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Back in April, I attended the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics annual meeting in Indianapolis. In addition to taking in a number of professional development sessions, I was able to spend significant time on the exhibition floor, checking out the best of what math education products are just out and soon to be released. One of the most exciting technologies I saw was the new Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, math textbooks for the iPad.

TI-Nspire CX CAS Shipping Update

By Tech Powered Dad in news

June 20, 2011

Quick update on the TI-Nspire CX CAS, as I know a lot of you are waiting to hear more on the release date for the CAS version. I actually pre-ordered mine from the Bach Company back in April at the annual NCTM meeting. I hadn’t received mine yet, so last Friday, I contacted the Bach Company to see what the latest was and promptly received this update: We just received word this morning that TI is shipping the new CX CAS this week.

Wolfram Alpha for iPad App Review

By Tech Powered Dad in apps

June 17, 2011

Not too long ago, I reviewed Mathematica 8 from a novice’s perspective. About that time it started becoming clear that,Wolfram, maker of Mathematica, was starting to get interested in app development. Their first major app was an iOS version of Wolfram Alpha, available on both the iPhone and iPad as well as Android. If you’ve never heard of Wolfram Alpha, I suggest you start by check out the Wolfram Alpha site, which has been around for years.

Tech Powered Math 2.0 Launch

By Tech Powered Dad in news

June 17, 2011

If this is your first trip to the site since the re-launch, welcome to Tech Powered Math “2.0”. It was about this time last year that I launched Tech Powered Math. What a wonderful first year it turned out to be to launch a math technology site. I was writing about the TI-84 vs. the TI-Nspire when Casio changed the game by announcing their Prizm, the world’s first color graphing calculator.

MathTutorDVD.com’s Statistics and Probability DVD

By Tech Powered Dad in online Learning

June 14, 2011

To get the best price on Jason Gibson’s award winning Math Tutor DVD series, visit the Math Tutor DVD website. Yet another post in my series reviewing Math Tutor DVD. In this post, you can see some samples from the Statistics and Probability DVD’s. This is a little different from most of the other DVD’s in the series. Most of the others would be just as appropriate for a high school class as a college class.

MathTutorDVD.com’s Physics DVD

By Tech Powered Dad in online learning

June 7, 2011

To get the best price on Jason Gibson’s award winning Math Tutor DVD series, visit the Math Tutor DVD website. Here’s another post in my series reviewing Math Tutor DVD. Finally, I’m turning to the sciences. As I’ve mentioned before, before Math Tutor DVD creator Jason Gibson was churning out this popular series, he was an engineer. As a result, he’s had quite a bit of experience in science classes like physics and chemistry.

Casio Prizm 'Guided Tours' Launched

By Tech Powered Dad in featured

June 6, 2011

If you haven’t seen it yet, Casio recently launched a Guided Tours site for the Casio Prizm. On this site, you’ll find about 10 videos guiding you through the basics of the Casio Prizm, including most of the icons that an average user will utilize. It’s a simple to navigate site with a sharp look and feel that should get new Casio users up to speed in a hurry. Full disclosure, the voice you’ll hear on the videos for this new site is mine.

TI-36X Pro Review

By Tech Powered Dad in calculator reviews

May 18, 2011

The amazing TI-36X Pro is now available for sale on Amazon Click here to see Amazon’s best price on this great calculator . A couple of months ago, I was flipping through a math teacher supply catalogue, looking at the pictures of the new TI-Nspire CX and Casio Prizm, when something caught my eye. It was an add for a scientific calculator that I had never seen. “TI-36X Pro Scientifc Calculator with calculus, available soon,” read the headline.

TI-Nspire CX Released on Amazon

By Tech Powered Dad in news

May 11, 2011

I’ve been religiously checking ever day for the last several weeks to see if the TI-Nspire CX is listed on Amazon. Until today, the pattern was always the same. Search for “TI-Nspire CX,” autocomplete beating me to the punch before the first few letters are out (making me thing many others are doing the same), and then the same 5 or 6 products, none of them the TI-Nspire CX. Today, it was different.

MathTutorDVD.com’s Trigonometry and Pre-Calculus DVD’s

By Tech Powered Dad in online Learning

May 6, 2011

To get the best price on Jason’s Gibson’s Trigonometry and Pre-Calculus DVD, click here. After a big break, I’m resuming my series profiling Jason Gibson’s Math Tutor DVD tutoring program. This time, I’ve got information on his Trigonometry and Pre-Calculus DVD’s. This is one of the shorter sets in the series–just two disks and five hours. That said, you’ll find that the topics that give most students problems are covered.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Math Textbook iPad Apps Review

TI-Nspire CX CAS Shipping Update

Wolfram Alpha for iPad App Review

Tech Powered Math 2.0 Launch

MathTutorDVD.com’s Statistics and Probability DVD

MathTutorDVD.com’s Physics DVD

Casio Prizm 'Guided Tours' Launched

TI-36X Pro Review

TI-Nspire CX Released on Amazon

MathTutorDVD.com’s Trigonometry and Pre-Calculus DVD’s

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