Author Archives: drjimo

Technical website note

Posted on March 29, 2017 by drjimo

I have disabled the comment feature of this website.  I do welcome feedback and comments on this website. Please use the phone, twitter, or email to comment on this website.

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Educational technology that helps kids learn — and doesn’t

Posted on March 2, 2017 by drjimo

Good Article: Silicon Valley teacher: Don’t confuse educational technology that helps kids learn — and doesn’t https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2017/03/01/silicon-valley-teacher-dont-confuse-educational-technology-that-helps-kids-learn-and-doesnt/?utm_term=.f42cdd0ff493

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Spring Math 304 Websites

Posted on March 2, 2017 by drjimo

Here are the websites of students in Math 304 at WIU in Spring 2017 https://msrochasite.wordpress.com/ https://wsmath304.wordpress.com/ http://willismath.blogspot.com/ http://hindalsufi.weebly.com/ https://rbetzhome.wordpress.com/ These contain many ideas for how to make learning math meaningful our students. More will be added as the semester progresses. … Continue reading →

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Weebly and other Internet/Web notes

Posted on February 18, 2017 by drjimo

My top 3 sites for creating free websites are WordPress, Blogger, and Weebly. I have a fairly big section on my Teacher Resources page titled: Web Page Development, Internet Stuff, Computer Hints, Graphics, Music, & Software ‘n Fonts Check it … Continue reading →

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Website Evaluation Form Here

Posted on February 14, 2017 by drjimo

Here is the Website Evaluation Form (.docx):  WEB SITE EVALUATION Form

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Apply for the ICTM Scholarship

Posted on January 27, 2017 by drjimo

The Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics gives scholarships each year. We have had WIU math majors will the scholarship. Apply! http://www.ictm.org/ictm-scholarships

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Welcome Spring 2017 Math 304 Students

Posted on January 16, 2017 by drjimo

Welcome I welcome the spring 2017 Math 304 students. I look forward to working with you. Three Websites for This Course We use three websites for this course This one – has announcements and links. WesternOnline – has your grades … Continue reading →

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The CCSSM, and now the new SAT, have Moved the Needle

Posted on November 19, 2016 by drjimo

Introduction Two days ago I was at an excellent presentation on the new SAT test. It was at the WIU Mini Conference on Secondary Mathematics Teaching. For the second time in 3 years, I experienced, in one 40-minute presentation, a … Continue reading →

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Stick that in your head

Posted on September 19, 2016 by drjimo

Here’s a ‘quote’ I came up with on one of my runs one day. Someday I should turn this into a lecture. Perhaps uttered at the end of a class period: Stick that in your head, so that when you … Continue reading →

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The Redesigned SAT: What Every Math Teacher Needs To Know

Posted on May 4, 2016 by drjimo

Upcoming ICTM Webinar on the SAT The Redesigned SAT: What Every Illinois Math Teacher Needs To Know 3:30 PM on Monday, May 16 The redesigned mathematics SAT is rolling out this spring, and will become common across Illinois in the next year. … Continue reading →

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