A presentation given for Ext 2 Mathematics teachers in the Central Network on the North Coast - NSW Department of Education

1. LAPTOPS AND EXT 2 ?
-some ideas

2. Maths April Fools Day Joke

3. Conrad Wolfram TED Talk

4. SO WHAT TODAY...
Consider four possible uses of technology to enhance
learning:
Geogebra
Screen casting
Wolfram Alpha
Other web resources

5. GEOGEBRA
is awesome....
Teaching and Calculus
with Geogebra
Publications detailing use
of Geogebra

6. WHERE CAN GEOGEBRA
BE USED
Complex Numbers
Geometric representation of complex numbers
An interactive introduction to complex numbers
Complex roots of unity
Locus problems...
Graphs
Everywhere!

7. WHERE CAN GEOGEBRA
BE USED
Integration
Visualisation of functions to enable calculations
Volumes
hmmm - come up with some ideas
Polynomials
Visualisation of functions to enable calculations

8. WHERE CAN GEOGEBRA
BE USED
Conics
As applets to allow students to discover the
properties of conics (see my blog simonborgert.com)
Get the kids to construct the meaning of all the
conics proofs to gain an insight into how to start
Applications of Calculus
is possible to model real situations...

9. SCREENCASTING
Screencasting is making short movies of key
mathematical concepts
A wide variety of screencasting software is available
Captivate is on the DER Laptops
You can record the Screen on the SMART board
using SMART Recorder
My personal preference is Camtasia Studio

10. SCREENCASTING DEMO
Math247 has heaps of resources on how to screencast
My workflow is:
Create the powerpoint, keynote :) slides
Run the presentation - and narrate as I go - record -
sometimes annotate using a tablet
Edit using Camtasia Studio

11. WOLFRAM ALPHA
answers to everything :)