MobyMax in the
classroom
BY: KATIE GILREATH
Introduction
I have never been more excited for a child’s potential learning growth than
when I first started using MobyMax. MobyMax is an online learning system
boasting the ability to find and fix gaps in students’ learning. With topics
ranging from numbers and alphabet to reading literature and multiplication,
MobyMax can work with students of varying ages. A suggested way to get
students started on MobyMax is by having them complete a placement test in
your desired subject such as math, reading, or language. MobyMax then uses
those results to automatically assign lessons in the areas the student struggled.
Teachers still have the ability to override lessons at any time by deleting them,
adding different lessons, or arranging the order of the lessons.
Motivation
There are many aspects of student motivation in MobyMax such as game
time earned from completing lessons, contests, sweepstakes for prizes,
badges, certificates and more. Teachers are also able to assign extra game
time, sweepstakes tickets and various other elements as they see fit. As
mentioned previously, MobyMax allows you to see the potential learning
growth of your student, which is called “learning velocity”. This is based on
various factors such as where the student began, their amount of focus on
the topics, and percentage correct. Here are a few examples from my own
classroom of projected learning velocity.