Creator: Michal Borkowski | visit site
Grade Range: 6 - 11
Brainy is social networking site for homework help. Use this tool on ANY device! Created for students of all ages, Brainly allows you to post questions and also respond to other questions. The site’s point system encourages you to return and participate within the network. Use the "Ask a question" box to post any homework question. Choose a subject and type the question. View questions others ask by browsing latest questions or within subject categories. View questions and responses without creating an account. However, an account is required to post questions. Registration requires an email address or Facebook account. Although Brainly states that it is a homework help site for all ages, registration requires that users be 13 years or older.
In the Classroom
Share Brainly as an online homework help resource with your students. If you aren’t comfortable with students receiving too much homework help, ask students to let you know when this resource has been used and have them provide feedback with what was learned. This is also an excellent opportunity to talk about reliability of your information source and rechecking to be sure an answer is correct. If they see the responses as "hints" more than trustworthy answers, they will learn well. Often students learn best from each other. Encourage your students to provide answers for other students through Brainly. Offer bonus points for debunking any Incorrect answer they find at Brainly and submitting it to you! List this resource on your class website or wiki. You may have to explain to parents that this resource is allowed, as long as students realize that any answers they receive should be rechecked.
At Home
Share Brainly with your student as a resource for homework help. Encourage your son or daughter to make sure he understands the information provided and doesn’t use it just to get answers. Use this opportunity to talk about reliability of the information you find on the Internet and taking that information with "a grain of salt." Use the answers as "hints" that your teen can double check.
Tags
DAT device agnostic tool, homework, social networking,
Subjects
English, Language Arts, Math, Reading, Science, Social Studies, Social Studies, Writing,