Resources

Personal Project:
=== ﻿Looking back at my own education from Kindergarten through eighth grade, I realized that many of my teachers did not have a long list of online mathematical resources available. Therefore, we mainly used workbooks and worksheets when learning new mathematical concepts. Even in my field placements now, I have also seen that some teachers still do not have up-to-date mathematical resources on hand and I believe that it is important to use various teaching strategies so that students are able to learn to the best of their abilities. Therefore, I have decided to compile a few, very good mathematical online resources. === ====﻿ 1. In class on Tuesday, Morgan Bell gave our class a guided tour of the website for the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (NVLM). It was a very enlightening tour and our class enjoyed exploring this useful website. On it, we found numerous activities, which were organized by both grade and content area. There are also free lesson plans and activity assessments available on this website. ====

[|NLVM]
2. MDY is always raving about the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and it turns out they have a very helpful website called "Illuminations." On it, there are various activities, lessons for mathematics teachers, the NCTM's principals and standards for school mathematics, and even other web links. There are even a "highlighted" activity and lesson! [|Illuminations]

3. This website offers many helpful hints and shortcuts for using the program, GoogleSketchUp. There are even a few tutorial videos on this website which will help walk someone through this program so that they are able to become more familiar with it when using it for the first couple of times. Too bad I didn't find this website until after I had completed all of my GoogleSketchUp projects! [|SketchUp]

4. Another one of my projects was created using LOGO. This is a very helpful website for someone who is just getting started on this program. It was even created by a second grade teacher! This resources outlines the beginning steps of this program and where exactly to begin by providing students with the basic commands of LOGO. [|LOGO]

5. TeacherTube is a great resources for teachers. It is a place for them to upload videos on various topics. This enables teachers to learn from one another what teaching strategies may or may not work well in the classroom. One of the best ways to learn is from each other! [|TeacherTube]

6. This website, put forth by PBS, is a great resource for teachers. It provides teachers with numerous activities which can be used in any-aged classroom, from pre-kindergarten through the twelfth grade. While playing around on this website, it seems nothing but helpful! [|PBS Teachers]

7. When we were discussing numerous websites and different technologies in class, Marcy Blowers mentioned one called RubiStar. I have never heard of this website before, but she explained how helpful it can be in creating personalized rubrics, or even use one that another teacher has already created. What a great way to share ideas and allow teachers to collaborate with one another! [|RubiStar]

8. Another online website which I recently discovered is called Math Playground. This website offers games which are intended for either elementary or middle school students. A great way to have fun while exercising one's brain is through the use of logic puzzles and other activities. [|Math Playground]