Math Matters

This series is being hosted by Miss Capalbo, K-5 math specialist at Hopkinton Public Schools in Massachusetts and by Mrs. Dlott, technology integration specialist at Elmwood School in Hopkinton, MA. We hope that the podcasts featured in this series will highlight how math is helpful to people in their everyday lives.

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I have been a technology integration specialist at the elementary and secondary levels for 25 years. In my role, I have seen technology evolve and become an integral part of the teaching and learning process.

Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Math Matters


If you take a moment to look around you, you will discover that math is everywhere. Welcome to Math Matters. This series will feature interiews with people who use math in their everyday lives.
Click on the picture above and see if you can connect any of the items in the picture with math.

Click here to listen to the introduction of Math Matters.

Math Links
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
Figure This
Illuminations

posted by Mrs. Dlott | 11:14 AM | 4 comments

Math in Our School

Children from Ms Donahue's second grade class took a walk around the school in search of geometric shapes. They discovered that math is all around them. Take a look at some of the pictures that they took. Can you identify the shapes in these pictures?







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Sunday, December 10, 2006

Mr. Halterman, carpet installer

Mr. Halterman, owner of Carpet Lover in Westboro, Massachusetts is our first guest on Math Matters. Click below his picture to listen to Mr. Halterman talk about the importance of math in his life. He will also present a math problem for you to solve. Send us the solution along with your comments.


Below are some pictures that appear in the podcast. These pictures might be helpful to you in solving Mr. Halterman's carpeting problem.


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