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Abstracts for Session 7

Saturday, 9:00 a.m.

7A. On-Line Homework: A Preliminary Report [45 min.] , Andy Bennett, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
We have been experimenting with an automated online homework system where students receive and turn in their homework assignments over the web. Each student receives individualized assignments, and can submit assignments as many times as they wish until they receive their desired score. Assignments are graded automatically by the system. This talk will discuss our experiences with the system, this spring and in the fall. Courses Targeted: Trigonometry, College Algebra
Students' Expertise: Ability to work a web browser
Audience's Expertise: Ability to work a web browser (www.math.ksu.edu/~bennett)

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7B. WORKSHOP: Student Projects in Beginning Calculus - Try One Yourself! [90 min.] , Keith Stroyan, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
With a very modest introduction to computing and the basic problem, beginning students in calculus can gain deep insight into the question: Why did we eradicate polio by vaccination, but not measles? Join me in the computer lab for 90 minutes and pretend you are 17 again and don't know calculus. I'll show you how a simple combination of the practical description of rates of change of infectious and susceptible people, together with machine computing of those rates, leads to a much clearer understanding of all the recent vaccinations of beginning college students. (Don't worry, you won't need to be re-vaccinated.) Student solution of real problems IS possible in beginning calculus. Come see how.
www.math.uiowa.edu/~stroyan/ctlc.html)

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7C. WORKSHOP: Integrating Free Web-based Tools Into the High School and College Mathematics Classroom [90 min.] , Serena Roberts, Saint Mary College, Leavenworth, KS
This workshop will expose the participants to a variety of possibilities for integrating Web-based technology into their teaching. Beginning with a PowerPoint presentation that puts technology into the perspective of educational philosophy, epistemology, and pedagogy, participants will be encouraged to explore Web sites and a variety of free on-line tools to create products they can use in with their secondary and post-secondary mathematics classes. Some of the sites that will be highlighted are: TrackStar (http://www.scrtec.org/track/) Resources for use with graphing calculators (http://scrtec.org/track/tracks/s11119.html and http://scrtec.org/track/tracks/s12491.html) Teacher Tools (http://www.4teachers.org/tools/index.shtml) ExamBuilder (http://www.exambuilder.com/) FlashBase (http://forms.flashbase.com/) PuzzleMaker Math Squares (http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/MathSquareForm.html) ExplorerTM (http://explorer.scrtec.org/explorer/ ) Quia! Math Activities (http://www.quia.com/math.html)

Since this workshop is dealing with strategies of effectively integrating technology into the curriculum, it is not content specific and should be applicable to any course or level taught.
www.smcks.edu/academics/education/roberts.htm

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7D. WORKSHOP: Teaching With Technology in the Developmental Math Classroom - Prentice Hall's "Interactive Math" [90 min.] , Elaine Richards and Irene Duranzyck, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
Prentice Hall Interactive Math offers comprehensive course content for developmental math delivered on the computer--via CR Rom and the internet. Prentice Hall Interactive Math is providing better pass rates, increased retention and improved letter grades at schools nationwide. The presentation and workshop are conducted by faculty members using the program to provide faculty with a first-hand account of how this program can be implemented at their school.

The two faculty members will present an overview of the software--student tools and course management system--while participants sit at laptops stationed in rows. The majority of the session is spent with attendees using the laptops to access and experience Prentice Hall Interactive Math and interact with two faculty members who share their classroom experiences. The handouts include: an overview of the program, the instructors examples of how they've customized and tailored the software to their course, information about the training and support, and a program disk to take home to continue to explore the program.

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7E. Using the TI-82/83 and the CBL to Enhance Mathematics Learning [45 min.] , Cynthia L. Ramey, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO
The workshop will focus on using a CBL, motion detectors, and TI 82 or 83 calculators to enhance student understanding of slope and rate of change. Participants will also generate data to work through some activities to enter statistical data into the calculator and find the line of best fit for the data, as well as participate in discussion of how to integrate the activities into their own curriculum.
www.math-cs.cmsu.edu/~dept/dept.html

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