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Chapter 11

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Representing Mathematical Information
Mike Lamoureax is a fifteen-year-old student in a suburban high school outside of Seattle. Since elementary school, Mike has had difficulty mastering basic math facts. He has been unable to concentrate during rote learning exercises involving math computation, and has complained that he finds little application for the skills in real life. During math instruction, he understands best when given multiple representations of symbols and data. Watch the video clip at the following website, http://www.ldonline.org/videos/mike.ram. List three examples of technology that would be appropriate for helping Mike visually represent the concepts he is studying.

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Geometer's Sketchpad
The following video clip demonstrates the use of Geometer's Sketchpad software in a mathematics classroom. http://eagleqt.stillwater.k12.mn.us/~degerb/promotional/Sketchpad_final.mp4. After you watch the clip, list the NCTM content and process standards areas you think are addressed through the use of the software.

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Computer Microscope
The ProScope digital microscope is demonstrated by the manufacturer and at a school in the clips at the websites listed below.
http://eagleqt.stillwater.k12.mn.us/~degerb/promotional/ProScope.mov
http://www.theproscope.com/support.html
After you become familiar with the ProScope by watching the clips, list the scientific inquiry skills you think are addressed through the use of the technology.

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