After a recent afternoon meeting about statistics, I needed to find a few old links that I had buried away. Well, here are a few odds and ends I found while looking:
1. Virtual Math Lab at Texas A&M – This is a very good resource for College Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, and Beginning Algebra. When I opened my link, it actually opened on ‘Absolute Value Equations’, which means that’s probably what my students were struggling with when I initially discovered this website back in 2009.
2. Quick-and-Dirty Guide to the TI-83, TI-83+, TI-84, and TI-84+ – Although it seems like it would be most useful for the beginning calculator student, I have to say that the time I used this website the most was when I taught Calculus, and I couldn’t remember many of the calculus-related functions.
3. Pete Falzone’s On-line Office – I have been borrowing handouts from this guy for the longest time. The pre-algebra resources are especially good for developmental math classes. And I have found a lot of other great worksheets for other courses for when I have been called to substitute at the last minute and needed an ‘in a pinch’ lesson outline.
4. Project-Based Learning – I am obviously all for project-based learning. But if you need a little more background information, along with some additional examples and ideas for your mathematics classroom, feel free to visit this website. There is a good description of project-based learning, along with some wonderful links to helpful websites.
5. Classroom Assessment Techniques – This is definitely worth checking out, as I know that I got at least a couple of ideas from this website for the times when I knew that I had to do an in-class assessment, but needed something that was quick to set-up (I usually realize things 1/2 way into class for some reason).
6. Quiz Star and Easy Test Maker – Two quick links to create on-line and off-line quizzes and tests. Both are free. I know, I know, you probably don’t need another free product to do this, as you already have your own Course Management System, or you have your own system for creating tests. That’s fine, but these may be useful if you’re looking to do something different.
