Oct 17 2009
Neok12.com is a website that lists educational videos by subject. All videos can be viewed directly on sites such as Youtube as well, but Neok12 makes it much easier to find them. The videos illustrate a wide array of subjects including math, social studies and science.
Sep 25 2009
From Free Technology for Teachers
Once again, Open Culture has discovered a real gem for education. Khan Academy has a YouTube Channel on which they have posted hundreds of mathematics and science tutorial videos. The videos range in length from five minutes to 20+ minutes. The videos that I previewed had clear spoken commentary as well as clear visual aids….. Read the rest of the article at Free Technology for Teachers
You can use several tools to download and convert the You Tube videos for use in the classroom.
Sep 25 2009
by noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Byrne) From Free Technology for Teachers a great resource site.
Manga High is a new site offering free mathematics games for K-12 students. There are four games and a quiz program that offer graduated activities. Students earn gold, silver, and bronze “coins” to track their progress. While the games and quiz program are free, the rest of Manga High is a fee-based service.
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Manga High, like a lot of mathematics games sites, provides an intuitive and engaging platform for students to use to practice their mathematics skills. One of the benefits of Manga High is that it doesn’t have the intrusive advertising that some mathematics game sites have.
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Sep 19 2009
M
athsframe.co.uk provides software for teaching maths on interactive whiteboards.
One of the best websites for finding K-12 Language Arts lesson plans and high quality web-based activities is ReadWriteThink. On their site, they also have a section called Student Materials which contains a great library of interactive activities. When you click on the activity name, you go to a page that links to the activity and provides a list of lesson plans that utilize the interactive resource. Read the rest of the article @ Teachers Love Smartboards.
Sep 18 2009
SMART Notebook Math Tools extends the capabilities of SMART Notebook software with a dynamic set of math-specific tools and features, so when you create and explore lessons on your SMART Board interactive whiteboard, you only need one application.
Designed specifically for middle and high school math classrooms, SMART Notebook Math Tools has built-in features such as an equation editor and custom graph builder. You can manipulate shapes, use interactive measurement tools and even launch your Texas Instruments brand emulator from right within the software. SMART Notebook Math Tools is also the first interactive whiteboard application to have handwriting recognition for mathematical symbols.
Sep 13 2009
from iLearn Technology by admin
What it is: iPlay Math Games is an outstanding collection of printable math games for grades k-12. Math games can be searched by grade level or skill. These math games are printable pdf files and can be played with common items (dice, cards, and other manipulatives). iPlay Math Games helps students build math skills such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, percents, algebra, long division, measurement, graphing and exponents, problem solving, puzzles and games, geometry, probability, reasoning, logic, numeration, patterns, and counting.
How to integrate iPlay Math Games into the classroom: iPlay Math Games is an excellent collection of printable math games that can be downloaded and printed out for the classroom. Use these games……..read the entire post here
Sep 12 2009
This website features interactive games that cover basic math, algebra, geometry and graphing.
Sep 12 2009
Math Playground features math games teachers can use with interactive whiteboards to test their students’ skill level.
Jul 15 2009
From Instuctify
by Bill Ferris
BY JASON DON FORSYTHE
If only Wolfram Mathworld had been around when I was banging my head against the wall trying to learn calculus, perhaps things would have been a lot easier. A predecessor of Wolfram Alpha, Mathworld lives up to its motto of being “The Web’s Most Extensive Mathematics Resource.” It’s a clearly thought out resource of mathematical terms, concepts, and visual references. Think of it like a math version of Wikipedia, but it’s not open to the public editing it. You can enter a concept in the search area, and it’s quite good at matching up the relevant information. Or you can use the left-side menu bar to navigate to your area of interest.
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