BP3 Carrot Sticks

The Web 2.0 tool that I chose to research was Carrot Sticks.  Carrot Sticks is a website that allows students to work on their math skills from the grade levels of 1st-5th grade.  Although I teach the 7th grade, I am always looking for sites where my students can work on their basic skills - addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division -  because, aside from my G/T students, many of my students are lacking is this area.  To begin in Carrot Sticks, students can create their own avatar to represent them during their game.  You can see my cool guy with the red shades!

 After the avatar is created, the questions begin.  They begin with simple questions and slowly advance the player through the levels as their skills improve.

 Here, you can see the format of the questions has changed because of the level I attained to help facilitate the introduction of the skill of carrying in addition.

 As the students progress through the game, they will have the opportunity to challenge other students around the world.  Not only is it a game where they can gain points, carrots, to advance their levels, but they actually get to compete heads up against other competitors as well as through a competition board you can see on the right of the screen.

Along with the ability to compete against others, students are able to earn math achievement certificates throughout their gaming experience.  This serves to keep them motivated and engaged because they know their achievement is being recognized.  This will be a great tool for my classroom and others on my math team.  I can't wait to show it to them.