Making Math Happen: An Interactive, Technology-Rich Approach

Eleanor W. Rolfe

doi:10.5951/mt.100.2.0125

Making Math Happen: An Interactive, Technology-Rich Approach

Mathematics Teacher ◽

10.5951/mt.100.2.0125 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 100 (2) ◽

pp. 125

Author(s):

Eleanor W. Rolfe

Keyword(s):

Mental Models ◽

Mathematics Teachers ◽

Web Site ◽

Interactive Technology

Many mathematics teachers hold the tantalizing conviction that if their students could only just see mathematics happen, make mathematics happen, they would get it. When students do mathematics interactively, they are able to fiddle with parameters, watch the effect of making those changes, and begin to construct their own mental models. Computers, with well-designed software, can both remove the tedium and redundancy of calculation and provide dynamic visuals, lending themselves to the task of giving students such opportunities. The Shodor Education Foundation's Interactivate provides such software, freely available, on its Web site.

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Interactive Technology to Foster Creativity in Future Mathematics Teachers

Creativity and Technology in Mathematics Education - Mathematics Education in the Digital Era ◽

10.1007/978-3-319-72381-5_6 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 149-180

Author(s):

Alfinio Flores ◽

Jungeun Park ◽

Stephen A. Bernhardt

Keyword(s):

Mathematics Teachers ◽

Interactive Technology

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Technology Tips: October 2004

Mathematics Teacher ◽

10.5951/mt.98.3.0200 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 98 (3) ◽

pp. 200-204

Keyword(s):

Mathematics Teachers ◽

Web Site ◽

Web Pages ◽

Software Application ◽

Course Materials ◽

Link Type ◽

Work Done

Have you ever been working on your computer and wanted to capture an image of the screen so that you could show your work to someone else, perhaps your students? When mathematics teachers create technologybased lessons, they often need to create professional-looking documents—such as handouts, tests, Web pages, distanceeducation course materials, and “Technology Tips” manuscripts—that include images from work done on a computer. In this month's “Technology Tips,” we share some inexpensive or free ways that enable you to capture and use images in your work. The techniques that we describe can capture images of anything that is displayed on your computer monitor. In this example, the screen captures that we demonstrate are of a statistical exploration of SAT data in the software application Fathom (available from Key Curriculum Press at www.keypress.com/ fathom). The SAT data used can be found at the College Board's Web site (www.collegeboard.com/about/news_ info/cbsenior/yr2003/html/links.html).

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