The other open education site I checked out was Open Ed found at https://www.opened.io. This time I signed up as a teacher. The program was user friendly until it came time to actually set up the mastery chart. Then I began to get confused.
This program also awards points for completing lessons. The teacher can assign suggested resources for the lessons. Or teachers can assign lessons from the world's largest common core lesson plan library which is found on the site.
This site was listed as the ISTE 2014 Best of Show. After I went to the help section of the site, I decided to change over to a student and see what things looked like from that perspective. There were videos showing teachers how to set up their accounts step-by-step. It looked more complicated than it was. As a student I was unable to see what lessons looked like since I needed a code to sign in.
There are lessons available for grades K-12. They are personalized and completely aligned with Common Core Standards. Students can play videos or games with the lessons. Assessments look like they could be very helpful. Another pro is that students and teachers can access the program from any device. The lesson content comes from well known publishers.
From what I can tell at this point, this app would be helpful in an Elementary classroom; however, it would be more beneficial for older students. Right now, it does not seem to grasp younger students' attention.
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