Consider this a thought experiment. Suppose, just suppose, that by the year 2050, the written word ceases to exist because of new technologies that allow us to communicate directly between computers and the human brain. I know,...
Read MoreSince it is often difficult to get Internet access at conference venues, I have prerecorded a movie walking you through my online calculus class. I produced a slightly different version for the Mathematica User Conference, and...
Read MoreEveryone else is planning New Year’s Goals? I have sabbatical goals …Learn how to live one of those “healthy lifestyles” everyone is always talking about. You know, the healthy diet and regular exercise...
Read MoreEvery year I teach at least one Beginning Algebra class. Every year I find myself frustrated by the variety of skill levels in the course, which range from students who do not know what 4 times 6 is, to students who are...
Read MoreThis is something I found on the y of x Blog. Seems like a good way to start that unit on Fractoring.
Read MoreOriginally I was going to go to bed early on election night and wake up in the morning to find out who had won, but my impatience won out. I wanted to watch the results, and, lacking a TV and wanting some company, Joel and I...
Read MoreHere’s a game we play on Test Review days that engages all the students at once and gives every team a chance at points in every round (unlike Jeopardy). I count the students off into groups of 3-4 students. Each group...
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Eleven months ago, I discovered a little-known program called Microsoft Math (read old post here)....
Read MoreThis little “joke” about icebergs and integrals is pretty clever.
Read MoreYou’ve got to love the Internet. The photos are all from my old Teaching College Math Blogger account, which sends them to Picasa. Animoto compiles the video based on the song you choose. Animoto can get the images...
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Read MoreThe Technology Club went on a field trip to Chicago to attend NextFest. A good time was had by all! Here’s a photo collection built into a music video by Animoto.
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