Tuesday, September 22, 2015

TT1541 Module 5 links

podcasts on math research:
http://www.travelsinamathematicalworld.co.uk/

Podcasts are another way to investigate what is changing in math and education.  Podcasts can give information about new ideas and new research.  This allows students to be connected to what is happening in the real world today.


Khan Academy math videos:
KhanAcademy.com

This is a great resource to get explanations on math topics.  Students who can not find a good time to ask questions to the teacher can find many topics covered on this site.  The explanations are clear and accurate.  

Thursday, September 17, 2015

TT1541 Module 4 links

Blackboard collaborate:
polling options, screen share, ability to turn off video, virtual whiteboard options, can record sessions

This is a great option to discuss with students live.  The sessions can  be recorded and put up for students who missed to view later.  Also, this tool can give an option for virtual office hours with a whiteboard, which is very important in mathematics.


Google Hangouts:
linked to google accounts, nice for multiple videos of each person in the session,

Nice for large face to face group meetings, allows for live interaction as if people were in the same room. 

Thursday, September 10, 2015

TT1541 Module 3 links

Blog about real life math applications: 

http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/this.week.html

Blogs are a good tool to explore how content is changing.  Blogs give many options for people to read any large number of topics they may be interested in.  This could be used to explore what is new the mathematics research world. 

Survey Monkey:

Alternative choice for asynchronous "discussion" 

This is a great way to collect and analyze data.  Students can answer anonymously, and it is easy to share results with the class to generate discussions.

Wikipedia

useful for upper level math topics 

Wikipedia is a great resource for looking up specific questions in mathematics.  The content is accurate and gives a great explanation of many higher level topics. Thus is a student did not have a textbook covering a particular topic, they could reference wikipedia to answer their questions.

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

TT1541 Module 2 links

Twitter page: https://twitter.com/finkk19
Good for math jokes, current articles about math (#math)

Twitter is a great way to stay connected with other mathematicians and educators.  This tool allows a class to explore ideas with students from all over the world.  


Diigo: https://www.diigo.com/user/kfink83
bookmarking site, create groups to share resources/ links

Diigo is a nice way of compiling information into one place.  It can also be used to share links and bookmarks with people in a particular group. This can cut down on the time it takes to navigate the web when looking for particular sites.