Author: Jon Oaks
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Links from the Week – including a LCM/GCF Competition-Style Idea
Sometimes I wonder how many people actually find this more annoying than useful. 1. Maple Worksheets for Calculus – In addition to the Applets which I previously posted about, there St. Louis University also has a series of Maple Worksheets for Calculus that could prove to be useful. That is, if Maple is your thing.…
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Tips for Success in Math
I was reminded recently of the importance of stressing to students what it takes to be successful in Mathematics. I used to be really good at making sure that I pass out a 2-page document at the beginning of every semester with some helpful tips, followed by some class time going over them. However, after…
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Adult Brain Processes Fractions Effortlessly
Whenever I start a unit on fractions, I like to pass this article out to my students as I hope to encourage them into seeing that it is possible for their brains to process fractions despite maybe not fully understanding them earlier in life. Enjoy this article, and please pass it on. 158345849-Adult_brain_processes_fractions_effortlessly
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GeoGebra and Applets for Calculus
Somethings I have learned just by being a little more observant. One day last week I was sitting at a different table than usual at school, and it happened to be next to the bulletin board. At the very top of the bulletin board was a flier that I had never seen before that had…
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Twitter Link Round-Up
Here’s a recap of the links that I’ve posted on Twitter over the past week or so: 1. A friend told me that she used this Divisibility Rocks game from over at The Utah Education Network with her Developmental Math students and that it worked really well. It turns out that they have plenty of other…
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Converting Your Files to PDF
Over the years I have learned not to post Microsoft Word, or other similar files on the Internet for students as there is usually at least one student who claims that they couldn’t do the assignment because they couldn’t open the file. Then there is also the occasional student who will edit the file so…
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Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds on the TI-Nspire
I'm learning new things about the TI-Nspire everyday. This video is from the people over at Tech Powered Math:
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Non-Apologetic Promotion of Twitter
Update: 50+ Twitter Links, including a Prezi about Twitter in Education. There have been at least 3 times in the last week when I have showed a colleague this website and have gotten a surprised look of, “Where did you get all of these ideas?” When I tell people that Twitter feeds a majority of…
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Create Your Own Math Games using Sharendipty???
This a cool math game for ordering decimals that I found over at Sharendipity. I hope to make some of my own soon in my spare time (hahaha)! http://games.sharendipity.com/swf/player.swf?aid=1969
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