A LISD TV Production, Inservice Workshop, and Online Resource
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These webpages were originally created for "Tool Time for Math," a television program produced by the Lubbock Independent School District (Texas) for students, parents, and teachers. This website was used during the Summer of 1997 for an inservice workshop on Mathematics and the Internet shown on LISD TV, and is still used for technology workshops in Texas for K-12 mathematics teachers. Last updated 4/23/2000.

1. Online Mathematics Lesson Plans and Activities:

1. Lesson Plans from Classroom Connect for K-6 and 7-12 teachers
2. Links to Math Lesson Plans courtesy of the Univ. of California, Northridge. Includes grade level descriptions and types of lesson plans.
3. Mathematics Lessons Database: Maintained by the University of Illinois at Urbana, searchable, lessons all use the internet in some way. Perhaps the best resource for finding online internet math lesson ideas!
4. MegaMath: Rated an "A+" site by Classroom Connect in 1996, this site includes a wide variety of mathematics activities and lessons. Each is specifically linked to NCTM standards.
5. Lesson Plan Examples:
   • The Mathematics of Map Coloring: Includes online literature to supplement lessons, excellent activities and lesson plans, vocabulary, etc.
   • Games on Graphs: Helps students understand graphing concepts
   • Math Magic: An online competition developed in El Paso, Texas, for K-12 students and teachers.
6. Rush Elementary Lesson Templates, Plans, and Links

2. Math Links for Educators:

1. Math Links rated by Classroom Connect for K-6 and 7-12 teachers
2. Yahooligans' "Math for Kids" links: updated and kid-appropriate
3. Cornell University's Gateway to Mathematics Resources: Designed primarily for secondary students and teachers, contains a wide variety of links.

3. Geometry Resources

1. Virtual Polyhedra: A collection of thousands of virtual polyhedra
2. MathMol Library of Geometric Images: An introductory starting point for K-12 students and teachers interested in the field of molecular modeling and its application to mathematics.

4. Interactive Math Sites

1. Brain Teasers for Math: By category including 3-4, 5-6, and 7+
2. Ask Dr Math: Search the archives for the answer to a K-12 math question or post your own.
3. Universal Currency Converter: Convert money online!

5. Other Mathematics Sites of Interest:

• Biographies of Female Mathematicians: Use this site as a resource for student research
• Mathematicians of the 17th and 18th Century: Describes the lives and works of major mathematicians, adapted from A Short Account of the History of Mathematics by W. W. Rouse Ball (4th Edition, 1908)
• Mathematical Quotations: Indexed by author's last name, or you can view a random quote
• Critical Issue: Ensuring Equity and Excellence in Mathematics
• The FAMILY MATH Home Page: A program that goes beyond a single "Math Night" at school developed by the University of California, Berkeley
• The Geometry Center: a mathematics research and education center at the University of Minnesota.
• Web 66's Math Educator Page: Excellent compilation of links
• 21st Century Problem Solving: Presents a vision for the future
• Browse the TEKS for Mathematics online (TEA website)
• Altavista's Image Finder (use with the family filter ON)
• The Infinite Fractal Loop: A webring dedicated to fractal art

6. Mathematics Software: Download math software programs for Macintosh and PC computers (shareware and freeware). Enter a subject name or a concept and search results will be displayed along with links to directly download the programs. (For help with downloading and installing files, visit "Intermediate Internet Skills:Download, Expand, Install and Zip.")

• Shareware.com
• Download.com

You can link to the Mathematics Internet Scavenger Hunt here. Have fun!

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