Hats off to Mrs. Borchardt’s 3rd Graders!

digimaster — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:17:03 +0000

We love it when teachers and students let us now about how they are using DigitWhiz. Mrs. Borchardt, a third grade teacher in Wisconsin, did just that.

Here’s what Mrs. Borchardt told us, “We love DigitWhiz! It is really motivating my students to master their facts. Each time a student masters a certain set of facts (x2, x4, etc.) they get to put their name and the fact group on a star and tape it to our classroom door. We are hoping to have our door covered with stars by the end of the year! They also get a star on the “Math Fact All Stars” wall when they have mastered all of their multiplication and division facts. The ability to monitor students is awesome! Thank you for offering such a wonderful resource at no charge!”.

Thank you to Mrs. Borchardt and her kids!

Basic Skills = Better College Prep Test Scores!

digimaster — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 21:32:18 +0000

I recently read an interesting research article stating that students who have strong math skills do much better on PSAT’s which prep for college admission tests. My experience confirms this as I’ve witnessed hundreds of kids who struggle w/math master skills which in turn gets them back on track – mathematically speaking. You can read the article here: http://www.psypost.org/2013/01/study-reveals-new-link-between-basic-math-skills-and-psat-math-success-15799

Happy New School Year!

kaseyb — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:36:07 +0000

DigitWhiz is all about helping kids master foundational math skills so they can be successful in pre-algebra and beyond. We hope that you make DigitWhiz a part of this year’s curriculum whether it be with your whole class, an intervention class, after school program or at home!

We are excited about some recent changes that we made to DigitWhiz including launching a new Home Page. The LOGIN button is now located near the top right corner. Also, we added some cool new features for teachers, students and parents.

Let us know if there is a feature that you would like to see! We are all ears! And, as always please tell your colleagues, friends and family about DigitWhiz. It’s 100% FREE!

That’s it for now – have a great first few weeks of school from Digi and the DigitWhiz Team:)

Video Testimonial :: 6th Grade Math Student

digimaster — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:17:17 +0000

We are starting to gather some great quotes from parents, kids and teachers who are using DigitWhiz so we thought we would start posting them to share. If you want to share your video or quote with us, please email us at info@digitwhiz.com or just post it on our Facebook page!

Here is the first one. She is one of our 6th grader users who loves DigitWhiz!

Registration is still open to new Beta Users so please feel free to pass this along!
www.digitwhiz.com

Announcing our BETA Launch!

kaseyb — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:14:21 +0000

DigitWhiz Announces Beta Launch!

Thank you for all of your support. We are thrilled to be moving forward w/our BETA launch. Hope you will sign up to be a BETA tester!

Please click here to view our newsletter announcement: http://conta.cc/rKxFzR

Michael Jordan on “failure”

kaseyb — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:10:30 +0000

I recently attended a conference in SF called “Failcon”. It was all about how we all ‘fail’ before we can succeed. This is a big lesson for all of us. I tell my students that you have to make many mistakes along the way to learn math……that it’s more than OK to do that….it’s expected.

“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
Michael Jordan

Love or Hate Math? What my parents said……

digimaster — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:04:23 +0000

So, at back to school night last week I gave the parents of my 6th graders a survey. One question said, “As an adult, where are you on the love/hate scale when you think about math?” They marked an “X” along a line with the words hate and love at opposite ends.

Here are the results:

11%: Hate it
30%: In the middle
33%: Middle/leaning toward Love
26%: Love it

My experience as a math teacher is that what parents think about math has a direct effect on their child’s perceptions about math. That often translates into kids feeling like they “can” or “can’t” do math. I love it when parents are open minded and have a positive attitude about learning math!

Visit us at www.digitwhiz.com

digimaster — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:41:27 +0000

We are up and running at www.digitwhiz.com We would love for you to check out ourr Home Page, About Sections (in the footer), and Sign Up for our upcoming BETA launch! Digi says thank you and happy Friday to all!

How it Works :: For Parents & Kids

digimaster — Wed, 25 May 2011 19:58:08 +0000

Placement.

Take PlacementWhiz which automatically determines your starting point by assessing current math abilities in each of our targeted areas. Next, review your real-time results and statistics, available through our easy to read User Reports.
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Practice.

Use your personalized Task Card to guide your path to Mastery. Your Task Card tells you which games to play and tracks your progress. Earn Digi points as you go and redeem them for fun virtual prizes and a customizeable desktop.
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Master.

When ready, take a mastery test and celebrate your achievements! Receive mastery awards and downloadable certificates every step of the way! Whatever age or ability level, DigitWhiz delivers math mastery to you!