My Thoughts On YouCubed!

Today, was my first time viewing YouCubed and I think that it is an exceptional and excellent resource for teachers to use in their classroom for coming to understand the teaching of mathematics to children. Designed by math specialist, Jo Boaler, YouCubed is a nonprofit organization that provides free and affordable K-12 mathematics resources and professional development for educators and parents. YouCubed offers explanation videos, tips, mathematic games, and other resources that can be used for teaching mathematics for any grade level from Kindergarten up until Grade 12. Mathematics is always changing, YouCubed is a great way for teachers to keep updated on different mathematics strategies or to refer to something for further explanation to students. This can also be helpful to parents at home who assist their children with their math homework and see how to complete a certain problem that their child has for homework as YouCubed gives a brief explanation on how to solve something and it also provides steps in how to complete it. In today's world, technology plays a huge role in our daily lives and the young generation of today rely on different forms of technology to complete a lot of tasks. Therefore, I think that technology is very beneficial and important to use in the classroom. As part of teaching mathematics I think that it would be very useful to include technology as it is a great way to show children how fun mathematics can be. I think that mathematics should be taught to students in a simple and fun way. There are always going to be students who struggle with mathematics and who find it difficult to understand how to solve a mathematical problem by solving the answer by doing the one equation given and there is only one correct answer. By teaching mathematics with using technology such as, YouCubed, a child may find this more appealing rather than just solving problems all the time by using a pencil and paper. Children may  develop a better understanding of various mathematical concepts that gives them the opportunity to learn and explore about mathematics in a more likable way. As a future teacher, I want to make mathematics fun in the classroom and I personally think that YouCubed is a wonderful way to help teach mathematics but also make it a more exciting and interactive learning experience for students at and grade level. This website is a excellent tool for teachers, students, and parents and I would be sure to use it as a valuable resource in my classroom!