Transcript Using Web 2.0 Tools in the Mathematics Classroom

Using Web 2.0 Tools in
the Mathematics
Classroom
Rebecca Spencer
APSB Technology
Facilitator/Non-Publics
[email protected]
Agenda:
Using Web 2.0 Tools in the
Mathematics Classroom
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Goals of the Presentation
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Overview of Web 2.0
Why use these tools?
Web 2.0 Tools - examples
Web 2.0 in the Math Classroom
Q&A
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Goals of this Presentation
This presentation will:
 Provide an overview of Web 2.0.
 Discuss why to use these tools in your
classroom.
 Explore ideas about how to use these tools in
the teaching of mathematics.
 Show some of the possibilities for the use of
Web 2.0 tools.
Why am I here?
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Math Videos
Math Manipulatives
Interactive Games
Online Quizzes and assessments
Math Tutoring
Math Lesson Plans
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They are more media-centric than previous
generations.
They play in Digital play grounds.
Multitaskers: read e-mails, send text, talk in
short sound bites.
Are part of the Digital Generation.
Use all kind of Digital devices, like PDAs,
laptops, etc.
PAST GENERATION
DIGITAL GENERATION
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Single Taskers
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Multitaskers
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Work Oriented
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Play Oriented
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Text – based First
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Digital & Graphic First
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Linear Thinking
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Random Access
Fun Generation
Web 2.0 Overview
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Web 2.0 is a term often applied to an ongoing
transition of the Web from a collection of
websites to a full-fledged computing platform
serving web applications to end users.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0
Web 2.0 is often referred to as the
“Read/Write Web”
Examples include – weblogs, wikis, podcasts,
online documents, etc.
Why use these tools in the
Mathematics Classroom?
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Video - “A Vision of K-12 Students Today”
NCTM Principals and Standards
ISTE National Educational Technology
Standards (NETS)
Nearly every school has computers with
internet capabilities.
Harnessing those capabilities is both logical
and cost effective.
You do not need to know how to program to
use these tools!!
NCTM Principles and
Standards
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A coherent curriculum effectively organizes and integrates
important mathematical ideas so that students see how the
ideas build on, or connect with, other ideas, thus enabling
them to develop new understandings and skills.
The council outlines principles and standards which are
meant to guide mathematics teaching.
Principles:
Equity
Curriculum
Teaching
Learning
Assessment
Technology
Process Standards:
Problem Solving
Reasoning and Proof
Communication
Connections
Representation
ISTE - National Educational Technology
Standards (NETS•S)
1. Creativity and Innovation
 Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct
knowledge, and develop innovative products and
processes using technology.
2. Communication and Collaboration
 Students use digital media and environments to
communicate and work collaboratively, including at a
distance, to support individual learning and contribute to
the learning of others.
3. Research and Information Fluency
 Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use
information.
ISTE - National Educational Technology
Standards (NETS•S) Cont.
4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision
Making
 Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct
research, manage projects, solve problems, and make
informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and
resources.
5. Digital Citizenship
 Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues
related to technology and practice legal and ethical
behavior.
6. Technology Operations and Concepts
 Students demonstrate a sound understanding of
technology concepts, systems, and operations.
Other Research
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Digital Natives vs. Digital Immigrants (Prensky)
PEW Internet and American Life Project (2005)
(http://www.pewinternet.org/)
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87% of U.S. teens aged 12-17 use the internet, up from
73% in 2000.
By contrast, 66% of adults use the internet, up from 56% in
2000.
51% of teenage internet users say they go online on a daily
basis, up from 42% in 2000.
21st Century Skills (2006) (www.21stcenturyskills.org)
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Coalition of Business, Education, and Government Leaders
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Literacy
 Students must be able to use technology to learn content
and skills — so that they know how to learn, think
critically, solve problems, use information, communicate,
innovate and collaborate.
Some Words of Caution
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Imperative that technology is not an “add on”.
Begin slowly, one class, one kind of technology.
Work with a colleague.
Find experts in your building or district.
Be careful about student’s exposure on the Web.
Remind students that all school rules apply to class
blogs and wikis and other technologies.
Have students create separate accounts if they want
to use these tools outside of class.
When in doubt ask permission of administration and
parents.
Make a technology contract for you and your
students to follow.
Math Videos
Math247- 500 mathcasts or quick videos and demos for math problems.
Join to add your own.
MathTV- Interactive math games and simulations for problem solving
MathVids - wow, a great site for math videos about tough Math concepts
A+++
http://www.mathplayground.com/mathvideos.html
http://www.math-videos-online.com/
http://www.teachertube.com
http://k12wiki.wikispaces.com/Effective+Math+Videos#Videos%20Organiz
ed%20by%20NCTM%20Strands
http://www.thefutureschannel.com/index.php
Math Virtual Manipulatives
**Illuminations**
http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/mathematics/ebook_assets/vm
f/VMF-Interface.html
**National Library of Virtual Manipulatives**
http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/de/math1-3/virtualmanipulatives.html
http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/everydaymath.htm
http://ssrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/jrenouf/virtualmanipulatives.htm
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=Toolkit%20index2
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Online Calculators
Instacalc (also creates charts)
http://instacalc.com
Calcr (basic calculator only - powered by Instacalc)
http://instacalc.com/calcr
e-Tutor Graphing Calculator
http://www.e-tutor.com/et2/graphing
FrakKalk: Fraction Calculator (download for Mac only): add, subtract,
multiply, and divide large fractions without having to
convert from decimal form.
http://goldfishsoft.com/frakkalk.html
EdenMath: Scientific Calculator (download for Mac only): a scientific calculator which does
standard arithmetic, probability, and trigonometric functions.
http://www.edenwaith.com/products/edenmath
EdenGraph: (download for Mac only) a graphing calculator- plots two-dimensional
graphs using standard algebraic and trigonometric functions.
http://www.edenwaith.com/products/edengraph
Calcoolate (Also available as a download for Windows machines.)
http://www.calcoolate.com
Create a Graph (creates five kinds of graphs)
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph
GCalc: use GCalc2 applet for online calculating
http://gcalc.net
GCalc: use GCalc3 to use the Java calculator
http://gcalc.net
Math Websites
AAA Math (K-8) - Hundreds of pages of basic math skills. The site includes: Interactive Practice
on every page, an Explanation of the math topic on each page and several Challenge Games on
every page.
AchieveIT Math Links (K-5) - A great collection of math links in the areas of place value, addition
and subtraction, multiplication, measurement and geometry and money.
APlus Math (K-8) - Flashcards, worksheets and interactive games (A popup menu appears on the
initial screen)
Ask Dr. Math (K-12) - Students may ask Dr. Math questions to help them with their math
assignments. An archive of past answers to questions is also included.
Basket Math Interactive Learning (K-8) - Score a basket every time a question is answered
correctly in a variety of math categories.
Cool Math Sites (K-12) - A collection of interesting activities and puzzles.
Create a Graph (K-12) - Students are able to create their own graphs online.
Enchanted Mind - Brainbender Puzzles (3-12)
Enchanted Mind - Interactive Puzzles (3-12)
The Geometry Center (6-12) - Explore shapes, patterns and symmetry
Interactive Mathematics Activities (6-12) - A collection of math puzzles and interactive sites,
including Algebra, Geometry and Calculus. (An ad banner appears at the top of the page.)
MathsNet Number Crunchers - A collection of activities that improve numeracy.
National Library of Virtual Mathematics (7-12) - Number and Operations, Geometry, Algebra,
Measurement, Data Analysis and Probability
Quia Mathematics (K-12) A collection of 20 interactive activities
Web Math (K-12) - Visit this site to help you solve problems in math you are having trouble with.
Interactive Math Websites
http://www.mathplayground.com/math_manipulatives.html
http://www.e-learningforkids.org/courses.html
http://www.numbernut.com/index.html
http://macmillanmh.com/math/mathtoolchest/mtc_online/
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/
Math Websites for Skill Drill
Addition:
http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/math-trainer-addition.html
Subtraction:
http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/math-trainer-subtract.html
Multiplication:
http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/math-trainer-multiply.html
Free Rice Project:
http://www.freerice.com/index.php?&t=24734284474&s=Basic%20Math
Math Createable Worksheets
http://www.mathway.com/worksheet.aspx?p=algebra algebra worksheets
http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/ skill drill worksheets
http://www.schoolexpress.com/funtime/math_generator/index.php
http://www.homeschoolmath.net/worksheets/
http://themathworksheetsite.com/
http://www.mathfactcafe.com/
http://www.mathworksheetwizard.com/
http://www.aplusmath.com/Worksheets/index.html
http://edhelper.com/math.htm
http://jmathworksheets.com/JWotherworksheets.html
http://www.mathgoodies.com/worksheets/
Math Downloads
http://tux4kids.alioth.debian.org/tuxmath/index.php Tux Math
http://www.bigbrainz.com/Download.html Timez Attack
http://www.sumdog.com/teachers/ Sum Dogs
http://www.geogebra.org/cms/ GeoGebra - Geometry, Algebra and
Calculus Freeware
Math Wikis
http://www.jmathpage.com/
http://cffmath.wikispaces.com/General+Math
http://wikis.dalton.org/math/index.php?title=Main_Page
http://smartmeasurement.wikispaces.com/
http://www.geogebra.org/en/wiki/index.php/English#Mathematics:_
Middle_School
http://wiki.nsdl.org/index.php/MiddleSchoolPortal
http://robertfant.com/PMWiki/pmwiki.php/Algebra1/HomePage
Math Downloads
The Standards Site:
Interactive Teaching
Resources from UK
http://www.standards.
dfes.gov.uk/primary/t
eachingresources/
Lots of resources to
download and try
including:
AreaGrid Tool
(Shockwave)
Calculating Angles
(Shockwave)
Coordinates
(Shockwave)
Counting on a 100bead String
(Shockwave)
Data Handling
(Shockwave)
Decimal Number Line
(Shockwave)
Difference
(Shockwave)
Division Grid
(Shockwave)
Fixing Points
(Shockwave)
Fractions (Shockwave)
Grouping (Shockwave)
Grid for rows and columns
(Shockwave)
Isometric Grid (Shockwave)
Line Graph (Shockwave)
Measuring Cylinder (Shockwave)
(Shockwave)
Measuring Scale
(Shockwave)
Multiplication Facts (Shockwave)
Multiplication Grid (Shockwave)
Number Dial (Shockwave)
Number Facts (Shockwave)
Number Grid (Shockwave)
Number Line (Shockwave)
Number Spinner (Shockwave)
Ordering Numbers (Shockwave)
Place Value (Shockwave)
Polygon (Shockwave) Ruler
(Shockwave)
Sort Shape by Color and Shape
(Shockwave)
Sort Shapes by Angles (Shockwave)
Sort Triangles and other Shapes
(Shockwave)
Symmetry (Shockwave)
Tell the Time (Shockwave)
Thermometer (Shockwave)
Twenty Cards (Shockwave)
Math Tutoring
Ask Dr. Math
Browse old math questions or ask your own. Expert answers. The archives have thousands of answered
questions covering all math topics from elementary to college level. Highly recommended!
mathforum.org/dr.math
S.O.S. Mathematics CyberBoard
Active discussion board where you can ask math questions about algebra, calculus, geometry, trigonometry,
probability, college math, computer science, physics, and more.
www.sosmath.com/CBB
Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies Forums
for students, teachers & parents
Homework help, Teacher Talk, Parents place.
www.mathgoodies.com/forums
Cramster Q & A Board
http://www.hippocampus.org/
24/7 Study community for high school and college students and math enthusiasts.
qaboard.cramster.com
FreeMathHelp.com
A math homework help forum.
www.freemathhelp.com/forum
Mathiverse Forums
An active and growing message board for both math and physics. Includes middle school, high school, and
college level math.
www.mathiverse.com/forum
http://www.algebasics.com/ Algebasics.com is not an interactive piece of software, but rather like a kind of
speaking, animated textbook where a teacher explains the mysteries of algrebra to you, over and over again
if you like
Q&A
References
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Grabe, M., & Grabe, C. (2000). Integrating The Internet For
Meaningful Learning. New York: Houghton Mifflin.
Harris, R. (1997). Evaluating Internet Resources.
http://www.virtualsalt.com/evalu8it.htm
Lenhart, A., Madden, M., & Hitlin, P. (2005). Teens And Technology:
Youth Are Leading The Transition To A Fully Wired And Mobile
Nation. Pew Internet & American Life Project.
http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/162/report_display.asp.
McGrath, D. (2003). Rubrics, Portfolios, And Tests, Oh My!
Assessing Understanding In Project Based Learning. Learning and
Leading with Technology
National Council for Teachers of Mathematics. (2000). Principles
And Standards For School Mathematics.
References
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Prensky, M. (2001). Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants. On the
Horizon
Richardson, W. (2006). Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, And Other Powerful
Web Tools For Classrooms. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Warlick, D. F. (2005). Classroom Blogging: A Teacher’s Guide to the
Blogosphere. Raleigh, NC: The Landmark Project.
ISTE (2007) The ISTE National Educational Technology Standards
(NETS•S) and Performance Indicators for Students
http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForStudents/200
7Standards/NETS_for_Students_2007_Standards.pdf