The Tech Savvy Math Teacher

Teacher Resources

Math Open References
Need some online tools for learning about geometry? Want to learn how to find the area of an ellipses? Learn about famous geometers? How about refresh your memory on how to use a protractor to measure and create angles? Print blank graph paper? There is so much on this site, you need to check it out. There is also an extensive list of free printable compass and straightedge construction worksheets.

SketchUp
Use this free google application for yourself or your students to create, modify and share 3d models. Good for teaching about architecture & design, geometry and construction. Be sure to go to the “SketchUp for Education Program.” and check out the k-12 gallery for examples of student work, as well as the K-12 case studies. Very cool!

TeacherTube
An online community for sharing instructional videos as well as documents and photographs. Browse this site’s variety of topics or videotape and publish your own. Videos are user-reviewed.

100 Mobile Tools for Teachers
This is a blog entry for mobile phone users though many of the applications can be accessed from your computer like Google Earth (In the latest version of Google Earth 5, you can view the ocean floor and historical images from around the globe!). This site is worth checking out at the very least to scan through the tools. I found several that I hadn’t heard of that seem like they would be very useful. For example, there’s a Google Patent search where you can search for over 7 million patents, their inventors and dates, Edmodo which is like a Twitter for teachers, and Stixy, a sticky note application you can share and use for collaboration purposes.

My Teacher Tools
A very well fleshed out teacher resource site built by Rona Martin, a classroom teacher. Here you can find lesson plans, rubrics, certificates, letter templates, interactive, financial and resource tools, grade books, educational catalogs and much much more!