These links are from the December, 2005 issue of The Oregon Mathematics Teacher. For internet links from previous issues, see the Bookmark Archives.
You can contact Sonya at richarso@onid.orst.edu.
This month features a variety of websites that have excellent materials for learning. Also note that we are often surprised to find that our old dependable websites have new addresses. Here’s one we should be aware of: the OPEN Clearing House has a new address.
OPEN Clearing House: OPEN Clearing House for school standards, evaluation, etc. has moved to a new address. Notice in the address it is now “openc” instead of “open”.
http://www.openc.k12.or.us/2003csdb/index.php
Argyll Home Education: Argyll Home Education Centre serves a unique function within Edmonton Public Schools, Alberta, Canada. It operates as a school registering students and offering home-based learning programs. These programs include Flash resources that Jim Reed developed for mathematics classes. The math resources are divided into the 4 strands used in Western Canada: Number, Patterns & Relations, Shape & Space, and Statistics & Probability. The Flash programs are especially well done.
Daily SuDoku: The Oregonian has the Daily SuDoku, an interesting mathematical number puzzle that is appropriate for kids. The object is to insert the numbers in the boxes to satisfy only one condition: each row, column and 3x3 box must contain the digits 1 through 9 exactly once. There is a printable version, as well as archives for previous daily puzzles.
http://www.dailysudoku.co.uk/sudoku/index.shtml
A Maths Dictionary for Kids: This dictionary has excellent interactive experiments and well done visual examples for the vocabulary words. It is aimed at primary and middle school grades. Be sure to check it out!
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/maths/dictionary.html
The Turtle in the Age of the Mouse: Henry Picciotto presents Boxer, a program developed to replace LOGO. He states: “Boxer is a new computer language, or computational medium. It attempts to make programming accessible; easy to integrate programming with learning subject matter; and it easy for teachers to build computer tools. . We introduce all of our students to programming using Boxer in a required math course ("Math 2"), which replaces the traditional Geometry course.
http://www.picciotto.org/math-ed/t-and-m/turtle-and-mouse.html
Norquest College: Norquest College provides many online tutorials that are accessible to the viewers. Check out the list when you click on “Online Learning” in the upper bar. It includes skills needed for working with files, the web, typing tutorials, etc. If you choose “Nimble Fingers” you have great music along with typing practice! http://student.norquest.ca/
Study Guides and Strategies: This site is authored, developed and maintained by Joe Landsberger as an educational public service. These student guides are collaboratively maintained across institutional and national boundaries, and was last revised August 15, 2005 Included is an excellent interactive exercise of the Order of Operations. Permission is granted to freely copy, adapt, and distribute individual Study Guides in print format in non-commercial educational settings that benefit learners.
http://argyll.epsb.ca/jreed/math9/index.htm
askmeCourses: These are tutorials with visual step by step instructions with sound. This is a great resource for students provided by the Continuing and Extended Education at The University of Texas at Austin. They are clear and easy to follow. Included are Interactivities for Binomial Multiplication, Factoring Trinomials (I’ve used this one as a demonstration in the classroom. It is excellent!), Solving Equations by Factoring, etc.
http://www.dec.utexas.edu/askme/ALG1B.html
PurpleMath: Guide for translating word problems includes a list of words and how they translate them to the language of math.
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/translat.htm
Imaginations: The Smarter Kids Foundation maintains a website with lessons plans and activities for kids. There is a good collection of mathematics materials.
http://www.smarterkids.org/imaginations/LessonActivities/math.asp
