2011 Beyond Calculators
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The document lists various free and inexpensive math resources, including online tools, apps, and content creation platforms like Scratch, Khan Academy, and GeoGebra. It provides additional resources for storytelling, graphing, and collaboration in math education. The author, Elizabeth Shutters, includes contact information and links for further exploration of these educational tools.
2011 Beyond Calculators
- 1. Beyond Calculators Free and Cheap Math Resources
- 3. Games are Great... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeMvJcfBDLM
- 5. But what about content creation? http://www.multiplication.com/flashgames/ConeCrazy.htm
- 7. Scratch coordinate grid variable logic equations/ inequalities sliders http://scratch.mit.edu/
- 9. Wikis in Math http://xsquared.wikispaces.com/ (http://www.wordle.net/create)
- 10. Moodle Mathematics Documentation: http:// docs.moodle.org/en/Mathematics Math Tools Forum: http://moodle.org/ mod/forum/view.php?id=752 Question Creator: http:// www.aschool.us/moodle-scripts/math- questions.php
- 12. Tell a Math Story ...NOT a story problem Angles, Shapes Fractions Decimals, Percents Catapults & Projectiles Quadratic Formula Songs
- 13. Free Storytelling Resources VoiceThread Animoto Flickr Pics4Learning Math and Cameras
- 17. Khan Academy “the free classroom for the world” http://www.khanacademy.org/ thousands of explanatory math and science videos organized by topic
- 18. Khan Academy http://www.khanacademy.org/
- 20. YouTube & Zamzar
- 21. Free: Grapher
- 22. located in Applications --> Utilities on every Mac since 10.4 Calculator Grapher
- 23. More Graphers Webgraphing has a very nice, easy to use graphing program. Click here for the online grapher from National Library of Virtual Manipulatives. Here's another online grapher. Use * (shift-8) for times on this one. GraphCalc is a free download for Windows.
- 26. Online Resources Wolfram|Alpha NCTM Illuminations Algebra vs. the Virtual Cockroaches Manipulatives: NLVM Shodor Interactivate DimensionM ITP’s (Interactive Bubbl.us Teaching Program) Visit my Delicious ExploreLearning links for many, Gizmos many more!
- 27. Free / Cheap: Mobile Apps
- 28. Math Apps eClicker: A student response system. Feedback is sent to the teachers’ iPod, but students see results anonymously. $9.99 for teacher app, student app is free. Algb Champ: Choose your “fighter” and solve equations. Demo is free, full version is called Algebra Combat. The creator of Algebra Champ has many other cool apps. Dice: Roll up to 5 dice. Use it to generate random numbers or in probability lessons. Flashcards: Create your own flashcards or browse through a list of hundreds of topics from Quizlet.com. Free Fraction/Decimal Apps: Dec 2 Frac: Simple conversions. Free Frac Factory: Hang fractions on a number line. Free FK Lite (Fraction’s Kitchen): various cooking games with fractions. $0.99 Fraction Adder: Adds fractions. Free Freddy Fraction: Move Freddy to equivalent fractions. Free Number Line: Place fractions, decimals, etc. on a number line. Free
- 29. Math Apps cont. Google Earth: Great way to teach Drills Apps (+, –, x, ÷): about scale and similitude. Free Math Drills Lite: has iFormulas: Many formulas, helpful features like # organized by category. Free lines, fingers to count on, MathTasks: Perform several blocks, etc. Free calculations by entering values Math Ninja: Hi-YA! Free or (quadratic, slope, etc.). Free $1.99 for full version Pi Cubed Lite: Perform (more levels). calculations, easily input PopMath: Pop balloons as fractions, functions, etc. Lite you answer problems. Free version is free, full is $9.99. (+ only) or $0.99. LetsTans: Tangrams! Free Graphing Apps: Protractor: Just what it sounds Quick Graph: My favorite – like. Free can do implicit graphs, SimpleMindX: Create mind maps inequalities, and 3D. Free and diagrams. Free or $1.99 for advanced QSCalc: Full calculator app that features. also converts units and Graph It: Has a table currencies, finds interest, and feature, but entering calculates tips. Free equations isn’t as easy. Regression: Enter the x and y $0.99 values and calculate linear and exponential regression. $0.99
- 31. Quick Graph
- 32. My Contact Info Elizabeth Shutters (Beth) Tech Coordinator, Roycemore School eshutters@roycemoreschool.org Moodle: roycemore.org Delicious: roycemoretech Blog: unshuttered.edublogs.org Parabolas Wiki: xsquared.wikispaces.com Scratch: misslord