Tools+and+Sites


 * Tools and Sites**

For the Mathematics Teacher:

[|Lesson Plans for 6-8 Mathematics- Schrock]- This site gives lesson plan ideas for grade 6-8 Mathematics. The lesson plans are separated by grade level and by topic Worksheets are also included for extra practice.

[|Technology and Math Lesson Plans]- This sites gives lesson plan ideas that incorporate technology in with mathematics

[|Interactive Bulletin Boards-]- This site has approximately 100 interactive mathematics bulletin boards on various topics. Worksheets are also printable to pass out to your students

[|Literature Conections-]This website has a variety of different tools for teachers. It has interactive technology games for students to play as well as literature connections. After reading the stories to your students, the site provides a worksheet that corresponds with each story.

[|Dad's Worksheets]-This site has thousands of worksheets on various mathematics topics. There are different versions of each topic, so one lesson can have four or five worksheets to go with it!

For the Mathematics Student:

[|Algebra Help]- This site is great for students as it offers step by step help to math problems

[|Khan Academy]- This site gives tutorial videos on math topics students may have trouble understanding

[|Online Instructional Math Videos]- This site contains videos of different mathematics topics

[|Interactive Mathematics Online]- This site shows step by step how to do a math lesson.

[|How To Videos]- This is yet another site with instructional mathematics videos.

[|Just Math Videos-]This site offers hundreds of math videos for math topics of every topic. It ranges from simple functions to preparing for the AP Calculus test.

[|Activities]- If you're tired of watching online how-to videos, this site is great for you! Instead of watching other people complete the lesson, this site offers interactive activities to help students grasp mathematics topics. Search is available for specific lessons.

[|Math Goodies]-This website allows students to choose the topic they are having difficulty with. Once they find their topic, they can choose if they want a tutorial, homework help, worksheets or a game to help them.

[|Math Playground]-This website offers models, games, calculators and so much more to help students with math topics they are having trouble with.

[|IXL]-This website offers student help in mathematics (or any subject area) and is separated by standard. This makes the site so much easier to navigate.

Articles on Integration of Technology in Education:

[|Survey Finds Gaps In Ed Tech Support]- This article, written by Jenna Zwang, discusses the use of electronic devices in the classroom. Zwang refers to a survey given in 2010 asking students of all ages, parents, administrators, and teachers about incorporating technology into the classroom. Many statistics are given which showt hat parents fully support having their children use their own personal devices (cell phones, iPads, mp3 players) to help them learn instead of the school spending money on new technology. Zwang also discusses using social networks in the schools to allow students to collaborate ideas and work together on school projects. This article really shows the difference in opinions when it comes to technology between parents, educators, and students.

[|Technologies Soon to Affect Education] This article, by Meris Stansbury, discusses new technologies expected to become more popular in the school systems in the next five years. Stansbury predicts that game based learning, cloud computing, mobile learning, learning analytics, and others are soon to be used in many classrooms. Trends and challenges are also covered in this article when it comes to educational technology.