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Interactive Java Applets designed from Java version of The Geometer’s Sketchpad |
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The content contained in the instructional materials provides prospective and practicing elementary teachers a variety of new ideas and new ways to think about mathematical ideas and relationships. One avenue for investigating these ideas in depth is to use the Geometer’s Sketchpad, a dynamic geometry program that allows users to create mathematical objects and then drag various properties around the screen to see how relationships hold under different conditions. Although this software is found in the majority of high school and college campuses, it is not always easily accessible, and takes some time to learn. Therefore, the authors of the materials have put together this tutorial that is designed to be self-paced and self regulated. The goal is to provide as much assistance as possible for those learners who are interested in learning GSP in an interactive way. The topic units currently included in the tutorial are: 2. Special Quadrilaterals
Each of these units contains the following features: · Interactive java applets with reflection questions and answers · Video tutorial showing you how to create the sketch using GSP - Please make sure to scroll down to the bottom of the screen to find these · Step-by-step construction directions that can be downloaded
Note: For use with the Shapes and Measurement chapters of the Reconceptualizing Mathematics Program written by Judith Sowder, PhD., Larry Sowder, PhD., and Susan Nickerson, PhD. San Diego State University, and currently being published by W. H. Freeman Press. For students interested in furthering their knowledge of The Geometer's Sketchpad program, we suggest checking the professional development section of the Key Curriculum Press, including an online course that features further tutorials by the author of these materials, Janet Bowers, Ph.D. |