1. Illuminations is the website which provides featured lesson plan, mobile games, interactive and brain teaser for teaching and learning math K-12. It also connects to common standards for lesson plans and has many creative ideas about visual representations which are associated with math concepts and rules. Math teacher can use this resource to design their math lessons, and students can use it to explore math concepts. You can search lesson or interactive in the searching box on the right side based on the following criteria: NCTM or common core math standards, grades, math areas (number and operations, algebra, geometry, measurement, data analysis and probability).
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2. ExploreLearning Gizmos is the huge library of interactive online simulations for students grades 3-12 to learn math and science. Simulation tools virtually represent what students need to learn in the lessons, so they help students make sense of math concepts, rules, etc. through visual and interactive learning. There are over 400 interesting Gizmos in the library for students to learn how to graph, measure, compare, or solve math problems. You can find appropriate Gizmos for interactive learning by academic standards and states, or grades and topics. Please check and play some free Gizmos tools to see how Gizmos works.
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3. Quizlet is the simple tool that helps us learn the study sets or lists of terms created by others or by ourselves. Quizlet is free and easy to use for learning, especially for memorizing vocabulary or concepts. Study sets can can include words, images, diagrams, and text to speech (TTS) audio. You can search study sets by typing what you want, e.g., “equation”, in the Search textbox icon at the top of the Quizlet page. You can create your own sets, such as flashcards, for your own study and/or share your own sets with others.
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4. Popplet is the collaborative tool for the teacher and students to visualize and share ideas about any learning topic in the classroom. Visual learning is especially useful for learning and representing abstract concepts in math. Users can create graphic organizers, timelines, and many other visual and organized forms. They also can upload images and videos there. For example, I can create the procedural steps of solving two-step equations and import a related video there for student learning. Each group of students can create and develop their brainstorming ideas for their group presentation project. You can begin using Popplet by registering with it and watching its tutorials.
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5. Do you believe it? According to research, reading what we love helps us learn math, too! Feel free to explore the International Children’s Digital Library.
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