Math is  stupid!  There are all those rules and formulas to remember, but when will I ever need to know that the square root of 144 is 12?  Math is really a waste of time!

If any of those statements sound familiar you are either a parent, teacher or a student who has had an absolutely miserable experience with math.  You may even be all three!  No matter what your situation may be it is necessary for me to inform you that math is not as horrible as it may seem.  Although I cannot say that it is never difficult it is something that everyone needs to have a basic understanding of.  Math is EVERYWHERE!  If you purchased gas, groceries or even a school lunch math was involved.  The cost of groceries had to be calculated, the deli meat you purchased had to be weighed and then multiplied by the price per pound to determine the purchase cost and the semester grade your received from your history teacher was caluclated to find your average.   

For the moment I'm going to leave you with something to think about.

Why is math one of the greatest fears of so many people?

My Work Review- ED 6305

ISTE Self Evaluation
This link serves as an overview of the level of competency attained during the coursework of this class.

Monongah Mine Disaster Webquest
December 6, 1907 marks the day of the worst mine disaster in U.S. history.  This Webquest will take you back to that "Black December" where more than 360 individuals lost their lives in one of the worst calamities ever recorded.  Through this Webquest students and teachers will be able to journey back in time to discover the causes and effects of such calamities and how they have directly affected federal regulations and much more.

Order of Operations- Online Tools
This lesson incorporates Intel Tools & United Streaming to teach students order of operations.

Math Jeopardy Power Point
Looking for a review of algebraic expressions, equations and the like?  If so, this is one Power Point that is a must try.   Review terminology, solving equations and much more.  Enjoy!

Lesson Plan Power Point
Lesson plans can be presented using various methods.  Here you can see how a lesson plan can literally become a presentation using Microsoft Power Point presentation maker.  This is a continuation of the Your Turn Project that follows.

Your Turn-My Survey Plan
There are many ways to teach your students how to conduct surveys and create bar graphs.  This lesson moves away from the normal type of bar graph lesson that incorporates drill and skill.  Here we give the students the ability to create a survey question and conduct it so that they can draw their own conclusions.  This is written for a 5th grade class requiring a lot of teacher support, but would be better utilized with an older group of students. 
My Survey Lesson Plan
Survey Template
Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet & Bar Graph Directions
Bar Graph Template

Grades Spreadsheet Using Microsoft Excel
This spreadsheet shows how MS Excel can be used to average grades and calculate class averages in a variety of ways.

Resource Spreadsheet
A list of math lesson plans that can be found on the web including several that incorporate technology.

          Learning Theory Spreadsheet 
An example of how to utilize MS Excel to present student information by using various functions to determine sums and averages of data.

Nets Paper
Information regarding the ISTE Standards for pre-service educators is shared and explained in this document to help readers build and appreciation for technology standards and an understanding of the requirements needing to be fulfilled.