Archive for April, 2009
April 29th, 2009
by Tracy in Math fun
Happy Wordless Wednesday: Just Another Beautiful Day in MathLand
Tags: DreamBox, DreamBox Online Learning, holiday math, wordless wednesday
April 27th, 2009
by Tracy in Life at DreamBox Learning, Start-up Culture
Voting for Seattle's Best Startup ends on April 28! That means you have only one day to cast your ballot for DreamBox Learning. Here are three reasons to vote for DreamBox.
Tags: DreamBox Learning, dreambox satisfaction, math game, seattle 2.0 awards, seattle startups
April 22nd, 2009
by Tracy in Life at DreamBox Learning
Wishing everyone a happy earth day and wordless wednesday!
Tags: bunnies, earth day, hamsters, wordless wednesday
April 21st, 2009
by Mickelle in K-2 Curriculum, Life at DreamBox Learning, Online Learning
I’ve talked before about all the beta testing we completed before launching the product to the public. A significant portion of the beta testing took place in schools where the Academic Team (all certified elementary teachers with 75% having earned National Board Certification) could watch kids playing. We watched for signs of...
Tags: Testing DreamBox games
April 15th, 2009
by Tracy in Math fun
Win a mathematical adventure for your child! Enter the
SuperKids Sweepstakes for a chance to win a 3-month subscription to DreamBox Learning - a $38.85 value.
Tags: DreamBox, math game, online math for kids, online math games, superkids sweepstakes
April 14th, 2009
by Sue in Math fun, Math in Real Life, Parent Tips
My own son has a gift for art and is especially interested in animation. (And while his math test scores are high he’s never been especially motivated to focus on math.) The animated movies that younger kids love can be a good jumping off point for helping them understand the unlimited possibilities of learning math.
Tags: Life at DreamBox Learning, Math and animation, Math Learning, Teaching Math, Wendy Jackson Hall
April 8th, 2009
by Tracy in Life at DreamBox Learning, Start-up Culture
We're proud to announce this is our 100th blog post. Let's hear it for us! DreamBox Learning started with ... dreams. We envisioned a world where every student enjoys an individually-tailored, world class learning experience.
Tags: Math Learning, Math learning tips, Math research, seattle 2.0 awards, seattle startups
April 6th, 2009
by Mickelle in Math fun, Parent Tips
The box claims this game is appropriate for ages 3+. It’s wrong. There’s just no way. Where do I even begin? There are so many chutes and ladders that it’s difficult to discern each individual box on the game board.
Tags: adventure games, Children's learning games, Educational games, Math games, Math Learning
April 3rd, 2009
by Tracy in Life at DreamBox Learning
Exciting news! DreamBox Learning was named the "Cool Site of the Day" on April 2, 2009. It's truly an honor...
Tags: award, cool site of the day, math learning game, online games, Online Learning
April 2nd, 2009
by Casey in Elementary teachers, Life at DreamBox Learning, Online Learning, Teaching Math
This was a very exciting week at DreamBox Learning. When we launched DreamBox K-2 Math we heard from hundreds of kindergarten, first and second grade teachers around the country...
Tags: DreamBox Math Classroom, first grade math, kindergarten math, Math Learning, Online Learning
April 1st, 2009
by Tracy in Math Learning, Math in Real Life
If you haven't heard, sponsors announced this year's theme for Math Awareness Month - it's Math and the Climate! Held every year in April, Mathematics Awareness Month was started to make others aware of how math affects our world.
Tags: earth day math activities, holiday math, math awareness month, Math games, Math Learning
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