are struggling with. Once they have selected this, they then may put in a particular problem they need help with. It is easy to understand and navigate.


 * Strengths:** This website is a good teaching tool and may be used at times when a teacher is not available. It does not just give the student the answer, but also shows where the answer came from, which is very important in math homework. The students go to the website unsure and leave with the correct answer and work to prove it.
 * Weaknesses:** One weakness is that if a student inputs a problem slightly incorrectly, their answer will also be wrong. If the student does not have a basic understanding of the concept, they may not catch this error. It also does not allow the student to try to input their answer before giving the correct answer.


 * Instructional Uses:** I would use this website as a tool the students could go to when struggling with homework. I would make sure the students understand that they will need to be able to talk about their answer and understand where the answer comes from.


 * Benefits to Students:** Students may go to this website instead of giving up on homework when they come across a problem they just can't get. It allows students to not only see the answer, but where it came from, so they may learn from the problem and transfer that information to a similar problem on their homework.