MATH TOOLS NEWSLETTER - September 28, 2012 - No. 112 ***The Math Forum at NCTM Regional in Hartford, CT http://mathforum.org/workshops/hartford2012/ October, 24 - 26, 2012 Visit with Annie, Max, Suzanne from the Math Forum and Betsy from Mathlanding and Maryland Public Television in the Exhibit Hall at Booth 200. Join us at our sessions: - Using Technology to Increase Conceptual Understanding in Algebra and Geometry led by Annie Fetter - I Tweet, Therefore I Learn led by Max Ray - Discover Mathlanding: Resources and Tools for Elementary-School Specialists and Teachers led by Betsy Peisach and Suzanne Alejandre ***NCSM Fall Leadership Seminars http://www.mathedleadership.org Seminar presenters actively engage participants and guide them through adaptable research-informed practices, strategies, models, and concepts that effective mathematics education leaders need to know and integrate into their work. - October 10, 2012 - Dallas, Texas - October 24, 2012 - Hartford, Connecticut - November 28, 2012 - Chicago, Illinois \|/ As you browse the catalog, please take a moment to rate a resource, comment on it, review it -- join an existing conversation, or start a new discussion! ***FEATURED TOOL Tool: NumberBender http://mathforum.org/mathtools/tool/174586/ Peter Esperanza NumberBender is a website that helps math teachers provide dynamic presentations coupled with related worksheets to add to their math lectures. Teachers have the option to download a Mac or Windows version of the presentations and the worksheets are in PDF format. ***FEATURED TOOL Tool: Adding Apples and Oranges http://mathforum.org/mathtools/tool/178345/ Maurici Carbo Program about mental arithmetic with a pre-algebra tool, introducing Gaussian elimination, an algorithm for solving systems of linear equations. Use the video on the page as a tutorial. ***FEATURED TOOL Tool: Dyscalculator - iPad/iPhone http://mathforum.org/mathtools/tool/175767/ Pind & Bjerre This calculator app made its first public demonstration last month at the 12th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME). Designed to help dyscalculics, Dyscalculator shows quantities in multiple representations: as digits, as words, and (for comparisons) graphically. It also speaks figures aloud and rounds numbers. It was developed with the support of the Danish Ministry of Education. ***FEATURED TOOL Tool: Dyscalculator - Android http://mathforum.org/mathtools/tool/175768/ Pind & Bjerre This calculator app made its first public demonstration last month at the 12th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME). Designed to help dyscalculics, Dyscalculator shows quantities in multiple representations: as digits, as words, and (for comparisons) graphically. It also speaks figures aloud and rounds numbers. It was developed with the support of the Danish Ministry of Education. ***FEATURED TOOL Tool: Hands-On Math: Graph Cubes http://mathforum.org/mathtools/tool/175021/ Ventura Educational Systems Use simple gestures to drag and drop blocks, placing them in columns to build bar graphs. The author and designer coined the term "artificially intelligent math manipulative" to describe how using the Hands-On Math apps differs from the concrete manipulative devices traditionally used in classrooms. For example, this app provides intelligent mathematical feedback as the student manipulates the cubes. Immediately associating feedback with a behavior is an effective way to reinforce behavior and facilitate learning. ***FEATURED DISCUSSION Splash Math apps for Grade 1 to Grade 5 http://mathforum.org/mathtools/discuss.html?context=dtype&do=r&msg=176702 klkatielong announces, "Recently released app is 1st Grade Math: Back to School Splash Math Fun." 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 Newsletter Archive http://mathforum.org/mathtools/newsletter/ Twitter Feed http://mathforum.org/pd/twitter.html Blogs http://mathforum.org/blogs/ Facebook http://www.facebook.com/themathforumatdrexel \`. .--------------.___________) \ |//////////////|___________[ ] `--------------' ) ( '-' The Math Forum @ Drexel -- 28 September 2012