These are a Few of my Favorite Graphs
I’ve been collecting graphs at GraphsInTheWorld for about a year now, and I put together a...
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Contemporary Algebra Collection (new resources 2/4/2019)
The Contemporary Algebra Collection now contains 28 activities spread from basic math to...
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Add Graphs In The World to Courses
Now you can add Graphs in the World to your courses in the LMS! Create a new “page” in...
Read MoreBattling Bad Science (and Statistics)
If you ever needed a REASON to calculate the highest point of a parabola that opens downward, here’s one. Possibly Related Posts: Why use Microsoft Word with blind math students? GITW Relevant Graphs for your Class These...
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Using Math to Understand the Future
Futurist Peter Bishop was one of the keynote presenters at MichMATYC 2010 this year. He spoke to...
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Shifting Assessment in a World with WolframAlpha
I let my students use Wolfram Alpha when they are in class and when they are doing their homework...
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David McCandless: Data Detective
I just finished watching the TED Talk by David McCandless called “The Beauty of Data...
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TED Talk on Wolfram Alpha
The talk is titled “Computing a Theory of Everything” Possibly Related Posts: Why use...
Read MoreNYT Opinionator Series about Math
For a few months now, the NYT Opinionator Blog has been hosting a series of pieces that do a phenomenally good job of explaining mathematics in layman’s terms. The latest article is about Calculus (with a promise of more...
Read MoreWolfram Alpha Discovery
Okay, technically it was a workshop at ICTCM, but with 30 math faculty in one room, all armed with computers, I couldn’t help but make it a discovery and brainstorming session too. I’m a firm believer in harnessing...
Read MoreBest of the Ed Tech Freebies!
In a “pilot” program, we used Camtasia to record several sessions at the 2009 AMATYC Conference in Las Vegas. Several of these recordings are now available on the AMATYC 2009 Conference Proceedings Website. In...
Read MoreTeaching Math with Technology (Discussion Panel)
While I was at Wolfram Alpha Homework Day, I participated in a Panel Discussion about the Myths about Teaching with Technology. The panel ran 30 minutes and was mediated by Elizabeth Corcoran. There were three of us (all women,...
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