1. Interactive School Math 3 (ISM 3): An Online Algebra Program Denise Albrecht, Math Dept Chair, Granite City HS Breanna Hamilton, 8 th Grade Teacher, Wilbur Trimpe MS Scott A. Walthes ROE 41 Director of Technology Joan Barrett ROE 41 Math Coordinator Handout @ http://www.roe41.org/handouts/scott/http://www.roe41.org/handouts/scott/

2. Why Are We Here? To give cutting edge info to schools planning for Tech Stimulus grants Share the results of our pilot so far

3. Types of Computer Based Courses Self-paced courses where students work independently at their own pace and all of the instruction is embedded in the program. There is no need for a content knowledgeable teacher A static electronic textbook which is an exact copy of a hard copy textbook. (Kindle like) An electronic textbook with interactive components used by a content knowledgeable instructor

4. What is ISM 3? ISM Course 3 is a technology based solution for the teaching and learning of Basic Algebra at the 8 th Grade or early HS. ISM Course 3 is called Course 3 because it will be the third of three Middle School courses installs as a course on a Moodle server. Moodle is a FREE Course Management System (CMS). Moodle allows educators to create effective online learning sites. http://moodle.orghttp://moodle.org

5. Who is ISM 3? ISM 3 is a product sold by Math Resources Inc. http://www.mathresources.com http://www.mathresources.com MRI is 13 year old company located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Content for ISM 3 was developed by a team of members of the National Council of Teachers of Math (NCTM), and programmers from MRI William Masalski Carey Bolster Patrick Vennebush Tom Bassarear Jennifer Bay-Williams Gail Burrill Jack Burrill Anne Collins Paul Dillenberger Dan Dolan Kay Gilliland Heather Godine Linda Gojak Rita Janes Susan Lee Karen Longhart Fred Longhart Mari Muri Ed Nolan Mary Selcer Wendy Siegel Kris Warloe Terri Belche r

6. Where is ISM 3? ISM 3 is being used in several schools in Madison County including: – Wilbur Trimpe M.S. (Bethalto) 8 th Grade – Course – Granite City H.S. 10 th Grade – Credit Recovery – Venice Elementary 8 th Grade – Supplemental – Collinsville 8 th Grade – Supplemental – Madison County ROE #41 – Demo Site

7. What Does It Like in the Classroom? These are Middle School Students using full sized MAC laptops. Each student in this school have their own laptop assigned to them that they can take home if they have met district criteria. All content courses in the school are taught using the laptops. Here a student is sharing a solution with his classmates. This ISM3 course needs a math teacher to facilitate the course

8. Students still take notes. Students still have and check homework. Pilot teachers are grappling with how to best handle the homework assignments and how to turn in and grade the assignments

9. The Granite City School District purchased a set of netbooks to be used for the ISM3 course. Students only use the netbooks during class.

10. Teachers give instruction to the whole class And then support students as they explore parts of the lesson independently

11. Students still collaborate on problems Granite City purchased mice so each student could use it with their Netbook

12. Even is traditional classrooms with limited space These piloting teachers are finding a way to make it work.

13. Why ISM 3? Computer-based math curriculum – makes the transition from textbook-based learning to computer-driven learning easy & effective Electronic textbooks can be edited continuously Highly interactive approach to learning mathematics – gives students & teachers the power to dive right into math concepts – ability to explore and interact directly with them New & effective means of fusing your technology & curriculum that requires little PD Approach that transforms technology from a potential time-eater to a time saver

14. Show Me ISM 3! http://moodle.roe41.org See sticker on your laptop for username and password to log in to the site.

15. For Further Information Scott A. Walthes, Director of Technology, Madison County ROE #41, swalthes@roe41.org swalthes@roe41.org Joan Barrett, Math Coordinator, Madison County ROE 41, jbarrett@roe41.org jbarrett@roe41.org Denise Albrecht, Math Dept Chair, Granite City HS, Granite City IL, (uses netbooks) denise.albrecht@gcsd9.netdenise.albrecht@gcsd9.net Breanna Hamilton, 8 th Grade Classroom Teacher, Wilbur Trimpe MS, Bethalto IL, (uses full sized MAC laptops) bhamilton@bethalto.orgbhamilton@bethalto.org MRI Pricing – Ron Fitzgerald (owner) ron@mathresources.comron@mathresources.com MRI Technical/Implementation – Erin MacNeil erin@mathresources.com erin@mathresources.com Handout @ http://www.roe41.org/handouts/scott/http://www.roe41.org/handouts/scott/

16. ? ? ? Questions Now is your time to ask questions to the teachers that are piloting the program and to the tech coordinator who is supporting them.