These sites are for student use in the classroom. Several of them would be appropriate for students to use at home also.
Using Virtual Geoboards http://standards.nctm.org/document/eexamples/chap4/4.2/index.htm This web site has the ability to entice everyone from the slowest of learners to the most advanced. They can grab a virtual rubber band and stretch it in any direction to make geometric figures. This gives the whole classroom a new dimension of problem solving and an understanding of building geometric figures and making comparisons among them.
Using Pattern Blocks http://www.arcytech.org/java/patterns/patterns_j.shtml
http://nvlm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_169_g_1_t_2.html
On this site, a student can use the virtual pattern blocks just as they would use hands-on pattern blocks or paper and pencil to draw and answer questions about mathematical questions.
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) http://www.ed.gov/free/
The section for math has links to sites providing quality online materials from 35 federal agencies.
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Interactive Mathematics
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/index.html A great site for classroom use and all the virtual manipulatives are free to use. They are sorted by numbers and operations, algebra, geometry, measurement, and data analysis and probability, and are subdivided by grade.
CoolMath.com http://www.coolmath.com
Kid-oriented site hosts a variety of online educational math games; it is ad-supported.
Brainpop.com http://www.brainpop.com
A great source for educational videos to introduce and support lessons.
These are sites for teacher’s use and feature many ways to integrate technology into daily lesson plans.
Gateway to Educational Materials http://thegateway.org/
Over 5,500 lesson plans for math
What Works Clearinghouse http://whatworks.ed.gov
Look under the Math topic to find a compilation of research for classroom practices.
Dana Center Teacher Quality Type A math modules
http://www.utdanacenter.org/highered/tqm.php
This page is devoted to all the Teacher Quality Type A math modules, based on state standards, and is classroom deliverable. Modules are available for middle school, Algebra I and II, geometry and pre-calculus.
Hand Made Manipulative Instructions
http://mason.gmu.edu/%7Emmankus/Handson/manipulatives.htm
Provides a set of templates for handmade manipulatives that can be printed off the page.
Math Forum at Drexel University http://www.mathforum.org
A rich resource for teachers with features like “Ask Dr. Math” which offers answers to general math problems, and “Teacher2Teacher” offers resources for teaching mathematics.
Annenberg Media http://www.learner.org/index.html
This site helps teachers stay current with educational research and improve practice in every subject area. It offers free streaming video discussion and training. The trainings are free and the schedules are posted in advance.
Other sources:
Education Service Center www.netxv.net (Educator tools, Webccat, TMDS)
It has links to several resources, including:
TEA (Texas Math Initiative, Innovative Instructional Strategies, Best Practices)
Kamico: projects, games, practice problems www.kamico.com
Math Explorer: www.txstate.edu/mathworks
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