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Virtual
Manipulatives in Mathematics Education
Technology Integration Institute, June 13 2006 (School
Board of Alachua County)
EME
6405: Educational Technology & Teaching, April 10,
2006 (University of Florida)
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Contents
of this Virtual Handout:
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| Summary/Description |
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Manipulatives are online applets (usually java or
flash) that provide students with the opportunity
to interact with content. In this presentation virtual
manipulatives will be defined, examples will be
given, and classroom uses will be discussed. Additionally,
participants will be given the opportunity to play
with and experience learning with virtual manipulatives.
Resources for finding, using, and developing virtual
manipulatives will be provided. |
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| Presentation
Materials |
PowerPoint
Files:
Word
Documents:
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| My
Virtual Manipulatives |
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This is a series of Flash Applets
created in SWiSHmax. Most were created as part
of a series on linear equations. Flash player
required for viewing.
Points
and the Coordinate Plane - A self-contained
review applet providing instruction, followed
by unlimited practice on points and the coordinate
plane.
Interactive
Graphing Tool - An applet for graphing
linear equations in slope intercept form. Includes
dynamic graph, table and equation.
Graphing
Linear Equations: Method
1 | Method
2 | Method
3 - A series of applets containing
instruction and then practice with graphing linear
equation by finding 3 points on the line, finding
the intercepts, and using the slope and intercept.
Graphing
Linear Equations Practice - A single
applet with the practice section from each of
the methods mentioned above.
Graphing
Linear Equations Examples - A single
applet with the "guided examples" section
from each of the methods mentioned above.
Interactive
Numberline - An interactive numberline
for practicing addition and subtraction of integers.
Finding
Slope Examples - An animation applet
containing 6 examples of finding the slope of
a line. Not really a virtual manipulative.
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| More
Virtual Manipulatives on the Web |
Formal
Collections being developed by research or non-profit
organizations:
- NLVM
- National Library of Virtual Manipulatives.
100+ virtual manipulatives complete with lesson
plans and the ability to create virtual classrooms.
Searchable by topic or grade level (K-12)
- Illuminations
- From the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Contains some virtual manipulatives in the "Activity"
section. Also see the NCTM OnMath
online publication for more.
- Mathlets-
From the Journal of Online Math and its Applications.
Mostly undergraduate topics, but some could
be used for higher secondary levels as well.
- Project
Interactivate -
Shodor Education Foundation. Include
lessons, tools, and "discussions".
- ESCOT
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Educational Software Components of
Tomorrow. Middle School Math problem of the
weeks for the math forum.
Pay
Site:
- ExploreLearning
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Pay site, but you can test each applet for 5
minutes for free or get a 30-day free trial.
Excellent VMs for math and science.
More
Virtual Manipulatives:
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| SWiSHmax
Tutorial |
This
tutorial is intended to give an introduction to
using SWiSHmax to create interactive Flash applets.
You will need to have SWiSHmax on your computer
to complete this tutorial. You can download a
14-day, fully functional trial version of SWiSHmax
here or
you can purchase the $20 educator's version here.
Finished
Example - This is the final Flash
applet that you will make when you have completed
the tutorial.
Part
1 Doc - The first part of the tutorial
as a word document.
Part
2 Doc - The second
part of the tutorual as a word document.
Part
3 Doc - The second part of the tutorual
as a word document.
Please
feel free contact
me to let me know if you found this tutorial
helpful and to give suggestions for improvement.
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