technology+tools+for+your+content+area

Some possibilities of technologies are listed below for each of the three main content strands (some tools overlap). These are all technologies that you will want to explore for possible usage in your classroom some day. For the Technology Demonstration, you and your teammates will select one technology in your strand and explore it and learn it. It needs to be a specific hardware or software, not a Web site or digital resource. This list is not exhaustive. If you know of others or find new ones, please email your suggestions to the instructors so this page can be updated.


 * Algebra
 * [|Geogebra] (though it sounds like a geometry tool, and can in fact be used for geometry, it's also a powerful algebra tool)--free, Mac & PC (Geogebra version on MLTI laptops: 3.2.46)
 * graphing calculators ([|Calculator] is a scientific/graphing calculator software package on the MLTI image AND built into the Mac operating system//--free, Mac only//)
 * [|learner.org] (a cross between software and a Web resource -- a good resource specifically for algebra)//--free, Mac & PC//
 * Geometry
 * Logo/Scratch
 * (Geogebra can be used for both geometry and algebra)--free, Mac & PC (Geogebra version on MLTI laptops: 3.2.46)
 * Geometer's Sketch Pad
 * [|Omni GraphSketcher] Combines the data plotting power of charting applications with the ease of a basic drawing program. (on the MLTI image)
 * Google SketchUp (Google [|SketchUp Pro]is on the MLTI image)--free, Mac & PC
 * [|learner.org] (a cross between software and a Web resource -- a good resource specifically for geometry)--free, Mac & PC
 * Statistics and Probability
 * Spreadsheets ([|Numbers] is on the MLTI image)
 * data analysis tool (Fathom, TinkerPlots, [|Logger Pro] is on the MLTI image, [|Data Studio]is on the MLTI image. . . )
 * [|learner.org] (a cross between software and a Web resource -- a good resource specifically for data analysis, statistics, and probability)--free, Mac & PC
 * [|Tinker Plot]TinkerPlots is a data visualization and modeling tool developed for use by middle school students through to university students. TinkerPlots can be used to teach grades 4 and up in subjects including math, statistics, social science, or physical or biological science content - in any course in which data are relevant.


 * Multi-purpose
 * GPS/GIS ([|MyWorld GIS] is on the MLTI image)
 * [|National Library of Virtual Manipulatives]--free, Mac & PC
 * [|Freemind] (mind mapping) on the MLTI image
 * [|NoteShare]Collaborative Multimedia Digital Notebook. Create, organize, share, publish. (on the MLTI image)
 * [|NetLogo] is on the MLTI image
 * Interactive Whiteboard

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 * Other math-specific Internet resources--free, Mac & PC
 * [|Kahn Academy]
 * [|Math Planet] (not to be confused with [|Planet Math] which is a collaborative math encyclopedia and more)
 * [|what's on the MLTI image]