Technology+Tools+for+Math

Here is a PowerPoint Game for the Mean/Median/Mode Unit. You may play it with your class as review for a quiz or test. Open this PowerPoint into MS Office 2010.


Please add links to helpful Technology Tools for your content area. Sketchcast: [] Free Website Polls: []
 * A Web-based tool that allows a user to record a virtual sketch with or without voice narration, then save or share their sketch with others. This would allow the teacher or student to diagram a problem. They could turn in their worked-out solutions to problems for analysis by the teacher.
 * Allows users to generate Web polls or surveys, grab the code and paste the questions on any Web site for others to answer. This would be a great tool for data collection by the students for these types of projects.

Planimeter: [] InstaCalc: [] Voicethread: [] or Screencast: []
 * Allows students to zoom in on anything in a Google map, set waypoints around the item and retrieve information in area using different scales.
 * To create shared online calculators. Each calculator can include figures, formulas, and/or notes that outline problems for students to solve. This is like a mathcast process.
 * Can be used for students to share their movies, with built-in commenting features allowing peers to post problem solving steps and answers.