Communication & Collaboration Tools
IlluminationsIlluminations is an interactive learning cite by the National Council of Teacher of Mathematics NCTM. This cite house many different interactive activites for all levels of mathematics. This website is a wonderfull differentiation tool to use with students who needs to see mathematics being done in a different way.
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Kahoot
Kahoot is a new way of making assessments more enjoyable in the classroom. Teachers can create quizzes or any other type of assessment where students can use their cellphones, tablet and or any electronic device with internet connection to repond to the questions. No student can see who is choosing what as an answer choice; which is good because students will respond to the questions honestly. The down side to using this website is the teacher also has no way of knowing who answered what, but other than that this is something students will enjoy participating in.
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Math Open ReferenceMath Open Reference is a free interactive math reference covering high school mathematics. One this website students will be able to see constructions being made step-by-step. They will also be able to explore different functions by seeing how they work. When students click on a concept they will be able to see the definition along with an explanation. They they will have the option to "Try this", where they will be able to move things around to see how that specific concept changes.
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Twiddla
Twiddla is a website where students can meet virtually and collaborate in real time. This is a good learning tool to use for group work, since some students have very different schedules. They can use this website as a meeting place instead of trying to meet face-to-face which can be difficult. Students will have the ability to mark-up websites, and upload documents and or images, thus they can share any information they find at anytime. This is a free website and the only requirements is just having the ability to connect to the internet. |
Wabbit (Android App)
Wabbit is an Android App that identical to the TI 84 Graphing Calculator. This app is free which can save many parents a lot of money since the TI 84 cost over $100. This app has all of the features as the calculator which is wonderful because students can use it outside of the classroom. |