Decide of web page building software - Seamonkey or another?
Prep to make web page.
Download Seamonkey + install
www.wiu.edu/guava
activate - this sets up an http subdirectory to house web pages (and sets the permissions so that the world can see your web pages)
can use to reset permissions, as needed.
Download + install WinSCP - this is for transferring files to and from ECOM (which is the mainframe, which is on the Internet). You can also transferring files using Windows Explorer if on a campus desktop. Wirelessly, WinSCP is the only way.
ICTM Conference in Peoria. Oct. 17 (and 18). Great opportunity.
TCA check.
Spreadsheets day 2.
spreadsheet programming assignment
Day 5
Announcement: Meeting for all math majors, tomorrow, Wed., Sept. 10. 5:00-6:30.
Announcement: Portfolio and planning meeting for Option B math majors Wed., Sept. 17. 5:00-5:35.
Programming on the TI-calculator
- IPO program (Input, Processing, Output) - The basic programming paradigms
calculator programming assignment
Introduction to TI-Connect software and cable. Download software at http://education.ti.com/ (or use the Teaching Resources page).
Day 6
Programming on calculator.
Day 7
Cabri Jr geometry software on calculator.
Work day.
Day 8
TI Connect software and cable.
Software evaluation form.
Day 9
Web page making with SeaMonkey.
File types
Day 10
Software demonstrations.
ICTM Conference, Oct. 17. Free transportation. $15 for student registration. Sign up with Sharon in MERO.
Day 11 (Sept. 30)
Software demonstrations.
Fieze patterns - there are 7! (assign homework)
Day 12
Software demonstrations.
Day 13 (Oct. 7)
Sign up for ICTM Conference.
Software demonstrations.
Greatest integer function - homework.
Day 14
Paper #1 due.
Graph paper options
and free program.
Applet on Pythagorean Theorem - under "Math Java applets" on
the Teaching Resources page.
Assign - Powerpoint on a math topic that could be used for secondary math teaching. Include:____,____,____.
Day 15
Assign - in a group of 2 or 3, create a Word Document (or web page) which describes six top resources on the web site. The following are three of the top web sites for math on the web:
Preparation for Exam I. Handout. The TI-Connect Cable/software.
Day 18
Preparation for Exam I. Handout. Correspondence applet.
A map is a function. To be a function, each input must be paired with only one output.
injective means 1-to-1 means each output is paired with only one input.
surjective means "onto" means each element of the target set actually does have a preimage. (Note: The term "range" usually means the set of actual outputs. Therefore, a map is onto the range. Sometimes the term "range" may be used for the set of potential outputs (the "target set").)
right click|format picture|picture|recolor (dropdown)|Color modes|washout| (or change the bightness to 70% and the contrast to -70% manually)
to save: right click|Save as Picture...! (then you can use the washed out photo on a web page, etc.)
How to "steal" graphics/photos - three methods
(a) Use print screen (which actually puts the entire screen image on the clipboard) and (b) Paint - paste; (c) to crop it in Paint select what you want then copy then File|New then paste; (d) (some simple/easy editing is also possible) and (e) Save as if you need the graphic/photo as a file (or copy if you only need to paste it)
Use Mimio notebook software|Mimio Tools|Screen clipping. You can crop directly. It puts the graphic/photo into the Mimio notebook. From there you can copy. If you need the graphic/photo as a file, use Paint as in I above.
Use SmartBoard notebook software. Works very similar to the Mimio software.
GSP Day 3 -
Creating angles of a fixed size - use transform|rotate.
for example, Constructing Regular Polygons on page 114
Midpoint Quadrilaterals and Special Midpoint Quadrilaterals (p. 103). Page 103 is due Nov. 18.
Sign up for annotated resources on (physical) sheet of paper in Dr. O's mailbox in MERO. (Recall there is an annotated resources forn on the main M303 page.)
Assignment: Get some statistics (probably from the Internet) that make sense and interest you. Download them to the TI calculator. Use the calculator to analyze the data. Create a report: Create a Word document which states the (raw) statistics and analyzes the statistics. Use screen shots from the TI calculator. Include appropriate statistics. For example: mean, median, 5 number summary, box plots (compare box plots), histograms, etc. This is due Thurs., Dec. 4.
Day 25
The Mental Math, Paper-and-Pencil Calculations, Using Technology Question. (MM, PP, UT)