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Cool Tech Tools for the Classroom

Andrea HendricksO. Pauline Chow

TexMATYC Annual ConferenceSaturday, February 27, 2016

10-10:55 am

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• Free technology tools and websites

• Demonstrations

– Desmos graphing calculator

– GeoGebra

– Google apps

– Other tools

Purpose: To engage your students in algebra, calculus, and statistics.

Agenda

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Topics• Graphing Tools

• Video Tools

• Interactive Tools

• Online Content Tools

• Digital Whiteboards

• Other

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Desmos• Free Online Graphing Calculator• Solver• Sliders• Regression• Parametric Equations• Polar Coordinates

Check out Teacher Desmos! Desmos Help

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Desmos

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GeoGebra• Open source• Graphs • Geometry• Algebra• Calculus• Statistics• Applets• Worksheet Creator• Book Creator

Check out GeoGebra Tube!GeoGebra Help

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GeoGebra – Graphs with Sliders

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GeoGebra – Limits, Derivatives

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GeoGebra – 3D Graphs

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Symbolab - Solver

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Symbolab – Graphing Calculator

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Number Empire

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Number Empire - Factoring

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Number Empire – Limit Calculator

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Microsoft Mathematics

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Meta-Calculator

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Apple Store – Calculus Problem Solver

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WolframAlpha

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3D Plotter

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Other Graphing/Math Toolshttp://www.cymath.com/https://mathway.com/http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createAgraph/default.aspxhttp://www.engadget.com/2014/10/21/photomath/http://calculus-calculator.com/derivative/http://www.calculator.net/scientific-calculator.htmlhttp://www.derivative-calculator.net/http://www.emathhelp.net/calculators/calculus-2/integral-calculator/

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Homework for You

This image is a bird in flight. It shows 500 line segments. For each i=1,2,3,...,500 the endpoints of the i-th line segment are: ((3/2)(sin((2πi/500)+(π/3)))^7, (1/4)(cos(6πi/500))^2) and ((1/5)sin((6πi/500)+(π/5)), (-2/3)(sin((2πi/500)-(π/3)))^2).

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Interaction/Polls and Surveys

• Google Forms – g(Math) add-on

– Flubaroo add-on

• Socrative

• Poll Everywhere

• Geddit

• Infuse Learning

• TheAnswerPad

• QuizRevolution

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Video/ScreenCast Tools

• PowToonswww.powtoon.com

• Educreationshttps://www.educreations.com/

• Moovlyhttp://www.moovly.com

• Screencast-o-matichttps://www.screencast-o-matic.com/

• ScreenChomp (iPad) http://www.techsmith.com/screenchomp.html

• Screenrhttps://www.screenr.com/

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Examples of Animated Videos

• Powtoon Movie

• Moovly Movie

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Online Content• Canva

• Box

• Smore

• Symbaloo

• Office Mix

• Scoop.It!

• BlendSpace

• VideoNot.es

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Digital Whiteboards

• Windows Journal

• Jarnal

• SmoothDraw

• PixiClip

• Sketchlot

• Aww: A Web Whiteboard

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Cools Sites for Data

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Thank YouAndrea Hendricks ahendricks@gsuAssociate Professor of MathematicsPerimeter College at Georgia State University

O. Pauline Chowopchow@hacc.eduSenior Professor of MathematicsCentral Pennsylvania’s Community College-HACC, Harrisburg, PA