DreamBox Reviews

Our PreK through 1st graders use Dreambox. They really enjoy the kid-friendly graphics and activities. It's great reinforcement of math concepts that feels like a game to the kids but they're really learning. They have good customer support (though getting rosters uploaded takes a longgg time compared to other similar companies). Teachers give detailed feedback about their students' performance in the program.

We used to use Dreambox with students Pre-K through 5th grade, but after a few years of using it, the older students became pretty tired of it. The graphics also are more geared to younger students.

This has been good independent math practice for students and yields detailed assessment data for teachers.

This program is great to make reports of courses for the school in a pleasant and easy way, it is also a very interactive program which makes it more fun to use it. The tool to learn math is very fun and interactive, you will have fun and learn a lot.

The only inconvenience that I think is that at the beginning students should be trained to learn to use the tools offered by DreamBox, but once you know it is very easy.

use it you will learn mathematics in the easiest way.

It allows the student to use multiple strategies depending on the problem they have, it is wonderful.

I love that DreamBox allows for self-paced learning, as well as an opportunity for teachers to assigned lesson aligning to their teaching. I also like how engaging and exciting math becomes for students - in a meaningful and fun way.

I dislike that I can only assign two skills a time as a teacher.

I would love to be able to assign more than two standards at a time to students.

I am addressing

Being able to see my students' math levels

I wish I had more technology to access it.

Make sure you ensure parents have access at home.

Measuring data for students

The ease of use for early elementary students. I love that it is bilingual, (spanish), and that my students can use it at home on their iPads or computers any day and at any time.

There is nothing I dislike. This application has done an excellent job at addressing everything I need as a teacher and everything that my students need in the classroom.

I can pull specific reports about where children are thriving in math, and where they need more support. I love that I can assign units of study to the entire class, or assign only specific standards to a child, or group of children.

The ability to differentiate for all students.

Must have one to one access for technology.

Easy math differentiation no matter the math curriculum

Our youngest students (PreK-1st) really enjoy the program. It has engaging graphics and characters, and the students feel like they're playing a game - not doing math work. It's great that it adapts to the student and gives hints if a student is stuck.

We tried to use Dreambox for our entire elementary school and it got old pretty quick for our upper elementary students. I think it felt sort of childish and in older grades, it's helpful to be able to really target certain skills or topics, like to assign simplifying fractions on a program like Khan Academy or IXL rather than have students just work on their next Dreambox assignment. The program is also one of the more expensive programs we use at our school. There's a bit of a turnaround time when you submit your rosters at the start of the school year (~a week or so), so if you don't get your class lists until right before school starts, know that your teachers won't be able to start using the program until you are able to set up the csv files, submit them, and then wait for Dreambox to get back to you.

It's a good program if you have the financial resources!

It helps to individualize math instruction without having to meet one on one with each child every day - there's rarely time in the day for that. It helps students build internal motivation and set goals for themselves.

Dreambox has helped students struggling in math to increase their general understanding. The program allows students to learn concepts through practice at their own pace.

I dislike the limited amount of methods students can learn for each problem. Math is not about learning one specific method its learning a variety of methods so the student truly can grasp it. DreamBox falls short of allowing students to become true experts.

It can benefit students that need a baseline of understanding in Math

DreamBox is solving Math Literacy, Students can access DreamBox to practice different math problems and math concepts. Despite its shortcoming DreamBox can walk students through general math problems.

While I can only speak for using this software on younger students, DreamBox has been an effective tool to use in the classroom for our students struggling with mathematics. We had students falling grade levels behind in math, this was a fun and new technique to catch them up to speed without isolating them from peers. We have found great success through DreamBox.

There are limits and restrictions that come with DreamBox. As a teacher, we would appreciation more flexibility when working with a student. More flexibility for the students would be beneficial as well especially as students grow into more accelerated math equations & problems. Students being able to pinpoint what they would like to improve on would be an added benefit.

Very helpful with younger students aged K-2. Might be less helpful for students completing more advanced mathematic problems

Personalized learning was a big "to-do" that we were falling short with for our students. Students are able to learn at their own pace with DreamBox and have the ability to develop their own techniques.

The reports are easy to pull. The program is very interactive and middle schoolers seem tor really enjoy it! Great way to work on remedial math skills.

I dislike how long it can take for some students to level out in the software.

We are helping kids improve their math fluency and work on remedial skills without being embarrassed or frustrated!