Wonderopolis vs Geogebra

Wonderopolis could be a useful tool for any inquiry-based elementary classroom. With a new question posed and answered every day, you'll have an engaging and relevant resource to spark students' curiosity. Just plan on scaffolding for your not-yet-proficient readers or for your kindergarten and first- and second-grade students, as the content is not differentiated. The Common Core search option mostly helps narrow the search of the 1000+ questions; the site might help teachers better by offering clearer connections to the standards and explanations. Each question and its response is accompanied by a variety of resources: video teasers, an audio option, comprehension checks (literal-level), vocabulary terms with linked definitions, and a word-match exercise. Also of note, there are some open-ended extension activities that are more experiential in nature, and bound to engage students.

- Amy Lauren B.

I love using this site because of the accessibility features. It allows all types of learners to understand the text. The images are rich and the content is engaging. Since it identifies the vocabulary it helps the students better understand the content. If you want a great science article this is it. Along with the article there is a section called try it out. This section explains to the students how they could work with family or friends to dive into the topic more.

- Melissa Z.

This is a great tool for research on many topics. It incorporates visuals, interactive quizzes, vocabulary, and much more. It could be used to study science or social studies type topics with literacy intertwined for presentations, writing, and reading. The video could have the option to be read aloud, but other than that, it is a great addition to the classroom.

- Meredith Portis

"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.