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GEOGEBRA.ORG
GEOGEBRA.ORG
At www.geogebra.org a teacher can advance his or her classroom environment and promote understanding of a variety of mathematics concepts. Geogebra is an interactive site, that is great for students and teachers, and the modeling features on the website make it possible for students to see 3 dimensional figures, and watch functions come to life based on real life scenarios, which all help to improve students' conceptual understanding of math. The site is equip with games, as well as a graphing calculator, algebra, statistics, and calculus programs.
An example question from the Geogebra website appears below. Geogebra lets the user choose values to put into a equation, and displays how a change in variables changes the shape of the graph.
DESMOS
DESMOS
Many know Desmos as purely an online graphing calculator. This can be found at www.desmos.com, however, a wonderful resource for math teachers is www.teacher.desmos.com. The website has an immense amount of programs suited for a variety of mathematical domains. It offers different games, math tutorials, and interactive features that allows students to master a specific topic, or topics. With the teacher version of Desmos, a teacher can select a specific program for a student to complete, assign several students to go "head to head" against each other in a math competition game, and even open a discussion forum through the website in order to get students talking about the math they are doing.
One does not have to be a teacher to register for the site, simply follow the link above and make an account, and even pre-service teachers can explore what teacher.desmos.com has to offer!
See the research associated with the positive effects of using Desmos in the classroom!
DREAMBOX
DREAMBOX
DreamBox is a website that is considered to be adaptive technology. Adaptive technology means that the site alters its questions depending upon how the student is doing, and where the teacher wants the student to be. A teacher can assign questions, lessons, and topics for a student to complete. On this site, students can watch tutorials, play games, and earn points to spend in a virtual store all by completing math questions.
A school or school district must pay for this adaptive technology, however, research from Stanford University has shown the positive impacts on academic achievement, and the ability to close gaps in education as a result of this program. If you are an educator, administrator, or parent looking to advance your child's mathematics knowledge, DreamBox is an adaptive program that can do so.
Click below to see the DreamBox homepage, and learn more about this adaptive technology from the creators of the website themselves!
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