Tag Archives: Software Development

The Geometer’s Sketchpad and Sketch Exchange: What’s New?

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Elizabeth DeCarli

Hey Sketchpad users—there’s a new version of Sketchpad available! It’s Sketchpad version 5.05, a free upgrade for Sketchpad 5 users. For you early adopters, Sketchpad 5.05 is fully compatible with Mountain Lion and will also be compatible with Windows 8 … Continue reading →

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What’s the Appropriate Role for the Teacher when using Computer Games?

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Rick Gaston

I had the privilege this year of participating in the CADRE Fellows program of NSF’s Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education, and met a number of colleagues in the program whose projects, like our Data Games project, are exploring the classroom … Continue reading →

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Victory Through Data Analysis!

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Ian Rosenfield

A Data Games graph: Go on, touch it. This is part of our new project, Data Games. If you’ve used Fathom or TinkerPlots, that graph probably looks familiar. Well, except for one big thing: it’s sitting there live and interactive … Continue reading →

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Look Before You Leap: iPads in Education

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Andres Marti

Happy leap day everybody! Over the last month, I’ve stumbled across a number of online articles and blogs about iPad integration in the classroom. The contexts and specifics vary widely: Yesterday I read about McAllen Independent School District and their plan … Continue reading →

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Writing Mathematics with Sketchpad

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Scott Steketee

In a recent blog post, Karen Coe referred to Conrad Wolfram’s opinion that programming is to mathematics what composition is to English. I’ve taught programming and written a lot of Sketchpad code, and I appreciate Wolfram’s analogy. In English class, … Continue reading →

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The key to everything around you is right in your pocket

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Ian Rosenfield

“You won’t be carrying a calculator with you everywhere you go.” A friend of mine recalled his math teacher telling him that. I’m sure we’ve all heard this or even have said it before ourselves. However, this particular retelling came … Continue reading →

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Touching the Math

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Ian Rosenfield
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Sketchpad has always been great for learning by doing. You can create a triangle and then manipulate the angles with your mouse and observe the results. There is something really primal, though, about using an iPad or a Smart Board, … Continue reading →

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What’s up with Key? A Response to Dan Meyer

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Andres Marti

The other week Dan Meyer sent out this tweet. I’m not sure what Key Curriculum Press is anymore but they run a helluva math ed blog. blog.keypress.com — Dan Meyer (@ddmeyer) January 20, 2012 While we appreciate the compliment (and … Continue reading →

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Highlights from the Consumer Electronics Show

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Ian Rosenfield

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was last week and, as usual, there were some pretty crazy things on display. Everything is becoming electronic and connected. One thing’s for certain, we are living in the future. One of the most amazing … Continue reading →

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Oh, the Fractions You’ll See!

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Daniel Scher

A quick quiz: How many fractions are there? This may sound like an absurd question, but in the context of elementary mathematics curricula, it makes a lot of sense. Think about it: Children encounter fractions like 1/2, 3/4, and 2/6 … Continue reading →

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