MATH TOOLS NEWSLETTER - JUNE 7, 2003 - No. 3 In the right sidebar of Math Tools, we have opened two new platform categories: Texas Instruments and Javascript. The platform category of Calculators: Texas Instruments now contains a collection of Texas Instruments apps for the TI-73 Explorer(tm), TI-83 Plus, and TI-83 Plus Silver Edition. Future implementations of Math Tools will offer subcategories to organize tools according to the type of calculator. The platform category of Javascript features Math 7 activities by Math Tools community member Jeff LeMieux. LeMieux used a new Math Tools feature to describe how he conducts the activities with his seventh grade students. If you use his Javascript activities or any of the TI apps now in the library, or have anecdotes about how to use them to help students learn math, please share your experiences by clicking on the new left sidebar link: ***WRITE A STORY http://mathforum.org/te/exchange/enter.story.html In the left sidebar, we've also listed Resources and Newsletter. Use the Resources link to help us build the Math Tools Catalog by submitting your own tools, lesson plans, stories, activities, problems, and support materials. The Newsletter page provides directions for subscribing and unsubscribing, as well as links to back issues. George Reese, prompted by the discussion in the Research Area, has written a new summary, "Action Research and Communities of Practice." His challenge to the group is: "Suppose we pick a tool to investigate, and share experiences using that tool. How can an online community conduct action research? What are your ideas?" ***RESEARCH AREA http://mathforum.org/mathtools/research/ ***UPCOMING FEATURES - Geometry course - Calculus course each with a preliminary collection of resources ***FEATURED TOOL Area Formulas App, TI-73 Explorer(tm) http://mathforum.org/mathtools/tool.html?id=750 This handheld software application (App) for the TI-73 Explorer(tm) reinforces and reviews the definition for rectangles, squares, parallelograms, triangles, trapezoids, and circles. ***FEATURED STORY Pythagorean Theorem Story http://mathforum.org/mathtools/story.html?id=795 Middle school teacher Jeff LeMieux writes about how he uses the Javascript page Pythagorean Theorem with his students. CHECK OUT THE MATH TOOLS SITE: Math Tools http://mathforum.org/mathtools/ Register http://mathforum.org/mathtools/register.html Discussions http://mathforum.org/mathtools/discuss.html Research Area http://mathforum.org/mathtools/research/ Developers Area http://mathforum.org/mathtools/developers/ Newsletter Archive http://mathforum.org/mathtools/newsletter/ \`. .--------------.____________) \ |//////////////|____________[ ] `--------------' ) ( '-' The Math Forum -- 7 June 2003