Mathematics Resources for Educators

AAA Math
http://www.aaamath.com
Interactive practice and estimation games sorted by grade level and math topic.
Grades K-8

AIMS Puzzle Corner
http://www.aimsedu.org/puzzle/index.html
Provides over 100 interesting puzzles that can help students learn to enjoy puzzles and the mathematics behind them

BasketMath Interactivehttp://www.scienceacademy.com/BI/index.html
Students choose a math skill from the table of contents and a mathematics question and animation based on a basketball game appears. Click the Results option to get a score.

Cool Math 4 Kidshttp://www.coolmath4kids.com Grades K-5
http://www.coolmath-games.com/ Grades 3-8
Interactive math activities for students with games, calculators, etc.

Create A Graphhttp://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/
Create bar, line, area, or pie graphs online! You submit the data and the website does the rest! Grades 2-8

The Counting Story
http://www.magickeys.com/books/count/index.html
This site is illustrated with animated pink bunnies that do different tricks on each number page. Grades PreK-1

Digital Lesson
http://www.digitallesson.com/
Middle School Math Downloads

Escape From Knabhttp://www.escapefromknab.com
Escape From Knab (the strange and slimy planet) was created by the financial institution Firstar to help students develop financial strategies that will enable them to make sound decisions about day to day financial matters. (Shockwave required.) Grades 6-8

ExploreLearning.com
http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspResourceCatalog
Offers a variety of resources to teach mathematics, including multimedia learning activities that enable teachers to illustrate difficult math concepts with interactive simulations.

Free Puzzles.com http://www.freepuzzles.com/puzzles/PuzzlePage.asp?PuzzleNumber=Math012&CategoryID=3
Free Puzzles offers interactive math and geometry puzzles with solutions. Grades 3-12

Fun Brainhttp://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/getskill.cgi?A4=1
Grades K-6

Gameaquariumhttp://www.gamequarium.com
“The site that swims with learning fun!” Grades PreK-6

Get Smarter
http://www.getsmarter.org/
Get Smarter is an interactive site where students can compare their math and science achievement against others worldwide. Grades 3-12

Go Math
http://www.gomath.com
Online math with 3-D Virtual Physics, Algebra and Geometry Solutions, graphs (AutoGraph) SAT Math, and interactive tutorials and quizzes. Grades 6-12

Harcourt Multimedia Math Glossary
http://www.harcourtschool.com/glossary/math2/index_temp.html
Interactive, animated math glossary for Grades 1-8.

Hotmath
http://hotmath.org
Hotmath has tutorial solutions and answers for math problems found in pre-algebra, algebra, pre-calculus, calculus and geometry textbooks. Grades 9-12

I know That Math Games
http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=L2_Math

Interactive Calculus http://www.studyworksonline.com/cda/explorations/main/0,,NAV2-62,00.html

Interactive Trig
http://www.studyworksonline.com/cda/explorations/main/0,,NAV2-23,00.html

Interactive Math Activities http://www.globalclassroom.org/authors/florida/math/interactive.html
Pattern Blocks, base ten, and integer activities. Grades K-2

Interactive Math
http://www.cut-the-knot.org/Curriculum/index.shtml
A variety of interactive math activities. Grades 2-12

Interactive Math Site
http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/index.html
Los Alamos National Laboratory provides games teaching color theory, knots, algorithms, graphs and more. Grades 6+

Illuminations
http://illuminations.nctm.org/
NCTM: Each grade level section includes lesson plans, interactive lessons for students and an interactive version of NCTM Standards. Grades Pre-k-12

Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles http://www.cut-the-knot.com/Curriculum/index.shtml
Math site with puzzles, games, a math glossary, and more. All Grades

K-8 Online Animated Interactive Lessons
http://www.dositey.com/index.html
Fun games...exciting exercises...involving interactive lessons Grades K-8. You can also print out free worksheets.

Kids Math
http://www.kidsmath.com/e_int.html
Math activities for grades 1-5 (Requires Java)

Math Goodies: Interactive Math Lessons With A Problem-Solving Approach!
http://www.mathgoodies.com/
A free educational site featuring interactive math lessons. All Grades

The Math Forum @ Drexel's Ask Dr. Math
http://www.mathforum.org/dr.math
The Math Forum @ Drexel's Ask Dr. Math is a database of math problems with tutorial solutions that lets students search for problems similar to those on their homework. All Grades

King's List of Online Math Activities http://www.k111.k12.il.us/king/math.htm
A huge listing of math interactive activities for all grades. Grades K-12

Math6.org
http://math6.org/
Grade 6 Online quizzes, worksheets, jeopardy games that students can play independently, etc.

Math Advantage (Harcourt Brace)
http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/math_advantage.html
Online resource for grades K-12.


Math Exercises
http://www.syvum.com/math/arithmetic/level1.html
Online activites for levels 1-4.

Math Glossary
http://www.hbschool.com/glossary/math
Math Glossary provides illustrated and animated definitions and explanations for math terms to help students with homework. Grades K-6

Math Playground
http://www.mathplayground.com/
Fun, real-world math problems. Grades K-6

Math TV
http://www.mathtv.org/
Math video word problems (middle school students).

Mathematicians of the African Diasporahttp://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/00.INDEXmad.html

Measure 4 Measure
http://www.wolinskyweb.net/measure.htm#science
A complete list of online calculators and converters. Grades 3-12

Online National Budget Simulatorhttp://www.budgetsim.org/nbs/
This activity asks students to adjust spending and tax expenditures in the 2004 budget proposed by the White House in order to achieve either a balanced budget or any other target deficit. Grades 7+

Primary Grades Interactive Math Sitehttp://www.globalclassroom.org/ecell00/javamath.html
Huge listing of sites related to specific math skills. Grades K-3

QuickMathhttp://quickmath.com
QuickMath is an online calculator that solves equations and does all sorts of algebra and calculus problems - instantly and automatically! The answer is then displayed on your browser, usually within a couple of seconds. Grades 9-12

SchoolHouse Rock
http://www.apocalypse.org/pub/u/gilly/Schoolhouse_Rock/HTML/schoolhouse.html
Lots of catchy tunes to help students learn about grammar, America, mathematics, science, and computers. The RealPlayer plug-in is required for the audio and video files. Grades 2-5

Silver Burdett Gin Math Activites
http://www.sbgmath.com/act.html
Ready to use math activity descriptions, activity sheets and answer keys. Grades 3-6

S.O.S. MATHematics
http://www.sosmath.com
S.O.S. MATHematics is a free resource for math review in which students can browse more than 2,500 Math pages filled with short and easy-to-understand explanations. Grades 9-12

Teach R Kids Math
http://www.teachrkids.com/
Students learn number basics, addition, subtraction, fractions, and much more with interactive online math worksheets. Grades PreK-3

Visual Fractions
http://www.visualfractions.com/
Interactive practice to help students visualize fractions. Grades 3-8

Wicked
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/maths/interactives.php
Interactive flash and shockwave games to practice basic math facts.

The latest web buzz

A few years ago, the complaining began...there is too much information on the web. Searching for something is time-consuming and confusing. Google has tried to simplify and specify searches, but the dilemma still exists. The introduction of blogs just adds to the data overload. RSS feeds help to organize news, but one must find the sites that will deliver the information desired. One site that I have found that is comprehensive about the latest web buzz is Popular URLs.

If only I had the time to read through all of the links!

Online Learning Resources

I've been researching for some pieces I'm writing. I am also getting my dissertation ready for publication (before the data gets old). Following is a list of peer-reviewed journals primarily about online learning:

Journal of Interactive Online Learning
http://www.ncolr.org/jiol/

Journal for Asynchronous Learning Networks
http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/jaln/index.asp

Online Journal of Distance Learning Administrationhttp://www.westga.edu/~distance/jmain11.html

THE Journal
http://thejournal.com/

TechLearning
http://www.techlearning.com/

International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning http://www.itdl.org/index.htm

American Journal of Distance Education
http://www.ajde.com/index.htm

International Journal on E-Learning (IJEL)
http://www.aace.org/pubs/ijel/default.htm

The MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching (JOLT)
http://jolt.merlot.org/index.html

ED MEDIA

>> Final Call for Participation Deadline: April 14th <<

I'm presenting a corporate showcase with Discovery Education at ED-MEDIA 2006--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications this June on unitedstreaming. The title of the talk is: Scaffolding Teacher Knowledge Through Integrating unitedstreaming in the Classroom.

There is still time to submit a proposal:
June 26-30, 2006 * Orlando, Florida
(Renaissance Orlando Resort at SeaWorld)
** Submissions Due: April 14, 2006 **
Organized by Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)

A PC By Any Other Name

Apple Introduces Boot Camp Public Beta Software Enables Intel-based Macs to Run Windows XP

I just received an email from Apple. On one hand I think this is good news. I've used Virtual PC and it can be a real pain. On the other hand, I'm a bit saddened by the news. What is a Mac that runs Windows XP? A PC, of course. The distinction seems to be becoming less and less.

Boot Camp Beta: Requirements, installation, and frequently asked
questions (FAQ)

CUPERTINO, California--April 5, 2006--Apple® today introduced Boot Camp, public beta software that enables Intel-based Macs to run Windows XP. Available as a download beginning today, Boot Camp allows users with a Microsoft Windows XP installation disc to install Windows XP on an Intel-based Mac®, and once installation is complete, users can restart their computer to run either Mac OS® X or Windows XP. Boot Camp will be a feature in "Leopard," Apple's next major release of Mac OS X, that will be previewed at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference in August.


"Apple has no desire or plan to sell or support Windows, but many
customers have expressed their interest to run Windows on Apple's
superior hardware now that we use Intel processors," said Philip
Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing.
"We think Boot Camp makes the Mac even more appealing to Windows users
considering making the switch."

Kinda cool

On Wednesday this week, April 5th, at two minutes and three seconds after 1:00 AM in the morning, it will be 01:02:03, 04/05/06.

The Nature of Blogs

as·ter·ism n.

1. Printing. Three asterisks in a triangular formation used to call attention to a following passage. It is Unicode character U+2042.

2. Astronomy. A cluster of stars smaller than a constellation.

3. Mineralogy. A six-rayed starlike figure optically produced in some crystal structures by reflected or transmitted light, as in star sapphire (corundum).

My Blog:

1. Calling attention to what I have found or discovered.
2. Clusters of data and/or information.
3. Reflections of the web.