Look, it’s a plane, it’s a search engine it’s a …

It’s a Computational Knowledge Engine. A what?! It’s Wolfram Alpha.
This thing is crazy! I don’t remember ever before being so excited about a search engine. Probably because Wolfram is so much more than that.
Still in it’s infancy, testing stage even, this new engine will still return the occasional error but …

Podcasting ideas for Maths

This is my second blog article on ideas for creating podcasts, with a specific focus on creating podcasts for learning and assessment in Maths. I am not a Maths teacher, so a huge thank you to those that have shared these ideas during the Beyond Chalk program. Please be sure …

Maths with your Mobile

Karl Fisch asks his students to use the camera in his student’s mobile phones as the basis of a lesson in mathematics. The lesson ends in a discussion about the relationship between the circumference and diameter of a circle.
Click here: A Math Teacher’s Experience