Major search sites for learning objects and simulations:
Each of these sites provides links to other sites, from where you can find
learning objects and simulations. Below, I have included many of the specific
sites I have found that I found useful, as well as some specific simulations.
http://www.uww.edu/icit/ltc/resources/learningobjects.html
The University of Wisconsin - White Water has put together this listing.
While their listing is less Mathematics specific, their are several sites
listed on here that are more focused on college level mathematics, and
are more geared for your higher level students. Also, UWW includes a listing
of how to use learning objects in the classroom.
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CIE/AOP/LO_collections.html
This website has a large listing of collections of learning objects.
Specifically, it details each of the different web resources, and explains
what all they have available on their sites. This website was created by
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee in 2001, and has been updated periodically
since then.
Specific Learning object and Simulation Sites:
My personal favorites I found through my research:
http://www.saskschools.ca/curr_content/math68/
The saskatchewan school district provides these
links for their middle grade programs. Lessons include timelines, as well
as step by step procedures for using the lesson, and what the specific
goals of each lesson are.
http://showcase.alivetek.com/ia/gameshow/index.php
This is a free site to create your own gameshow
program for your classroom
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
This is the national library of virtual manipulative.
This is a wonderful site for using as demonstrations when manipulatives
are expensive, or to have students work on (potentially as a station in
an elementary classroom, or as a computer lab day in an upper level classroom).
Manipulatives are sorted by grade level as well as by strand area. I especially
like Turtle Geometry in the High School Numeration for logic sense, and
ordering things, possibly as a preparation for geometry and proofs.
http://enlvm.usu.edu/ma/nav/doc/intro.jsp
As an extension, this site appears to offer lesson
plans to go with the different virtual manipulatives. You can browse by
course, or by manipulative. Lessons include what standards it relates
to, as well as how to use it in the classroom. This is an excellent site
for a teacher who is not used to using the internet in their mathematics
classroom!
http://nrich.maths.org/public/index.php
This site has a bunch of different resources.
First, it has specific problems of the month, which students can submit
answers to. Second, it has an archive of past problems. Put on by the University
of Cambridge, with problems broken down into different stages, and different
challenge levels, it may take a teacher a bit of time to get used to looking
for problems and games that will fit their students at their particular
level, but it is worth the time! All problems are open ended (sometimes
called "rich" problems by OSPI of Washington) and have multiple different
solutions, or solution methods. This would be a fantastic resource for
problems of the week or for challenge problems. A general rule of thumb
is through level 3 for middle school and through level 4 for typical high
school, 5 for Calculus and beyond. Use the maths finder to find problems
in many many areas.
http://nrich.maths.org/public/viewer.php?obj_id=2746&part=index&refpage=monthindex.php
This is an example of the type of problem they
have online. This one involves using the computer to determine the ideal
workout regime for a crew team. While this is not a problem students could
do on paper, it would be an excellent computer lab or demonstration problem,
involving logical thinking and developing a strategy.
Other potentially useful websites with excellent resources:
http://mathdl.maa.org/mathDL/3/?pa=content&sa=viewDocument&nodeId=404
This program graphs functions, allows trace,
solving systems, etc. This is an excellent alternative to some graphing
calculator emulators.
http://mathforum.org/teachers/
This is the "teacher's place" of the math forum
website. I really like the number of resources available, specifically
I like: http://mathforum.org/te/
because it includes lessons for all different levels of students, and has
amazing resources, created and posted by teachers, who are willing to share
their great ideas. Recently I used their pascal's triangle unit, with much
success: http://mathforum.org/workshops/usi/pascal/index.html
http://www.needs.org/needs/
This website has lots of resources and links
to lessons for K-12 education to encourage students in engineering careers.
My students have really enjoyed the West Point Bridge Designer program
linked to off of this site.
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/
This seems to be a great research site, for background
information, or more detailed information on any math concept.
http://www.smete.org/smete/
Click on find learning resources. Very searchable,
easy to find quality simulations and other resources.
http://careo.ucalgary.ca/cgi-bin/WebObjects/CAREO.woa
University of Calgary - listing of lots of web
objects, mostly animated with instructions. Searchable data base. It appears
you could also post things that you use. All give practice problems for
students to check their understanding.
http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/backpack/mathpack.htm
Includes ideas for how to use technology in lower
grade classes, pictographs, etc using Excel.
http://www.teacherfiles.com/sharing_math.htm
Ideas for how to practically use math in each
of the different NCTM strands in an elementary classroom
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