- National Center for Technology Planning (NCTP) - Dr. Larry S. Anderson, Founder/Director
A clearinghouse for the exchange of many types of information related to technology planning: school district technology plans available for downloading via a computer network; technology planning aids (checklists, brochures, sample planning forms, PR
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- NewtonsWindow.com - Suzanne Sutton
For students, families, teachers, and homeschoolers as they learn and teach math. NewtownsWindow.com offers math challenge excursions online, summer learning activities, and educational gifts and ideas. With suggestions for reinforcing concepts at home,
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- New York City HOLD National - Elizabeth Carson
This advocacy organization's mission begins: "The performance of American students in mathematics is mediocre at best. Reform efforts over the past two decades have only made matters worse. We are advocates for school mathematics education reforms that
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- NOVA Podcasting - Public Broadcasting System (PBS)
Podcasts from the producers of the award-winning science documentary show: NOVA Podcast: expanding on topics from the T.V. programs; NOVA scienceNOW podcast: conversations with scientists and science journalists; NOVA Vodcast: video podcasts; NOVA E
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- Numbercrunch - Simon Pampena
Through school assemblies and other shared learning experiences, Numbercrunch "inspires students by combining energetic stand-up comedy with mathematics." Believing that "doing maths takes a lot of heart (and a sense of humour)," writer and performer
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- Number Time - BBC Learning
Learn about numbers and the number system by playing Shockwave games, printing out activities to do away from the computer, watching "Addem" star in fun cartoons that reinforce ideas of quantity; and listening to math songs, accompanied by animation.
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- Oldani's Math and Music Website - Norbert Oldani
A description of the types of mathematics used for electronic music. The site includes other website links and a bibliography.
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- Online lessons: The Newton-Raphson Method - Kostas, Lambros; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
An experiment in computer-based training using the Web: an online lesson on the Newton-Raphson method for solving nonlinear equations and systems of equations. The lesson includes text, sound clips, animation, and links to related computer programs. Contents:
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- PianoMath Home Page: Improving Math Skills through Music - Peter Taussig, E. Paul Goldenberg
Essays and activities on links between music and mathematics. PianoMath is
a cross-disciplinary curriculum of musical classroom activities relating to
arithmetic, geometry, graphing, logic foundation, and pre-algebra. It is
now being tested at an elementary
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- Play a Piano : An interactive Musical Java Activity - Paul Flavin
Play a Piano / Synthesizer / Oscilloscope: Play the piano using your mouse or computer's keyboard. Watch the wave forms as well as hear them. This virtual reality Java piano lets you play the piano and have a little fun while learning the relation between
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- Podcast Directory: Math - Podseek
Podcasts of various math instruction and tutorials. Log in to rate or review the links.
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- The Published Data of Robert Munafo - Robert Munafo
Mathematical data includes Mu-Ency, The Encyclopedia of the Mandelbrot Set (History, Exploring, Area, Algorithms, Naming, etc), properties of specific numbers, such as 2.68542 . . . and 143, and very large numbers and ways to write them. Programs include
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- Pythagoras: Music and Space - J. Boyd-Brent
A brief introduction to Pythagoras' observations on the relation between music and number. Graphics show music intervals expressed as mathematical ratios. Pythagoras observed that when the blacksmith struck his anvil, different notes were produced according
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- The Rappin' Mathematician - Alex Kajitani
The Rappin' Mathematician provides teachers and students with rap songs about math. Two CDs available separately or together; samples and testimonials available free on the site.
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- Relatively Prime - Samuel Hansen
A series of audio shows "all about the stories behind mathematics," as gathered from interviews with Fields Medalists, composers, "stand-up mathematicians," and others. Listen to hour-long segments "from the mathematical domain" such as "Chinook," about
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- Rhythms and Ratios - Peter Appelbaum
Rhythmic patterns are used to help the student act as apprentice mathematician and citizen mathematician (reading the newspaper, responsible consumerism, etc.). Rhythmic Ratios observations and introductions include the Basic Pattern Idea; Something to
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- Self-Tutoring Math Kit - MATHCO Educational Materials
All instruction is on cassette tape in both English and Spanish. The kit provides an Instruction Manual with explanations of over 50 mathematical objectives, including Place Value, Rounding Off, Operations of Whole Numbers, Decimals, Common Fractions,
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- Songs for Teaching - S. Ruth Harris, LLC
Lyrics to music that teaches or reinforces math facts and concepts, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, algebra, and geometry. Some songs have links to sound files as well.
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- Songs that Teach Math - Twin Sisters IP, LLC
Songs for learning numbers and counting, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, available as mp3 singles or "Rap with the Facts" albums. More music available from http://www.smartvlearning.com/music-downloads-math-cat.html
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- Speaking of Mathematics (Computing Science) - Brian Hayes, American Scientist
An article about AsTeR (Audio System For Technical Readings), a computing system for rendering technical documents in audio.
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- Steven Strogatz
Research, teaching, publications and more by Strogatz, Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Applied Mathematics at Cornell University. Best known in the academia for his 1998 Nature paper on "small-world" networks, which he co-authored with his former student
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- Teach All Kids - Derman Enterprises, Inc.
Teaching advice, ideas, techniques and math educational worksheets designed to help teach students with learning difficulties. Teaching materials for different subjects including math, and community resources: blogs, forums, polls, and related resources.
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- Third Apex to Fractovia - Juan Luis Martínez
Several galleries, each with up to 18 fractal images, and discussions on fractals as art. Also an up-to-date list of freeware fractal generators, screen savers, and fractal music software, with links and reviews.
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- Times Tables Rap - Abbey World Media, Inc.
Learn to multiply with multiplication rap songs. Sample the songs before buying them. The site also provides free printer-friendly times tables.
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- Tom Reardon's Web Page - Tom Reardon
Tom Reardon, Mathematics Department Chairman, Austintown Fitch High School and Mathematics Instructor, Youngstown State University, shares resources that he has developed to use with his students, including: SMART Board Information & Ideas, Tips and Tricks,
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- Universal Math Solver (UMS) - Severny Ochag International
UMS allows students to solve problems simply by entering them from any source, and provides a complete solution and presentation of the whole calculation process, accompanied by an audio commentary. See a screen shot or download a demo. Available in French,
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- Vi Hart - Vi Hart
Blog, videos of math "doodling," instructions for slicing food mathematically, and more from the self-described recreational mathemusician who considers math a hobby, with "special interests in symmetry, polyhedra, and surreal complexity. This usually
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