National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

I have been learning about virtual manipulatives that are available online for teachers to use in the classroom. I think that this is a great solution to some classroom that do not have a wide variety of learning tools, but yet it has a computer. The website that Kim K showed the class was very enlightening. It is great because there is such a wide variety of different equipment  for algebra, geometry, numbers and operations and more! Our topic is geometry, so we looked at tangrams, tessellations, and geoboards. It is a great alternative for classrooms that have the money to buy all these maipulatives as well because it is less hassle. All of the tools are on one website, instead of having to get one out at a time. The students will also have an easier time getting interested in the lesson because technology is incorporated into it. I think this is a great new way to get the students enthused about learning math, while at the same time giving them an easier activity because they have a variety of manipulatives right in front of them. It just goes to show that there are so many resources out there, which gives me more reason to "come to the edge" and explore what technology has to offer to broaden my teaching techniques.
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