Thursday, February 18, 2010

Where is the Social Math?

Check out this great slide show and learn about some resources to use in your classroom.

Web 2.0 in Instruction: Adding Spice to Math Education

Web 2.0 in Instruction: Adding Spice to Math Education - check out the article- there are some great links throughout the article.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Virtual Nerd

Virtual Nerd- Created by an expert tutor and a designer, Virtual Nerd gives students a new option to turn to when they need help. For a fraction of the cost of private tutoring, students gain access to hundreds of interactive step-by-step video tutorials that match up with the practice problems in their textbook. Virtual Nerd’s patent-pending e-Learning system anticipates students’ questions, so they can easily drill down to related tutorials if they get confused. The innovative design makes it easy for students to stay focused. Plus, unique reporting features mean parents and teachers can stay involved with students’ progress.

Math Expressions

Math Expressions - - Having difficulty understanding math? Looking for help in math? Or a free math tutor?

If yes, MathExpression.com is for you!

Here, we provide free math tutoring online. To do so, we have carefully created easy and understandable lessons for you. For effectively learning, we divide each lesson into four parts as listed below:
*Math Videos
*Study Tips
*Practice Questions
*Step-by-Step Solutions

Five Good Places to Find Math Tutorials

Five Good Places to Find Math Tutorials - Check out the cool resources!

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

'Algebra-for-All' Push Found to Yield Poor Results

'Algebra-for-All' Push Found to Yield Poor Results - Spurred by a succession of reports pointing to the importance of algebra as a gateway to college, educators and policymakers embraced “algebra for all” policies in the 1990s and began working to ensure that students take the subject by 9th grade or earlier.

Monday, February 8, 2010

MathATube

MathATube - The MathATube.com is a free website of teacher and student-made short how to videos.

Math links

Math links -
The Maths Links section is a directory of 178 (and growing) useful objects found on the web for teaching Maths.

Monday, February 1, 2010

Dynamic Paper

Dynamic Paper - Need a pentagonal pyramid that's six inches tall? Or a number line that goes from ‑18 to 32 by 5's? Or a set of pattern blocks where all shapes have one-inch sides? You can create all those things and more with the Dynamic Paper tool. Place the images you want, then export it as a PDF activity sheet for your students or as a JPEG image for use in other applications or on the web.

Number Gossip

Number Gossip - Enter a number and I'll tell you everything you wanted to know about it but were afraid to ask