MATH TOOLS NEWSLETTER - MAY 3, 2003 - No.2 We enjoyed meeting and talking with many of you at our booth in the exhibit hall at the NCTM Annual Meeting. It was great to be able to receive user feedback about the Math Tools site in person. As promised, Math 2 has joined our other two active courses, Math 7 and PreCalculus. With the opening of Math 2, we also invite you to contribute stories of your experiences in using any tools, lesson plans, or activities currently listed in the Math Tools digital library. Please visit http://mathforum.org/te/exchange/enter.story.html Such stories give informal, anecdotal evidence of what happened in the classroom. You might explain how you adjusted the lesson for your students, or you might write about how you used a tool for a different course than the one listed. ***RESEARCH AREA http://mathforum.org/mathtools/research/ George Reese has posted two summaries of education research publications. We invite you to discuss them in the Research Area. ***NEW FEATURE Submit a Resource to Math Tools http://mathforum.org/mathtools/util/tool_submit.html ***FEATURED TOOL Integer Bar http://mathforum.org/mathtools/tool.html?id=712 At a primary level, integer bars can be used to explore length, patterns, orientation, and measurement. How to Use the Integer Bar Program http://mathforum.org/varnelle/howto.html 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 -- 3 May 2003