Researching 

 

www.teachertube.com - use to research not only instructional videos showing students how to complete math objectives, but also new ideas on how to teach different concepts and grade level math skills.

 

www.itunes.com - a possible use for itunes and math instruction would be access to podcasts that introduce students to financial matters.

 

www.askkids.com - a search using askkids.com for math subjects pulls up a list of websites that might be useful for homework help, additional instructional material, etc.

 

www.dipity.com - use dipity to create timelines of famous mathematicians.

 

Communicating

 

The communication page of this wiki list numerous links to sites that allow for creative use of wikis, blogs, etc. These tools could be used in math classrooms for homework help, peer tutoring, suggestions from teachers for additional instructional materials, collaborative listings of websites that provide math games and materials.

 

 

Collaborating 

 

 www.zoho.com (www.docs.google.com as well)- An online site for sharing databases and spreadsheets that allows for multiple users to edit the material.  It also could be used to simulate invoicing "customers" for a real life application of math skills.

 

www.ciese.org - a website dedicated to engineering and science. It offers opportunities for cross-curricular education between math and science.

 

www.globalschoolnet.org - this site allows classes from different schools to connect and collaborate on a project together such as cross-country gas prices, etc.

 

http://mathforum.org/class2class/ - This site provides teachers and classes access to math specific collaborative projects or a place to start their own.

 

http://www.wtps.org/wths/imc/ProfessionalDevelopment/Quickpicks/online_colaborative_projects.htm - A large list of collaborative projects searchable by subject area.

 

 

 Exploring

WebQuests (webquest.org)-a platform that organizes websites the students can explorein order to learn about a topic.

WebQuests - Webquests could be used in math as a way to engage students in real world applications of math skills.

•   WebQuest template (Word document to get you started)
•   Tips for designing a WebQuest
•   Resources for creating and designing WebQuests
•   5 steps for creating WebQuests article 

 

The Exploring page of this wiki provides multiple links to examples of maps that could be used to measure distance, etc.

 

 

Creating

 

The tools for using technology in creative ways are far too numerous to list here and any of them canbe adapted to use in math or any subject area. The Creating page of this wiki contains many links to creative tools. A few of the links included are:

 

Digital Photography

Photoshop.com - This is a website were you can upload, store, share and edit digital photos.

 

Sound recording

Audacity - a downloadable program for recording and editing sound files to add to Movie Maker, etc.

 

Movie Creation

Movie Maker  - a program that lets you combine still photos, video clips and sound in an original movie. Usually already installed on most PC's.

 

Screen Captures

Jing - allows you to take a snapshot of images or action on your monitor screen

 

Sharing

 

As in the creating section, the tools available for sharing information and creations are far too numerous to list here. The sharing page of this wiki caontains multiple listings of ways for students to share information.