By Bill Lombard on 29 January, 2011
I’ve begun uploading videos to my new YouTube site, Math Video University, with KenKen 4×4 Introduction, Tutorial, and Strategy. This video has gotten 16,000+ views at my original YouTube site, so it seemed to be a good choice to kick off this new video site. The aim of my new video site is to focus [...]
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By Bill Lombard on 18 January, 2011
The following is a Guest Post from Elias Cortez, who is a freelance writer and editor. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Integrating technological resources for math courses will make lessons and activities exciting for students. They can utilize the internet, computer programs, real world projects, and calculators to create charts, complete math problems, and convert their measurements using the [...]
Posted in Website Resource | Tagged concept, mathematical models, spreadsheet, teachervision, technology, VoicesofYouth, Website Resource |
By Bill Lombard on 1 December, 2009
The following is a Guest Post from education writer Karen Schweitzer. Karen is the About.com Guide to Business School. She also writes about online colleges for OnlineColleges.net. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Are you looking for new ways to present advanced mathematical concepts to your high school students? The Internet offers many free online resources for lessons, games, activities, [...]
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By Bill Lombard on 26 August, 2009
The following is a Guest Post from education writer Karen Schweitzer. Karen is the About.com Guide to Business School. She also writes about online colleges for OnlineColleges.net. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Interactive math games can make it easier for students to grasp some of the more difficult or tedious concepts in math. The Internet is a good source [...]
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By Bill Lombard on 12 August, 2009
GeoGebra, the award-winning free software that math teachers are raving about, now has even more neat features: A Spreadsheet – numbers in a different view! Automatic animation – your graphs come to life! Statistics functions and graphs! Matrix and complex number support! . . . and more! Find out about all the details in the [...]
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By Bill Lombard on 28 July, 2009
Here’s a nice online version of the popular strategy game Hex. It’s one of the this collection of 100 JavaScript games to play online. The MathsClass blog mentions it in an April 2009 blog entry. It’s possible to demonstrate how to play Hex to a class if you have an LCD projector, and you can [...]
Posted in Website Resource | Tagged friday afternoon lifesavers, interactive whiteboards, intriguing puzzles, lcd projector, logical reasoning skills, Math Activity, resources for teachers, Website Resource |
By Bill Lombard on 28 July, 2009
The following is information from the Mobile Learning Institute, which has the byline, “Shaping the Future of Teachers and Students Through Mobile Technologies and 21st-Century Skills.” The Mobile Learning Institute’s film series “A 21st Century Education” profiles individuals who embrace and defend fresh approaches to learning and who confront the urgent social challenges that are [...]
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By Bill Lombard on 25 July, 2009
There is not just one “average”, but several. Depending on the information you wish to describe, or the point you’re trying to make, you can use the mean, median, or mode to describe the average. Here’s a nice article from Darwin’s Finance website, which has the byline “Financial Evolution: Education, Adaptation, Achievement”, showing how great [...]
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By Bill Lombard on 24 July, 2009
Guest post from Karen Schweitzer, the About.com Guide to Business School Are you looking for fun activities to engage your math students? Would you like interactive ways to explain difficult mathematical concepts? The resources you need are only a click away. There are tons of free online lesson plans, activities, and resources specifically designed to [...]
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By Bill Lombard on 19 June, 2009
Guest post by Karen Schweitzer Need to brush up on your math skills or prepare materials for a new math class. There are many different colleges and universities that offer free online math courses at the undergraduate and graduate level. Here are ten courses that would be useful to teachers. Numbers, Units, and Arithmetic – [...]
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