Primary Games vs Geogebra

This is a really clever way to get kids into word games. For each set of words there are three full activities so they really get familiar with those words. In addition, they have an opportunity to play with "word find" activities, crossword puzzles and fill in the blanks, each of which get their minds working in different ways. Each puzzle is presented colorfully and with fun pictures that help them solve the puzzles. And, given how the book is set up, they can even check their answers on their own so they aren't dependent on an adult (what a great feeling for a 6-8 year old!).

- Renee Bradman

Nice website for children. It has lots of activities for children of age 5 to 13. There some nice flash based games, puzzles. There are also games categorized in schools subjects and a great help to teach children about things such as geography and math.

- Scarlet S.

Some of the games were ok for about an 8 yo. But was really shocked when I tried the science section. Constant subtle attempts to suggest creationism and even get kids to consider dinosaurs co-existing with man. There is no science here.

- Ian M.

"Wonderful tool for presenting dynamic relationships" What do you like best about GeoGebra? The ability to share and view/edit the work of others. This is HUGE. It's a great tool to show dynamic relationships to students - I typically use it as a demo tool during explanation of a concept. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about GeoGebra? The organization of all the teacher created boards is not that good. There are a lot of repeats and some poor quality items. I wish Geogebra could curate or at least have "favorites" list for given topics. It's difficult for new teachers to learn. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is GeoGebra solving and how is that benefiting you? Helping student prove or visualize geometric relationships. Benefits include the feedback from students who say, "Oh, now I see" since visualization of concepts is huge when looking at various theorems and proofs. It also introduces the idea of proof... we could look at ALL possibilities by dragging vertices in all possible places (which is technically impossible) or do a mathematical proof to show the theorem works for every case.

- Gary B.

"GeoGebra is a powerful tool." What do you like best about GeoGebra? GeoGebra is a great maths tool for all levels of education. It is available in many languages for millions of users around the world. Any user can make whatever they need for their students and they don't have to start from scratch. It is an open-source software that lets users to build or adapt their learning experiences to meet their kids' needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about GeoGebra? It is not very easy to use and It takes time for users to learn how to use the geogebra tools. The user-generated content may varies in quality. You need to spend some time to make sure to familiarize yourself with the extensive tutorials in order to use the geogebra effectively. It would be definitely very helpful to my students if they had a better overall understanding of the basics of geogebra software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering GeoGebra: You may need to give your students a little more time to work with Geogebra before their projects. The learning curve is not going to be that steep. So it requires a bit training before working with geogebra tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is GeoGebra solving and how is that benefiting you? A large number of tools is going to allow students to explore many areas of math and they will have a chance to see how they connect. It is also free. Students can create their own understanding by building and they can modify mathematics constructions. Also, pre-set functions will allow students to investigate a wide range of concepts for maths.

- Murat C.

"GeoGebra Makes Desmos Obsolete" What do you like best about GeoGebra? I teach Calculus and Vectors. I find that Geogebra allows my students to create and discover as they are learning in addition to come up with conclusions from each task they attempt. The ability to construct what you would like to see in front of you is so powerful and motivating to dig deeper to achieve the best understanding possible. Vectors course is very challenging due to having to visualize in 3D line and planes. GeoGebra makes it so easy and it is very intuitive to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about GeoGebra? Absolutely nothing. I find it very user friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering GeoGebra: It might take you a couple of YouTube videos to acquaint yourself with some skills but the resources on Geogebra and the versatility of the software are worth every second you train to learn how to use it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is GeoGebra solving and how is that benefiting you? Vectors, Rates of Change, construction of perpendicular bisectors, altitudes, medians and measuring areas and angles to say the least. I also solve optimization problems using it. Very powerful tool.

- Nour H.