Great Finds for Remote Learning

I was shown a large number of online learning links that might prove helpful, especially around numeracy. I investigated them all and these four I thought the best, in that I thought these offered great learning interactivity with minimal “outside” intervention and/or cost. Some of these sites expect students (or teachers/parents) to register and that feels painless enough for most people. Below is my 'prize' group. Of course I may find other good sites at a later stage.

Geoboards online: https://apps.mathlearningcenter.org/geoboard/?fbclid=IwAR1d2q6S42gDCeMh6nuYTEL1HPZWR3TMW-iP3BPy1WiNt1KdPUWjl8QP0Jo 
This is using virtual rubber bands on a nailed board with pencil support if it's needed. I was amazed that there was no advertising or requests for personal info.

Maths is Fun: https://www.mathsisfun.com/index.htm 
Jenny Cottle of https://jennycottle.wixsite.com/jennysmathslinks led me to this good site. Her own site was crowded with other tempting links. I thought “Maths is Fun” has the full range of maths disciplines and seems clear enough for students to engage with and learn unassisted.

Interactive maths tests like the example above: https://au.ixl.com/math/year-5/word-problems-with-extra-or-missing-information
Interactive maths challenges are provided to those who have the ability to read carefully. You can become a member for unlimited practice after a very brief 'trial' to get you in. It is good that there is immediate feedback and instruction when an error is made instead of waiting until the end and that makes it good in my eyes.

This final choice provides a finite number of maths challenges encouraging a growth mindset, labelled as brain teaser puzzles: https://illuminations.nctm.org/BrainTeasers.aspx 

Interactive Online Science

I went onto Splash ABC 'Zoom' Science to see what was on offer, education-wise. I found strongly interactive learning through an interactive online game. I think it is worth the effort to encourage students (upper primary and lower secondary) to give it a go. It could be all done in an hour but I took two. Splash ABC made interactive online learning fun. Throughout the game, I had to find useful items in the space ship/station to use further on in order to 'pass' a particular science challenge.

In a remote learning context (without a 'physically there' hovering teacher to help and encourage), I think a student needs to watch the behind the science videos by selecting "The science" tab before entering the game itself. This visit (usually for teachers) will double as solid learning and will definitely help students to proceed through the game’s steps unassisted (good luck), provided they can read the directions that pop up all the time in the game. Below are a few of the "behind the science" video choices in "The science" visit. The videos cover nine different science topics. Laser: Fire high energy photons. Electromagnetic spectrum: Sorting electromagnetic radiation. Touchscreen: Repair a touchscreen. Prism: Refract light and match frequency. Retina: Restore colour vision. Neurotransmitter: Restore nerve cell signal transmission. Sodium potassium pump: Build up the transmembrane potential. Radio transmitter: Generate a radio wave. Synchrotron: Create an x-ray beam. 

Sorry, the pictures below are just pictures, not hyperlinks. They're here to give you a feel of how Splash ABC does its teaching. You'll have to visit their page.