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Making Math more interesting.  You may have seen this video before (2010) but still very good.   Very interesting perspective by Conrad Wolfram.  He thinks the way we are teaching Math is the problem. http://www.ted.com From rockets to stock markets, math powers many of humanity's most thrilling creations. So why do kids lose interest? Conrad Wolfram says the part of math we teach -- calculation by hand -- isn't just tedious, it's mostly irrelevant to real mathematics and the real world. He presents his radical idea: teaching kids math through computer programming.

A good overview of the different types of multimedia, online, and software tools that are gaining popularity in math classrooms

"Inspire your math students with brand new, original content from PBS including Peg + Cat, I

Mathletics is the next generation in online math learning platform, helping students enjoy math and improve their results.

How the Common Core is redefining math instruction Integrating skills throughout the curriculum, and drilling deeper on concepts, are among key changes. What does teaching math look like under the Common Core standards? Lots of classroom interaction and more inquiry-based approaches to learning, according to experts who are helping schools integrate the standards into instruction....more

a parent tries to keep up with her daughter's math skills

A new games-based maths teaching resource

Math lessons aligned to the Common Core

Adding resources as introduced by Erma during the MS Math meeting 

integrating computer programming into the math curriculum... and interesting argument!

Beautiful, Free Math Launch Calculator » No downloads, no special hardware, no cost. Welcome to the next generation graphing calculator!

Math reinforcement for all grades...

Brilliant is one way to keep your science and math whiz kids regularly engaged and challenged. Students receive challenge problems each week that they complete and then compare against their peers all over the world. They can see where they match up against others based on country and age, and share strategies with others students. The site also hosts competitions involving game theory, writing algorithms, and other fun shenanigans.

Scratch is a free programming app (it's already on your computer and all the kids) that comes from MIT (scratch.mit.edu) that would be a great teaching tool in math.  Larry, I mentioned this to you a while ago, but here it is!