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Personalizing the Curriculum with Technology based Activities
April 30, 2003
Cluster: Problem Solving
Software: Spreadsheets & Microworlds Pro
About today's workshop....
Integrating technology into the curriculum works best when the activities that the students do are not only engaging, but also help to illuminate the mathematical aims of the lesson. In this session we will examine several lesson activities and learn what makes them effective.Fraction Arcade &
The Weird Number
getting the video
Super Bee
How fast is that Bee really
flying?
Billiard Paths
This activity simulates the path of a billiard
ball on a billiard table. You choose the dimensions of the by moving two
sliders. the ball will travel at 45 degree angle bounce around the table
until it ends up in one of the corners. See if you can predict how many bounces
and in what corner the ball ends up.
Darts
The object of the Darts game is to "pop" balloons located
on a number line.
The darts are "thrown" by entering a number in fractional form.
by George Miller
Web based Manipulatives
A library of uniquely interactive, web-based virtual manipulatives or concept tutorials,
mostly in the form of Java applets, for mathematics instruction (K-8 emphasis).
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