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 * Math Resources**

// Math and Literature; Grades 6-8 // by Jennifer M. Bay-Williams and Sherri L. Martinie ISBN: 978-0-941355-63-6 **Price: $29.95** [] $29.95 // Writing in Math Class // by Marilyn Burns ISBN: 978-0-941355-13-1 **Price: $31.95** [] [|Freakonomics] – that book is awesome with regard to statistics and extrapolating cause and affect relationships. Each chapter or passage could be looked at independently. The Vi Hart website/blog has 3 -7 minute videos that could be discussed [] ** Music and Math ** [] ** STEM programs ** – some math and some percents in there. [] **Thinkfinity** searchable content providers o Science NetLinks o Xpeditions o Illuminations **Other** National Public Radio · Hart and Risley and the article Closing the Achievement Gap with Baby Talk is a great one with math, research and literacy all mingled together. · Search vocab or any topic on their website and you’ll find really cool things to read and take mathematical tangents from. · All Things Considered · podcast and transcripts **Slide Share** Free to join, search for topics and power points by other people or submit some of your own. Reading Mathematics is Different [|Wordle] This will compile a word list and enlarge the words that appear more often. The word appearing the most often will be the largest. Helpful in finding main ideas from a group share out. TAGZEDO Tagzedo is basically a wordle that will place the words in the shape of a picture – animal, portrait, compass star. . . CLASS TOOLS This site is a random name generator in the form of a slot machine. You need to have the list of names saved in a word document and then cut and paste them into the machine before using it. Classtools.net may have some other items you might find useful. Khan Academy What started out as Sal making a few algebra videos for his cousins has grown to over [|2,100 videos] and [|100 self-paced exercises] and assessments covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history. SMART Tech (SMART Board) You can browse by subject, grade or file type to find Smart Board compatible activities, lessons, and the like. From the top downloads to newly accredited software, there is a great deal to search. [|TED Talks] This site is an enriching way to learn while being entertained. Some of the talks are catalysts for potential projects and classroom discourse. [|XPMath] Games, discussion boards, career database, resources. . .much to explore