Introduction: Joshua Zucker (Dr. Schwa) and Suzanne Alejandre introduce themselves and the two sites at the Math Forum that will be highlighted during this presentation. About Ask Dr. Math - http://mathforum.org/dr.math/abt.drmath.htmlGetting Acquainted with the Ask Dr. Math Archives: Participants explore the different levels of the Ask Dr. Math Archives and time is given to share findings. Elementary School Archives - http://mathforum.org/dr.math/drmath.elem.htmlPurpose of Each Service Ask Dr. Math FAQs - http://mathforum.org/dr.math/faq/Office Tour: Demonstration of what goes on behind the scenes in both Ask Dr. Math and T2T. Review how to find information: At the Ask Dr. Math site you can browse, search or ask. Ask Dr. Math - http://mathforum.org/dr.math/Dr. Math Activity Cards: Activity cards will be distributed. Each card has a math content question and a URL of a Dr. Math response. After referring to the information on the URL, use the other resources on the site to find more on that topic or a related topic. Keep track of what you did to possibly share with the group. Reading Lists: Students enjoy reading other people's letters. Use this idea and add mathematics content for a winning combination! Cornell Note-taking - http://mathforum.org/alejandre/frisbie/cornell.htmlT2T - Teachers' Lounge: Find a discussion that is interesting and post a message. T2T: Teachers' Lounge - http://mathforum.org/t2t/discuss/Closing: How can you contibute to these services? What do student/teachers get out of sending in questions? Write to Dr. Math - http://mathforum.org/dr.math/ask.html |
