1. October 20, 2011 NCTM Conference Kimberly Summey East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN

2. Benefits of a well-organized page Parents and students are more likely to visit if they can find information efficiently Visitors will spend more time on your page Reduces the number of repetitive questions about classroom management/the learning environment Encourages parental involvement by keeping parents “in the know”

3. Additional benefits Fewer students without homework Better projects Silent learners interacted via e-mail Significantly reduced hand-written requests for assignments when students were absent E-mail rather than telephone calls for child- specific questions*

4. What information do you expect to find on a teachers’ web page? Ask fellow teachers Ask students Ask parents

5. Results of Ms. Summey’s students’ surveys Practice problems for each state objective Answers to even problems after current homework has been discussed Worked out answer keys for quizzes and tests after the papers are returned to students

6. Free web page sites for teachers http://www.educatorpages.com/ (includes ads) http://www.educatorpages.com/ http://www.schoolrack.com/ (ad free) http://www.schoolrack.com/ http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/web_site/ http://www.yola.com/make-a-free-website.html http://snappages.com/ http://www.hipero.com/ (not a good starter site) http://www.hipero.com/

7. Free group access builder http://www.google.com/sites/help/intl/en/overview.html

8. Pointers for Math Teachers Navigation should be simple and clear to make Limit the number of unnecessary images A clean look exhibits professionalism Avoid noises and distraction Separate large content into smaller understandable parts Keep it easy to read – Be considerate of people with disabilities OPEN LINKS IN A NEW WINDOW

9. Ideas Q & A section for parents each year A weekly update letter about class activities Q & A section for projects Supplies list Important testing dates Projects from students (without names or as school policy allows) Links to a weekly game

10. More ideas Student expectations Extra credit opportunities Project deadlines Math team meeting dates A weekly (or daily) challenge problem Before/after school help schedule Study guides Additional practice problems with solutions

11. Free printable graph paper http://www.waterproofpaper.com/graph-paper/

12. Include links to existing information http://www.coolmath.com/linktocoolmath.htm http://www.purplemath.com/index.htm by Elizabeth Stapel http://softschools.com/math/ (K-8) http://softschools.com/math/

13. Elementary Reources http://resources.oswego.org/games/mathmagician/cathym ath.html Math Magician http://resources.oswego.org/games/mathmagician/cathym ath.html www.lizardpoint.com/fun/java/buyit/BuyIt.html Buy It www.lizardpoint.com/fun/java/buyit/BuyIt.html http://www.gamequarium.com/addition.html Gamequarium http://www.gamequarium.com/addition.html http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/nl.cgi?A1=s&A2=1 FunBrain http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/nl.cgi?A1=s&A2=1

14. More Elementary Resources http://www.allmath.com/Fun_And_Games.php Allmath http://www.allmath.com/Fun_And_Games.php http://www.mathcats.com/ Math Cats http://www.mathcats.com/ http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/ Math Dictionary http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/

15. Advice about links Consider a disclaimer about external links E-mail the owner/developer and request permission to link Respect copyright rules Check links periodically

16. Meet students’ needs Copies of presentations Smart Notebook Express http://express.smarttech.com/# http://express.smarttech.com/# PowerPoint Viewer http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=13 http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=13 Responding to student requests Search for existing information and link to it Construct a well-developed response and post it Protractor issue http://www.blinkx.com/watch- video/reading-a-protractor/8EkJCCqj46p_f1E2G5eJ9Ahttp://www.blinkx.com/watch- video/reading-a-protractor/8EkJCCqj46p_f1E2G5eJ9A

17. Current data for real-world applications http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/ National Debt http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/ http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html Population http://www.thecapitol.net/FAQ/payandperqs.htm Salaries of Congress http://www.thecapitol.net/FAQ/payandperqs.htm

18. Happy Building! Kimberly Summey summeyk@etsu.edu