Technology Resources
by Course
Making Connections: Foundations for Algebra
Dear Teachers:
On this page, you will find links to the various technology tools referenced in the Making Connections: Foundations for Algebra courses. To jump to the table of tools, click the appropriate course:
Course 1 | Course 2
Tools for other platforms are continually being developed and updated, so be sure to visit this page regularly! Many of these tools are developed and maintained by Hotmath. You may want to visit their page directly to learn of other tools that are developed specifically for other CPM courses. (Hotmath)
Note that these tools are specifically designed for the lessons within this text. Students are provided links via a different page to many of these tools so they can play with them (or use them to develop procedural fluency) at home.
Note that we always appreciate feedback. If you have suggestions for increasing the effectiveness of a tool, or for a new tech tool, please let us know at dietiker@cpm.org.
Sincerely,
The CPM Team
Making Connections: Foundations for Algebra, Course 1
Lesson
| Description
| Link
|
| 2.2.1 |
Acrobat Number Line |
Acrobat |
| 4.2.2 |
Histograms and More |
Data Tool |
| 7.2.2 |
Fraction Tech Tool |
Hotmath |
| 8.3.2 |
Angle Sum Theorem |
Hotmath |
Making Connections: Foundations for Algebra, Course 2
Lesson
| Description
| Link
|
| 1.1.4 |
Video of Frog Jumping Contest |
Video (3 minutes, 22 seconds, includes rules of contests) |
| 1.1.5 |
Investigating Number Patterns |
QuickTime Movie (360KB) |
| 1.2.3 |
Rewriting Fractions |
QuickTime Movie (1.4MB) |
| 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 |
Key-Lock Transformations |
Hotmath |
| 2.1.2 |
Transformation Demonstration |
Hotmath (Transformation) |
| 2.1.4 |
Number Line Addition and Subtraction Game |
Hotmath (Hop To It) |
| 2.3.3 and 2.3.4 |
Area Decomposer and Recomposer |
Area |
| 3.1.4 |
Algebra Tiles Demonstration Tool |
Tiles |
| 4.2.1 and 4.2.2 |
Representing Data with Histograms and Box and Whisker Plots |
Data Tool |
| 4.2.2 |
Weather Links for Latest Data |
Link |
| 5.3.4 |
Circle Area Approximation Tool |
Circle Area |
| 7.1.6 |
Assembly line video |
YouTube |
| 5.3.4 |
Demonstration of very small measurements (negative exponents) |
How Big is a ... ?
Powers of Ten |
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