Visit her students' site and the other sites she mentions in the article. Visit the Web sites he recommends to learn more about these projects. This month's social studies article offers a look inside the American Memory collection of the Library of Congress as guided by the America Dreams WebQuest. Leni designed the project with Kathleen Ferenz. Visit the WebQuest's home and various portions of the American Memory collection.
Spreadsheets make matrices easy to understand for middle school students.
Visit the Web links Louis described in his article and find further resources on the teaching of matrices. This month's For Tech Leaders offering describes an innovative approach to technology staff development that resulted not only in effective teacher use of technology but also in improved student performance as measured by grades and standardized tests. Frequently the Internet changes substantially in the six months between the time that a column is submitted and the time it appears in print. The Mining the Internet Web site will provide a location for updates to each issue's column. It will also provide a way to offer active links to Internet locations mentioned in the column and a place for material that would not fit in the confines of a four-page column.