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Widmer, Connie; Sheffield, Linda – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1998
U.S. mathematics education has been criticized for being too broad. This article examines ways middle school students use simple problems and situations to foster a deeper understanding of underlying concepts. Presents a sample area and perimeter problem, describes extending the problem using tiles to determine minimum perimeter, and discusses…
Descriptors: Area, Geometry, Graphing Calculators, Graphs
Harris, Judi – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1996
Presents five plans to assist students in information seeking on the Internet and provides examples of activities. Highlights include practicing search skills, learning about a topic of inquiry and/or question answering, reviewing multiple perspectives on an issue, solving authentic problems, and publishing synthesized and/or critiqued information…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Information Literacy, Information Seeking, Internet
Harris, Judi – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1998
Discusses telecollaboration (working with others at a distance) or teleresearch (finding and using information from distantly located data sources - most commonly online). Suggests guides to help teachers design activities incorporating online research for K-12: to practice information-seeking skills, answer questions, review multiple perspectives…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
