Prodigy

Prodigy is a perfect example of gamifying learning that creates a fun way to understand and practice math skills.

Here is an overview of this AASL best website from 2018:

While the site is free, teachers or parents need to create an account for their student(s) and there is an option to purchase a premium membership at $4.99 a month which allows for access to more game areas, rewards and prizes.

Though I was not able to really navigate through as a student from the onset, I did create a class and a practice student account to preview the activities. It was really easy to create a teacher account and the dashboard was easy to navigate. There was also a decent amount of FAQs to help and the reports were very comprehensive.

Each student is given a personalized username and password. From there the fun begins! Students get to personalize their avatar and choose a name, which is chosen from a predetermined list. I appreciate this anonymity as it seems to me it will provide a small level of safety. I think students will also love that they can really make their avatar their own and even adopt a pet!

I had a lot of fun going through the questions and really appreciated that there was immediate help if needed by clicking on the information button next to the question.

To add to the fun, students can earn treasure and cast spells! What a great math adventure!

Some of my favorite things about this website are that math activities are based on the standards where you live. So these are SOL and grade level specific for Virginia. In addition, my students and who are already using Prodigy really love it and will even ask to play it during their free time.

I could see using this in the library as a station and it could be a great collaboration tool to help with math review.

If you want to learn more about this fun website, check it out here: Prodigy Game