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Math manipulative can be very successful in helping students understand math. Please navigate to the following web site to get more information on how the use of Virtual manipulatives can and should be used in the classroom. Deubel, P. (year from last revised). //Math manipulatives//. Retrieved Month, Day, Year, from Computing Technology for Math Excellence Web site: []

The use of techonology can help engage students in the learning process and can help the visual learners to "see" how to do things while doing them on their own. There are many ideas out there to help you incorporate technology into your math class. Here are some ideas I found to help.

Interactive Area Explorer: A site that allows students to interactively determine the area of an object. It allows the student to check his/her answer for correctness. Found at: []

Funbrain Shape Excavator: An interactive game tha allows the students to figure out the perimeter of an object. It allows the student to check his/her answer for correctness. It also explains how to determine the shapes area on the site. Found at: []

Adam Ant Explores Perimeters: An interactive lesson that allows you to work with your students to review how to calculate perimeter while doing examples along with Adam Ant. Found at: []