Data Sleuthing
Khan Academy Idaho is a grant-funded initiative to help K-12 teachers in Idaho integrate digital devices and the Khan Academy program into their math classrooms. Yesterday I gave a keynote there called “Between a Rock and...
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Math Technology to Engage, Delight, and Excite
This is the Plenary Address from MAA Michigan last week. Math Technology to Engage, Delight, and...
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,...
Read MoreeLearning Tools for STEM
For anyone who has ever had trouble convincing your administration to give you the proper tools to teach online, I give you this little gift: eLearning Tools for STEM, published today in eLearning Magazine. The tools for STEM...
Read MoreInteractive Simulations from PhET
PhET (Physics Education Technology) consists of a group of scientists, software engineers, and science educators from the University of Colorado at Boulder, who are striving to create effective, interactive learning tools. ...
Read MoreAlgebra Balance Scales
There are lots of “games” out there about solving equations, but I haven’t found a single one that is more than algebra homework dressed up with pretty packaging. The “games” are all of the same...
Read MoreOnline Course Design for Mathematics
This week I have been participating in the MAA PREP course, Calculus: Online and Interactive. I was asked to give a presentation on online course design for mathematics, and the presentation was recorded. This is a loooooong one...
Read MoreLearning Objects for Math
Today’s blog post is from Tessa Bissette from West Central Technical College. I am always looking for good learning objects. My definition of a learning object that involves technology is a digital, interactive lesson on...
Read MoreTop 10 Technology Tools for Math 2008
1. Jing gives students and instructors the ability to capture an image of any graph or equation they see on their screen and share it anywhere else (message boards, emails, papers, digital assignments). Using Jing you can also...
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