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Jim Reed
6220 - 13 AVENUE EDMONTON, ALBERTA T6L 2E6, CANADA

Web Resources Design: The high school mathematics resources created over the last two years have a different design. The dynamic interactive activities typically have a visual and symbolic output with a means to change length/parameters. For the units completed, I have tried to develop a comprehensive, concise set of math notes with applets that the reader to understand/remember the concepts and enhance their math intuition for real life applications. For most of these resources I want the user to start exploring the applet to discover as much of the pattern themselves, then use the notes on the left to fill in the rest of the pattern.

I am using my own invention, CET (Closed Eyes Test) to check the effectiveness of the resources. If the resource passes CET, I can still see/interact with the applet with my eyes closed. If you are interested, the following are units that I am most excited about:

Transformations Logarithms Conics Trigonometry Circles Quadratics Relations

Philosophy: I believe families have the right to educate their children at home and school boards have a duty to support this decision.

Interests: I enjoy developing on-line learning and teaching tools. I have been developing Flash resources for several years. My actionscript skills have increased dramatically.

Years of Teaching: I have taught in Alberta for 32 years.

My Role at Argyll Centre: In the past, I was a grade 9 math and science teacher. I am currently teaching high school math (Math 24, Math 20 Applied, Math 20 Pure, Math 30 Applied, Math 30 Pure, Math 31, several CTS courses and ten junior high computer options.

Award: The Teacher List: Top Ten Awards!
Support: MathNEXUS

The Macromedia Flash resources that I have developed have been tested in Microsoft Internet Explorer. The icon provided will link you to the latest browser update.

The Macromedia^® Flash™ 6 Plugin is required in order to view many of the multimedia segments. If you cannot see the animation on the left, click on the Flash Player icon to download the plugin.

Math7 Math8 Math9

Math10Pure Math20Pure Math30Pure Math20App Math30App

The Flash resources that I have developed are included in the following table. The math resources are divided into the 4 strands used in Western Canada: Number, Patterns & Relations, Shape & Space, and Statistics & Probability.

Number - Concepts and Operations
Exponents Review Laws of Exponents: 1 Laws of Exponents: 2 Laws of Exponents: 3 Scientific Notation Scientific Notation Operations Adding Integers - New Subtracting Integers - New Multiplying Integers - New	Number Systems Number Systems Munchers Game Perfect Squares Square Roots Interest Discount Budget Percent Grid
Patterns and Relations Algebra (Expressions and Equations)
Patterns - New Grade 5 Algebra Tiles Equivalent Equations Distributive Property Expressions - New Grade 7 What is a Linear Equation? (9) What is a Linear Equation? (7) What is a Linear Equation? (8) Linear Equation Review Linear Equations 1, 2 & 3 Linear Equations 7 - New Grade 7 4 Strategies to Solve Linear Equations Polynomial Munchers Polynomial Substitution Adding Polynomials Subtracting Polynomials Multiplying Polynomials Factoring Polynomials with and without Algebra Tiles Sequence (High School) - new Series (High School) - new	Multiplication Arrays Multiplication Tables Multiplying with Base 10 Blocks - Updated Multiplying Decimals with Base 10 Blocks - New Dividing Decimals with Base 10 Blocks - New Dividing with Base 10 Blocks - Updated Dividing (Single Digit Divisor) with Base 10 Blocks - New - Updated Two Thousand - New Word Problems Quadratic Formula and Sum & Product Method for Solving Quadratic Equations - (High School) Exponent Function (High School) - new Exponent Decay (High School) - new Exponent Growth (High School) - new Exponents Plus (High School) - new Logarithm (High School) - new Logarithm Solve (High School) - new
Shape and Space - Geometry
Sum of 3 Angles in a Triangle - Pythagorean Theorem - Trigonometry Trigonometry Ratios & Scientific Calculator Ferris Wheel Tracing Sinusoidal Curve Perimeter/Circumference/Area Rectangle Maximum Area/Constant Perimeter Rectangle Minimum Perimeter/Constant Area Surface Area/Volume Similar and Congruent Triangles Draw Ellipse Transformations Positive and Negative Rotation Angles (High School) - new Principal and Coterminal Angles (High School) - new Primary and Reference Angles (High School) - new Primary Trigonometry ratio s (High School) - new Primary and Reciprocal Trigonometry (High School) - new Rotation Angles (High School) - new Finding Arc Length (High School) - new	Perimeter/Area of Rectangles and Squares Perimeter/Area of Quadrilaterals Perimeter/Area of Rectangles Perimeter/Area of Squares Perimeter/Area of Parallelograms Perimeter/Area of Rhombuses Perimeter/Area of Trapezoids Perimeter/Area of Triangles Perimeter/Area of Regular Polygons Circumference/Area of Circles Central Angles in a Circle - new Surface Area/Volume Rectangular Prism Protractor Supplementary Angles (High School) Inscribed Angles (High School) Polygon Angles (High School) Cosine Law (High School) Sine Law (High School)
Statistics and Probability
Scatter Plot and Line of Best Fit Central Tendency - mean, median, mode Box and Whisker Probability(several choices) Probability 1 to 5 Cards - Independent Events Sampling Terms Graphing terms Scatterplot Terms Central Tendency Terms	Die Dice Coin Spinner(1-6) Spinner(5) Cards Suits Probability Terms Quincunz - Pathways zScores (High School) - new
Other
Tessellation	Working with Words
Canada Canada Europe 1914 Europe 1919	Months - French Date - French Date2 - French Days - French