Technology and Math

Sites with Math PowerPoints

http://www.modelschools.org/mspmathsci/mathlessons.html

http://www.mathslideshow.com/

Math Jeopardy- http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/res_techn/sbjarea/math/MATHJeopardy.htm

Student-created math word problems- http://classroom.jc-schools.net/mather/ppt.html

(They have spelling and grammar mistakes, but can serve as a model for how to use these.)

• Inspiration and Kidspiration have templates for math activities.
• Kidspiration3 has added many new math tools that could be used on an interactive whiteboard or as a teaching tool with an LCD projector. I especially like the fraction tiles.
• InspireData has data files that you can use with students to work on data analysis
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• National Library of Virtual Manipulatives- http://nlvm.usu.edu/
• Pattern blocks- http://www.arcytech.org/java/patterns/patterns_j.shtml
• Interactive Activities- more appropriate for 3rd grade and up, sorted by strand-

• Interactive Games- very colorful activities to help teach and practice geometry, fractions, decimals, patterns, and more. Take some time to play around and think about how you could use these in your class! http://www.oswego.org/staff/cchamber/techno/games.htm
• More Interactives- some of the listed activities overlap with sites above, but there are new ones as well- seems good for primary

• Base 10 blocks- http://arcytech.org/java/b10blocks/b10blocks.html
• Virtual Dice!- need a random number generator? http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/maths/dice/
• Interactive clock- practice telling time with this clock

• Virtual Spinner- customize this spinner to meet your needs for games or probability

• Cuisenaire Rods- http://arcytech.org/java/integers/integers.html
• Fraction Bars- not immediately easy to use, but with play I'm sure it gets better

• Create a Graph- http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx
• Tangrams- http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_112_g_2_t_1.html?open=activities
• Yet more primary math activities- http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/15.cfm?s=15&p=250,index# 

• Interactives and lessons organized by grade level and topic. Not always the most exciting lessons, but seem pretty good for direct instruction support. http://www.aaamath.com/
• Ask Dr. Math- check out questions and answers related to some odd math topics

• Illuminations from NCTM- activities, resources, lessons, and weblinks http://illuminations.nctm.org/
• Math Dictionary- animated and interactive- http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/
• Math Central- resources for teachers http://mathcentral.uregina.ca/index.php
• More Math resources- http://www.modelschools.org/mspmathsci/mathlinks.html
• BrainTeasers- from Houghton Mifflin http://www.eduplace.com/math/brain/index.html
• Another site with links to many math games http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Tower/1217/math3.html
• A site with links organized by math strand- will overlap with other sites but is nicely organized (has broken links, though) http://faculty.usiouxfalls.edu/arpeterson/math_interactive_sites.htm

• Excel Interactive Projects- some of these are for middle school or higher, but some would work in elementary http://www.teacherlink.org/content/math/interactive/interactiveexcel.html
• Partner page for Excel Interactive Activities- http://www.teacherlink.org/content/math/activities/excel.html
• eMINTS Excel Resources- links to ideas for using Excel in math- http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000602.shtml
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• All ABout Math Wiki- an example of a wiki that can serve as a resource for teachers and parents http://allaboutmath.wikispaces.com/
• Math Video Wiki- A wiki with math video resources- http://k12wiki.wikispaces.com/Effective+Math+Videos 
• Primary Math Wiki- For K-2, a really neat way to get kids to think about math in the environment, create examples, and share with a wider audience. This could go so many places- you could create your own version at your site and have students create examples in class to be posted on the wiki. They can share them at home or have other classes visit. http://primarymath.wetpaint.com/
• Math Wiki- this example was created by high school students, but a similar page could easily be created in an elementary classroom. You can set up the structure of the site, and students add the content- directions, examples, practice problems, weblinks...  http://mathfor.us/Main_Page