Thank you!

Good morning and Happy Weekend! I hope that you had an awesome week. I did, and yup! I was busy!

With teacher appreciation week coming up, I wanted to take a minute to say “Thank you,” to everyone who has supported Acalympics . I have gotten so much encouragement and positive feedback! I have had so many people, teachers, students, and administrators use my website, and tell me about the positive impact it is making. Words can not accurately describe how grateful I am for that! Thank you so very much, I appreciate you!

I wanted to take a minute to let you know about where I want Acalympics to go. I hope that you have had the time to play the Math or the Spanish game. I know I probably don’t need to explain to you exactly what Acalympics is, but just in case you haven’t had the opportunity to use the website yet, here is a very brief description. I created a website that you can practice skills while earning points for your team. There is no time limit, or penalties. I wanted Acalympics to be a fun way to practice skills.

Here are some of the ideas I have for Acalympics . Disclaimer, I just wrote all of my deadlines in my calendar, so honestly all of these ideas will be on my summer break projects list. 😂 I have gotten requests from users to be able to identify the top scorers for day, and week on each of the boards. I think that is a fabulous idea! But, I also don’t want to make anyone feel embarrassed by their score. So, I am working on a mechanism that will allow users to create an Acalympics Website name, like Crunchy Goldfish, or Rainbow Sparkle Cat. This way Acalympics can display the top scorers, but it will still be anonymous.

Working along this idea will also allow Acalympics to track users skill level. Simply put, if you constantly ace all of the additions, subtraction, and multiplication problems, but are challenged by fractions, the website will know where to start you. Another aspect of having a login system will allow teachers to make challenges (quizzes) for their class. I am creating a feature that will make creating quizzes for specific students an easy thing to do.

Next, I want to add more subjects. I have been talking with my piano teacher about adding music theory to Acalympics . Personally, I take a theory test at ODU every year. I will say it is really hard to study for that test because there are just not a lot of resources out there. My piano teacher and I thought we could create levels of music theory based on the tests at ODU. Music students could review for these tests by practicing their skill knowledge on Acalympics . I hope this will be a helpful resource for all music teachers from elementary and up.

Also, I take French, not Spanish, 😂 so I want to add a French category. I want to add English, Geography, and Science categories too. I am in the process of learning how to level these questions. In case you wondered how I get my questions, I utilize the Virginia Department of Education to create my levels. I frequent their website to look at the order and the objectives when creating my questions and levels.

Phew! This sounds like a lot of work I have to do! However, I am not going to let myself worry because one quote I try to keep in the back of my mind is by Nelson Mandela. “It always seems impossible until it is done.” 😉

If you have any ideas that you would like to see on Acalympics , let me know. While I might not get to your request right away, I am keeping a list of all of the good ideas people have brought to my attention.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this. 🙂 I can not stress enough how appreciative I am for all of the people that support Acalympics and support me! Have a great weekend and go play Acalympics . Don’t forget to send me your ideas.