Java Lovers: The Applet Showroom : Grade Level: Generic for Puzzle Lovers Loaded well. Games were entertaining, especially Worm. Not all games worked. Screen size is good. There is potential here. What is the boundary between a game and education? The worm game could be educational. It is eye-hand coordination. I could see it being used in a physics classroom.

Jokes

Let's Graph. This is a mid- to upper elementary website (4-7) which has ideas
and links for teachers and students. It gives
some activities for students including using graphs of different M&Ms. It also
is set up to allow students to enter various
amounts into the spreadsheet, the website will create the graph for them.

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Mathematics Education Internet Sites This website, offers links to many websites on teacher resources, math activities, technology resources, curriculum, and a lot more. Check it out!

Math Forum Swathmore Forum: This site is probably on everyone's list, but I love it! I think the problem of the w eek section is great.

Math Games : Lots of math games. requires Flash Player plugin which you can download from the Site I played snap which is a game that reinforces number facts. I like it because it built speed and accuracy

Math Gym (Problem solving)

Math Lab-Euclid: grades: 7-12 (mainly geometry use) contains an online geometry program called Euclid - similar to Sketchpad- with virtual tools like compass and straightedge

MathMasteryhttp:3-8 Provides mathematical resources for teachers, parents, and students. The Daily Brains category offers a daily problem to allow students to build problem-solving skills. Other unique features include daily FamilyFun activities, online math courses, and a store to order math resources.

Math Stories. This is an elementary school students (K-6) website. Not
interactive, just a list of different word problems
created for stduents on different subjects.

McGraw-Hill School Division K-6 Provides math resources and activities for teachers, parents, and students. This site features bulletin board ideas, web-linked lesson plans, a forum to discuss instructional strategies, and offers additional links to websites that relate math to real-life situations.

Mega Math elementary school: bring unusual and important ideas to classroom

Megamath another BBC site. fun games to reinforce computation skills Age Range 7 - 10 This is a lively, interactive web site for practicing and testing times tables. It ' s based on the popular BBC Schools Television series Megamaths, using the same castle setting and a selection of characters from the programs to introduce a variety of activities and games. Children familiar with the series will recognize old friends but knowledge of the television series is not necessary. I liked this site because it gave hints on how to look for multiples and gave players a time limit and an accuracy score. An introduction to the Megamaths Tables web site - an interactive site for practicing and testing times tables.

Middle School Geometry

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Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies: This site has interactive math lessons, homework help, worksheets, puzzles, etc. It caters to teachers, students and parents.

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Interactive Mathematics Virtual manipulatives related to the NCTM Number & Operations standard. Activities for Number Operation, Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, and Data \par Analysis & Probability. Some activity pages are still under construction. Activities grouped by grade level Pre-K -2, 3 - 5, 6 - 8, 9 - 12

New Math Teachers

Pattern Blocks

PBS-hosted Teacher Source: math: This site, hosted by PBS, has several activities and lessons. Teachers can customize it by choosing an appropriate grade level (ex. middle school) and category (ex.geometry or statistics).

Riverdeep To get the trial subscription to Logal, go to the Riverdeep homepage In the upper right hand corner, you will see an icon that says "free subscription." Click on that and it will give you information on how to sign up for a 90 day trial. The trial subscription gives you access to all of Riverdeep's products. I showed the Tangible Math component of the Logal SimLibrary.

Silver Burdett Ginn Mathematics K-6 Provides math activities and resources for teachers, parents, and students. This site offers many resource links for teachers to help integrate technology into the classroom. Sites are provided for students, too, that they may use for research, projects, or general interest. Activities and websites are also provided for parents.

SimCalc: grades 6-14 (pre-algebra - calculus) project funded by NSF with downloadable demos for calculators and computers - simulation and visualization tools

Soma Blocks: The SOMA Cube is a facinating puzzle. It comprises a set of 7 shapes. The object of the puzzle is to assemble the shapes together to make a larger shape. The simplest being a large cube - many combinations of the basic 7 shapes will do this. It becomes a more tricky to make other shapes like the "Steam Boat" or the "Crystal". The soma blocks are three dimensional and can lock into each other. The blocks can rotate and turn. It is a great visual spatial activity.

Student Math Notes. This website is upper elementary (6-8). It was developed
by nctm, so it obviously is based on their
standards. Problems are covered in their bimonthly newsletter. It includes
activities, worksheets and extensions based on the
topic. Some previous topics include census, postage stamps, etc.

Tangrams: This site has several tangram puzzles that students can work. After they have mastered the pre-made ones, they can enter in their own.

Teaching with Technology

Thinkquest: This site hosts websites created by pre-college students on a variety of topics and categories. From the home page, go to the library and choose Math from the index of categories. (Totally Tessellated looks cool!)

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Algebra Tutor This program has been developed and made freely available by the Learning Circle group at U. Pittsburgh.

A+ Math: K-6 Topics: Basic operations, square roots, and rounding. This site is a grea t resource for the child who needs additional practice with basic skills, especially addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Parents can use this site to generate worksheets and flashcards to help their child at home. There is also a Homework Help, which includes an interactive addition and multiplication table. Students will enjoy doing the games, such as Concentration, as a way to review and enhance their skills.

Assessment: You may want to check out this interactive assessment site containing links to released items from the Illinois State Assessment program's math (and other subject area) tests for grades 3, 5, 8, and 10.

Data Analysis: From the assessment listserv: S-Plus put together a wonderful, interactive outlier analysis based on the votes of West Palm Beach. You may find this interesting and a good teaching tool.

Data and Elections: Regarding the U.S. presidential electioin, if you are interested and would like to view a statistical aspect of what is going on in Florida, you might want to look at:

Data Analysis and Probability at illuminations. This is a NCTM-sponsored site. In the grades 6-8 section, there is a demonsta tion of the relationship between theoretical and experimental probability. The user selects a set of numbered tickets to enter in a box and the program randomly draws tickets. The results are displayed in a bar graph. The activity also includes a look at flipping an coin. Discussion and questions follow.

Fractions: Identify Fractions with Lines or Identify Fractions with Circles will give instruction and practice in identifying the numerator and denominator. Identify Mixed Numbers with Lines or Identify Mixed Numbers with Circles will give instruction and practice in identifying the whole number, numerator and denominator.

Fractions: No Matter What Shape Your Fracitons Are In this site has activities and questions on it that are designed to go with the Pattern Blocks site we alread y have in our list. The questions are good for students learning about fractional representations and should be attempted after some exploration of the concept of fractions has been attempted with the pattern blocks. When working on the questions, student s can use the Pattern Block Applet to help or even concrete Pattern Blocks.

Fractals: This site has activities and lessons for learning about and exploring fractals. It offers computer representations and explanations on how to make concrete fractals. Ther e are also questions to answer that explore the mathematics involved and an opportunity to submit your answers. The site has connections to JAVA Applets that demonstrate Sierpinski's Triangle and the Jurassic Park or Dragon Curve fractals. In order to mak e good sense out of the site, read the introduction and go through it sequentially. Definitely check out the JAVA demonstration for Sierpinski's triangle. The site offers good ideas on potential class projects and could be toned down to use in middle schoo l or really examined to be appropriate for high school.

Interactive multiplication table: Grades 3 to 5. that uses an array to illustrate the multiplication facts.

Learning Styles: A rich site for folks who are interested in a variety of learning style inventories. I think the class might be interested in this site for personal information purposes.

Manipula Math: This site has activities and demonstrations for different grade levels and topics. I recommend the Middle School section, part icularly the Applets that show interactive verifications of the Pythagorean Theorem. In order to use this effectively, students would need some prior knowledge of area, right triangles, etc. Students can move and manipulate the shapes in order to create n ew diagrams that represent the Pythagoren Theorem. There is also a demonstration of the Pythagoras tree fractal.

Math Cats1 ( grades 2-6) This corner of Math Cats is for those who want to help the kids thrive on the joys of math. Math Cats was created for children to promote open-ended and playf ul explorations of important math concepts. In this corner, educators will look at ways to make the most of mathematical opportunities, here at Math Cats and in the world around us.

Math Cats 2 is a site for students K-8. Interactive lessons with virtual manipulatives on a variety of math topics.

Math Square: Grades 3-12. Number sense. Students will enjoy the challenge of trying to solve the Math Square. This site offers three different levels: easy, intermediate, and hard (for those seeking a real challenge!), so it can be used effectively to meet the needs of all levels of learners. Good practice for developing n umber sense in students, but provides fun for adults as well!

Metric Measurement: Grades 4-6 This is a very basic site that reinforces the terminology used in the metric system of measurement. The focus is on matching metric terms and prefixes with numerical values. Student s are provided with practice in distinguishing between units of length, capacity, and mass. Since there are only several matching puzzles, the terms are used over and over again, giving students consistent exposure to the terms and the values associated with them.

Microworlds: Founded by Dr. S eymour Papert in 1981, LCSI is a leading publisher of award-winning, constructivist educational software for K-9 schools around the world. The primary objectives of our software are to develop a child's creativity, problem-solving and critical thinking skills. Not only are these key elements of normal intellectual development but these are the type of skills that workers of the next century will need to succeed. LCSI brings together some of the world's most innovative educational designers, teachers, softw a re engineers and writers to develop products based on the Logo -- constructivist -- philosophy of learning. Foremost in the group is Dr. Seymour Papert, a founder of the Artificial Intelligence Lab of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the prin cipal creator of the Logo language.

Micro Worlds Projects: (Grades 2-12) Come and surf their project library! Experience a real interactive and dynamic world with you in control. You have to download their free Web Player, so you can see the projects on your computer. Then experiment on-line with a broad range of subjects: from games to art, language arts to math. All the projects have a common thread: they were created w i th MicroWorlds, the most powerful Logo ever. The project library has countless ideas on how to use MicroWorlds in any subject in the curriculum. Moreover, as you explore our projects, you will appreciate the potential of Logo to either construct your own projects or as a medium for experimentation. There are two ways to navigate their library: By category, for example, Language Arts, Math, Games, Science and by using the Index.

NCTM web site offers Electronic Examples that support the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. Each segment contains an interactive activity for students. This site is a good resource for teachers, also, since the activities here correlate with curriculum object ives. This site also offers links to the principles and standards that each activity covers.

School House Rocks: Grades 3-5. Multiplication facts. What better way to practice the times tables, than through singing?! This site supplies the words and lyrics to the famous, Schoolhouse Rock (Multiplication). Now, students will enjoy studying their basic multiplication facts! The catchy lyrics will have teachers and parents singing, too!

Three-Dimensional Solids: This site contains online interactive impages of three-dimensioanl figures that can be rotated to get different views. Students can exp lore the regular polyhedra, counting edges, vertices and determining what regular polygons can be used as faces. The site also has instructions for creating paper models. Good for middle school and geometry.