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""doodling in math class" :: vi hart will teach you math vi hart has made a series of videos that "accidentally" teach you math :: through these cute little doodles :: click below to watch ::"

"Teaching kids online citizenship"

"Web 2.0 Tools for Math Educators" This is a continuing series on Web2.0 and other web-based tools for educators. This information is specific to math educators, but there is some crossover into ccience. Math educators will find a large number of useable interactive companion web sites for the teaching of math concepts and skills."

"My Favorite Math 'SMART' Activities Wednesday October 27, 2010 If you happen to teach math and are lucky enough to have a SMART board in your classroom, you may want to check out some of these links: * The Talking Calculator * Math Mayhem * What's My Angle? * Pre-Algebra"

Admongo.gov teaches kids to apply critical thinking skills through a series of fun and challenging interactive games. The site is the foundation of the entire program. As a result, have your students explore it before you use the lesson plans in your classroom or for a quick overview of the site, visit the text version here. Want to get a sense of the gaming experience but don't have time to master each level? Teachers can vist an "unlocked" version of the game here

"Welcome To GeoGebra! GeoGebra is free and multi-platform dynamic mathematics software for learning and teaching. It has received several educational software awards in Europe and the USA. "

"We developed this critical thinking and web research curriculum with the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). Lesson plans include prerequisites, rationale, essential concepts, and descriptions of related National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) and are designed for beginner, intermediate, or advanced levels, aimed at middle school and secondary students. Mechanics of searching Lesson plans Title Description Searching - Lesson plan - Beginner, Microsoft Office Word document, 73 KB Students who are starting to learn the research process develop beginning skills for conducting an effective and efficient search of web-based information. Searching - Lesson plan - Intermediate, Microsoft Office Word document, 84 KB Students who are proficient in conducting accurate web searches learn to refine them and explore the ways to develop questions and to translate those questions into search queries. Searching - Lesson plan - Advanced, Microsoft Office Word document, 81 KB Students refine search-conducting skills to develop the ability to search for specific sites from a variety of organizations, such as education or government agencies, and sites from specific countries and in specific languages. Student worksheets and handouts Title Description Searching - Student handout, Microsoft Office Word document, 42 KB This handout provides a search reference list that includes web addresses and their endings, along with tips for effective searching. Searching - Student worksheet 1, Microsoft Office Word document, 44 KB Students record and evaluate search results with this worksheet. Searching - Student worksheet 2, Microsoft Office Word document, 143 KB Students create a graphic organizer to track search progress with this worksheet. Class demonstration guide Title Description Searching - Teacher demo - Beginner, Microsoft Office Word document, 1.2 MB Teachers can show students this beginner-level search protocol to use as they b

"Twelve Reasons To Teach Searching Techniques With Google Advanced Search… "

"weeks - keep checking back for more! Mangahigh's math games are designed with math at the core! Mangahigh's scientific math games engage students and keep them on-task by providing an irresistible sense of achievement and a compulsion to get further Our adaptive learning system, Prodigi, is the first of its kind, and sequences practice questions and problems by difficulty, challenging but never overwhelming them"