DAVID WEES
Thoughts from a reflective educator.
Math apps
I recently realized that I have a tonne of different math mini-applications that I've built over the years, and I will need to take the time to catalog them at some stage (note that some of these will just not run in Internet Explorer). For now, here's a list of the ones that might be useful, in no particular order:
- 24 solver (solves the game of 24)
- Algebra solver
- Calculator
- Sierpinsky's Carpet
- Chinese remainder theorem calculator
- Arbitrary precision division calculator
- Simulator for the Drake Equation
- Quadratic equation factoring calculator
- Compass demonstration
- Labyrinth game
- A simulation of John Conway's game of life
- A game around estimating the size of operations with two fractions
- Sierpinsky's Gasket simulation
- Gaussian operation calculator (intended to allow students to experiment with matrix operations)
- A simple game around comparing sizes of fractions
- An interactive spinning cube
- Simulation of a game involving two dice being rolled repeatedly.
- A simple block game for younger kids
- An implementation of (a simplified version of) Logo in the browser
- A simulation of the classic problem: how many cereal boxes do you need to buy to get all 6 toys?
- An overly simplified disease spreading simulation
- Factor tree calculator
- F = ma simulator (for forces)
- A symbolic logic calculator
- An interactive multiplication calculator
- Visual Venn diagram tester
- Koch snowflake animation
- A Canadian mortgage calculator
- The factors game!
- Puzzle generator
- Rolling dice
- The classic game of Towers of Hanoi
- Simple typing game
- An online variant of the classic Countdown game
About David
David is a mathematics teacher and a learning specialist for technology at Stratford Hall in Vancouver, BC. He has been teaching since 2002, and has worked in Brooklyn, London, and Bangkok before moving back to Canada. He has his Masters degree in Educational Technology from UBC, and is the co-author of a mathematics textbook. He has been published in ISTE's Leading and Learning, Educational Technology Solutions, The Software Developers Journal, The Bangkok Post and Edutopia. He blogs with the Cooperative Catalyst, and is the Assessment group facilitator for Edutopia. He has also helped organize the first Edcamp in Canada, and TEDxKIDS@BC.
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Mr. Wees, My name is Kelsey.
Mr. Wees,
My name is Kelsey. I am a student in a class called EDM 310 at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama. In my class, we are creating and learning about blogs and technology. This class is teaching us ,as future teachers, why it is important in education. I love math! I think it is so important for children to learn math at all ages in their educational journey. I am glad that you put together this list for us to use. I will have to remember this tool when I become a teacher. I would be a fun learning tool for students. Have a great week!
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Kelsey
Have any thoughts on how you
Have any thoughts on how you could use these in your class?
I liked the Venn Diagram
I liked the Venn Diagram tester. A teacher can use this on their smartboard and the students can use it as a learning tool. You can place the Venn diagram on the smart board and let the students come to the board and fill in where they think the correct answer is and let the smartboard tell the answer. I think it would be fun.
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