Our text, Teachers Discovering Computers: Integrating Technology and Digital Media in the Classroom, by: Shelly, has a companion site. Within this site, for all of the chapters, there is a integration corner. Under the
Chapter 1 Integration Corner for Math I found a entry entitled
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives. In this site there are tools for all grade levels and subjects. I clicked on the 9-12 grade Geometry section and found a plethora of virtual manipulatives from Tangrams to Geoboards. There is even a turtle geometry game were you have to move the turtle through a maze.
When you decide which manipulative you want to use all you have to do is click on the title and it opens up in another window. In the new window, there are some given activites that include the manipulative. This would be a good way to integrate technology into a classroom and it would allow the students to interact with the math. These manipulative will also allow students to make the concepts concrete in their minds.
An example of the tangrams activities window.
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