GEAR UP Alliance 2010 Institute for a College-Going Culture:Drive the dream

Making Mathematics Dynamic: The Case for Geogebra

Roland O’DanielInstructional Technology Coordinator/

Mathematics Specialist, CTL

Hands-on Activities

Resources

Getting Setup & Sharing

What is GeoGebra?

Explore the program

Getting SetupInsert Flashdrive

Download “Geogebra Installer” to your computer

Click and Run the program

Done!

Extend the Conversation

Twitter use hashtag #GUalliance

Poll Everywhere: What are the main points that you want to share/remember?

To participate: Text ‘87513 and your message’ to 99503

Sir Michael Atiyah

‘Algebra is concerned with manipulation in time, and geometry is concerned with space. These are two orthogonal, aspects of the world, and they represent two different points of view in mathematics.’

What is GeoGebra?

Dynamic Mathematics Software

For Learning and Teaching Mathematics

From Elementary to University

Available for free, www.geogebra.org

Interactive Geometry Software

Computer Algebra Systems

Derive Mathematica

= GeoGebraGeometry + Algebra

Geometry & Graphics Window

Algebra Window

Symbolic Input

Explore Geogebra• Open a new window, by clicking on the program

- Explore/Discuss the navigation structures

• Make a dynamic figure:- If you are adventurous you may choose to make a

quadrilateral- If you want to work with Roland, we are going to

make dynamic parallel lines

Extend the Conversation

Twitter use hashtag #GUalliance

Poll Everywhere: What are the main points that you want to share/remember?

To participate: Text ‘87513 and your message’ to 99503

Technology to Enhance Learning

Visualizing

Representations

ExplorationsIntegral Exploration

Resources/Links

Software: www.geogebra.org

Wiki: http://www.geogebra.org/en/wiki/

Slides: www.geogebra.org/workshop Premade Activities: Google Search for

‘Geogebra Activities‘

What did we find?

How can we use it?

Image Attribution/ Contact Information

mr.beaver - Fluid dynamic # 3HB Art – magnifying glassStopbouncing- AH-HAMarkus & Judith Hohenwarter – Introduction of Geogebra to

Secondary Mathematics Teachers

Contact information: Roland O‘Daniel rodaniel@ctlonline.org , http://ctlonline.org/blog/ ,http://rodaniel.blogspot.com