Global Competition

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This week students will be registering in a class I created on TutpupTutpup is a free website that allows students to compete against other students from around the world in math and spelling games.  When signing up for Tutpup, I created a class code that the students will use to register.  Students only need to use their first name and year of birth to register when using a class code provided by the teacher. Students choose an animal, color, and number from the pull down menu as their username. They create a password also. I will provide index cards for the students to record their username and password.  I originally registered for Tutpup months ago, but could not remember or find my username and password, so I had to create a brand new account. I found the games to be very engaging when I tried it out for myself.  I don’t consider myself to be very competitive, but the visual provided of you and your opponent in a “race” got my adrenaline flowing! I’m hoping it will be as engaging for my students.  I really like the fact that I can access reports of student activity. I also like the fact that the teacher is able to change a student’s password without having to know the original. I hope to use this site for those students who may finish computer lab projects before their classmates.

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