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In This Issue
NCTM Annual Meeting
NCSM Annual Conference
Zoom Math Starter Edition - App4Math
Free Online
Opportunities
For teachers of students in grades 3-5:
Tools for Building Math Concepts
For teachers of students in grades 5-9:
Using Technology and Problem Solving to Build Algebraic Reasoning
For all students:
tPoWs
For students in grades 9-10:
the MathMentor
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NCTM Annual Meeting
http://mathforum.org/workshops/nctm2008/
Are you visiting Salt Lake City in April for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 86th Annual Meeting?
Plan to attend our sessions:
Thursday 3:30 - 4:30
Session 288
An Online Workshop Explores Tools for Building Crucial Elementary Math Concepts
Annie Fetter
Friday 10:30 - 12:00
Session 411
Developing Probability and Data Analysis Concepts with Technology
Claire Mead
Friday 11:00 - 12:00
Session 450
Increase the Odds That Your Students Will Be Excited about Probability and Data Analysis!
Steve Risberg
Saturday 8:00 - 9:30
Session 638
Math Forum Online Workshops - Building an Understanding of Probability
Suzanne Alejandre
Saturday 12:30 - 1:30
Session 733
Talking Probability in a Collaborative Online Environment
Stephen Weimar
NCSM Annual Conference
http://mathforum.org/workshops/nctm2008/index.ncsm.html
Coming early to Salt Lake City to attend the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics 40th Annual Conference Monday, April 7 through Wednesday, April 8?
Meet the Math Forum staff at the Sponsor Display Area all day Monday or Tuesday.
Plan to attend our sessions:
Monday 2:15 - 3:15
Session 68
Develop Technology Expertise in Mathematics Teacher Leaders: The Math Forum Hybrid Workshop Model
Suzanne Alejandre and Jason Silverman
Monday 2:15 - 3:15
Session 69
Using Constructed Response Problems to Enhance Assessment and Increase Students' Connections to Mathematics
Annie Fetter and Stephen Weimar
Zoom Math Starter Edition - App4Math
http://www.zoommath.com/ZoomStarter.html
App4Math is a free App able to do most of the mathematical and scientific functions your calculator already does. Starting this year, Zoom Math Starter Edition (App4Math) is pre-installed on all TI-84 Plus Silver Edition graphing calculators. All Zoom Math Apps, including this one, work on the TI-83 Plus, TI-84 Plus, TI-84 Plus Silver Edition and TI-Nspire with the 84 Plus keypad installed.
App4Math calculations can include:
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Pi
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Fractions
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Percentages
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Absolute values
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Exponents
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Scientific notation
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Square roots, cube roots, and other roots
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Imaginary and complex numbers
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Logarithms
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Trigonometric functions
App4Math's answer mode changing allows you to instantly display answers as
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Decimals
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Fractions (including improper and mixed fractions)
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Percentages
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Scientific notation
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Quotients with remainders
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