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School Starts Soon—Are You Tech Ready?

August 13, 2012 admin 2 Comments

My daughter went to senior orientation today, a sure sign summer is almost over. When I was in the classroom, I remember getting both sad and excited around this time. Sad because my holiday was coming to an end, but excited because I was revving up to start over and try some new things in … Continue Reading ››

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Exploring the Law of Large Numbers with TinkerPlots

July 6, 2012 Elizabeth DeCarli Leave a comment

As part of our guest blog series, we bring you a post from Kathryn Shafer. A former middle school and high school math teacher, Kathy is now an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Ball State University, Indiana. She's done a variety of work for Key, including presenting webinars, moderating online courses, and … Continue Reading ››

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Educational Technology: What is the Cost of Free?

April 4, 2012 admin 2 Comments

I am so tired of the question "why should we buy your product when we can get the same thing for free?" No, you can't. I get it, I really do. I was a teacher for a long time, wanting to improve my classroom with limited funds, and I was constantly on the hunt for "free"— free … Continue Reading ››

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Educational Technology

Look Before You Leap: iPads in Education

February 29, 2012 admin 1 Comment

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 to provide an iPad to each of their 25,000 students in grades K–12. A couple of … Continue Reading ››

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Educational Technology

Shelfware

January 3, 2012 Josephine Noah Leave a comment

I went to a workshop recently that mentioned the concept of "shelfware"--software you buy that ends up on a "shelf," not used. Of course, these days that shelf might be virtual. This got me to thinking about iPad apps I've purchased and then minimally or never used, and why. About a month ago, I bought a … Continue Reading ››

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Educational Technology

Resources en Español

November 14, 2011 Josephine Noah Leave a comment

At the recent NCTM regional conference in Albuquerque, a local teacher stopped by the booth to ask about new features of Sketchpad 5. He then shared with me his website of video lessons for Spanish-speaking students, LaracosMath.com. Some of these Continue Reading ››

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Educational Technology

What Constitutes Malpractice?

October 17, 2011 Jim Ryan Leave a comment

Two months ago I was in a meeting with a nationally recognized leader in math education when he said, “Any math teacher who does not use technology with students is committing malpractice.” Now, I have been a strong advocate for the use of technology tools in instruction since I started teaching in 1993. But, I … Continue Reading ››

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The Ancient Abacus: Does it have a place in the classroom?

January 13, 2011 Werner Garciano 10 Comments

In a recent post, I shared a video of Conrad Wolfram’s TED talk that explores how the use of computers in the teaching of mathematics leads student to a richer math learning experience. But lately, I've been wondering: Could students find a similarly rich math learning experience through the abacus, a far less expensive … Continue Reading ››

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Educational Technology

I Believe That iPads (?) Are The Future…

December 22, 2010 Tim Pope 1 Comment

As someone who works in the publishing world, I am frequently asked what I believe is the future of technology in education. Will every student have a laptop? Will students read textbooks on smartphones? Or is the latest gadget du jour, the iPad, the item every student will bring home from school everyday? (Truth … Continue Reading ››

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Educational Technology

Mathematics > Computation

December 7, 2010 Werner Garciano 1 Comment

I enjoy browsing the TED video collection, which includes a series of talks by “thinkers and doers” in the areas of technology, entertainment, and design (hence the acronym “TED”). Similar to the five-minute Ignite talks that Key Curriculum Press hosts at various math conferences, TED presentations challenge their speakers to give the “talk … Continue Reading ››

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