Links of the Month
These links are from the December, 2006 issue of The Oregon Mathematics Teacher. For internet links from previous issues, see the Bookmark Archives.
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Many of you may be familiar with the National Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education. They are presenting Webcasts that currently (October) address the issues of decreasing dropout rates in schools in the United States and aligning Career and Technical Education Programs to Real-World Technical Skills. You will want to watch this site for upcoming programs.
Maths Internet Guide: Here you will find links to over 400 free quality websites that have been selected for their interactivity qualities and grouped into five search categories. These can be used for individual learning, homework, demonstrations or explorations.
http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/~borishandal/MathsInternetGuide/Menu.htm
NASA Global Institute for Space Studies: NASA has developed Lessons and Modules for Classroom use. You will find mathematics used frequently as a tool in these materials. I especially like the use of mathematics in the Lesson: What Determines a Planet’s Climate.
http://icp.giss.nasa.gov/education/
Exercises in Math Readiness: The Exercises in Math Readiness website contains materials that are designed to help students arriving at college refresh their memories on various mathematical concepts. Created by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Saskatchewan, the site contains exercises on such topics as geometry, trigonometry, algebra, and exponential functions. Teachers will also want to look at the section that offers them some specific instructions on how the site might best be used with students. Additionally, the materials here are available in French, Georgian, and Russian.
StudyBuddy: This is a free search engine built just for homework help. It is organized into separate categories by topic and is very easy to navigate. A specialized team of certified teachers and librarians reviews hundreds of Web sites each week and selects those that show up on this website. StudyBuddy has a section for educational games and puzzles such as Sudoku, Bookworm (select letters to make works, fun!), and Jeopardy (a trivia game).
Hotmath: This website offers homework help with hints and steps for actual math homework problems. This site features a list of textbooks. Select your textbook and get help on specific problems. The introduction is free but there is a fee for the complete service.
Kennesaw State University, TI-83 Help: Just click on the TI-83 and get basic assistance in learning to use your calculaotor. Very easy to use. Actual pictures of what you will see on the TI-83 window makes it very easy to understand the steps in various procedures.
http://science.kennesaw.edu/~bthomas/TI-83.htm
MathsNetGCSE: This is a companion site to MathsNet.net(not currently available). It offers well over 1000 interactive GCSE resources in mathematics as well as extra areas summarizing the key points about the more difficult topics. The site is available by subscription only but you can view many pages for free.
Jefferson Math Project: This website provides a variety of resources for students and teachers. Most interesting is a worksheet builder to create exams and worksheets . The program has six different libraries included: Algebra, Advanced Algebra, Geometry and Standard Test Practice on these three topics. These libraries contain almost seven thousand questions.
Learning Upgrade, Math: The free demonstration is worth looking at. Students would enjoy the PEMDAS and the Statistics introductions as an instructional demonstration in the classroom. Parents might like their students to try it in place of individual tutoring. There is also a Reading Upgrade and a Comprehension Upgrade. In addition to the free demo, there is a 7 day free trial enrollment.
http://www.learningupgrade.com/html/index.htm
